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Canadian curler (1941–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Born | December 16, 1941 | ||||||||||||||
Died | January 27, 2019 77) | (aged||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Pembina CC, Winnipeg | ||||||||||||||
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Brier appearances | 2 (1984, 1986) | ||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 1 (1984) | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events[6] |
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1983–84 | Mike Riley | Brian Toews | John Helston | Russ Wookey | Clare DeBlonde (Brier) | Brier 1984 ![]() 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 ![]() |