2017 Viterra Championship

2017 Viterra Championship
2017 Viterra Championship
Host city	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Arena	Stride Place
Dates	February 8–12
Winner	Mike McEwen
Curling club	Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg
Skip	Mike McEwen
Third	B. J. Neufeld
Second	Matt Wozniak
Lead	Denni Neufeld
Alternate	Jon Mead
Finalist	Reid Carruthers
	« 2016 2018 »

The 2017 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from February 8 to 12 at the Stride Place in Portage la Priarie. The winning team represented Manitoba at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Teams

Teams are as follows:^[1]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
Rob Atkins	Curtis Atkins	Nick Curtis	Trevor Grenkow	Justin Twiss	Granite
Ray Baker	Rae Kujanpaa	Wes Jonasson	Sheldon Oshanyk	Terron Stykalo	Dauphin
Travis Bale	Kelly Fordyce	Ian Fordyce	Nigel Milnes	Evan Martin	East St. Paul
David Bohn	Justin Richter	Tyler Forrest	Bryce McEwen		Assiniboine Memorial
Dennis Bohn	Neil Kitching	Kennedy Bird	Daniel Hunt		Assiniboine Memorial
Braden Calvert	Kyle Kurz	Lucas Van Den Bosch	Brendan Wilson		Deer Lodge
Reid Carruthers	Braeden Moskowy	Derek Samagalski	Colin Hodgson		West St. Paul
Matt Dunstone	Alex Forrest	Ian McMillan	Connor Njegovan		Deer Lodge
Wayne Ewasko	Randal Thomas	Dave Beaudoin	Gord Stelmack		Lorette
Rob Fisher	Jason Yates	Mike Csversko	Lawson Yates	Roger Parker	Dauphin
Hayden Forrester	Brennan Sampson	Brett MacDonald	Cole Chandler	Andrew Clapham	Fort Rouge
Kyle Foster	Shawn Magnusson	Bryan Galbraith	Justin Reischek	Kyle Einarson	Arborg
Graham Freeman	Kevin Barkley	Cory Barkley	Dwayne Barkley	Brooks Freeman	Virden
Travis Graham	Grant Brown	Shaun Kennedy	Jeff Ziemanski		Burntwood
Sean Grassie	Andrew Irving	Geoff Lang	Ryan Hlatkey		Fort Rouge
Jason Gunnlaugson	Colton Lott	Kyle Doering	Rob Gordon		Granite
Steve Irwin	Travis Taylor	Travis Brooks	Travis Saban	Tyler Waterhouse	Brandon
Trevor Loreth	Brad Haight	Ryan Lowdon	Brett Cawson	Stu Gresham	Granite
William Lyburn	Richard Daneault	Jared Kolomaya	Braden Zawada	Jim Coleman	Granite
Kelly Marnoch	Joey Witherspoon	Branden Jorgensen	Chris Cameron	Rob Van Kommer	Carberry
Mike McEwen	B. J. Neufeld	Matt Wozniak	Denni Neufeld	Jon Mead	Fort Rouge
Taylor McIntyre	Connor McIntyre	Riley Smith	Jared Hancox		Pembina
Greg Mikolajek	Ian Harkness	Brent Harder	Dean Nero	Pat Carson	Fort Rouge
Richard Muntain	Nathan Asham	Brad Van Walleghem	Rodney Legault	Mike McCaughan	Pinawa
Randy Neufeld	Dean Moxham	Peter Nicholls	Dale Michie	Brett Moxham	Portage
Derek Oryniak	Darren Oryniak	Al Purdy	A. J. Girardin	Weston Oryniak	Granite
Shaun Parsons	Kevin Parsons	Bronston Jonasson	Jim Davidson		Burntwood
Steve Pauls	Clare Reimer	Kevin Friesen	Dylan Reimer	Russell Pauls	Clearwater
Daley Peters	Corey Chambers	Kody Janzen	Stu Shiells	Julien Leduc	East St. Paul
Jim Renwick	Ray McPhail	Greg Rabe	Harvey Heise	Bill Sutherland	Brandon
Howard Restall	Dave Hardy	Bob Boughey	Houg Holmes		Fort Rouge
J. T. Ryan	Jacques Gauthier	Graham McFarlane	Brendan Bilawka	Kyle Allenby	Assiniboine Memorial

