McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic

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McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic
Established2013
Host city Airdrie, Alberta
Arena Airdrie Curling Club
Purse$12,000
2023 champion Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fei Xueqing
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The McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's World Curling Tour. It is held annually in October at the Airdrie Curling Club in Airdrie, Alberta.

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The purse for the event is $12,000.

Past champions

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)Winner's share
2013 [1] Flag of Alberta.svg Matthew Blandford, Darren Moulding, Brent Hamilton, Brad Chyz Flag of Alberta.svg Josh Lambden, Morio Kumagawa, Chris McDonah, Andrew Stevenson$13,500$4,000
2014 [2] Flag of Alberta.svg Aaron Sluchinski, Justin Sluchinski, Dylan Webster, Eric Richard Flag of Alberta.svg Cam Culp, Chris Hanson, Richard Grant, Steven Metzger$13,500$4,000
2015 [3] Flag of Alberta.svg Aaron Sluchinski, Justin Sluchinski, Dylan Webster, Eric Richard Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Yablonski, Michael Roy, Scott Garnett, Matthew McDonald $14,000$4,000
2016 [4] Flag of Alberta.svg Glen Hansen, Dean Ross, Don Bartlett, George Parsons Flag of Alberta.svg Aaron Sluchinski, Justin Sluchinski, Eric Richard, Kyle Richard$12,000$3,200
2017 [5] Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park, Shane Park, Robert Collins, Ben Savage Flag of Alberta.svg Aaron Sluchinski, Dean Mamer, Kerr Drummond, Dylan Webster $12,800$3,200
2018 [6] Flag of Alberta.svg Jeremy Harty, Kyler Kleibrink, Joel Berger, Kurtis Goller Flag of Alberta.svg Terry Meek, Ralph Brust, Greg Northcott, Peter Innes$12,800$3,400
2019 [7] Flag of Alberta.svg Jeremy Harty, Kyler Kleibrink, Joel Berger, Kurtis Goller Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Glukhov, Dmitry Mironov, Evgeny Klimov, Anton Kalalb $12,800$3,400
2020 [8] Flag of Alberta.svg Ryan Jacques, Desmond Young, Andrew Gittis, Gabriel Dyck Flag of Alberta.svg Karsten Sturmay, Tristan Steinke, Chris Kennedy, Glenn Venance $12,800$3,400
2021 [9] Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Cross, Tyler Pfiffer, Morgan Van Doesburg, Mike Lambert Flag of Alberta.svg Colton Goller, Warren Kozak, James Keats, Dwayne Romanchuk$9,600$3,000
2022 [10] Flag of Alberta.svg Karsten Sturmay, Kyle Doering, Kurtis Goller, Glenn Venance, J. D. Lind Flag of Alberta.svg Ryan Parent, Zachary Pawliuk, Tyler Powell, John Ritchie$9,600$3,200
2023 [11] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fei Xueqing, Guan Tianqi, Li Zhichao, Xie Xingyin Flag of Alberta.svg Ryan Parent, James Ballance, Tyler Powell, John Ritchie$12,000$3,200

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