Josh Kroker (Lethbridge, AB) lost 9-3 to Nathan Molberg (St. Albert, AB) in the Final of the Banff U18 Junior Mens Spiel, held October 26 - 28, 2018 at the Banff Curling Club in Banff, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Kroker won 6-3 over Nicolas Oake (St. Albert, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Banff U18 Junior Mens Spiel in Banff, Alberta, Canada; and won 6-1 over Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Banff U18 Junior Mens Spiel in Banff, Alberta, Canada;
 
Kroker finished 2-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kroker lost 5-4 to Mitchell Kopytko (Kamloops, BC), then responded with a 7-5 win over Max Kobylnyk (Calgary, AB). Kroker won 9-5 against Kyler Kurina (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Kroker did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kroker ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.