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Now that the regionals are done, I have noticed a few upsets & thanks to Resby @ www.thecurler.com he has gave us a list of teams that made it!

Teams that were already in
Stoughton
McEwen
Fowler
Ramsey
S. Sigurdson
B Sigurdson
Kuran
Grassie
Kraichy

Now for the reigional winners

WESTMAN
Graham Freeman-Virden (Allan Lawn, Kevin Barkley, Dwayne Barkley)
Steve Irwin-Brandon (Joey Witherspoon, Travis Taylor, Travis Saban)
Kelly Robertson-Neepawa (Doug Armour, Peter Prokopowitch, Bob Scales)

WINNIPEG
Justin Stanus-Fort Rouge (Nolan Bradshaw, Eric Laduc, Justin Twiss, Fifth Josh Drews)
Randy Neufeld-Pembina (Jim Coleman, A.J. Girardin, Shane Halliburton)
Randy Dutiaume-Thistle (Dave Tonnellier, Bryce McEwen, Sheldon Wettig)
William Lyburn-Fort Rouge (Alex Forrest, Connor Njegovan, Tyler Forrest, Coach Gerry Sande)
Dave Johnson-Pembina (Robin Nelson, Gary Shibata, Dave Priestley, Larry Lagace)

CENTRAL
Ryan Hyde-Portage (Farrol Asham, Kyle Einarson, Kenny Keeler)
Geoff Trimble-Gladstone (Jeff Stewart, Darren Pennell, Alan Christison)
David Hamblin-Morris (Doug Hamblin, Kevin Hamblin, Lorne Hamblin)

INTERLAKE
Jared Kolomaya-Stonewall (Neil Kitching, Kennedy Bird, Daniel Hunt)
Justin Richter-Gimli (Shawn Magnusson, Bryan Galbraith, Darcy Jacobs)

EASTMAN
Richard Muntain-Pinawa (Mike McCaughan, Curtis Atkins, Rodney Legault)
Wayne Ewasko- Beausejour (Randal Thomas, Dave Beaudoin, Gord Stelmack)

NORMAN
Grant Brown-Burntwood (Jonathon Sawatzky, Tuffy Seguin, David Schneider)

PARKLAND
Brent Scales-Swan River (Gord Hardy, Kelly Tibble, Todd Trevellyen)
Greg Todoruk-Dauphin (Dwight Bottrell, Darcy Todoruk, Barrett Procyshyn)

Some notable missing names that will be hungry for a spot in the Brandon Mens or Curl Manitoba Open.

Kirkness, Loreth, Daneualt, Graham, Wickman, Chudley, Woodward

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Manitoba has to do something about their playdown system.
It's rediculous to have that many rinks left.

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so..were those rumours that McEwen and carruthers teaming up just a rumour then?

and no daley peters

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Manitoba has to do something about their playdown system.
It's rediculous to have that many rinks left.

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In my personal opinion I would be shocked if any teams change until the year is over. Then let the shuffle begin as there will be many changes.

The teams that didn't win the ROTR shouldn't change until the complete year is offer in my mind, this would be for the benefit of the team & its players. Remember these teams aren't done until April as there are 2 Grand Slam events left that will give their sponsors some awesome National TV Coverage.

If they choose to break up, I would hope they wouldnt approach the same sponsors next year again as I think it would be a waste of time!

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There are 11 teams in Ontario playdown's, not 12 and it mirrors the Canadian championships in format, which helps prepare the provincial winner for what they will face in the Brier.

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This one is going to depend on how motivated Stoughton and McEwen are, after not making it to the Olympics. I still think 1 of those 2 teams is going to be motivated enough to win it. For me, a darkhorse is Kraichy - I think he has a decent chance.

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This is definitely the one I could see a random winner coming out of . That being said I do fully expect McEwen or Stoughton to win ..although if I had to put money on it id hedge more to McEwen

If Jeff does retire after this year I wonder what Reid does. Does he try and skip a team again or does he join up at second?

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Seeds for first 27 qualified teams?

1 Stoughton
2 McEwen
3 Fowler
4 Lyburn
5 Grassie
6 Irwin
7 Ramsay
8 S. Sigurdson
9 Kuran
10 B. Sigurdson
11 Kraichy
12 Dutiaume
13 Neufeld
14 Kolomaya
15 Richter
16 Freeman
17 Robertson
18 Scales
19 Muntain
20 Johnson
21 Hamblin
22 Todoruk
23 Stanus
24 Hyde
25 Trimble
26 Ewasko
27 Brown

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Sorry, but the best longshot is Kolomaya.

