Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) lost
5-1 to
Tyler George (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi, held December 14 - 16, 2012 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Birr won
6-0 over
Tim Drobnick (Eveleth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
5-4 over
Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Birr finished 3-1 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated
Joseph Bonfoey (Madison, WI) 5-4, then went on to lose
6-4 against
Ontario's Bryan Burgess. Birr responded with a
8-1 win over
Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI). Birr won
7-5 against
Kevin Kakela (Rolla, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out @ Curl Mesabi, Birr take home
4.200 world rankings points along with the $3,935CDN prize, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 67th place overall with
26.169 total points. Birr ranks 67th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.275 points earned so far this season.
