The Good Times Bonspiel

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The Good Times Bonspiel
Established2013
Host city Calgary, Alberta
Arena Calgary Curling Club
Men's purse$1,000 (2019)
Women's purse$1,000 (2019)
Current champions (2019)
Men Flag of Alberta.svg Daylan Vavrek
Women Flag of Alberta.svg Kayla Skrlik

The Good Times Bonspiel (previously known as Good Times Bonspiel) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is held in a double knockout format. The tournament started in 2013 as part of the World Curling Tour's regional developmental series of events. [1] After the 2014–15 season, the event was discontinued until it returned for the 2019–20 season under the new name, The Good Times Bonspiel.

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Past champions

Men

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2013 Flag of Alberta.svg Terry Meek, Adrian Bakker, Eugene Doherty, Keith Mason Flag of Alberta.svg Bert Martin, [2] Rhett Friesz, Jon Rennie, Brad Kokoroyannis $8,000
2014 [3] Flag of Alberta.svg Aaron Sluchinski, Justin Sluchinski, Dylan Webster, Eric Richard Flag of Alberta.svg Matthew Blandford, Darren Moulding, Brent Hamilton, Brad Chyz $8,000
2019 [4] Flag of Alberta.svg Daylan Vavrek, Dean Mamer, Carter Lautner, Evan Asmussen Flag of Alberta.svg Cole Adams, Riley Helston, Joshua Kiist, Tyson Toews$1,000
2020Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [5]

Women

YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
2013 Flag of Alberta.svg Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Lori Olson-Johns, Shannon Aleksic Flag of Alberta.svg Jocelyn Peterman, Brittany Tran, Rebecca Konschuh, Kristine Anderson $8,000
2014 [6] Flag of Alberta.svg Morgan Muise, Lyndsay Allen, Sarah Evans, Sara Gartner-Frey Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Jessica Hanson, Kourtney Fesser, Krista Fesser, Brie Spilchen $8,000
2019 [7] Flag of Alberta.svg Kayla Skrlik, Lindsay Makichuk, Brittany Tran, Hope Sunley Flag of Russia.svg Alina Kovaleva, Maria Komarova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina $1,000
2020Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [8]

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