The rink will be inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame on May 7 at the Victoria Inn in Brandon. She also owns the record for most appearances in the womens Masters (18), games played (116), and wins (94). He also won the Canadian Police Curling Championship in 1981. Including 2009, the team had an overall 12W-12L record in three Masters appearances. The quintet is the first team from Minnedosa to be enshrined. Eighteen years old and still in high school, Taylor got his start with the Free Press on June 1, 2011. An underappreciated punter, Medlock also earned a spot in the franchises top 10 with an average of 43.8 yards. Take your time, slow down. So, I took my time, I slowed down and I ended up throwing it probably halfway down the ice, Orr told the Free Press on Wednesday. It is also noted that her name first appears in the CurlManitoba/MLCA record in 1987 when she skipped the winning team in the City of Winnipeg Ladies Championship. I think those guys nearly blew a hole in the ice when they swept that rock down there.. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame held its Induction Banquet for the first time since May of 2019 this past Saturday in Winnipeg. At Brandon in 2019, Curling Canada inducted him into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame a deserved honour. To come back for half a season or just a couple of games was not really appealing. Dont go running down the ice and throw it through the hacks. L-R - Cliff Cullen (2nd from left), Cathy Gauthier, Resby Coutts and Larry Maguire. Harrison competed in 21 provincial mens curling championships and skipped his own rink to a title in 1978 at the Keystone Centre with an 8- 2 triumph over Gary Ross. Western Manitoba has produced many great curlers and played such an important role in Manitoba and Canadian curling with the great events in Brandon and the many curling clubs in the area, said Peter Nicholls, President of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. This marks the second time that the Hall of Fame has held its ceremony in Brandon. Wiebe Medical Centre ramping up efforts to recruit Physicians, Off the Tee - Golf Manitoba Executive Director Jared Ladobruk, All you need to know about what's happening this Canada Day, Province cracking down on people driving on closed roads, Thursday afternoon collision on Hwy 14 sends 8 people to hospital. Eighteen years old and still in high school, Taylor joined the Free Press on June 1, 2011. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.. The historic victory for Orr and his teammates Dennis Peckover, Bob Manns, John Mendrikis, and Brian Manns hasnt gone unnoticed as it was announced Wednesday that they will be enshrined into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum on May 7 at Brandons Victoria Inn. here. I dont think many people thought when I released that stone that it was going to make it over the Hog line. Orrs group is the first Manitoba Curling Hall of Famer from Minnedosa. Bailey who passed away in 2009 was born in Stockton and started curling out of the Glenboro Curling Club. The event will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park. Although he had won a High School bonspiel event and lost the provincial final game to go to the national championship, he knew early that a police career was not conducive to a competitive curling career. Former MCA & MLCA Presidents Jerry Brown and Sylvia Erickson will be inducted into the Builders category. Wiebe finished her competitive curling career with 11 Manitoba titles, which ranks her third all-time with Elaine Jones, Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer. Click the button below to see all published winners! Well, sort of We'd like to show you notifications for the latest news, features and updates. Klein says hes a victim of American-style politics. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its Virtual Museum and Hall of Fame website. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum announced the 2023 inductees of the Hall of Fame, who will be honored at a dinner and ceremony May 7 at Brandon's Victoria Inn. In addition to serving executive roles with the Manitoba and Canadian Police Curling Association, he skipped a rink to the 1981 national police curling title in Dawson Creek, B.C. Petursson spent 40 years as a national-level umpire, with his final competition coming at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon. Flock, a St. James-Assiniboia officer before joining the Winnipeg City Police Department, said Olympic gold medalists Jennifer Jones and Ryan Fry attended the event as children. 1st Prize Choice of Tim Hortons Brier Tickets (2023 London, ON)(2 tickets) plus $500.00 cash OR Mens World Championship (2023 Ottawa, ON)(2 tickets) plus $500.00 cash, Early Bird Prize 2 tickets for 2023 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts Curling Championship (East St. Paul) AND 2023 Viterra Mens Curling Championship (Neepawa). Usually you'd need to click on site options icon to the left of address bar and change notifications preferences/permissions from there. Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicker Justin Medlock kicks a field goal against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2019 Grey Cup. Details of the May 7 dinner are still being finalized. It is the first Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame induction for a team from the Neepawa Curling Club and for Kelly Robertson, Peter Prokopowich, and Bob Scales, who was also a Manitoba Men`s champion in 2003 (with John Bubbs). Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Induction Class: On February 2, 2022, this year's Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame induction class was announced in a Zoom news event. This years individual inductees are curlers Doug Harrison and Ruth Wiebe, along with builders Dave Petursson and Bob Flock. They had won in 2000 and lost the final in 2001. Sifton's Peter Prokopowich will be entering the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame this spring. Oh my goodness, its overwhelming. His 40 years of national-level umpiring curling began at the first Labatt Brier in 1980 in Calgary and ended at the 2019 Brandon Brier. Five Teams, Four Individuals to Join Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. Bob Manns was the second on the Manitoba champion team but at the Canadian championship, due to competition rules, 5th Brian Manns moved into the lineup as the team won eight and loss three in winning the Canadian trophy. We definitely noticed a Westman flavour as we looked at this years slate of inductees, so we thought to ourselves Why not have the event in Brandon? Hall of Fame president Peter Nicholls during a Zoom press conference on Wednesday. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame dinner was previously held in Brandon in 1995, in conjunction with the World Championships. Theres no better place to have it. He was also the finalist skip in the Manitoba Mixed in 1985 and finalist as third for Rob Westcott in the Manitoba Senior Mens. The 39-year-old product of Fremont, Calif., will be honoured at the Blue Bombers Gala on Oct. 18 at the RBC Convention Centre and at the final home game of the 2023 season on Oct. 21 when the Edmonton Elks pay a visit. It was an easy decision for the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum to hold its upcoming banquet in Brandon. Bailey 2004 Canadian Masters Champion TEAMInducted 2023. Proceeds from this raffle will be shared equally to continue the digitization of the Museums collection of Manitoba curling artifacts, documents and historic images and the enhancement of the Hall of Fame & Museum website (mbcurlmuseum.com)as well as to fund the wide range of development programs and activities presented by CurlManitoba. Just click button below and allow notifications for this site, Notifications are blocked for this site. Copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved | July 1 at the Parkland Hill. Usually you'd need to click on site options icon to the left of address bar and change notifications preferences/permissions from there. The next year, with Bob Scales now at lead, the team began a seven year run with a Manitoba and Canadian Championship. Wiebe finished her competitive curling career with 11 Manitoba titles which puts her in a tie for third place all-time with Elaine Jones, Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer. Its a great sport and you meet so many different people and make friends. As one of the most reliable front-end players the province has ever produced, Wiebe participated in a total of 31 senior and champion provincial playdowns. Minnedosa also happens to be where they won the Manitoba Masters that year. All five teams won Canadian championships. Virtual MuseumHall of FamersNews & Initiatives, LINK HERE for photos from the May 07, 2023 Induction Ceremony. Im glad that it happened and Im very thankful.. I just couldnt believe it because I kind of just dont feel Im worthy of it, but its amazing, said Wiebe. Manitoba's Curling Hall of Fame names Class of 2023. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees who will be honoured at a dinner and ceremony May 7 at Brandons Victoria Inn. The (hall of fame committee) have a hard decision to make because theres a lot of people that (are deserving) and just to be a part of it is really nice, said Cheryl Orr. After his move home to Manitoba in 1993, he assumed a lead role in developing the MCA/MLCA officiating procedures and although not formally called by the name, he was Manitoba curlings Chief Umpire for nearly 25 years. Theyre one of only four teams to win three consecutive Manitoba crowns at any level with the same lineup. Ken Sabad won the Manitoba Seniors (2003) to go with his three Masters titles. Henrik Lundqvist and Caroline Ouellette headline the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023. The 2023 recruit class also includes two builders and two curlers, all recognized for distinguished careers in the sport of curling in Manitoba. Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community! In 2004, with Helston replacing Coleman and Martin Bailey skipping, the team had instant success winning the Manitoba Championship with an 8W-1L record and then going undefeated (9W) to capture the Canadian title. They won three provincial senior mens titles in 2011, 2012 and 2014, captured a national title in 2011 and lost a thrilling extra-end affair to Irelands John Jo Kenny at the 2012 worlds. This years class features five teams, two curlers and two builders. The teams first appearance at the provincial Masters was in 2003 when Helston, Taylor and Smith (with Barry Coleman at third) posted a 6W-2L record. Cancel anytime.Offer ends on July 2nd. After 9 weeks, the price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. The 2023 Inductee class includes four western Manitoba teams and another team with western Manitoba roots. That team has also been inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. In all he played in 40 Manitoba championships and won Manitoba championships on five occasions; as skip in the 1978 British Consols, 2000 Manitoba Mixed (Lori Zeller, Terry McRae, Allyson Stewart), and 2005 Senior Mens (Howard Restall, Doug Holmes, Bill Hodgson) and as third for Restall in 2006 and Vic Peters in the 2008 Manitoba Senior Mens. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame during that event. Brandons always been supportive of curling and its going to be an exciting evening with so many people from the area going in.. When I let that rock go, I dont think many people thought it would even make it past the hog line. (Winnipeg Free Press files). One of the most reliable front-end players the province has ever produced, Wiebe competed in a total of 31 senior and masters provincial playdowns. Overall, the 2023 induction class consists of five teams (Martin Bailey 2004 Canadian Masters Champion, Doug Armor 2005 Canadian Masters Champion, Joyce McDougall 2011 Canadian Masters Champion, Kelly Robertson 2011 Canadian Senior Champion and 2012 World Silver Medalist), two individual curlers (Doug Harrison and Ruth Wiebe) and two master builders (Dave Petursson and Bob Flock). Her record, however, is that of a front-end player with great longevity, great success and great loyalty. The event will take place on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Brandon's Victoria Inn. It was an easy decision for the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum to hold its upcoming banquet in Brandon. Winners are responsible for their own transportation to the tournaments and accommodations at the events. Robertson, Armour, and Prokopowich played in the 2010 Manitoba Seniors with Brent McCannell at lead. Robertsons senior squad, which also featured Peter Prokopowich and Bob Scales, is the first rink from the Neepawa Curling Club to be inducted. One of the most reliable front-end players the province has ever produced, Ruth Wiebe competed in a total of 31 senior and masters provincial playdowns. If you wish to manage your notification settings from this browser you will need to update your browser's settings. McDougall 2011 Canadian Masters Champion TEAM Inducted 2023, Robertson 2011 Canadian Senior Champion TEAMInducted 2023. NHL teams value having a captain, Manitoba drivers paid the second lowest auto insurance premiums in Canada, LSUs Reese Doesnt Apologize for Gestures to Iowa Star Clark, We should have more input: Food trucks are asking the city about reduced parking fees, Manitoba Announces $1.3 Million in Community-Based Sexual Assault Response, Yin leads LA Open to become second Chinese LPGA winner, Home care workers support widowers calls for change Winnipeg Free Press. He received a CurlManitoba Honorary Life Membership in 2010. In 2005, Armour led his rink which featured Ken Sabad, Don Barr and the late Frank Gudz to a national title at the Riverview Curling Club in Brandon. The 2023 Inductee class includes four western Manitoba teams and another team with western Manitoba roots. There was a little bittersweet ending there but at the same time, it was for the better, said Medlock.I was probably gonna play out the two-year contract (in 2020) and then retire but you never know. Ray Orr of Minnedosa throws a rock during the Provincial Masters Mens Curling Final against Bob Turners rink from Thistle at the Minnedosa Curling Club in 2009. Curling out of the Neepawa Curling Club, the quartet . Frank Gudz won the Manitoba Seniors in 1993. The last was in 1995, in conjunction with the World Curling Championships. Later that year, he moved with his wife, Hannah, and their two young children from Jupiter, Fla., to California where he embarked on a career as a commercial insurance broker in Silicon Valley. *Weeks 1-9: $19.00 plus GST. Orr isnt the only person at his house to be called to the hall, as his wife Cheryl Orr was runner-up for the McDougall team, which is also anchored. It's a Canada Day Special on Made in Manitoba with four Juno nominated past guests. The 2005 Canadian Masters Mens Champion team of Doug Armour with Frank Gudz, Don Barr, and Ken Sabad played their national championship close to home at Brandons Riverview Curling Club. Medlocks reputation for meticulous preparation and deadly accuracy prompted the Blue Bombers to make several unsuccessful attempts to lure him out of retirement over the last two seasons. In addition to her multiple championships with McDougall, Karen Dunbar won back-to-back Manitoba Lassie titles in 1975 and 1976 (with Joan Mogk); Cheryl Orr won Manitoba Senior Women`s titles in 1998 (with Elaine Anderson) and 2008 (with Jean Garbolinsky); and Linda Vandaele skipped winning Senior Women`s teams in 2001, 2005, and 2010 along with being the Scotties finalist in 2002 and Senior Women`s finalist in 2004, 2008, and 2009. The 63-year-old Darbyshire, born in Arborg and raised in Portage la Prairie, has been inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame in the Olympic curler category. It was a way for the police and youth in the community to get to know each other and come together. