2017 Viterra Championship Explained

2017 Viterra Championship
Host City:Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Arena:Stride Place
Dates:February 8–12
Winner:Mike McEwen
Third:B. J. Neufeld
Second:Matt Wozniak
Lead:Denni Neufeld
Alternate:Jon Mead
Finalist:Reid Carruthers
Prev:2016
Next: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]

SkipThirdSecondLead AlternateClub
Granite
Dauphin
East St. Paul
Assiniboine Memorial
Assiniboine Memorial
Deer Lodge
West St. Paul
Deer Lodge
Lorette
Dauphin
Andrew Clapham Fort Rouge
Arborg
Virden
Burntwood
Fort Rouge
Granite
Brandon
Granite
Granite
Carberry
Fort Rouge
Pembina
Fort Rouge
Pinawa
Portage
Granite
Burntwood
Clearwater
East St. Paul
Brandon
Fort Rouge
Assiniboine Memorial

Draw

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

B Event

Playoffs

Playoff round

8 team double knockout
Four teams qualify into Championship Round

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 11, 6:00 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 12, 9:00 am

Final

Sunday, February 12, 3:00 pm

Notes and References

  1. http://viterrachampionship.ca/files/2017_Viterra/Personnel-Viterra-media.pdf 2017 Viterra Personnel