Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) lost
4-3 to
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) in the Final of the Coors Light Cash Spiel, held November 28 - 30, 2014 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Hackner won
6-4 over
Minnesota's Mark Haluptzok in the semifinals of the 2014 Coors Light Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-1 over
Craig Brown (Blaine, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Coors Light Cash Spiel in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
Hackner finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hackner defeated
Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, NONT) 5-4, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN). Hackner lost
9-6 to
McCormick where Hackner responded with a
10-1 win over
Riley Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Hackner won
4-3 against
Brown in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Coors Light Cash Spiel, Hackner take home
5.110 world rankings points along with the $2,264CDN prize, moving up 291 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 172nd place overall with
5.110 total points. Hackner ranks 96th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.110 points earned so far this season.