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame Dinner was held in Brandon in conjunction with the 1995 World Championships. It was not something I planned for when I started playing football, but it was something that once you get later on in your career, you would love something like that. He was the Head Official for 16 Manitoba Mens championships as well as, at various times, Manitoba Juniors (Men & Women) Scotties Mixed Senior Women, advised the associations on officiating issues, and mentored the officials who followed in his footsteps. I heard from several policeman that years later that some of the kids would still get in touch with them and go for coffee and things like that, said Flock. His tenure in Winnipeg, which ended with a Grey Cup championship in 2019, will be certified gold later this year when the CFL club makes him the lone member of its 2023 Hall of Fame Class. THE MANITOBA CURLING HALL OF FAME and MUSEUM INC. (Hereinafter "the Corporation"). He was a leader of a group of police officers who established the Police & Pal Bonspiel hosted during the 1974 Spring Break. He enjoyed competing and he enjoyed the MCA Bonspiel, where he had a few modest successes. Over the next three seasons, the team accumulated a record of 27 wins and seven losses in Manitoba and Canadian championship games. Dont run down the ice and throw it through the hoes. He followed that up with 56 field goals in 2017, tied for the fourth-most in CFL history. In 2011, they won the Canadian championship at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. One of the main reasons for Flocks induction is for his role in the annual Police & Pal Bonspiel. In 2019, they played one more Manitoba championship together and their 5W-3L performance gave them a career 84W-24L senior championship games record. Sources: Hall of Fame Inductees, CurlManitoba. They are: Kelly Robertson (Neepawa) 2011 Canadian Senior Champions & World Silver Medalists, Joyce McDougall (Brandon) 2011 Canadian Masters Champions, Ray Orr (Minnedosa) 2009 Canadian Masters Champions, Doug Armour (Souris) 2005 Canadian Masters Champions, Martin Bailey (Heather) 2004 Canadian Masters Champions. Over the next six seasons, they won two more Manitoba titles, the 2012 World Silver Medal, and had a finalist finish once at both Manitoba and Canadian championships. (** See note below). Western Manitoba has produced many great curlers and played such an important role in Manitoba and Canadian curling with the great events hosted in Brandon and the regions many curling clubs, says MCHoF&M President Peter Nicholls. Meet the more than 700 great athletes, teams and builders enshrined in the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame. When he signed as a free agent in 2016, Medlock joined a core group that ignited an on-field renaissance for the club. Page revised: 4 March 2023 Connie Laliberte's 1992 and 1995 Canadian Championship teams . He also won the MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate that year and was the third for Mike Rileys rink that came out on top in the 100th edition of the event in 1988, which featured 1,280 teams. This browser doesn't support push notifications at the moment. Only $19 + GST from Canada Day to Labour Day*. Wiebe finished her competitive curling career with 11 Manitoba titles which puts her in a tie for third place all-time with Elaine Jones, Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer. Its a great sport and you meet so many different people and make friends. As with most coaches, his teams had varying degrees of success from going winless to Alyssa Vandepoeles 9W-3L finalist finish in the 2012 Manitoba Junior Womens Championship. In 2006, with Ron Toews replacing Taylor, their provincial Masters record was 6W-2L. Cancel anytime.Offer ends on July 2nd. Coming into Winnipeg I wasnt really a great punter and then I got to a point where I was a very effective difference-maker from a playmaker standpoint of trying to make sure that we were putting our team into the right spots and changing the way that I used to kind of manoeuvre the ball, said Medlock. Curling supplies for every curler - recreational and competitive. Everyone was in excellent spirits at the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame Banquet Sunday night. The dinner program will include recognition of five teams, two curlers and two builders. Its just a wonderful sport because you can do it for so long, said Wiebe, who started when she was 26 and still curls today at the age of 82 at St. Vital Curling Club. In 2011 they won the Canadian Championship at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. Click here to see the 2023-24 DRAFT calendar of events. