2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel

2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel
Host city Thunder Bay, Ontario
Arena Port Arthur Curling Club
Dates November 9–11
Men's winner Ontario Al Hackner
Skip Al Hackner
Third Kory Carr
Second Kristofer Leupen
Lead Gary Champagne
Finalist Ontario Craig Kochan
Women's winner Ontario Krista McCarville
Skip Krista McCarville
Third Ashley Miharija
Second Kari Lavoie
Lead Sarah Lang
Finalist Ontario Ashley Kallos

The 2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel was held from November 9 to 11 at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$15,000, of which the winner, Al Hackner, received CAD$5,000,[1] and the purse for the women's event was CAD$6,000.[2] Hackner defeated Craig Kochan in the men's final with a score of 7–5, while Krista McCarville defeated Ashley Kallos in the women's final with a score of 5–2.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Brian Adams, Jr. Michael Makela Andy Peloza Phil Kennedy Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Mike Assad Ben Mikkelsen Jordan Potts Mike Davis Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Trevor Bonot Allen Macsemchuk Chris Briand Tim Jewett Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Bryan Burgess Mike Pozihun Dale Weirsema Pat Berezoski Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Kurtis Byrd Isaac Keffer Josh Szajewski Mike Zsakai Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Jeff Currie Mike McCarville Colin Koivula Jamie Childs Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Blake Morton Calvin Weber Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Kyle Foster Wes Jonasson Rodney Legault Darcy Jacobs Manitoba Arborg, Manitoba
Christopher Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Al Hackner Kory Carr Kristofer Leupen Gary Champagne Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Evan Jensen Daniel Metcalf Dan Ruehl Steve Gebauer Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Dylan Johnston Cody Johnston Travis Showalter Jay Turner Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Craig Kochan Matt Dumontelle John McClelland Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Ron Kowalchuk Ed Pedersen Ernie Surkan John Bird Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Art Lappalainen Ron Rosengren Tim Warkentin Larry Rathjie Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Ryan Lemke Nathan Gebert John Lilla Casey Konopacky Wisconsin Medford, Wisconsin
Jeff MacDonald Greg Doran Brendan Berbenuik Phil Tribe Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Russ Mellerup Dan Kukko Ron Evans Mike Rutledge Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Joe Scharf Trevor Clifford Aaron Skillen Bill Peloza Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Steen Sigurdson Riley Smith Ian McMillan Nick Curtis Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brennan Wark Jordan Potter Kyle Toset Joel Adams Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Zach Warkentin Matt Roberts Mackenzie Joblin Will Perozak Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Gary Weiss Deron Surkan Aaron Rogalski Mark Beazley Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 1
Ontario Brennan Wark 4 1
Ontario Bryan Burgess 3 1
Ontario Brian Adams, Jr. 2 2
Ontario Jeff MacDonald 1 4
Ontario Ron Kowalchuk 0 5
Pool B W L
Ontario Art Lappalainen 5 0
Ontario Mike Assad 3 2
Ontario Trevor Bonot 2 2
Ontario Joe Scharf 2 2
Minnesota Eric Fenson 1 4
Manitoba Steen Sigurdson 1 4
Pool C W L
Ontario Craig Kochan 5 0
Ontario Gary Weiss 3 2
Minnesota Tyler George 3 2
Ontario Dylan Johnston 3 2
Ontario Ross Mellerup 1 4
Ontario Zach Warkentin 0 5
Pool D W L
Ontario Jeff Currie 5 0
Ontario Al Hackner 4 1
Ontario Kurtis Byrd 3 2
Ontario Kyle Foster 2 3
Minnesota Evan Jensen 1 4
Wisconsin Ryan Lemke 0 5

Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Ontario Brennan Wark 1
Ontario Greg Wiess 7
Ontario Greg Wiess 4
Ontario Al Hackner 5
Ontario Art Lappalainen 3
Ontario Al Hackner 6
Ontario Al Hackner 7
Ontario Craig Kochan 5
Ontario Jeff Currie 3
Minnesota Pete Fenson 5
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2
Ontario Craig Kochan 4
Ontario Craig Kochan 5
Ontario Mike Assad 2

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[6]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Marian Clarke Barb Ward Tanis Ferguson Bev Junnila Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Marlo Dahl Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk Steph Davis Kim Zsakai Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Liane Fossum Shana Marchessault Victoria Anderson Lisa Auld Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Rebecca Hamilton Molly Bonner Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Ashley Kallos Oye-Sem Won Larissa Mikkelson Jessica Williams Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Tirzah Keffer Megan Westlund Sheree Hinz Rachel Camlin Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Krista McCarville Ashley Miharija Kari Lavoie Sarah Lang Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Miranda Solem Vicky Persenger Karlie Koenig Chelsea Solem Minnesota Cohasset, Minnesota
Megan St. Amand Grace Esquega Kathleen Murray Paige Rubenick Ontario Northern Ontario
Kimberly Wapola Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Carol Strojny Ann Flis Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings[7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
Ontario Krista McCarville 4 0
Ontario Marlo Dahl 3 1
Ontario Tirzah Keffer 2 2
Ontario Marian Clarke 1 3
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 4
Pool B W L
Ontario Ashley Kallos 4 0
Wisconsin Rebecca Hamilton 3 1
Minnesota Miranda Solem 1 3
Ontario Liane Fossum 1 3
Ontario Marie St. Amand 1 3

Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:[8]

Semifinals Final
      
1 Ontario Krista McCarville 7
4 Wisconsin Rebecca Hamilton 3
Ontario Krista McCarville 5
Ontario Ashley Kallos 2
3 Ontario Ashley Kallos 4
2 Ontario Marlo Dahl 3

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