CHAMPION: Sinnett Wins Icebreaker Challenge

Chaska, Minnesota

Fourth
Samuel
Strouse

Third
Kevin
Tuma

SKIP
Chase
Sinnett

Lead
Connor
Kauffman

Games:	5
Record:	5W - 0L
PF/G:	10.56
PA/G:	5.28
Hammer Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.78
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Chase Sinnett (Chaska, MN) won 6-3 over Caden Hebert (Eau Claire, WI) in the Final of the Icebreaker Challenge, held August 28 - 31 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Sinnett won 9-6 over Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) to advance to the championship game. of the Icebreaker Challenge in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;

Sinnett are currently 3-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sinnett defeated Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 6-3, then won 8-6 against Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) and 9-1 against Hebert. In their next game, Sinnett plays.

For winning the Icebreaker Challenge Championship title, Sinnett earned 16.500 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the World Ranking Standings into 35th place overall with 99.863 total points. Sinnett ranks 23rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 16.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	22	13	0	0.629	1-1	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
2026	242	201	164	8.31	6.78	1.53	4.75	4.09	1.75	1.66	1.16

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	121	128	55	15	5-0	7-3	29-12	1.06	0.45	0.39	0.31

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	121	73	109	13	2-3	2-7	17-24	0.60	0.90	0.45	0.38

2024: Chase Sinnett
Chase Sinnett, Samuel Strouse, Kevin Tuma, Connor Kauffman
Minneapolis, MN
2019: Jason Gunnlaugson
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2018: Braden Calvert
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2017: Braden Calvert
Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Rob Gordon
Winnipeg, MB

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