2015 Safeway Championship

The 2015 Safeway Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 4 to 8 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.

This was the last time where Safeway was the title sponsor for the Manitoba men's provincial championships, which they sponsored since 1995.

Teams

Teams are as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
Daniel Birchard	Kelly Fordyce	Brody Moore	Andrew Peck	Neil Okumura	Pembina
David Bohn	Bryan Galbraith	Dennis Bohn	Larry Solomon	Shawn Magnusson	Assiniboine Memorial
Grant Brown	Jonathan Sawatzky	Tuff Seguin	Mike McGurk		Burntwood
Braden Calvert	Kyle Kurz	Lucas Van Den Bosch	Brendan Wilson	Trevor Calvert	Deer Lodge
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson		West St. Paul
Jerry Chudley	Kevin Cooley	Brent McKee	Paul Robertson	Jason Vinnell	Neepawa
Perry Fisher	Kevin Cullen	Brett McGregor	Sean Martin	Brett Hargreaves	Wawanesa
Kyle Foster	Andrew Wickman	Ryan Hlatkey	Chad Barkman	Adam Wickman	Fort Rouge
Sean Grassie	Corey Chambers	Kody Janzen	Stuart Shiells		Deer Lodge
Jason Gunnlaugson	Colton Lott	Kyle Doering	Rob Gordon	Matt Dunstone	Granite
Ryan Hyde	Kyle Einerson	Farrol Asham	Kenny Keeler	Travis Taylor	Portage
Jared Kolomaya	Neil Kitching	Kennedy Bird	Daniel Hunt		Stonewall
Bill Kuran	Taylor McIntyre	Riley Smith	Jared Hancox		Granite
Trevor Loreth	Brad Haight	Ryan Lowdon	Brett Cawson	Gerry Haight	Granite
Mark Lukowich	Stuart Gresham	Chris Chimuk	Kevin Wiebe	Steen Sigurdson	Granite
William Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Andrew Irving	Dan Gagne		Granite
Kelly Marnoch	Bart Witherspoon	Branden Jorgensen	Chris Cameron	Steve Irwin	Carberry
Evan Martin	Travis Bale	Ian Fordyce	Nigel Milnes	Scott Madams	East St. Paul
Curtis McCannell	Rob Van Deynze	Bill Thiessen	Jason Morrow	Kyle McCannell	Pilot Mound
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld		Fort Rouge
Greg Mikolayek	Ian Harkness	Dean Nero	Clint Fuz	Pat Carson	Fort Rouge
Richard Muntain	Mike McCaughan	Curtis Atkins	Rodney Legault	Rob Atkins	Pinawa
Roger Parker	Jason Yates	Ian Ferley	Robbie Fisher	Marc Meyers	Dauphin
Steve Pauls	Clarence Reimer	Kevin Friesen	Tim Bridges	Eric Atkins	Manitou
Daley Peters	Brendan Taylor	Taren Gesell	Greg Melnichuk		West Kildonan
Scott Ramsay	Mark Taylor	Ross McFadyen	Kyle Werenich	Kevin Thompson	Granite
Kelly Robertson	Doug Armour	Peter Prokopowich	Bob Scales	Mark Robertson	Neepawa
Merv Satterthwaite	Brent Griffin	Heinz Warkentin	Mike Zwarycz	Ken Armstrong	St. Vital
Andy Stewart	Andrew Hunt	Sam Good	Trevor Blue	Myles MacMillan	Stonewall
Jeff Stoughton	Rob Fowler	Alex Forrest	Connor Njegovan		Charleswood
Glenn Toews	Bryan Preston	Dwayne Moffatt	Steve Procyshyn		Dauphin
Murray Warren	Brian Barker	Terry Warren	Reg Warren	Gary Barker	Deloraine

Knockout Brackets

32 team double knockout with playoff round Four teams qualify each from A Event and B Event

