Red Deer Curling Classic

The Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Alberta. The tournament is held in a triple-knockout format. The men's tournament started in 1992 as a skins tournament.[1] The women's tournament started in 1999 as a separate event held a few weeks earlier and merged with the men's event in 2007. The event was held as a World Curling Tour event until 2019 and has been held nearly every year since 2007. Curlers from Alberta have dominated the event on both sides since its inception. The event counts toward the Canadian Team Ranking System, which hands out points based on performances at CTRS events and deals with qualification to the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

Red Deer Curling Classic
Established1992
Host cityRed Deer, Alberta
ArenaRed Deer Curling Club
Men's purse$35,500
Women's purse$35,000
Current champions (2022)
MenManitoba Matt Dunstone
WomenOntario Tracy Fleury
Red Deer Curling Classic is located in Canada
Red Deer CC
Red Deer CC
Location in Canada

The 2018 edition of the event made headlines for the ejection of Team Jamie Koe for "unacceptable behaviour", which included arriving to compete while clearly intoxicated.[2]

Event names

Men's
  • 1992: Wheaton Chev-Olds Skins Invitational
  • 1993: Scottsville Skins Game
  • 1994–1995: Scottsville Classic
  • 1996–2004: Terroco Classic
  • 2005–2006: Meyers Norris Penny Cash Spiel

Women's
  • 1999–2000: Parkland Savings Ladies Classic
  • 2001–2006: Community Savings Ladies Classic

Combined
  • 2007–2019: Red Deer Curling Classic
  • 2021: Vesta Energy Curling Classic
  • 2022: Prism Flow Red Deer Curling Classic

Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
1992[3]Alberta Lowell PetermanAlberta Ed Lukowich$18,600
1993[4]Alberta Mickey PendergastAlberta Marv Wirth$17,500
1994[5]Alberta Adrian BakkerSaskatchewan Gary Scheirich$25,000
1995[6]Alberta Kevin MartinAlberta Lorne Howard$25,000
1996[7]Alberta Ken HunkaAlberta Tracy Telford$25,000
1997[8]Alberta Ken HunkaAlberta Rob Schlender$25,000[9]
1998Alberta Brent MacDonaldAlberta Terry Meek[10]$25,000[11]
1999[12]Alberta Terry MeekAlberta Brad Hannah$28,200
2000[13]Alberta James PahlSaskatchewan Adrian Bakker$45,000
2001[14]Alberta Jamie KingAlberta Brent MacDonald$45,000
2002[15]Alberta Adrian BakkerBritish Columbia Craig Lepine$45,000
2003[16]Alberta Shane ParkAlberta Ted Appelman$45,000[17]
2004[18]Alberta Mark JohnsonAlberta Rob Schlender$45,000[19]
2005[20]Alberta Mark JohnsonAlberta Darren Moulding$32,000
2006[21]Alberta Jamie KingAlberta Mark Johnson$36,000
2007[22]Alberta Kurt BalderstonAlberta Rob Armitage$32,000
2008Alberta Ted AppelmanAlberta Dan Petryk$26,800
2009Alberta Randy FerbeyAlberta Rob Armitage$32,000
2010British Columbia Jason MontgomeryAlberta Brent Bawel$32,000
2011Alberta Jamie KingNorthwest Territories Jamie Koe$32,000
2012Alberta Brendan BottcherAlberta Kevin Koe$33,000
2013Saskatchewan Brock VirtueBritish Columbia Jeff Richard$38,000
2014[23]Saskatchewan Josh HeidtAlberta Brock Virtue$41,000
2015Alberta Mick LizmoreSaskatchewan Jason Ackerman$39,000
2016Alberta Kevin KoeAlberta Ted Appelman$39,000
2017Alberta Brendan BottcherAlberta Ted Appelman$39,000
2018Saskatchewan Kody HartungAlberta Brendan Bottcher$35,000
2019Alberta James PahlBritish Columbia Tyler Tardi$35,000
2020Cancelled
2021[24]Alberta Ryan JacquesSaskatchewan Colton Flasch$35,000
2022[25]Manitoba Matt DunstoneAlberta Kevin Koe$35,000

Women
Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
1999[26]Saskatchewan Sherry AndersonAlberta Shannon Kleibrink$30,000
2000[27]Saskatchewan Sherry AndersonSaskatchewan Michelle Ridgway$30,000[28]
2001[29]Saskatchewan Amber HollandAlberta Glenys Bakker$30,000
2002[30]Alberta Heather NedohinAlberta Cheryl Bernard$30,000[31]
2003[32]British Columbia Kelly ScottAlberta Renelle Bryden$30,000[33]
2004Alberta Renelle BrydenAlberta Shannon Kleibrink$30,000
2005Alberta Cathy KingAlberta Lawnie MacDonald$30,000
2006Saskatchewan Sherry AndersonBritish Columbia Patti Knezevic$30,000
2007Manitoba Jennifer JonesAlberta Kristie Moore$32,000
2008Alberta Cheryl BernardAlberta Shannon Kleibrink$32,000
2009Manitoba Jennifer JonesAlberta Shannon Kliebrink$33,000
2010Alberta Shannon KleibrinkAlberta Jessie Kaufman$34,000
2011Switzerland Silvana TirinzoniBritish Columbia Kelley Law$34,000
2012Manitoba Chelsea CareyManitoba Kaitlyn Lawes$36,000
2013Switzerland Binia Feltscher-BeeliAlberta Kristie Moore$38,000
2014[34]Switzerland Alina PätzSaskatchewan Trish Paulsen$39,000
2015Alberta Kelsey RocqueSwitzerland Alina Pätz$31,000
2016Alberta Nadine ChyzScotland Hannah Fleming$29,000
2017[35]Alberta Delia DeJongJapan Satsuki Fujisawa$30,000
2018Saskatchewan Robyn SilvernagleChina Mei Jie$35,000
2019United States Jamie SinclairBritish Columbia Brette Richards$35,000
2020Cancelled
2021[36]Japan Satsuki FujisawaSouth Korea Gim Un-chi$35,000
2022[37]Ontario Tracy FleuryAlberta Casey Scheidegger$35,000

References
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