2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship

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2017 Yukon Men's Curling Championship
Host city Whitehorse, Yukon
ArenaWhitehorse Curling Club
DatesJanuary 8–15, 2017
Winner Jon Solberg
Curling clubWhitehorse Curling Club
Skip Jon Solberg
Third Craig Kochan
Second Ray Mikkelsen
Lead Darrin Fredrickson
Finalist Brent 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.

Contents

Teams

Seven teams entered the event: [2]

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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 11B Jon Solberg 7
C Brent Pierce 5

Game #1

Sunday, January 16, 9:00 am

Sheet 412345678910Final
Jon Solberg Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201033011X11
Brent Pierce 010100300X5

Game #2

Sunday, January 16, 3:00 pm

Sheet 512345678910Final
Jon Solberg Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21010101017
Brent Pierce 00103000206

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