The 2010 Safeway Championship

Safeway Championship

The Safeway Championship is the Manitoba provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Manitoba at the Tim Hortons Brier. Previously, it was known as the Safeway Select ; the Labatt Tankard and the British Consols . Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each...

(Manitoba men's provincial curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 championship) is being held February 10–14, 2010 at the T.G. Smith Centre

T.G. Smith Centre

The T.G. Smith Centre is an ice hockey complex in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. It features two indoor arenas and an outdoor ice surface.The main Centennial Arena is a 1200 seat arena is the building that is the home of the Steinbach Pistons and Steinbach Huskies hockey clubs, as well as the...

 in Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...

. The winner will represent Manitoba at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier

2010 Tim Hortons Brier

The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre...

 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
Randy Neufeld	Cory Anderson	Birk Cramer	Scott Podolski	Jeff Warkentin	La Salle CC, Thompson La Salle, Manitoba La Salle, Manitoba is a community located in the rural municipality of Macdonald along the banks of the La Salle River.Prior to the CPR's laying rails on or about September 5, 1882, the Roman Catholic Church purchased land to establish the St. Hyacinthe Seminary. This land was on the north shore of...
Jason Gunnlaugson Jason Gunnlaugson Jason "the Gunner" Gunnlaugson is a Canadian curler.Gunnlaugson is known for having been hired by the Russian Curling Federation to represent the country at the 2014 Winter Olympics...	Justin Richter	Braden Zawada	Tyler Forrest		Beausejour CC, Beausejour Beausejour, Manitoba Beausejour is a town of 2,772 inhabitants in the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead. It is located 46 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg just west of the Canadian Shield and Whiteshell Provincial Park...
David Boehmer	Kyle Einarson	Matthew LaCroix	Jason Bedard	Marc LaCroix Marc Lacroix Marc Guy Albert Marie Lacroix [pronunciation: "mɑːk lakʁwa"] is a biochemist and a researcher who specializes in breast cancer biology, metastasis and therapy....	Petersfield CC, Petersfield
Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2...	Andy Stewart	Greg Melnichuck	Cory Wolchuck		Stony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain Stony Mountain, Manitoba Stony Mountain is a small community in Manitoba, Canada located approximately north of Winnipeg on Provincial Highway 7. The town is located in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood and is the location of Stony Mountain Ski Area...
Ryan Hyde	Hartley Vanstone	Jared Munro	Ashley Linden	Trevor Munro	Portage CC, Portage La Prairie Portage la Prairie, Manitoba -Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....
Kelly Marnoch	Tyler Waterhouse	Cale Dunbar	Chris Cameron	Evan Reynolds	Carberry CC, Carberry Carberry, Manitoba Carberry is the largest town in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is home to 1,502 people and is located 50 kilometres east of Brandon, Manitoba.-Economy:...
Curtis McCannell	Eric Atkins	Don Vines	Jason Morrow	William Harding	Pilot Mound CC, Pilot Mound Pilot Mound, Manitoba Pilot Mound is a town of about 700 people in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located about 60 km west of the town of Morden. Pilot Mound is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Louise.- Sports :...
Allan Lyburn	Scott Ramsay	Mark Taylor	Cory Barkley		Brandon CC, Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
Murray Warren	Lorne Sambrook	Terry Warren	Reg Warren	Kyle Sambrook	Deloraine CC, Deloraine Deloraine, Manitoba Deloraine is a farming town in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated near the Turtle Mountains in the southwestern corner of the province. Located in the Westman Region, the town is 100 kilometres south of Brandon, the region's largest centre...
Terry McNamee	Steven Irwin Steven Irwin Steven Irwin is an English professional footballer who plays for Dutch club Telstar, as a midfielder.-Career:Irwin played youth football in his native England with Liverpool. He trialled with Scottish club Aberdeen in January 2011, with a view to a loan deal...	Allan Lawn	Travis Saban	Adam Norget	Hamiota CC, Hamiota Hamiota, Manitoba Hamiota is a growing community located on Provincial Trunk Highway 21 in Manitoba, Canada, midway between the Trans-Canada Highway and the Yellowhead Highway....
Peter Prokopowich	Al Jenson	Jim Winfield	Kevin Lynch		Dauphin CC, Dauphin Dauphin, Manitoba Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...
Murray Woodward	Blaine Gogal	Sean Nedohin	Dave Salahub		Flin Flon CC, Flin Flon
Travis Graham	Farrol Asham	Grant Brown	Glen Ringrose	Darwin Graham	Burntwood CC, Thompson Thompson, Manitoba Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...
Shawn Magnusson	Kevin Vigfusson	Cory Mamchuk	Darcy Jacobs	Aaron Magnusson	Riverton CC, Riverton Riverton, Manitoba Riverton is a village in the province of Manitoba in Canada located approximately 110 kilometres north of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Bifrost. The CPR's train conductor is reputed to have named the town....
Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip.-Career:...	Don Walchuk Don Walchuk Donald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season...	Rich Daneault	Garth Smith		Assiniboine Memorial CC Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club The Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club is located in the northwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of St. James. The curling club was started up in 1929 and was nicknamed the 'root cellar', it had only 2 sheets of ice at the time. The AMCC moved to their current site, at Vimy and Hamilton, in... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
David Kraichy	Jim Coleman	Rylan Young	Brad VanWallaghem	Lynn Coleman	Pembina CC, Pembina Pembina, Manitoba Pembina is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along the border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. It had a population of 1,712 persons as of the 2006 Census, a decline from 1,769 persons reported...
