# 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 | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Mark Lukowich | 7 | | | | |
| Bill Kuran | 5 | | | | |
| Bill Kuran | 5 | Mark Lukowich | 1 | | |
| | | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | 13 | Jeff Stoughton | 7 | | |
| Roger Parker | 2 | | | | |
| Roger Parker | 2 | | | Jeff Stoughton | 8 |
| | | | | Daley Peters | 4 |
| Steve Pauls | 6 | | | | | Daley Peters | 4 |
| Daley Peters | 10 | | | | |
| Daley Peters | 10 | Daley Peters | 8 | | |
| | | Daniel Birchard | 6 | | |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 2 | Daniel Birchard | 6 | | |
| Daniel Birchard | 9 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Andy Stewart | 6 | | | | |
| Trevor Loreth | 9 | | | | |
| Trevor Loreth | 9 | Trevor Loreth | 7 | | |
| | | Scott Ramsay | 8 | | |
| Scott Ramsay | 9 | Scott Ramsay | 8 | | |
| Merv Satterhwaite | 6 | | | | |
| Merv Satterhwaite | 6 | | | Scott Ramsay | 7 |
| | | | | Kelly Marnoch | 10 |
| Glenn Toews | 4 | | | | | Kelly Marnoch | 10 |
| Reid Carruthers | 11 | | | | |
| Reid Carruthers | 11 | Reid Carruthers | 4 | | |
| | | Kelly Marnoch | 6 | | |
| Kelly Marnoch | 8 | Kelly Marnoch | 6 | | |
| Ryan Hyde | 2 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Jerry Chudley | 8 | | | | |
| Richard Muntain | 11 | | | | |
| Richard Muntain | 11 | Richard Muntain | 9 | | |
| | | William Lyburn | 4 | | |
| William Lyburn | 12 | William Lyburn | 4 | | |
| Grant Brown | 3 | | | | |
| Grant Brown | 3 | | | Richard Muntain | 6 |
| | | | | Braden Calvert | 9 |
| Perry Fisher | 2 | | | | | Braden Calvert | 9 |
| Sean Grassie | 5 | | | | |
| Sean Grassie | 5 | Sean Grassie | 3 | | |
| | | Braden Calvert | 7 | | |
| Braden Calvert | 9 | Braden Calvert | 7 | | |
| Evan Martin | 5 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Kyle Foster | 3 | | | | |
| Kelly Robertson | 8 | | | | |
| Kelly Robertson | 8 | Kelly Robertson | 3 | | |
| | | Mike McEwen | 7 | | |
| Mike McEwen | 10 | Mike McEwen | 7 | | |
| Greg Mikolajek | 1 | | | | |
| Greg Mikolajek | 1 | | | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| | | | | Jared Kolomaya | 1 |
| Curtis McCannell | 10 | | | | | Jared Kolomaya | 1 |
| David Bohn | 6 | | | | |
| David Bohn | 6 | Curtis McCannell | 5 | | |
| | | Jared Kolomaya | 9 | | |
| Jared Kolomaya | 7 | Jared Kolomaya | 9 | | |
| Murray Warren | 3 | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 5 | 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 | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 6 | 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 | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 7 | 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 | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 8 | 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 | First Knockout | First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Q1 | Jeff Stoughton | 3 | | | |
| Q6 | Reid Carruthers | 9 | | | |
| Q6 | Reid Carruthers | 9 | Q6 | Reid Carruthers | 7 |
| | | | Q5 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 3 |
| Q2 | Kelly Marnoch | 4 | Q5 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 3 |
| Q5 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 6 | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Q3 | Braden Calvert | 5 | | | |
| Q8 | Jared Kolomaya | 6 | | | |
| Q8 | Jared Kolomaya | 6 | Q8 | Jared Kolomaya | 5 |
| | | | Q4 | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| Q4 | Mike McEwen | 7 | Q4 | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| Q7 | Evan Martin | 1 | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Q8 | Jared Kolomaya | 4 |
| Q1 | Jeff Stoughton | 9 | Q1 | Jeff Stoughton | 10 |
| Q2 | Kelly Marnoch | 3 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Q5 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 6 |
| Q3 | Braden Calvert | 6 | Q3 | Braden Calvert | 8 |
| Q7 | Evan Martin | 5 | | | |

## Championship Round

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | 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
* Reid Carruthers 4th Manitoba Provincial Championship title