Denis Fillion

Canadian male curler

Denis Fillion

Curler

♂

Born

(1948-06-26)June 26, 1948

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Died

February 27, 2016(2016-02-27) (aged 67)

Team

Curling club

Assiniboine Memorial CC,
Winnipeg, MB

Curling career

Member Association

Manitoba

Brier appearances

1: (1995)

World Championship
appearances

1 (1995)

Medal record

Curling

Representing Canada
World Championships
	1995 Brandon
Representing Manitoba
Tim Hortons Brier
	1995 Halifax

Denis Fillion (June 26, 1948 – February 27, 2016) was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

He was a 1995 World Men's champion^[1] and a 1995 Labatt Brier champion.

Awards

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 2002 with all of 1995 Kerry Burtnyk team, Canadian and World champions^[2]

Personal life

Fillion grew up in Elie, Manitoba. His family moved to Gilbert Plains, Manitoba in 1967. He was married to Trudy Murray-Thomson, and lived in Winnipeg with her and their two children. He worked for Harvey's and as a car salesman. Fillion also played hockey, and was the goaltender for the Dauphin Kings of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in 1967. He was also an avid golfer and coached his son's provincial champion baseball team.

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1994–95	Kerry Burtnyk	Jeff Ryan	Rob Meakin	Keith Fenton	Denis Fillion	Brier 1995 WCC 1995

References

^ Denis Fillion on the World Curling database
^ "1995 Kerry Burtnyk Team - Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame".

External links

Denis Fillion at World Curling
Denis Fillion – Curling Canada Stats Archive
Video: 1995 Kerry Burtnyk Curling Team's Induction Video - Sport Manitoba on YouTube
FILLION DENIS - Winnipeg Free Press Passages