Brendon Taylor	Kyle Werenich	Taren Gesell	Cory Naharnie		West Kildonan CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Andrew Wickman	Kyle Foster	Ken Buchanan	Kieth Doherty	James Kirkness	West Kildonan CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Dave Elias	William Kuhran	Hubert Perrin	Chris Suchy		West Kildonan CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Bob Sigurdson	Darren Oryniak	Al Purdy	Chad Barkman		Granite CC Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg) The Granite Curling Club, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the oldest curling club in Western Canada. It has produced many national and world champions. The original Granite Curling Club dates back to 1880. Its current downtown location was built in 1912. It is often considered to be the "St... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Sean Grassie	Michael Johnson	Scott McCamis	Nathan Bodnarchuk	Brett Cawson	Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
David Bohn	Dennis Bohn	Kody Janzen	Larry Solomon		Assiniboine Memorial CC Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club The Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club is located in the northwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of St. James. The curling club was started up in 1929 and was nicknamed the 'root cellar', it had only 2 sheets of ice at the time. The AMCC moved to their current site, at Vimy and Hamilton, in... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Wayne Ewasko Wayne Ewasko Wayne Ewasko is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Lac du Bonnet as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party caucus.-Electoral record:...	Randal Thomas	Dave Beaudoin	Dallas Senebald	Trevor Lyons	Heather CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
William Lyburn	Geordie Hargreaves	Keith Marshall	Mike Marshall	Ken Tresoor	Brandon CC, Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently plays second on the Jeff Stoughton rink. Carruthers is a former junior provincial champion in 2003 and a Manitoba provincial mixed champion in 2008, both as a skip...	Chrais Galbraith	Derek Samagalski	Shane Kilgallen		West St. Paul CC, West St. Paul West St. Paul, Manitoba West St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It lies adjacent to the north side of Winnipeg, and directly west of the Red River. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, and had a population of 4,357 as of the 2006 census...
Jeff Stoughton Jeff Stoughton Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...	Kevin Park Kevin Park Kevin Park is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta.-Early career:Park was a two time provincial junior champion in his native Alberta, winning in 1983 and 1984....	Rob Fowler Rob Fowler (curler) Rob Fowler is a Canadian curler.Fowler was a member of the Jeff Stoughton from 2006 to 2010. He was a member of the team at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier which lost in the final to Kevin Martin. Prior to playing with Stoughton, Fowler played for such skips as Allan Lyburn, Kerry Burtnyk and Brent...	Steve Gould Steve Gould (curler) Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....		Charleswood CC Charleswood Curling Club Charleswood Curling Club is located in the southwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of Charleswood. The current club is a 5 sheet rink, construction was completed in 1956 although the club was founded in 1946 as a three sheet rink. It is the current home club of the Jeff Stoughton... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Mike McEwen Mike McEwen (curler) Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...	B.J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak Matt Wozniak Matt Wozniak is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wozniak plays second for the Mike McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-External Links:...	Denni Neufeld Denni Neufeld Denni Neufeld is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Neufeld plays lead for the McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. He started curling around the age of ten and cites the achievements of his father as leading his interest into the game of curling...		Assiniboine Memorial CC Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club The Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club is located in the northwestern area of Winnipeg, in the community of St. James. The curling club was started up in 1929 and was nicknamed the 'root cellar', it had only 2 sheets of ice at the time. The AMCC moved to their current site, at Vimy and Hamilton, in... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
David Hamblin	Ross Derksen	Ryan Thomson Ryan Thomson Ryan Thomson is a former professional Scottish footballer.While at HNK Hajduk Split, Thomson failed to make an appearance in the Prva HNL, the top tier of Croatian football, but did however play several matches in the Croatian Cup and in European matches.Thomson made one appearance for Rot-Weiss...	Mark Georges	Kris Mazinke	Morris CC, Morris Morris, Manitoba Morris is a small town of about 1700 people in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba, Canada, located about 50 km south of Winnipeg and 50 km north of Emerson. Morris is host to the annual Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition. Highway 75 which turns in to Interstate 29 is the major highway...
Andrew Irving	Ryan Hlatkey	Robby Robidoux	Ryan Schwab		Heather CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Kevin Larson	Garth Light	Greg Scott	Joerg Arnold	Phil Cook	Springfield CC, Springfield Springfield, Manitoba Springfield is Manitoba's oldest and largest rural municipality. Established in 1873, Springfield stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the City of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on...
Doug Riach	Nathan Asham	Mike Friesen	A.J. Giardin	Shane Halliburton	West Kildonan CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
Jim Kirkness	Rick Pullen	Reg Steckler	Don Newbury	Gerry Wilson	Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

