Koe Runner-Up at 2017 Tim Hortons Brier

SKIP
Kevin
Koe

Third
Marc
Kennedy

Second
Brent
Laing

Lead
Ben
Hebert

Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN) lost 7-6 to Brad Gushue (St. Johns, NL) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held March 4 - 12, 2017 in St. Johns, Newfoundland / Labrador.

Koe finished 8-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated Jean-Michel Menard (Levis, QC) 7-5, then won 6-4 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) and 5-4 against Glenn Howard (Toronto, ON). Koe went on to lose 5-4 against John Morris (Vernon, BC). Koe responded with a 8-5 win over Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS). Koe went on to lose 6-4 against Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Koe responded with a 8-7 win over Adam Casey (Regina, SK). Koe won 8-6 against Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT), then won 6-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Koe went on to lose 7-6 against Gushue. Koe responded with a 7-6 win over Mike Kennedy (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Tim Hortons Brier, Koe take home 65.652 world rankings points. For week 30 of the event schedule, Koe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Koe 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

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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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