2018 Viterra Championship Explained

2018 Viterra Championship
Host City:	Winkler, Manitoba
Arena:	Winkler Centennial Arena
Dates:	January 31–February 4
Winner:	Reid Carruthers
Curling Club:	West St. Paul Curling Club
Skip:	Reid Carruthers
Third:	Braeden Moskowy
Second:	Derek Samagalski
Lead:	Colin Hodgson
Finalist:	Mike McEwen
Prev:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Viterra Championship, Manitoba's provincial men's curling championship, was held from January 31 to February 4 at the Winkler Centennial Arena in Winkler. The winning Reid Carruthers team represented Manitoba at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.^[1]

Teams

Teams are as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club
					Fort Rouge
			Andrew Peck		Pembina
					Assiniboine
			Daniel Hunt		Assiniboine
					Deer Lodge
					West St Paul
		Daryl Evans			Fort Rouge
					Riverview
Rob Fisher	Jason Yates				Dauphin
					Arborg
					Virden
		Jamie Wall			St Vital
Travis Graham	Grant Brown				Burntwood
					Deer Lodge
					Granite
	Travis Taylor	Travis Brooks			Brandon
			Hugh McFarlane		Granite
	Justin Reynolds			Dan Winters	Winnipeg Beach
					Assiniboine
					Carberry
Mike McEwen					Fort Rouge
					Brandon
					Pinawa
					La Salle
	Brett MacDonald				Swan River
	Jacques Gauthier				Assiniboine
					St Vital
					Granite
					Fort Rouge
					Morden
					Elmwood
					Fort Rouge

*McEwen was hospitalized from the second draw until the semifinals due to having chicken pox. Except for the first draw and the final, the team played with just three players, with B. J. Neufeld assuming skipping duties. McEwen skipped and threw third stones in the final.^[3]

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 3, 6:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 3, 6:00 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 4, 8:30 am

Final

Sunday, February 4, 3:00 pm

Notes and References

1. Web site: 8 Ends: Big 3 lead stacked field at Viterra Championship - Sportsnet.ca. www.sportsnet.ca.
2. Web site: Team Personnel.
3. Web site: McEwen hospitalized, but team rolls on.... Carruthers untouched, Simmons in trouble... Olympic hangovers linger. winnipegsun.