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum has announced the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees who will be honoured at a dinner and ceremony May 7th at Brandon's Victoria Inn. The 2023 inductee class also includes two builders and two curlers, all being recognized for a career of excellence in the sport of curling in Manitoba. The individual inductees include Builder Dave Petursson, who officiated many provincial, Canadian & World events in Brandon; Builder Bob Flock, a Police Curling leader and competitor; and curlers Ruth Wiebe and Doug Harrison who are included in recognition of long careers of competitive excellence. Kicker Medlock named to Blue Bombers Hall of Fame, Free Press 101: How we practise journalism, Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com, Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper. Jun 21, 2023 05:54; Watch Golden Knights celebrate in QFTSC clip. In total, the 2023 induction class features five teams (2004 Martin Bailey Canadian masters champions, 2005 Doug Armour Canadian masters champions, 2011 Joyce McDougall Canadian masters champions, 2011 Kelly Robertson Canadian senior champion and 2012 world silver medalist), two individual curlers (Doug Harrison and Ruth Wiebe), and two builders (Dave Petursson and Bob Flock). Helston also won the Canadian Mens (Brier) in 1984 with Mike Riley and the Canadian Seniors in 1991 with Jim Ursel. Doug Armour later won the Canadian Seniors in 2011 with Kelly Robertson. Orest Meleschuk, Clare DeBlonde and Fred Smith will be inducted into the curlers category. Doug Armour was previously inducted as an individual curler and this year with his 2005 Masters team. It is anticipated that pricing will be the same as last year: $100 per ticket OR Table of Eight $720. She made a total of 31 provincial appearances (13 Senior, 18 Masters) and won two Senior Womens along with nine Masters Womens Championships. The induction dinner and ceremony, which will be held, May 7 in Brandon, will see the local curler inducted into the hall with the Kelly Robertson team, which also included Doug Armour and Bob Scales. He officiated 44 national and international events including 24 Briers, numerous Canadian Scotties-Juniors-Seniors- Mixed, Canadian Curling Trials, Worlds and Olympics. From 1999 to 2011, with Elaine Jones, she had seven Senior Womens and 10 Masters Womens appearances with two Senior and six Masters Womens championships along with one Manitoba and three Canadian finalist finishes. Ray Orrs group are the first Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame inductees from Minnedosa. Only $19 + GST from Canada Day to Labour Day*. Details Here. Linda Van Daele, left, Joyce McDougall, Cheryl Orr and Karen Dunbar celebrate after winning the 2011 Canadian Masters Womens Curling Championship at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg. The list has been published on the CurlManitoba website (curlmanitoba.org) and is attached herewith. It was an easy decision for the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum to host their upcoming banquet in Brandon. I was about five minutes from going on a big prospecting sales call when I got a call from the team and they told me I got inducted. ), Armour 2005 Canadian Masters Champion TEAM Inducted 2023, Orr 2009 Canadian Masters Champion TEAMInducted 2023. I think with how big Martin was, he probably intimidated a lot of people with how smooth his delivery was for a guy his size, Helston said. The (Hall of Fame Committee) has a tough decision to make because there are a lot of people who (deserve) it and just to be a part of it is really nice, said Cheryl Orr. Now, you see (those tactics) all over the CFL.. Check browsers features, update your browser or try to use one from the list of recommended to manage your notifications settings: If you wish to manage your notification settings from this browser you will need to update your browser's settings for this site. I can tell the number of games that I played over the years when I look at my hands and still have the calluses from when I was using a corn broom to sweep, Harrison said with a grin. Karen Fallis is second with 12 wins while Jeff Stoughton holds the provincial record with 15 wins. They went into the event hoping to win a few games, but in the end it earned them a national title and a spot in the Hall of Fame. And starting out with (holder) Weston Dressler, one of my favourite teammates, and Matt Nichols, who had to step up and be my holder when he didnt want to and I didnt really want him to. Harold Cook, a long time friend and team-mate of Ernie Oliver, was the nominator who made strong a strong presentation in favour of Ernie Oliver`s Hall of Fame recognition. The Souris team won the first and only (at the time) Canadian championship for all four team members. Medlock will be the lone member of the Bombers 2023 Hall of Fame Class. With a strong Westmann influence in this year's induction class, the 2023 dinner and induction ceremony will be held on Sunday 7th May at the Victoria Inn. The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum is in the final stretch of a unique fundraising campaign - ending Dec. 14 - which gives donors a vote on naming Manitoba's Most Notable. The Robertson team was one of the most successful teams in Manitoba senior men`s curling history.
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