2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game

The 2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game was held on January 11 and 12 at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alberta. The total purse for the event was CAD$100,000.[1]

2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game
Host city	Banff, Alberta
Arena	The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre
Dates	January 11–12
Winner	Team Jeff Stoughton
Skip	Jeff Stoughton
Third	David Nedohin
Second	Brent Laing
Lead	Ryan Harnden
Finalist	Team Kevin Martin

Teams

The top ten teams in the Canadian Curling Association's rankings system in the previous year were nominated, and the top four fan voting selections for each position (skip, third, second, lead) will play in the competition. The players that will compete are listed as follows:[2]

Position	Name
Skip	Brad Gushue
	Brad Jacobs
	Jeff Stoughton
	Kevin Martin
Third	David Nedohin
	John Morris
	Jon Mead
	Ryan Fry
Second	Brent Laing
	Carter Rycroft
	E. J. Harnden
	Marc Kennedy
Lead	Ben Hebert
	Craig Savill
	Mark Nichols
	Ryan Harnden

Roster

The teams are listed in draft order by skip.[3] Skips selected their teammates in a snake order, and were not allowed to choose their own teammates unless necessary. The draft was conducted on January 10.

A donation was made to the Banff Community Foundation on behalf of E. J. Harnden, who was selected last among the players.[4]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead
Kevin Martin	Ryan Fry	Carter Rycroft	Mark Nichols
Jeff Stoughton	David Nedohin	Brent Laing	Ryan Harnden
Brad Jacobs	Jon Mead	Marc Kennedy	Craig Savill
Brad Gushue	John Morris	E. J. Harnden	Ben Hebert

Results

Brad Gushue, who had last pick in the draft, was given the choice of picking his opponent in the semifinal, and Gushue chose to play Team Jeff Stoughton in the first semifinal.[4]

All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7).[3][4]

Semifinals

Team Gushue vs. Team Stoughton

Saturday, January 11, 11:00 am[5]

Values (CAD)	$1000	$1000	$1500	$1500	$2000	$3000	$4500	$6500	$21,000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Team Brad Gushue		$	$			X			$3,500
Team Jeff Stoughton	X			X	$		$	$	$17,500

Team Martin vs. Team Jacobs

Saturday, January 19, 7:30 pm[6]

Values (CAD)	$1000	$1000	$1500	$1500	$2000	$3000	$4500	$6500	$21,000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Team Kevin Martin	$	$		$	$		$		$11,500
Team Brad Jacobs			X			$		$	$9,500

Final

Sunday, January 12, 11:00 am

Values (CAD)	$2000	$2000	$3000	$3000	$4000	$6000	$9000	$13000		$42,000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Button	Total
Team Jeff Stoughton			$		X	$		X	$	$38,000
Team Kevin Martin	X	$		X			X			$4,000

Final winnings

The final prize winnings for each team are listed below:

Skip	Semifinal	Final	Bonus	Total
Team Jeff Stoughton	$17,500	$38,000	$15,000[lower-alpha 1]	$70,500
Team Kevin Martin	$11,500	$4,000		$15,500
Team Brad Jacobs	$9,500			$9,500
Team Brad Gushue	$3,500		$1,000[lower-alpha 2]	$4,500
Total Prize Money				$100,000

Notes

1. As the winner of the final game, Team Stoughton received a winner's bonus of $15,000.
2. As the winner of the draw to the button challenge, Team Gushue received a bonus of $1,000.

References

1. "Vote now for the Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game". TSN Curling. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
2. "Jacobs headlines Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game". TSN Curling. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. "TSN Skins Game – Scores and Rosters". TSN Curling. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
4. "Team Canada's Fry drafted first at TSN Curling Skins Game". TSN Curling. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
5. "Stoughton takes down Gushue; advances to All-Star Skins final". TSN Curling. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
6. "Martin advances to All-Star Skins final against Stoughton". TSN Curling. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by 2013	2014 Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game January 11–12	Succeeded by 2015