Draw

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

A Event

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 1

Kelly Marnoch	7

Steve Irwin	3
		Kelly Marnoch	3

		Mike McEwen	5
Mike McEwen	8

Greg Mikolajek	2
				Mike McEwen	6

				Trevor Loreth	2
Steve Pauls	5

Daley Peters	8
		Daley Peters	4

		Trevor Loreth	6
Trevor Loreth	8

Wayne Ewasko	1

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 2

Travis Bale	2

Taylor McIntyre	7
		Taylor McIntyre	11

		Dennis Bohn	4
Dennis Bohn	8

Travis Graham	2
				Taylor McIntyre	5

				Matt Dunstone	7
Robbie Fisher	1

Matt Dunstone	9
		Matt Dunstone	6

		Randy Neufeld	2
Randy Neufeld	10

Rob Atkins	3

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 3

Hayden Forrester	8

JT Ryan	6
		Hayden Forrester	1

		William Lyburn	7
William Lyburn	8

Jim Renwick	2
				William Lyburn	11

				Sean Grassie	7
Howard Restall	4

Jason Gunnlaugson	9
		Jason Gunnlaugson	5

		Sean Grassie	8
Sean Grassie	7

Kyle Foster	4

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 4

Derek Oryniak	5

Richard Muntain	8
		Richard Muntain	2

		Reid Carruthers	7
Reid Carruthers	11

Shaun Parsons	1
				Reid Carruthers	9

				David Bohn	6
Ray Baker	3

David Bohn	6
		David Bohn	5

		Braden Calvert	4
Braden Calvert	8

Graham Freeman	5

B Event

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 5

Steve Irwin	7
Greg Mikolajek	5	Daley Peters	5
		Steve Irwin	8
				Steve Irwin	6
Steve Pauls	2			Kelly Marnoch	5
Wayne Ewasko	10	Kelly Marnoch	11
		Wayne Ewasko	5
						Steve Irwin	2
						Trevor Loreth	7

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 6

Travis Bale	5
Travis Graham	3	Randy Neufeld	3
		Travis Bale	8
				Travis Bale	7
Robbie Fisher	4			Dennis Bohn	8
Rob Atkins	3	Dennis Bohn	9
		Robbie Fisher	2
						Dennis Bohn	5
						Taylor McIntyre	3

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 7

JT Ryan	8
Jim Renwick	6	Jason Gunnlaugson	7
		JT Ryan	4
				Jason Gunnlaugson	8
Howard Restall	4			Kyle Foster	4
Kyle Foster	8	Hayden Forrester	5
		Kyle Foster	7
						Jason Gunnlaugson	5
						Sean Grassie	3

Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 8

Derek Oryniak	8
Shaun Parsons	2	Braden Calvert	5
		Derek Oryniak	8
				Derek Oryniak	7
Ray Baker	8			Ray Baker	1
Graham Freeman	4	Richard Muntain	5
		Ray Baker	7
						Derek Oryniak	4
						David Bohn	7

Playoffs

Playoff round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

Semifinals			Qualifier 1

Q1	Mike McEwen	7

Q6	Dennis Bohn	2
			Mike McEwen	7

			Matt Dunstone	2
Q2	Matt Dunstone	6

Q5	Trevor Loreth	4

Semifinals			Qualifier 2

Q3	William Lyburn	4

Q7	David Bohn	3
			William Lyburn	5

			Reid Carruthers	8
Q4	Reid Carruthers	7

Q8	Jason Gunnlaugson	2

Semifinals			Qualifier 3

			1	Trevor Loreth	6
2	Dennis Bohn	4		William Lyburn	5
3	Trevor Loreth	6

Semifinals			Qualifier 4

			1	Jason Gunnlaugson	5
2	David Bohn	5		Matt Dunstone	3
3	Jason Gunnlaugson	7

Championship round


Page playoff system			Semifinal			Final



1	Mike McEwen	2				2	Reid Carruthers	7

2	Reid Carruthers	4				1	Mike McEwen	8

			1	Mike McEwen	8

			3	Trevor Loreth	2

3	Trevor Loreth	8

4	Jason Gunnlaugson	3

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm

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

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Trevor Loreth	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	X	X	8
Jason Gunnlaugson	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	3

Semifinal

Sunday, February 12, 9:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike McEwen	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	X	X	8
Trevor Loreth	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	2

Final

Sunday, February 12, 3:00 pm

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

2017 Viterra Championship
Mike McEwen 2nd Manitoba Provincial Championship title

References

^ 2017 Viterra Personnel Viterra Championship website Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine

[1] 2017 Viterra Personnel Viterra Championship website Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine

[1]