Cole Adams (Calgary, AB) lost 8-3 to Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Ray Kingsmith Memorial Junior Mens Bonspiel, held December 28 - 30, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Adams won 7-4 over Jared Palanuik (Black Diamond, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Ray Kingsmith Memorial Junior Mens Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta; and won 8-7 over Jamie Dang (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Ray Kingsmith Memorial Junior Mens Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta;
 
Adams finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Adams lost 6-5 to Jacob Libbus (Black Diamond, AB), then responded with a 10-3 win over Carson Lawrence (Calgaru, AB). Adams went on to lose 8-3 against Dang. Adams responded with a 4-2 win over Jacob Hill (Cochrane, AB). Adams won 7-6 against Connor Zeidell (Medicine Hat, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Adams did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Adams ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.