Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic

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The Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic was an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that took place at the Wainwright Curling Club [1] in Wainwright, Alberta. The tournament was held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament, started in 1998 as part of the World Curling Tour, was held every year since with the exception of 2001, until 2012. Curlers from Alberta dominated the event.

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YearWinning teamRunner up teamPurse (CAD)
1998 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jeff Stoughton Flag placeholder.svg
1999 Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Martin Flag placeholder.svg
2000 Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Gary Scheirich Flag placeholder.svg
2002 Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Park Flag placeholder.svg
2003 Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall Flag placeholder.svg
2004 Flag of Alberta.svg Mark Johnson Flag placeholder.svg
2005 Flag of Alberta.svg Mark Johnson Flag placeholder.svg
2006 Flag of Alberta.svg Kevin Koe Flag placeholder.svg
2007 Flag of Alberta.svg Adrian Bakker Flag of Alberta.svg Shane Park
2008 Flag of Alberta.svg Shane Park Flag of Alberta.svg Ted Appelman $40,000
2009 Flag of Alberta.svg Warren Hassall Flag of Alberta.svg Brent Bawel $40,000
2010 Flag of Alberta.svg Robert Schlender Flag of Alberta.svg Jamie Fletcher $45,000
2011 Flag of British Columbia.svg Brent Pierce Flag of Alberta.svg Wade White $45,000
2012 Flag of Washington.svg Mark Johnson Flag of Alberta.svg Jamie King $55,000

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