Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) lost
5-4 to
Mike McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON) in the Final of the TBaytel Mens Major League of Curling, held October 7 - January 16, 2016 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hackner won
8-3 over
Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2015 TBaytel Mens Major League of Curling in Thunder Bay, Ontario; of the 2015 TBaytel Mens Major League of Curling in Thunder Bay, Ontario;
Hackner finished 9-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hackner defeated
Liane Fossum (Thunder Bay, ON) 7-3, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Koivula. Hackner lost
8-6 to
McCarville where Hackner responded with a
6-3 win over
Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON). Hackner won
6-5 against
Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON), then won
4-3 against
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON) and
9-4 against
Scott Henderson (Thunder Bay, ON). Hackner won
6-4 against
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT), then won
5-2 against
Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON) and
7-6 against
Devin Doran (Thunder Bay, ON). Hackner won
1-0 against
Matt Roberts (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the TBaytel Mens Major League of Curling, Hackner take home
8.950 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, moving up 23 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 124th place overall with
33.003 total points. Hackner ranks 207th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.950 points earned so far this season.
