Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic
Encyclopedia
The Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic is an annual bonspiel
, or curling
tournament, that takes place at the Wainwright Curling Club in Wainwright
, Alberta
. The tournament is 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. Curlers from Alberta 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 Wainwright Curling Club in Wainwright
Wainwright
A wainwright is a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of wagons . The word is the combination of the archaic words "wain" and "wright" .In places:*Canada...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The tournament, started in 1998 as 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....
, was held every year since with the exception of 2001. Curlers from Alberta 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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| 1998 | 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:... |
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| 1999 | Kevin Martin Kevin Martin (curler) Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
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| 2000 | Gary Scheirich | ||
| 2002 | 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.... |
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| 2003 | Warren Hassall | ||
| 2004 | Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (curler) Mark Johnson is an American-Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the skip of the Canadian senior championship team.... |
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| 2005 | Mark Johnson Mark Johnson (curler) Mark Johnson is an American-Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently the skip of the Canadian senior championship team.... |
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| 2006 | Kevin Koe Kevin Koe Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team.... |
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| 2007 | Adrian Bakker | Shane Park | |
| 2008 | Shane Park | Ted Appelman Ted Appelman Ted Appelman is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. A former skip, he currently plays second for Randy Ferbey.Appelman has made most of his successes to date as a skip, during the 2008-09 curling season and the 2009-10 curling season. His team was invited to participate in the 2009 Canada... |
$40,000 |
| 2009 | Warren Hassall | Brent Bawel | $40,000 |
| 2010 | Robert Schlender Robert Schlender Robert "Rob" Schlender is a Canadian curler from Leduc, Alberta.Schlender skipped Alberta in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, the team finished with a 5-6 record.. In 1991, the team lost in the final to Northern Ontario's Jason Repay.Schlender has played in... |
Jamie Fletcher | $45,000 |
| 2011 2011 Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic The 2011 Wainwright Roaming Buffalo Classic was held from November 18 to 21 at the Wainwright Curling Club in Wainwright, Alberta as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the event wass CAD$50,000, and the winner of the event, Brent Pierce, received CAD$12,000... |
Brent Pierce Brent Pierce Brent Pierce is a Canadian curler.Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing third for Greg McAulay. Pierce last represented BC at the Brier in 2009 with the Sean Geall team... |
Wade White | $45,000 |