| 2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Banff, Alberta |
| Arena | The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre |
| Dates | January 11–12 |
| Winner | Team Jeff Stoughton |
| Skip | Jeff Stoughton |
| Third | David Nedohin |
| Second | Brent Laing |
| Lead | Ryan Harnden |
| Finalist | Team Kevin Martin |
The 2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game was held on January 11 and 12 at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alberta. The event featured a total prize purse of CAD$100,000. [1]
The competition featured players selected based on fan voting from the top ten teams in the Canadian Curling Association's rankings system from the previous year. Fans voted for their favorite players in each position-skip, (third second and lead). The top four players in each category were chosen to compete in the event.
The selected players are listed below: [2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Skip | Brad Gushue |
| Brad Jacobs | |
| Jeff Stoughton | |
| Kevin Martin | |
| Third | David Nedohin |
| John Morris | |
| Jon Mead | |
| Ryan Fry | |
| Second | Brent Laing |
| Carter Rycroft | |
| E. J. Harnden | |
| Marc Kennedy | |
| Lead | Ben Hebert |
| Craig Savill | |
| Mark Nichols | |
| Ryan Harnden |
The teams are listed in draft order by skip. [3] Skips selected their teammates in a snake order, and were not allowed to choose their own teammates unless necessary. The draft was conducted on January 10.
A donation was made to the Banff Community Foundation on behalf of E. J. Harnden, who was selected last among the players. [4]
Brad Gushue, who had last pick in the draft, was given the choice of picking his opponent in the semifinal, and Gushue chose to play Team Jeff Stoughton in the first semifinal. [4]
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7). [3] [4]
Saturday, January 11, 11:00 am [5]
| Values (CAD) | $1000 | $1000 | $1500 | $1500 | $2000 | $3000 | $4500 | $6500 | $21,000 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
| Team Brad Gushue | $ | $ | X | $3,500 | |||||
| Team Jeff Stoughton | X | X | $ | $ | $ | $17,500 |
Saturday, January 19, 7:30 pm [6]
| Values (CAD) | $1000 | $1000 | $1500 | $1500 | $2000 | $3000 | $4500 | $6500 | $21,000 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
| Team Kevin Martin | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $11,500 | |||
| Team Brad Jacobs | X | $ | $ | $9,500 |
Sunday, January 12, 11:00 am
| Values (CAD) | $2000 | $2000 | $3000 | $3000 | $4000 | $6000 | $9000 | $13000 | $42,000 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Button | Total |
| Team Jeff Stoughton | $ | X | $ | X | $ | $38,000 | ||||
| Team Kevin Martin | X | $ | X | X | $4,000 |
The final prize winnings for each team are listed below:
| Skip | Semifinal | Final | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Jeff Stoughton | $17,500 | $38,000 | $15,000 [a] | $70,500 |
| Team Kevin Martin | $11,500 | $4,000 | $15,500 | |
| Team Brad Jacobs | $9,500 | $9,500 | ||
| Team Brad Gushue | $3,500 | $1,000 [b] | $4,500 | |
| Total Prize Money | $100,000 | |||
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