Draw Brackets

32 team double knockout with playoff round

Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event

B Event

Draw 1

February 10, 8:30am

Draw 2

February 10, 12:15pm

Draw 3

February 10, 4:00pm

Draw 4

February 10, 8:15pm

Draw 5

February 11, 8:30am

Draw 6

February 11, 12:15pm

Draw 7

February 11, 4:00pm

Draw 8

February 11, 7:45pm

Draw 9

February 12, 8:30am

Draw 10

February 12, 12:15pm

Draw 11

February 12, 4:00pm

Playoff Round

8 team double knockout

Four teams qualify into Championship round

First Round

February 12, 7:45pm

Second Round

February 13, 9:00am

Third Round

February 13, 2:00pm

Championship Round

1 vs. 2

February 13, 7:00pm

3 vs. 4

February 13, 7:00pm

Semifinal

February 14, 9:30am

Final

February 14, 2:00pm

Awards

All-Star Team

• Skip - Jeff Stoughton
  Jeff Stoughton
  Jeff Stoughton is a Canadian curler. Stoughton is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip.-Career:...
  
  , Team Stoughton
• Third - B.J. Neufeld, Team McEwen
• Second - Matt Wozniak
  Matt Wozniak
  Matt Wozniak is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Wozniak plays second for the Mike McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-External Links:...
  
  , Team McEwen
• Lead - Denni Neufeld
  Denni Neufeld
  Denni Neufeld is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Neufeld plays lead for the McEwen team which curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. He started curling around the age of ten and cites the achievements of his father as leading his interest into the game of curling...
  
  , Team McEwen

External links

• Manitoba Curling Association
• Official site