2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship

2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship
Host cityWhitehorse, Yukon
ArenaWhitehorse Curling Club
DatesJanuary 8–15, 2017
WinnerJon Solberg
Curling clubWhitehorse Curling Club
SkipJon Solberg
ThirdCraig Kochan
SecondRay Mikkelsen
LeadDarrin Fredrickson
FinalistBrent Pierce
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The 2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship was held January 12 to 15 at the Whitehorse Curling Club in Whitehorse, Yukon.[1] The winning Jon Solberg team represented the Yukon at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship.

Teams

Seven teams entered the event:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead
Herb Balsam Alexander Peech Cole Hume Wes Huston
Dustin Mikkelsen Scott Williamson Branden Hayen Scott Cole
Pat Paslawski Terry Miller Tyler Williams Trent Derkatch
Brent Pierce Wade Scoffin Steve Fecteau Clint Ireland
Bob Smallwood Clint Abel Scott Odian David Rach
Jon Solberg Craig Kochan Ray Mikkelsen Darrin Fredrickson
Gord Zealand Dale Enzenauer Don Duncan Bob Walker

Draw

Following new rules set out by the Yukon Curling Association, championships with 6-7 teams are to have a modified triple knock out format.[3]

Brackets:[4]

A Qualifier Semifinals A Final
Bob Smallwood 7
Pat Paslawski 6 Pat Paslawski 6
Dustin Mikkelsen 5 Bob Smallwood 5
Jon Solberg 9 Brent Pierce 6
Herb Balsam 2 Jon Solberg 3
Brent Pierce 6
B Qualifier Quarterfinals Semifinals B Final
Bob Smallwood 9
Jon Solberg 14
Dustin Mikkelsen 2
Jon Solberg 8
Jon Solberg 7
Brent Pierce 5
Brent Pierce 9
Pat Paslawski 6
Pat Paslawski 9
Herb Balsam 9 Herb Balsam 4
Gord Zealand 7
C Qualifier Quarterfinals Semifinals C Final
Jon Solberg 8
Pat Paslawski 3
Herb Balsam 1
Pat Paslawski 8
Jon Solberg 4
Brent Pierce 8
Brent Pierce 7
Bob Smallwood 3
Bob Smallwood 8
Dustin Mikkelsen 6 Gord Zealand 5
Gord Zealand 7

Playoffs

Pierce had to be beaten twice

Semifinal Final
A Brent Pierce 6
B Jon Solberg 11 B Jon Solberg 7
C Brent Pierce 5

Game #1

Sunday, January 16, 9:00 am

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jon Solberg (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 X 11
Brent Pierce 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 5

Game #2

Sunday, January 16, 3:00 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jon Solberg (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Brent Pierce 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "WCCYukon Men's Curling Championship Draw Schedule | WCC". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ^ "2015-2016 Yukon Championships". Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. ^ "Mens Draw". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.