Nice to see the Hamblins playing as a family. Cool.

I'm surprised to see that Young North's name is missing so far. I hope they get a MCA spot.

Has Randy Neufeld been playing much after last year's knee surgery? He's playing out of The Pembina??

Where are they playing it this year?

I really feel the need to cheer for McEwen. How many times can curling break their hearts before we call them Bernie Sparks?

Ben Tucker
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The same venue as the Olympic trials, MTS Iceplex. 29 Jan - 2Feb 2014

http://www.curlmanitoba.org/mens-ch...ip#.UrGH3493uos

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The Olympic Trials were held at the MTS Centre, where the Jets play. The Safeway Championship will be held at the MTS Iceplex, where the Jets practice. Capacity at the Iceplex is about 1,500, which is 1/10th the size of the MTS Centre.

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BeerMaker,

It is not the same venue as the Olympic Trials as it was held in the MTS Center.
The Iceplex is a different facility, much smaller than the 15004 that the MTS Center holds. I don't know for sure but I am guessing the Iceplex holds around 4000 but that would be just a guess.

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Personal predictions

1 Stoughton - Proven winner
2 McEwen - Can this be the year
3 Fowler - Has won it before
4 Lyburn - New Team, new learning curves
5 Grassie - Played lots
6 Kraichy - Good Shooters had good cash year
7 Kuran - Great year for a new team, Bill a nice fit
8 Ramsey - See if they can get hot like they did begin the year.
9 S Sigurdson - Young guns
10 Irwin - Will they get the respect without Terry?
11 Kolomaya - Potential is there
12 Freeman - Experienced team
13 B Sigurdson - Always around & no one wants to play them
14 Dutaime - New team, will experience be a factor
15 Richter - Back in the game?
16 Muntain - Always gets to the show
17 Scales - Back for another run, could surprise some teams
18 Hamblin - Family affair
19 Neufeld - Hasn't played much since surgery but has the experience
20 Trimble - Gaining experience
21 Robertson - Do they still have it in them
22 Johnson - Another sleeper
23 Hyde - Great team on paper so far struggled this year
24 Ewasko - Back for another year
25 Todoruk - Enought experience??
26 Brown - The boys from the north you never know
27 Stanus - Upset Willy, first time

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I am sorry, but I will stand corrected, lol. Thanks.

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6 Kraichy - Good Shooters had good cash year

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I like the young Steen Sigurdson team. Saw them fearless in Neepawa last year. And they're back. Young. Fit. Eager. Smart. A real team feel. Watch these fellows.

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Another opinion for what it's worth:

1 Stoughton
2 McEwen
3 Fowler
4 Grassie
5 Lyburn
6 Ramsay
7 Kraichy
8 Irwin
9 S. Sigurdson
10 Kuran
11 B. Sigurdson
12 Kolomaya
13 Dutiaume
14 Richter
15 Ewasko
16 Muntain
17 Robertson
18 Stanus
19 Scales
20 Trimble
21 Todoruk
22 Freeman
23 Neufeld
24 Hyde
25 Hamblin
26 Brown
27 Johnson

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Like. Ya see. I was just checkin' last year's Safeway Championship scores (still on the website which isn't current for 2014 yet) and Steen Sigurdson defeated Willy (duh, not Alan) Lyburn twice, if I read that right. Kinda too bad to come up against the same team in a provincial championship, but SteenSig got more than a couple of games - and I think, it's two games and you're outta there. Check the scores.

So those of you seeding <for fun> - take a look at the Neepawa results... http://safewaychampionship.ca/live-results (results from the *2013* event in Neepawa)

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I like the young Steen Sigurdson team. Saw them fearless in Neepawa last year. And they're back. Young. Fit. Eager. Smart. A real team feel. Watch these fellows.

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Top 5 seeds and draw is now out: http://www.curlmanitoba.org/editori...ay-Championship

No surprises among the top 5 seeds. Any way to find out who was seeded 6 - 10?

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Based on the draw brackets, my guess would be Ramsay at #6 (in Q2 bracket with Fowler); S. Sigurdson # 7 (in Q1 bracket with McEwen) and Kraichy # 8 (in Q4 bracket with Stoughton).

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Based on the draw brackets, my guess would be Ramsay at #6 (in Q2 bracket with Fowler); S. Sigurdson # 7 (in Q1 bracket with McEwen) and Kraichy # 8 (in Q4 bracket with Stoughton).

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