Koe Runner-Up at 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
Kevin
Koe

Third
B.J.
Neufeld

Second
Colton
Flasch

Lead
Ben
Hebert

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	8.13
PA/G:	6.25
Hammer Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Defense:	0.11
Force Efficiency:	0.61
Steal Efficiency:	0.10

After advancing directly to the championship game, Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost 7-4 to John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held November 27 - December 1, 2019 in Leduc, Alberta.

Koe finished 5-1 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated Epping 8-7, then won 11-7 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Koe went on to lose 9-6 against Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON). Koe responded with a 5-3 win over Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Koe won 8-3 against Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK), then won 10-4 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, Koe take home 64.269 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN prize. Koe move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 13.035 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with 467.386 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Koe ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 211.219 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2019: John Epping
John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing
Toronto, ON
2018: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2016: Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB
2015: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2014: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON

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