Al Hackner

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Allan A. "Al" Hackner, (born 1954) nicknamed "the Iceman" is a Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was born and raised in Nipigon, Ontario. He is a two time Brier and World Champion skip.

Hackner has skipped the Northern Ontario team in 9 Briers (1980, 1981, 1982, 1985. 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995 and 2001). He won the Brier in 1982 and again in 1985.

In 1982, he defeated Brent Giles of British Columbia to win his first Brier.

In 1985, he defeated Pat Ryan of Alberta to win his second Brier. To win the game, Hackner had to make a near impossible double-take out, which would later go down in curling infamy as the "Al Hackner double".

In addition to playing for Northern Ontario, Hackner also represented Alberta at the 1972 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, playing second for Darrel Sutton.

In 2006, Hackner won the Canadian Senior Curling Championships which he followed up with a silver medal at the World Senior Curling Championships in 2007.