2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out
The 2014 HDF Insurance Shoot-Out was held from September 11 to 14 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] The event was held on Week 3 of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour. The men's event had a purse of CAD$22,000, and the women's event had a purse of CAD$27,000. The winning team in each event won CAD$6,000.
Local teams from Edmonton won both the men's and women's events. On the men's side, Brendan Bottcher's rink defeated Saskatchewan's Steve Laycock in an extra end. The women's side featured two Edmonton rinks, as Manitoba-transplant Chelsea Carey and her new team beat Valerie Sweeting to claim their first World Curling Tour title in their very first event as a team.
Men
The men's event has a triple knockout format, followed by an eight-team playoff.
Teams
Teams are listed as follows:[2]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Matthew Blandford | Darren Moulding | Brent Hamilton | Brad Chyz |  Calgary, Alberta |
| Brendan Bottcher | Tom Appelman | Bradley Thiessen | Karrick Martin | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Brady Clark | Greg Persinger | Matt Birklid | Phil Tilker |  Seattle, Washington |
| Warren Cross | Dean Darwent | Dwight Alfrey | Doug McNish | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Shawn Donnelly | Matthew Brown | Michael Hauer | Kenton Maschmeyer | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Jamie King | Jeff Erickson | Warren Hassall | Glen Kennedy | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres |  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Mick Lizmore | Nathan Connolly | Parker Konschuh | Carter Lautner | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Sven Michel | Florian Meister | Simon Gempeler | Stefan Meienberg |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
| James Pahl | Ted Appelman | Mark Klinck | Roland Robinson | Sherwood Park, Alberta |
| Robert Schlender | Kevin Park | Bert Martin | Josh Burns | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Thomas Scoffin | Aiden Procter | David Aho | Brayden Power | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Aaron Sluchinski | Justin Sluchinski | Dylan Webster | Eric Richard | Airdrie, Alberta |
| Thomas Usselman | Michael Roy | Taylor Ardiel | Curtis Der | Calgary, Alberta |
| Brock Virtue | Charley Thomas | Brandon Klassen | D. J. Kidby | Calgary, Alberta |
| Wade White | Kevin Tym | Dan Holowaychuk | George White | Edmonton, Alberta |
Knockout Results
A Event
B Event
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 Brady Clark |
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Warren Cross |
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Aaron Sluchinski |
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Aaron Sluchinski |
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Aaron Sluchinski |
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James Pahl |
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James Pahl |
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Shawn Donnelly |
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Shawn Donnelly |
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Thomas Scoffin |
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Aaron Sluchinski |
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Mick Lizmore |
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C Event
Playoffs
Women
The women's event is a round robin with four pools followed by an eight-team playoff.
Teams
Teams are listed as follows:[3]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Brett Barber | Samantha Yachiw | Meaghan Frerichs | Kaitlyn Bowman | Biggar, Saskatchewan |
| Chelsea Carey | Laura Crocker | Taylor McDonald | Jen Gates | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Nadine Chyz | Heather Jensen | Whitney Eckstrand | Heather Rogers | Calgary, Alberta |
| Delia DeJong | Amy Janko | Lindsay Janko | Janais DeJong | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Brenda Doroshuk | Erica Ortt | Brittany Whittemore | Tammy Kaufman | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Chantelle Eberle | Cindy Ricci | Larisa Murray | Debbie Lozinski | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Kerri Einarson | Selena Kaatz | Liz Fyfe | Kristin MacCuish |  Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Karynn Flory | Richelle Baer | Amanda Moizis | Katie Roskewich | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Tiffany Game | Vanessa Pouliot | Jennifer Van Wieren | Melissa Pierce | Crestwood, Alberta |
| Teryn Hamilton | Kalynn Park | Michelle Dykstra | Amber Cheveldave | Calgary, Alberta |
| Michèle Jäggi | Michelle Gribi | Stéphanie Jäggi | Vera Camponovo | Bern, Switzerland |
| Sherry Just | Alyssa Despins | Jenna Harrison | Michelle Johnson | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Nicky Kaufman | Holly Whyte | Deena Benoit | Pam Appelman | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Kristie Moore | Sarah Wilkes | Kristina Hadden | Alison Kotylak | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Heather Nedohin | Amy Nixon | Jessica Mair | Laine Peters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Susan O'Connor | Lawnie MacDonald | Denise Kinghorn | Cori Morris | Calgary, Alberta |
| Cissi Östlund | Sabina Kraupp | Sara Carlsson | Paulina Stein |  Karlstad, Sweden |
| Alina Pätz | Nadine Lehmann | Marisa Winkelhausen | Nicole Schwägli | Baden, Switzerland |
| Trish Paulsen | Kari Kennedy | Jenna Loder | Kari Paulsen | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Kelsey Rocque | Keely Brown | Taylore Theroux | Claire Tully | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Leslie Rogers | Sheri Pickering | Kathleen Dunbar | Jenilee Goertzen | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Casey Scheidegger | Cary-Anne McTaggart | Jessie Scheidegger | Brittany Tran | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Valerie Sweeting | Andrea Crawford | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Pidherny | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Jessie Kaufman (fourth) | Crystal Webster (skip) | Geri-Lynn Ramsay | Rebecca Konschuh | Calgary, Alberta |
Round Robin Standings
After Draw 9
Playoffs
References
External links