Michael C. "Mike" Riley (born April 16, 1955) is a

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curler originally from

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. He skipped his home province to a

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championship in 1984.

Career

Riley has been to three Briers. In 1975, he played third for

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and at the Brier that year, they finished with a 6-5 record, tied for fifth place. Riley returned to the Brier in 1984, skipping a team of

Brian Toews Ernest Brian Toews (December 16, 1941 – January 27, 2019) was a Canadian curler. He won the playing third on the Mike Riley rink, and won a silver medal at the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. After playing in the 1986 Labatt Brier ...

John Helston John B. Helston (born October 30, 1939) is a Canadian curler and curling coach. He won the playing second on the Mike Riley rink. He also won the 1991 Canadian Senior Curling Championships and the 2004 Canadian Masters Curling Championships, an ...

and

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. The team finished the round robin with an 8-3 record, in 1st place, which gave them a bye to the final against Ontario's

Ed Werenich Edward Werenich (born June 23, 1947) is a Canadian curler from Holland Landing, Ontario. Nicknamed "The Wrench," Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character. Outside of curling, Werenich worked as a firefighter. Career We ...

. The Manitoba four-some defeated "the Wrench" by a score of 7-4. The team would then go on to represent Canada at the 1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, the

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. They would finish the round robin with a 6-3 record, but lost in the semi-final against Switzerland's Peter Attinger, Jr. This result placed them in 4th position. Riley returned to the Brier in 1986 with team mates Toews, Wookey and new lead Terry Henry. The team finished the event with a 6-5 record, missing the playoffs. Riley's 1984 team was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal life

As of 2009, Riley was living in

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. When he won the Brier, he was an investment counsellor."Manitoba quartet sweeps to victory" - Victoria Times-Colonist, March 12, 1984

References

"Riley Appreciates Rest, Wendorf" - ''The Phoenix'', April 7, 1984

"Riley Finally Emerges" - ''The Leader Post'', March 12, 1984

External links

* Brier champions Living people Sportspeople from Kelowna Curlers from Winnipeg Canadian male curlers 1955 births {{Canada-curling-bio-stub