Canad Inns Men's Classic Explained

The Canad Inns Men's Classic (formerly the Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic and the Canad Inns Prairie Classic) is an annual curling tournament, held in October at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It is part of the World Curling Tour. The purse for the event $60,000. Except for the Grand Slam events, it is currently the men's WCT event with the highest purse.

Past champions

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamPurse (CAD)
2005 $52,000
2006 Don Spriggs, Dean Moxham, Barry Pugh, Dale Michie $55,000
2007 $57,000
2008 $58,000
2009 $58,000
2010 $58,000
2011 $58,000
$58,000
$60,000
2014[1] $60,000
2015 $60,000
2016 $60,000
2017 Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Fraser Reid $60,000
2018 $56,000
2019 Event cancelled due to storm[2]
2020 Event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canad Inns Men's Classic. www.curlingzone.com. 18 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Manitoba storm forces cancellation of Portage curling event. 13 October 2019.
  3. Web site: COVID-19 already affecting next season's curling events CBC Sports.