MANITOBA CURLING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2020

Einarson, Braunstein Teams Still Top Two

Four weeks into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame’s invitation for People’s Choice voting on Manitoba’s Most Notable Curling Team, Kerri Einarson and her 2020 Scotties Champion team, who missed their chance to go to a World Championship due to the pandemic, continue to hold the #1 ranking.

Terry Braunstein’s 1958 Manitoba champion team, the highschool team which lost the Brier final, continues in the #2 position.

Voting, in the form of donations at canadahelps.org, has resulted in significant change in the Top 10. Most notably Kerry Burtnyk and his 1995 World Champions have moved from #8 to #4, Jennifer Jones and her team have moved from #13 to #8, and Connie Laliberte’s previously unranked 1984 World Champions have joined the list at #9 in the past two weeks.

In the first month, the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame’s Most Notable Manitoba Curling Team fund-raising project has received over $1,600 in People’s Choice donation-votes. Fifteen of the MCHoF&M’s original list of 25 teams have received support. In addition four teams have received Wild Card write-in support.

The Complete People’s Choice Leaderboard

Behind the Einarson (Gimli) and Braunstein (Granite) teams in the People’s Choice Top 10 are two Deer Lodge teams, two more Granite teams, and one team from each of Fort Rouge, Assiniboine Memorial, St. Vital and Strathcona curling clubs.
The complete ‘leaderboard’ as of November 9, 2020 is:
#1 – Kerri Einarson 2020 Gimli Scotties Champions (previously #1)
#2 – Terry Braunstein 1958 Granite Brier Finalists (previously #2)
#3 – Kelly MacKenzie 1995 Deer Lodge World Junior Champions (previously #4)
#4 – Kerry Burtnyk 1995 Assiniboine Memorial World Champions (previously #8)
#5 – Don Duguid 1970-71 Granite World Champions (previously #3)
#6 – Braden Calvert 2015 Deer Lodge World Junior Champions(previously #5)
#7 – Vic Peters 1992 Granite Brier Champions (previously #7)
#8 – Jennifer Jones 2014 St. Vital Olympic Gold Medalists (previously #13)
#9 – Connie Laliberte Fort Rouge 1984 World Champions (previously unranked)
#10 – Gordon Hudson 1928-29 Strathcona Brier Champions (previously #9)
#11 – Wild Card - Matt Dunstone Granite 2016 Canadian Junior Champions (previously #6)
T#12 – Wild Card – Mabel Mitchell Brandon 1983 Cdn Senior Champions (previously unranked)
T#12 – Wild Card – Lois Fowler Brandon 2014 World Senior Champions (previously unranked)
T#12 – Ernie Boushy Heather 1964-67 Canadian Mixed Champions (previously unranked)
T#12 – Connie Laliberte Fort Rouge 1992-95 Scotties Champions (previously T#10)
T#12 – Jeff Stoughton Charleswood 2011 World Champions (previously T#10)
T#12 – Mike McEwen 2008-18 Fort Rouge Manitoba Champions (previously T#10)
T#12 – Wild Card – Andrew Wickman Fort Rouge 2019 Club Champions (previously T#10)
#19 – Howard Wood Granite 1925 Manitoba Champions (previously unranked)

Vote at canadahelps.org

The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum’s named list of 25 Most Notable 25 Curling Teams, along with a comprehensive listing of Notable Manitoba Curling Teams published in recognition of Manitoba’s 150th anniversary is available at canadahelps.org. Use this link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manitoba-curling-hall-of-fame-museum-inc/p2p/most-notable-teams .....to make a donation, in support of the team you consider the Most Notable Team in Manitoba’s long curling history.

Each team has its own ‘page’ on the canadahelps.org site but you can also name any other team of your choice by going to the ‘Wild Card’ page. Four teams so far have been named: Lois Fowler’s 2014 World Senior Women’s Champions, Mabel Mitchell’s 1983 Canadian Senior Women’s Champions, Matt Dunstone’s 2015 Canadian Junior Champion team, and Andrew Wickman’s three-time Manitoba Club Champions.

A Thank-You’ gift for donors

The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum and CurlManitoba have a comprehensive data base which includes the MCA/MLCA/CurlManitoba Bonspiel and provincial/national/world championship results of every person who has “a competition record”. As a ‘thank-you’ for your donation of a minimum $25, if your name is included in the Notable150 Teams list, you will receive a certified copy of YOUR Manitoba Competitive Performance Record, including recognition of your Notable 150 Teams membership. If you are a curler with a competitive record but not a Notable 150 member, you will receive a copy of your statistical record in recognition of your support.

Thanks to Global TV

Global TV’s morning show gave the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and opportunity last week to explain our Most Notable fund-raising project. We very much appreciate their interest.
You can have a look at the Global interview at this link:
https://globalnews.ca/video/7447429/who-is-manitobas-most-notable-curling-team