| Kevin Koe | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1975 Edmonton, Alberta |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Saville SC, Edmonton |
| Skip | Kevin Koe |
| Third | Pat Simmons |
| Second | Carter Rycroft |
| Lead | Nolan Thiessen |
| Career | |
| Brier appearances | 1 (2010) |
| World Championship appearances |
1 (2010) |
| Top CCA ranking | 3rd (2007–08, 2009–10) |
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (Players': 2004) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Men's Curling | ||
| World Curling Championships | ||
| Gold | Cortina d'Ampezzo 2010 | |
| Tim Hortons Brier | ||
| Gold | Halifax 2010 | |
Kevin Koe ( /ˈkuː.iː/ koo-ee; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team.
He skipped his Yukon/Northwest Territories team to the final of the 1994 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. The team lost the final to Alberta's Colin Davison amidst a controversy involving a burnt rock.
Koe would later leave Yellowknife, to curl in the more competitive province of Alberta. In 2000, he skipped Alberta to a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. From 2004 to 2006 he played third for John Morris. He currently skips his own team.
Up until 2010, Koe has had little success in his attempts to win a provincial title on the men's stage. His team is currently regarded as one of the best in the world, and while he has been in many Grand Slam finals, he has never actually won a Slam event as a skip. In 2007, he almost went to the Brier, but lost in the provincial finals to Kevin Martin. In both the 10th and 11th ends, his team's former fourth player, Blake MacDonald had an easy draw to the eight-foot to win, but missed on both opportunities. In 2010, Koe finally won a provincial championship, benefiting from an absent Martin who would be preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Koe went on to win the 2010 Brier, beating Ontario's Glenn Howard in the final. Koe's rink became the first team to come out of the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game to win the Brier, and he became the first rookie skip to win the Brier since Vic Peters in 1992. Koe finished with a 9-2 round robin record at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship, finishing second behind Norway. However, in the playoffs, Koe beat Norway twice to claim his first world title.
His brother, Jamie Koe, has represented the Territories in the last four of the last five Briers, while his sister Kerry has represented the Territories in five of the last six Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | DNP | QF | Q | QF | QF | F | F | F | QF |
| The National | DNP | DNP | QF | Q | F | F | Q | SF | Q |
| Canadian Open | DNP | DNP | SF | F | SF | Q | Q | Q | SF |
| Players' | Q | C | Q | QF | DNP | SF | QF | SF | SF |
Key
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Kevin Koe | Jamie Koe | Scott Cripps | Mike Westlund | |
| 2003–04 | John Morris | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Paul Moffatt | |
| 2004–05 | John Morris | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Paul Moffatt | |
| 2005–06 | John Morris | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Paul Moffatt | |
| 2006–07 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | |
| 2007–08 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2007 CC |
| 2009–09 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | |
| 2009–10 | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2009 COCT, 2010 Alta., Brier, WCC |
| 2010–11 | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2011 Alta., CC |
| 2011–12 | Kevin Koe | Pat SImmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen |