2011 Safeway Championship
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The 2011 Safeway Championship
(Manitoba men's provincial curling
championship) was held February 9–13, 2011 at the SunGro Centre in Beausejour
. The winning team of Jeff Stoughton
will represent Manitoba at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
in London, Ontario
.
, also subject to subset rules and requirements.
Once all 32 teams have been qualified, they will be seeded respectively and slotted into the draw format of 1 vs 32, 2 vs 31, and so on.
Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event
Four teams qualify into Championship Round
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) was held February 9–13, 2011 at the SunGro Centre in 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...
. The winning team of 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:...
will represent Manitoba at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier
2011 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was be held March 5 until March 13, 2011 in London, Ontario at the John Labatt Centre...
in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
.
Teams
Thirty-two teams qualify for the men's provincial championship in Manitoba. Berths 1–14 represent the rural zones, berths 15–21 represent the Winnipeg zones. There are two separate bonspiels played earlier in the year representing the north and south called the Northern and Southern Bonspiels; these represent berths 22 and 23. Berth 24 is the winner of the Brandon Bonspiel played around the same time of fall as the Northern and Southern floating bonspiels. Number 25 is the prior Manitoba Champion assuming the team meets the requirements to represent themselves. The same goes for berths 26 and 27, which are the Manitoba Curling Tour champion and top Manitoba team on the Canadian Team Ranking System respectively, number 27 must be declared by November 1, 2010. Numbers 28–32 are qualifiers from the MCA BonspielMCA Bonspiel
The Manitoba Curling Association Bonspiel is the annual Manitoba Curling Association bonspiel held at the end of every January in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. It is the largest curling bonspiel in the world with the tournament setting a record in 1988 with 1280 curling teams, as well as the...
, also subject to subset rules and requirements.
Once all 32 teams have been qualified, they will be seeded respectively and slotted into the draw format of 1 vs 32, 2 vs 31, and so on.
| Skip |
Third |
Second |
Lead |
Club(s) |
Berth Number |
Seed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carman C.C. | 1 | 24 | Zone 1 winner | ||||
| Beausejour C.C. | 2 | 16 | Zone 2 winner | ||||
| East St. Paul C.C. | 3 | 26 | Zone 3 winner | ||||
| Rosser C.C. | 4 | 19 | Zone 4 winner | ||||
| Portage C.C. | 5 | 22 | Zone 5 winner | ||||
| Wawanesa C.C. | 6 | 31 | Zone 6 winner | ||||
| Baldur C.C. | 7 | 20 | Zone 7 winner | ||||
| Brandon C.C. | 8 | 8 | Zone 8 winner | ||||
| Virden C.C. | 9 | 21 | Zone 9 winner | ||||
| Hamiota C.C. | 10 | 27 | Zone 10 winner | ||||
| Dauphin C.C. | 11 | 30 | Zone 11 winner | ||||
| Swan River C.C. | 12 | 15 | Zone 12 winner | ||||
| Willow Park C.C. | 13 | 32 | Zone 13 winner | ||||
| Burntwood C.C. | 14 | 25 | Zone 14 winner | ||||
| Pembina C.C. | 15 | 4 | Zone 15 winner | ||||
| Fort Garry C.C. | 16 | 5 | Zone 16 winner | ||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. 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... |
17 | 6 | Zone 17 winner | ||||
| Deer Lodge C.C. | 18 | 9 | Zone 18 winner | ||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. |
19 | 17 | Zone 19 winner | ||||
| Thistle C.C. | 20 | 12 | Zone 20 winner | ||||
| Granite C.C. | 21 | 13 | Zone 21 winner | ||||
| Charleswood C.C. 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... |
22 | 2 | Southern Berth Bonspiel winner | ||||
| Dauphin C.C. | 23 | 28 | Northern Berth Bonspiel winner | ||||
| Deer Lodge C.C. | 24 | 7 | Brandon Men's Berth Bonspiel winner | ||||
| West Kildonan C.C. | 25 | 10 | Prior Manitoba Champion Will be deferred to the MCA Bonspiel MCA Bonspiel Asham Event qualifier |
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| Charleswood C.C. | 26 | 3 | Manitoba Curling Tour winner. Jan 7-9 | ||||
| Assiniboine Memorial C.C. |
27 | 1 | Manitoba's top team from the Canadian Team Ranking System |
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| Petersfield C.C. | 28 | 14 | MCA Bonspiel Asham Event qualifier | ||||
| Fort Rouge C.C. | 29 | 29 | MCA Bonspiel Safeway-Lucerne Event qualifier | ||||
| La Salle C.C. | 30 | 18 | MCA Bonspiel Safeway-Lucerne Event qualifier | ||||
| Gimli C.C. | 31 | 23 | MCA Bonspiel Winnipeg Free Press Event qualifier | ||||
| Morris C.C. | 32 | 11 | MCA Bonspiel Winnipeg Free Press Event qualifier |
Draw Brackets
32 team double knockout with playoff roundFour teams qualify each from A Event and B Event
A Event
B Event
Draw 1
February 9, 8:30amDraw 2
February 9, 12:15pmDraw 3
February 9, 4:00pmDraw 4
February 9, 8:15pmDraw 5
February 10, 8:30amDraw 6
February 10, 12:15pmDraw 7
February 10, 4:00pmDraw 8
February 10, 7:45pmDraw 9
February 11, 8:30amDraw 10
February 11, 12:15pmDraw 11
February 11, 4:00pmPlayoff Round
8 team double knockoutFour teams qualify into Championship Round
First Round
February 11, 7:45pmSecond Round
February 12, 8:30amThird Round
February 12, 1:30pmChampionship Round
1 vs. 2
February 12, 6:30pm3 vs. 4
February 12, 6:30pmSemifinal
February 13, 9:00amFinal
February 13, 1:30pmAwards
All-Star Team- Skip - Terry McNamee, Team McNamee
- Third - Vic PetersVic PetersVic Peters is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba and originally from Steinbach, Manitoba. He is a three time Manitoba curling champion, and one time national champion having won the 1992 Labatt Brier...
, Team Peters - Second - Reid CarruthersReid CarruthersReid 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...
, Team Stoughton - Lead - Steve GouldSteve Gould (curler)Steve Gould is a Canadian curler from Headingley, Manitoba. He currently plays lead for Jeff Stoughton....
, Team Stoughton