Brian Toews

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]

Brian Toews
Curler
 ♂
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
Member Association Manitoba
Brier appearances2 (1984, 1986)
World Championship
appearances		1 (1984)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Manitoba
Labatt Brier
Gold medal – first place 1984 Victoria

Personal life

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
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events[6]
1983–84 Mike RileyBrian ToewsJohn HelstonRuss WookeyClare DeBlonde (Brier)Brier 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1984 (4th)
1984–85[7] Mike RileyBrian ToewsJohn HelstonRuss Wookey
1985–86 Mike RileyBrian ToewsRuss WookeyTerry HenryClare DeBlondeBrier 1986 (5th)
1993–94[8] Clare DeBlondeBrian ToewsJohn HelstonGarry De Blonde
1997–98 Clare DeBlondeBrian ToewsJohn HelstonGarry De BlondeCSCC 1998 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. Brian Toews on the World Curling Federation database
  2. "Ernest Toews Obituary - Winnipeg, MB". Mosaic Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery Services. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16.
  3. "Former champions still shooting for Brier". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 2, 1989. p. 63. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. "Plum Coulee Pirate 1955-1960". Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.
  5. "The Manitoba". Victoria Times Colonist. March 2, 1984. p. 58. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. Brian Toews on the CurlingZone database
  7. "Last chance for Tankard". Winnipeg Sun. January 23, 1985. p. 34. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. "Peters clinches spot on Man. Curling Tour". Winnipeg Sun. November 29, 1993. p. 37. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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