The winning names are in!

We asked Winnipeggers to get creative in the spirit of naming some snowplows. And, boy, did Winnipeggers deliver … just like our hard-working snow clearing crews do every winter.

We received more than 1,700 individual entries to our inaugural Name that Plow contest.

After narrowing the list to our favourite 51 – we couldn’t pick just 50! – Winnipeggers cast their votes and decided the 12 winning names:

• Dancing Blade (submitted by Jennifer Doering)

• Melt Stegall (submitted by Adam Kroeker)

• Emperor Plowpatine (submitted by Justin Willcott)

• Kevin ShovelSnowOff (submitted by Gord Koshelanyk)

• Sled Penner (submitted by Shelley Giesbrecht)

• Grady Oliveira (submitted by Brent Rombough)

• Hellebuycket (submitted by Mat Guerra)

• Slosh Morrisey (submitted by Liam Stoopendaal)

• Greg (submitted by Zoe XXX)

• Mark Shovele (submitted by Todd Zdebiak)

• Winnie the Plow (submitted by Kyle Mitchell)

• Mr. Plow (submitted by Miles Hie)

Winnipeggers also cast their votes for their favourite “team” name for a group of sidewalk and pathway clearing machines.

We asked local classrooms to submit for this category.

Top picks included the Storm Walkers, Snow Patrols, and the Snow Busters … but it was the Brrrrr-ger Kings, submitted by Mme. Tugby’s class from Ecole Van Belleghem that came out on top.

Thanks to everyone who participated!