Tyler Drews (Winnipeg, CAN) lost 5-4 to Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the The Big Spiel, held January 12 - 15, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Drews won 8-6 over Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2017 The Big Spiel in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 
Drews finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Drews defeated Jack Moores (St. Paul, MN) 9-3, then won 9-4 against Jake Hanauer (Duluth, MN) and 8-7 against Brad Caldwell (St. Paul, MN). Drews won 9-2 against Tom Rugg (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Drews did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Drews ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.