Brian Toews

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Brian Toews
 
Born(1941-12-16)December 16, 1941
Altona, Manitoba
DiedJanuary 27, 2019(2019-01-27) (aged 77)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubPembina CC, Winnipeg
Curling career File:Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFile:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
Brier appearances2 (1984, 1986)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1984)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing File:Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba
Labatt Brier
Gold medal – first place 1984 Victoria

Ernest Brian Toews (December 16, 1941 – January 27, 2019) was a Canadian curler.[1] He won the 1984 Brier playing third on the Mike Riley rink, and won a silver medal at the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships.[2] After playing in the 1986 Labatt Brier, he retired from competitive curling due to a bad knee.[3]

Personal life

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Toews was born in Altona, Manitoba and grew up on a family farm. He played baseball in his youth, playing for the Plum Coulee Pirates in the Southeastern Manitoba League.[4] In 1961 he moved to Winnipeg.[2] At the time of the 1984 Brier, he was an accountant[5] for James B Carter Ltd. He was married and had one son.[2]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events[6]
1983–84 Mike Riley Brian Toews John Helston Russ Wookey Clare DeBlonde (Brier) Brier 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1984 (4th)
1984–85[7] Mike Riley Brian Toews John Helston Russ Wookey
1985–86 Mike Riley Brian Toews Russ Wookey Terry Henry Clare DeBlonde Brier 1986 (5th)
1993–94[8] Clare DeBlonde Brian Toews John Helston Garry De Blonde
1997–98 Clare DeBlonde Brian Toews John Helston Garry De Blonde CSCC 1998 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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