Granite Curling Club
Exterior of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Exterior of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Interior ice-level of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
Interior ice-level of Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg
LocationOne Granite Way
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0Y9
Canada
49°52′57″N 97°09′02″W / 49.8825°N 97.1505°W / 49.8825; -97.1505
Information
Established1880 (first building)
1913 (current building)
Club typeDedicated ice
Curling Canada regionCurl Manitoba
Sheets of iceNine
Websitehttps://www.granitecurlingclub.ca/
Municipally Designated Site
DesignationWinnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure
RecognizedSeptember 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
CRHP listingNovember 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
Recognition authorityCity of Winnipeg
ID8215

The Granite Curling Club, also known as The Granite, is a curling club located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Established in 1880, it is the oldest curling club in western Canada. Affectionately known to curling fans as the "Mother Club", it has produced many Canadian and world champions. It is often considered to be the "St. Andrews" of curling because of its contribution to the sport in curling's most dominant region.

History

The original Granite Curling Club dates back to 1880. Its current downtown location and Tudor-framed clubhouse was built in 1913, and the building has since been designated as a Winnipeg Heritage Building.[1][2]

One of the early presidents was John B. Mather, who assumed that position in 1887.

Since 2005, the club has hosted the Keystone Curling League, an LGBT league and member of the Canadian Pride Curling Association.[3] Keystone and the Granite have twice hosted the Canadian Gay Curling Championships, most recently in 2016, when Manitoba champions and Olympic gold medalists Kaitlyn Lawes and Jill Officer threw the ceremonial first rock.[4][5]

Provincial champions

Year Name Brier Championships World Championships
2003 John Bubbs
1998 Dale Duguid
1997 Vic Peters 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-Up
1993 Vic Peters
1992 Vic Peters 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
1975 Rod Hunter
1973 Danny Fink
1971 Don Duguid 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
1970 Don Duguid 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
1965 Terry Braunstein 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
1958 Terry Braunstein
1957 Howard Wood, Jr.
1948 George Sangster
1945 Howard Wood, Sr.
1940 Howard Wood, Sr. 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1932 Jim Congalton 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1930 Howard Wood, Sr. 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1927 Gordon Hudson
1925 Howard Wood, Sr.

Notable members

References

  1. ^ "Manitoba Organization: Granite Curling Club". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  2. ^ "135 Years of Curling". granitecurlingclub.ca. Granite Curling Club. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. ^ Zerucha, Tony (2023-11-08). "Taking Pride in curling". Free Press Community Review. Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ "Canadian Gay Curling Championships begin in Winnipeg". CBC News. 2016-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  5. ^ Cheung, Adrian (2016-02-13). "LGBT curlers vie for Canadian Gay Curling Championships in Winnipeg". Global News. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

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