January 10, 2022 by Alex Harrison
Are you ready to play in the Briar?
With 5 full days of curling, 2 games a day, is your body ready for this? I've put together a few stretches and links for some workout plans from some curling experts.
Yearly Chapters
The chapters take you to the story in text and pictures of each year’s Friars’ Briar Bonspiel.
- Introduction – How the Briar came to be!
- Chapter 01 – 1978 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chapter 02 – 1980 – Calgary, Alberta
- Chapter 03 – 1981 – London, Ontario
- Chapter 04 – 1982 – Brandon, Manitoba
- Chapter 05 – 1983 – Regina, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 06 – 1984 – Victoria, British Columbia
- Chapter 07 – 1985 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chapter 08 – 1986 – Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
- Chapter 09 – 1987 – Edmonton, Alberta
- Chapter 10 – 1988 – Chicoutimi, Quebec (10th Anniversary)
- Chapter 11 – 1989 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 12 – 1990 – Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
- Chapter 13 – 1991 – Hamilton, Ontario
- Chapter 14 – 1992 – Regina, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 15 – 1993 – Ottawa, Ontario
- Chapter 16 – 1994 – Red Deer, Alberta
- Chapter 17 – 1995 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chapter 18 – 1996 – Vancouver (Tsawwassen), British Columbia
- Chapter 19 – 1997 – Calgary, Alberta
- Chapter 20 – 1998 – Toronto, Ontario (20th Anniversary)
- Chapter 21 – 1999 – Edmonton, Alberta
- Chapter 22 – 2000 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 23 – 2001 – Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
- Chapter 24 – 2002 – Calgary, Alberta
- Chapter 25 – 2003 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chapter 26 – 2004 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 27 – 2005 – Edmonton, Alberta
- Chapter 28 – 2006 – Regina, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 29 – 2007 – Hamilton, Ontario
- Chapter 30 – 2008 – Winnipeg, Manitoba (30th Anniversary)
- Chapter 31 – 2009 – Calgary, Alberta: (no chapter)
- Chapter 32 – 2010 – Salmon Arm, British Columbia
- Chapter 33 – 2011 – London, Ontario
- Chapter 34 – 2012 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 35 – 2013 – Edmonton, Alberta (no chapter)
- Chapter 36 – 2014 – Richmond, British Columbia (no chapter)
- Chapter 37 – 2015 – Okotoks, Alberta (no chapter)
- Chapter 38 – 2016 – Ottawa, Ontario
- Chapter 39 – 2017 – Victoria, British Columbia
- Chapter 40 – 2018 – Regina, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 41 – 2019 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Chapter 42- 2020 – Kitchener/Waterloo
- Chapter 43- 2021- The Covid Year
- Chapter 44- 2022- Lethbridge, Alberta
- Chapter 45- 2023- London, Ontario
- Chapter 46- 2024- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Chapter 47- 2025- TBD