Walker Runner-Up at 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic

SKIP
Laura
Walker

Third
Kate
Cameron

Second
Taylor
McDonald

Lead
Nadine
Scotland

Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) lost 7-1 to Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held November 29 - December 1, 2019 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Walker won 5-4 over Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA) in the semifinals of the 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won 8-3 over Minnesota's Kim Rhyme in the quarterfinals.

Walker finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker defeated Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) 10-1, then won 7-4 against Minnesota's Kim Rhyme and 8-2 against Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC). Walker won 9-3 against Christine McMakin (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Walker take home 23.907 world rankings points along with the $3,986CDN prize. Walker move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 12.225 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 18th overall with 208.778 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walker ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 150.372 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

2022: Tabitha Peterson
Tabitha Peterson, Cory Thiesse, Rebecca Hamilton, Tara Peterson
Chaska, MN
2021: Tabitha Peterson
Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Rebecca Hamilton, Tara Peterson, Aileen Geving
St. Paul, MN
2019: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Jen Gates
Thunder Bay, NONT
2018: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Jen Gates
,
2017: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque, Laura Walker, Taylor McDonald, Jen Gates
, AB
2016: Nadine Scotland
Nadine Scotland, Heather Jensen, Becca Hebert, Heather Rogers
Calgary, AB
2015: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Oye-Sem Won Briand
Thunder Bay, NONT
2014: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Courtney Chenier
Sudbury , NONT
2012: Jessie Hunkin
Jessie Hunkin, Nicky Kaufman, Kelly Erickson, Stephanie Enright, Cori Morris
, AB
2011: Cassie Potter
Cassie Potter, Jamie Haskell, Jackie Lemke, Stephanie Bohan, Laura Roessler
St. Paul, MN

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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