2015 Safeway Championship

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2015 Safeway Championship
Host city Brandon, Manitoba
Arena Keystone Centre
DatesFebruary 4–8
WinnerReid Carruthers
Curling club West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul
Skip Reid Carruthers
Third Braeden Moskowy
Second Derek Samagalski
Lead Colin Hodgson
Finalist Mike McEwen
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The 2015 Safeway Championship , Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 4 to 8 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. [1]

Contents

Teams

Teams are as follows: [2]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Grant Brown Jonathan Sawatzky Tuff Seguin Mike McGurkBurntwood
Roger Parker Jason Yates Ian Ferley Robbie Fisher Marc MeyersDauphin
Glenn Toews Bryan Preston Dwayne Moffatt Steve Procyshyn Dauphin
Murray Warren Brian Barker Terry Warren Reg Warren Gary Barker Deloraine
Kelly Robertson Doug Armour Peter Prokopowich Bob Scales Mark Robertson Neepawa
Kelly Marnoch Bart Witherspoon Branden Jorgensen Chris Cameron Steve Irwin Carberry
Perry Fisher Kevin Cullen Brett McGregor Sean Martin Brett Hargreaves Wawanesa
Ryan Hyde Kyle Einerson Farrol Asham Kenny Keeler Travis Taylor Portage
Steve Pauls Clarence Reimer Kevin Friesen Tim Bridges Eric Atkins Manitou
Curtis McCannell Rob Van Deynze Bill Thiessen Jason Morrow Kyle McCannell Pilot Mound
Richard Muntain Mike McCaughan Curtis Atkins Rodney Legault Rob Atkins Pinawa
Evan Martin Travis Bale Ian Fordyce Nigel Milnes Scott Madams East St. Paul
Andy Stewart Andrew Hunt Sam Good Trevor Blue Myles MacMillan Stonewall
Jeff Stoughton Rob Fowler Alex Forrest Connor Njegovan Charleswood
Braden Calvert Kyle Kurz Lucas Van Den Bosch Brendan Wilson Trevor Calvert Deer Lodge
Bill Kuran Taylor McIntyre Riley Smith Jared Hancox Granite
Trevor Loreth Brad Haight Ryan Lowdon Brett Cawson Gerry Haight Granite
Kyle Foster Andrew Wickman Ryan Hlatkey Chad Barkman Adam Wickman Fort Rouge
Jason Gunnlaugson Colton Lott Kyle Doering Rob Gordon Matt Dunstone Granite
William Lyburn Richard Daneault Andrew Irving Dan Gagne Granite
Jerry Chudley Kevin Cooley Brent McKee Paul Robertson Jason Vinnell Neepawa
Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Fort Rouge
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson West St. Paul
David Bohn Bryan Galbraith Dennis Bohn Larry Solomon Shawn Magnusson Assiniboine Memorial
Scott Ramsay Mark Taylor Ross McFadyen Kyle Werenich Kevin Thompson Granite
Sean Grassie Corey Chambers Kody Janzen Stuart Shiells Deer Lodge
Jared Kolomaya Neil Kitching Kennedy Bird Daniel Hunt Stonewall
Daley Peters Brendan Taylor Taren Gesell Greg Melnichuk West Kildonan
Mark Lukowich Stuart Gresham Chris Chimuk Kevin Wiebe Steen Sigurdson Granite
Daniel Birchard Kelly Fordyce Brody Moore Andrew Peck Neil Okumura Pembina
Merv Satterthwaite Brent Griffin Heinz Warkentin Mike Zwarycz Ken Armstrong St. Vital
Greg Mikolayek Ian Harkness Dean Nero Clint Fuz Pat Carson Fort Rouge

Draw

32 team double knockout with playoff round
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event

Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
         
Lukowich7
Kuran 5
Lukowich 1
Stoughton7
Stoughton13
Parker 2
Stoughton8
Peters 4
Pauls 6
Peters10
Peters8
Birchard 6
Gunnlaugson 2
Birchard9
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
         
Stewart 6
Loreth9
Loreth 7
Ramsay8
Ramsay9
Satterthwaite 6
Ramsay 7
Marnoch10
Toews 4
Carruthers11
Carruthers 4
Marnoch6
Marnoch8
Hyde 2
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 3
         
Chudley 8
Muntain11
Muntain9
Lyburn 4
Lyburn12
Brown 3
Muntain 6
Calvert9
Fisher 2
Grassie5
Grassie 3
Calvert7
Calvert9
Martin 5
Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 4
         
Foster 3
Robertson8
Robertson 3
McEwen7
McEwen10
Mikolajek 1
McEwen8
Kolomaya 1
McCannell10
Bohn 6
McCannell 5
Kolomaya9
Kolomaya7
Warren 3

B Event

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 5
Kuran9
Parker 1 Birchard9
Kuran 6
Birchard 2
Pauls 1 Gunnlaugson8
Gunnlaugson8Lukowich 5
Gunnlaugson7
Gunnlaugson8
Peters 3
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 6
Stewart8
Satterthwaite 6 Carruthers10
Stewart 1
Carruthers8
Toews 7 Loreth 2
Hyde11Loreth9
Hyde 2
Carruthers8
Ramsay 4
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 7
Chudley 4
Brown6Grassie9
Brown 4
Grassie 8
Fisher 2 Martin9
Martin8Lyburn 6
Martin7
Martin8
Muntain 6
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 8
Foster10
Mikolajek 3 McCannell 3
Foster6
Foster10
Bohn8Robertson 6
Warren 5 Robertson10
Bohn 2
Foster 3
Kolomaya9

Playoffs

Playoff round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

Semifinals Qualifier 1
      
Q1 Jeff Stoughton 3
Q6 Reid Carruthers9
Reid Carruthers7
Jason Gunnlaugson 3
Q2 Kelly Marnoch 4
Q5 Jason Gunnlaugson6
Semifinals Qualifier 2
      
Q3 Braden Calvert 5
Q8 Jared Kolomaya6
Jared Kolomaya 5
Mike McEwen8
Q4 Mike McEwen7
Q7 Evan Martin 1
Semifinals Qualifier 3
1 Jared Kolomaya 4
2 Jeff Stoughton9Jeff Stoughton10
3 Kelly Marnoch 3
Semifinals Qualifier 4
1 Jason Gunnlaugson 6
2 Braden Calvert6Braden Calvert8
3 Evan Martin 5

Championship Round

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet C1234567891011Final
Reid Carruthers 001000220016
Mike McEwen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200110000105

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet D12345678910Final
Jeff Stoughton 002001030X6
Braden Calvert Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200010100X4

Semifinal

Sunday, February 8, 9:00 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Mike McEwen 000300021X6
Jeff Stoughton Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002011000X4

Final

Sunday, February 8, 2:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Reid Carruthers Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000103001X5
Mike McEwen 010000110X3
2015 Safeway Championship
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Reid Carruthers
4th Manitoba Provincial Championship title

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References

  1. "Safeway Championship - Curl Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. https://cdn.metricmarketing.ca/www.curlmanitoba.org/files/2015_events/personnel-safeway_media.pdf%5B%5D