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JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 4, 2018 | WINKLER CENTENNIAL ARENA, WINKLER
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or the better part of 35 years, Manitoba curling was dominated by the
"Big Three" - Jeff Stoughton, Kerry Burtnyk and Vic Peters - but the
emergence of another impressive trio has the executive director of Curl-
Manitoba predicting another lengthy run of national - or beyond - dominance.
Stoughton, Burtnyk and Peters and their respective rinks won 19 provincial
championships between 1981 and 2014, plus five national crowns and three
world titles.
Craig Baker, head of CurlManitoba, thinks Mike McEwen,
Reid Carruthers and Jason Gunnlaugson - have the poten-
tial to keep Manitoba at or near the top of the national
podium for many years to come.
REID CARRUTHERS
MIKE MCEWEN
JASON GUNNLAUGSON
MEN'S PROVINCIALS:
MCEWEN, CARRUTHERS
& GUNNLAUGSON
TRY TO FILL VOID LEFT BY STOUGHTON, BURTNYK & PETERS
BY GEOFF KIRBYSON