# 2017 Viterra Championship

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:
| 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 |

## 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 |
| Kelly Marnoch | 7 | | | | |
| Steve Irwin | 3 | | | | |
| Steve Irwin | 3 | Kelly Marnoch | 3 | | |
| | | Mike McEwen | 5 | | |
| Mike McEwen | 8 | Mike McEwen | 5 | | |
| Greg Mikolajek | 2 | | | | |
| Greg Mikolajek | 2 | | | Mike McEwen | 6 |
| | | | | Trevor Loreth | 2 |
| Steve Pauls | 5 | | | | | Trevor Loreth | 2 |
| Daley Peters | 8 | | | | |
| Daley Peters | 8 | Daley Peters | 4 | | |
| | | Trevor Loreth | 6 | | |
| Trevor Loreth | 8 | Trevor Loreth | 6 | | |
| Wayne Ewasko | 1 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Travis Bale | 2 | | | | |
| Taylor McIntyre | 7 | | | | |
| Taylor McIntyre | 7 | Taylor McIntyre | 11 | | |
| | | Dennis Bohn | 4 | | |
| Dennis Bohn | 8 | Dennis Bohn | 4 | | |
| Travis Graham | 2 | | | | |
| Travis Graham | 2 | | | Taylor McIntyre | 5 |
| | | | | Matt Dunstone | 7 |
| Robbie Fisher | 1 | | | | | Matt Dunstone | 7 |
| Matt Dunstone | 9 | | | | |
| Matt Dunstone | 9 | Matt Dunstone | 6 | | |
| | | Randy Neufeld | 2 | | |
| Randy Neufeld | 10 | Randy Neufeld | 2 | | |
| Rob Atkins | 3 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Hayden Forrester | 8 | | | | |
| JT Ryan | 6 | | | | |
| JT Ryan | 6 | Hayden Forrester | 1 | | |
| | | William Lyburn | 7 | | |
| William Lyburn | 8 | William Lyburn | 7 | | |
| Jim Renwick | 2 | | | | |
| Jim Renwick | 2 | | | William Lyburn | 11 |
| | | | | Sean Grassie | 7 |
| Howard Restall | 4 | | | | | Sean Grassie | 7 |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 9 | | | | |
| Jason Gunnlaugson | 9 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 | | |
| | | Sean Grassie | 8 | | |
| Sean Grassie | 7 | Sean Grassie | 8 | | |
| Kyle Foster | 4 | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Derek Oryniak | 5 | | | | |
| Richard Muntain | 8 | | | | |
| Richard Muntain | 8 | Richard Muntain | 2 | | |
| | | Reid Carruthers | 7 | | |
| Reid Carruthers | 11 | Reid Carruthers | 7 | | |
| Shaun Parsons | 1 | | | | |
| Shaun Parsons | 1 | | | Reid Carruthers | 9 |
| | | | | David Bohn | 6 |
| Ray Baker | 3 | | | | | David Bohn | 6 |
| David Bohn | 6 | | | | |
| David Bohn | 6 | David Bohn | 5 | | |
| | | Braden Calvert | 4 | | |
| Braden Calvert | 8 | Braden Calvert | 4 | | |
| Graham Freeman | 5 | | | | |

### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | Daley Peters | 5 | | | | |
| Steve Irwin | 7 | Steve Irwin | 8 | | | Trevor Loreth | 7 |
| Greg Mikolajek | 5 | | | Steve Irwin | 6 | Steve Irwin | 2 |
| | | | | Kelly Marnoch | 5 | | |
| | | Kelly Marnoch | 11 | | | | |
| Steve Pauls | 2 | Wayne Ewasko | 5 | | | | |
| Wayne Ewasko | 10 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | Randy Neufeld | 3 | | | | |
| Travis Bale | 5 | Travis Bale | 8 | | | Taylor McIntyre | 3 |
| Travis Graham | 3 | | | Travis Bale | 7 | Dennis Bohn | 5 |
| | | | | Dennis Bohn | 8 | | |
| | | Dennis Bohn | 9 | | | | |
| Robbie Fisher | 4 | Robbie Fisher | 2 | | | | |
| Rob Atkins | 3 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | | | | |
| JT Ryan | 8 | JT Ryan | 4 | | | Sean Grassie | 3 |
| Jim Renwick | 6 | | | Jason Gunnlaugson | 8 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 |
| | | | | Kyle Foster | 4 | | |
| | | Hayden Forrester | 5 | | | | |
| Howard Restall | 4 | Kyle Foster | 7 | | | | |
| Kyle Foster | 8 | | | | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | Braden Calvert | 5 | | | | |
| Derek Oryniak | 8 | Derek Oryniak | 8 | | | David Bohn | 7 |
| Shaun Parsons | 2 | | | Derek Oryniak | 7 | Derek Oryniak | 4 |
| | | | | Ray Baker | 1 | | |
| | | Richard Muntain | 5 | | | | |
| Ray Baker | 8 | Ray Baker | 7 | | | | |
| Graham Freeman | 4 | | | | | | |

## 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 | Mike McEwen | 7 | | | |
| Q6 | Dennis Bohn | 2 | | | |
| Q6 | Dennis Bohn | 2 | Q1 | Mike McEwen | 7 |
| | | | Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 2 |
| Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 6 | Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 2 |
| Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 4 | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Q3 | William Lyburn | 4 | | | |
| Q8 | David Bohn | 3 | | | |
| Q8 | David Bohn | 3 | Q3 | William Lyburn | 5 |
| | | | Q4 | Reid Carruthers | 8 |
| Q4 | Reid Carruthers | 7 | Q4 | Reid Carruthers | 8 |
| Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 2 | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Q3 | William Lyburn | 5 |
| Q6 | Dennis Bohn | 4 | Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 6 |
| Q5 | Trevor Loreth | 6 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Q2 | Matt Dunstone | 3 |
| Q8 | David Bohn | 5 | Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 5 |
| Q7 | Jason Gunnlaugson | 7 | | | |

## Championship round

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | 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