A Event

First Knockout				Qualifier 1

Mark Lukowich	7

Bill Kuran	5
	Mark Lukowich	1

		Jeff Stoughton	7
Jeff Stoughton	13

Roger Parker	2
	Jeff Stoughton	8

		Daley Peters	4
Steve Pauls	6

Daley Peters	10
	Daley Peters	8

		Daniel Birchard	6
Jason Gunnlaugson	2

Daniel Birchard	9

First Knockout				Qualifier 2

Andy Stewart	6

Trevor Loreth	9
	Trevor Loreth	7

		Scott Ramsay	8
Scott Ramsay	9

Merv Satterhwaite	6
	Scott Ramsay	7

		Kelly Marnoch	10
Glenn Toews	4

Reid Carruthers	11
	Reid Carruthers	4

		Kelly Marnoch	6
Kelly Marnoch	8

Ryan Hyde	2

First Knockout				Qualifier 3

Jerry Chudley	8

Richard Muntain	11
	Richard Muntain	9

		William Lyburn	4
William Lyburn	12

Grant Brown	3
	Richard Muntain	6

		Braden Calvert	9
Perry Fisher	2

Sean Grassie	5
	Sean Grassie	3

		Braden Calvert	7
Braden Calvert	9

Evan Martin	5

First Knockout				Qualifier 4

Kyle Foster	3

Kelly Robertson	8
	Kelly Robertson	3

		Mike McEwen	7
Mike McEwen	10

Greg Mikolajek	1
	Mike McEwen	8

		Jared Kolomaya	1
Curtis McCannell	10

David Bohn	6
	Curtis McCannell	5

		Jared Kolomaya	9
Jared Kolomaya	7

Murray Warren	3

B Event


Second Knockout							Qualifier 5



	Daniel Birchard	9

Bill Kuran	9			Bill Kuran	6		Daley Peters	3

Roger Parker	1				Daniel Birchard	2	Jason Gunnlaugson	8

			Jason Gunnlaugson	8

	Mark Lukowich	5

Steve Pauls	1			Jason Gunnlaugson	7

Jason Gunnlaugson	8


Second Knockout							Qualifier 6



	Reid Carruthers	10

Andy Stewart	8			Andy Stewart	1		Scott Ramsay	4

Merv Satterhwaite	6				Reid Carruthers	8	Reid Carruthers	8

			Trevor Loreth	2

	Trevor Loreth	9

Glenn Toews	7			Ryan Hyde	2

Ryan Hyde	11


Second Knockout							Qualifier 7



	Sean Grassie	9

Jerry Chudley	4			Grant Brown	4		Richard Muntain	6

Grant Brown	6				Sean Grassie	8	Evan Martin	8

			Evan Martin	9

	William Lyburn	6

Perry Fisher	2			Evan Martin	7

Evan Martin	8


Second Knockout							Qualifier 8



	Curtis McCannell	3

Kyle Foster	10			Kyle Foster	6		Jared Kolomaya	9

Greg Mikolajek	3				Kyle Foster	10	Kyle Foster	3

			Kelly Robertson	6

	Kelly Robertson	10

David Bohn	8			David Bohn	2

Murray Warren	5

Playoff Brackets

8 team double knockout Four teams qualify into Championship Round

A event

First Knockout			Qualifier 1

Q1	Jeff Stoughton	3

Q6	Reid Carruthers	9
	Q6	Reid Carruthers	7

		Q5	Jason Gunnlaugson	3
Q2	Kelly Marnoch	4

Q5	Jason Gunnlaugson	6

First Knockout			Qualifier 2

Q3	Braden Calvert	5

Q8	Jared Kolomaya	6
	Q8	Jared Kolomaya	5

		Q4	Mike McEwen	8
Q4	Mike McEwen	7

Q7	Evan Martin	1

B event

Second Knockout			Qualifier 3

			Q8	Jared Kolomaya	4
Q1	Jeff Stoughton	9			Q1	Jeff Stoughton	10
Q2	Kelly Marnoch	3

Second Knockout			Qualifier 4

			Q5	Jason Gunnlaugson	6
Q3	Braden Calvert	6			Q3	Braden Calvert	8
Q7	Evan Martin	5

Championship Round


Page playoff system			Semifinal			Final



1	Reid Carruthers	6		1	Reid Carruthers	5

2	Mike McEwen	5					2	Mike McEwen	3

	2	Mike McEwen	6

		3	Jeff Stoughton	4

3	Jeff Stoughton	6

4	Braden Calvert	4

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Reid Carruthers	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	6
Mike McEwen 🔨	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Stoughton	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	X	6
Braden Calvert 🔨	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Semifinal

Sunday, February 8, 9:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike McEwen	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	X	6
Jeff Stoughton 🔨	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	4

Final

Sunday, February 8, 2:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Reid Carruthers 🔨	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	X	5
Mike McEwen	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	X	3

2015 Safeway Championship
Manitoba Reid Carruthers 4th Manitoba Provincial Championship title