Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) lost
8-6 to
Glen Hansen (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic, held October 14 - 16, 2016 at the Airdrie Curling Club in Airdrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sluchinski won
9-0 over
Bob Smallwood (Whitehorse, YK) in the semifinals of the 2016 McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-1 over
Thomas Usselman (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada;
Sluchinski finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sluchinski lost
6-4 to
Bob Genoway (Calgary, ), then responded with a
8-6 win over
Steve Mackey (Calgary, AB). Sluchinski won
6-5 against
Mike Sali (Calgary, AB), then won
7-1 against
Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic, Sluchinski take home
11.611 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 19 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 88th place overall with
43.690 total points. Sluchinski ranks 81st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.611 points earned so far this season.
