Brayden Payette (Brandon, MB) won
8-6 over
Weston Oryniak (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Deer Lodge Icebreaker, held September 28 - October 1, 2017 at the Deer Lodge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Payette won
7-1 over
Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Deer Lodge Icebreaker in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-3 over
Justin Fontaine (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Deer Lodge Icebreaker in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Payette finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Payette lost
7-6 to
Jordan Peters (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
7-0 win over
Joshua Friesen (Altona, MB). Payette won
8-1 against
Carter Watkins (Swan River, MB), then won
9-2 against
Zack Bilawka (Winniepg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Deer Lodge Icebreaker Championship title, Payette earned
0.000 world rankings points along with the $600CDN first prize cheque. For week 8 of the event schedule, Payette did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Payette ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
