2015 Safeway Championship

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2015 Safeway Championship
Host city Brandon, Manitoba
Arena Keystone Centre
DatesFebruary 4–8
Winner Team 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

This was the last time where Safeway was the title sponsor for the Manitoba men's provincial championships, which they sponsored since 1995.

Teams

Teams are as follows: [2]

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

Knockout Brackets

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

A Event

First Knockout  Qualifier 1
      
Mark Lukowich 7
Bill Kuran 5
Mark Lukowich 1
Jeff Stoughton 7
Jeff Stoughton 13
Roger Parker 2
Jeff Stoughton 8
Daley Peters 4
Steve Pauls 6
Daley Peters 10
Daley Peters 8
Daniel Birchard 6
Jason Gunnlaugson 2
Daniel Birchard 9
First Knockout  Qualifier 2
      
Andy Stewart 6
Trevor Loreth 9
Trevor Loreth 7
Scott Ramsay 8
Scott Ramsay 9
Merv Satterhwaite 6
Scott Ramsay 7
Kelly Marnoch 10
Glenn Toews 4
Reid Carruthers 11
Reid Carruthers 4
Kelly Marnoch 6
Kelly Marnoch 8
Ryan Hyde 2
First Knockout  Qualifier 3
      
Jerry Chudley 8
Richard Muntain 11
Richard Muntain 9
William Lyburn 4
William Lyburn 12
Grant Brown 3
Richard Muntain 6
Braden Calvert 9
Perry Fisher 2
Sean Grassie 5
Sean Grassie 3
Braden Calvert 7
Braden Calvert 9
Evan Martin 5
First Knockout  Qualifier 4
      
Kyle Foster 3
Kelly Robertson 8
Kelly Robertson 3
Mike McEwen 7
Mike McEwen 10
Greg Mikolajek 1
Mike McEwen 8
Jared Kolomaya 1
Curtis McCannell 10
David Bohn 6
Curtis McCannell 5
Jared Kolomaya 9
Jared Kolomaya 7
Murray Warren 3

B Event

Playoff Brackets

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

A event

First Knockout Qualifier 1
      
Q1 Jeff Stoughton 3
Q6 Reid Carruthers 9
Q6 Reid Carruthers 7
Q5 Jason Gunnlaugson 3
Q2 Kelly Marnoch 4
Q5 Jason Gunnlaugson 6
First Knockout Qualifier 2
      
Q3 Braden Calvert 5
Q8 Jared Kolomaya 6
Q8 Jared Kolomaya 5
Q4 Mike McEwen 8
Q4 Mike McEwen 7
Q7 Evan Martin 1

B event

Second Knockout Qualifier 3
Q8 Jared Kolomaya 4
Q1 Jeff Stoughton 9 Q1 Jeff Stoughton 10
Q2 Kelly Marnoch 3
Second Knockout Qualifier 4
Q5 Jason Gunnlaugson 6
Q3 Braden Calvert 6 Q3 Braden Calvert 8
Q7 Evan Martin 5

Championship Round

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Reid Carruthers 61 Reid Carruthers 5
2 Mike McEwen 52 Mike McEwen 3
2 Mike McEwen 6
3 Jeff Stoughton 4
3 Jeff Stoughton 6
4 Braden Calvert 4

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

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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