Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic
Encyclopedia
The Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place at the Dauphin Curling Club in Dauphin
, Manitoba
. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament is part of the World Curling Tour
. Curlers from Manitoba have dominated the event since its inception.
Bonspiel
A bonspiel is a curling tournament, traditionally held outdoors on a frozen freshwater loch. The word comes from the Scottish Gaelic and means league match . Though not mandatory, curling teams involved in bonspiels often wear theme costumes...
, or 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...
tournament, that takes place at the Dauphin Curling Club in 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...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament is part of the World Curling Tour
World Curling Tour
The Asham World Curling Tour is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male curlers in the world. A Women's World Curling Tour also exists....
. Curlers from Manitoba have dominated the event since its inception.
Past champions
Only skip's name is displayed.| Year | Winning team | Runner up team | Purse (CAD) |
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| 2005 | Ryan Fry Ryan Fry Ryan B. Fry is a Canadian curler currently playing third on the Brad Gushue team. Fry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 25, 1978. Fry is a right-handed shooter and delivers "tuck" style. Fry skipped a junior men's team to the 1996 and 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships representing... |
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| 2006 | Peter Prokopowich | ||
| 2007 | Chris Galbraith | 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... |
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| 2008 | Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who is mainly a batsman, but occasionally keeps wicket or bowls off-spin as well. He is currently the captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team, having taken over the reins from Elton Chigumbura after the 2011 Cricket World Cup... |
Terry McNamee | $30,000 |
| 2009 | David Hamblin | Travis Graham | $30,000 |
| 2010 | Rae Kujanpaa | Brent Gedak | $30,000 |
| 2011 2011 Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic The 2011 Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy Classic will be held from December 2 to 5 at the Dauphin Curling Club in Dauphin, Manitoba as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event will be CAD$30,000, and the winner will receive CAD$8,000. The event will be held in a triple knockout format.... |
$30,000 |