Laughie Rutt (Lower Sackville, NS) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rutt lost 11-0 to Doug Dean (Thunder Bay, NO), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Dennis Thiessen (St. John's, NL). Rutt lost 8-4 to Rick Robinson (Richmond/Kelowna/Vernon, BC) where Rutt responded with a 8-4 win over Pete Andrews (Saskatoon, SK). Rutt went on to lose 5-4 against Carl Marquis (Magog, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Rutt ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.