CHAMPION: Hlushak Wins 2025 Alberta Optimist U18 Boys Provincial Championship

SKIP
Peter
Hlushak

Third
Jaxon
Hiebert

Second
Varyk
Doepker

Lead
Parker
Harris

Peter Hlushak (Edmonton/Sherwood Park, AB) won 5-3 over Austin Hennig (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Alberta Optimist U18 Boys Provincial Championship, held January 2 - 6, 2025 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Canada.

Hlushak finished 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hlushak defeated Hennig 9-1, then went on to lose 10-2 against Kesler Bachek (Okotoks, AB). Hlushak responded with a 7-0 win over Ryker Miller (Medicine Hat, AB). Hlushak won 5-3 against Nolan Duncan (Calgary/Sexsmith/Rocky Mountain House, AB), then won 7-2 against Evan Clark (Calgary, AB) and 5-1 against Nathan Schoenhardt (Edmonton, AB). Hlushak won 9-2 against Caleb Hofstra (Leduc, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Hlushak ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	11	12	0	0.478	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	173	129	135	7.46	7.80	-0.35	4.22	4.74	1.77	1.65	1.04

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	93	107	37	11	5-0	10-3	14-5	1.15	0.40	0.35	0.28

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	80	22	98	7	0-4	1-4	3-22	0.28	1.23	0.46	0.21

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