The 2017 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 16 to 20 at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2016–17 curling season. The tournament was held between ten men's teams.

2017 Elite 10
Host cityPort Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
ArenaPort Hawkesbury Civic Centre
DatesMarch 17–20
WinnerBritish Columbia John Morris
Curling clubVernon CC, Vernon & Kelowna CC, Kelowna
SkipJohn Morris
ThirdJim Cotter
SecondTyrel Griffith
LeadRick Sawatsky
FinalistOntario Brad Jacobs
« 2016

Teams edit

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Reid Carruthers Braeden Moskowy Derek Samagalski Colin Hodgson   Winnipeg, Manitoba
Benoît Schwarz (Fourth) Claudio Pätz Peter de Cruz (Skip) Valentin Tanner   Geneva, Switzerland
Niklas Edin Oskar Eriksson Rasmus Wranå Christoffer Sundgren   Karlstad, Sweden
John Epping Mat Camm Pat Janssen Tim March   Toronto, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Tom Sallows   St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden   Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Scott Pfeifer   Calgary, Alberta
Steve Laycock Kirk Muyres Matt Dunstone Dallan Muyres   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jim Cotter (Fourth) John Morris (Skip) Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky   Kelowna / Vernon, British Columbia
Jeff Stoughton David Nedohin Nolan Thiessen Jamie Korab   Manitoba   Alberta   Texas   Newfoundland and Labrador (Elite 10 Select)

Round robin standings edit

Final Round Robin Standings

Pool A W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
  Brad Jacobs 3 0 1 0 12 6 10
  Peter de Cruz 1 2 0 1 14 12 7
  Kevin Koe 2 0 1 1 12 8 7
  Niklas Edin 1 0 0 3 7 11 3
  John Epping 1 0 0 3 6 14 3
Pool B W EEW EEL L EF EA Pts
  John Morris 3 0 0 1 14 5 9
  Jeff Stoughton 3 0 0 1 13 11 9
  Reid Carruthers 1 1 1 1 10 12 6
  Brad Gushue 1 1 0 2 11 13 5
  Steve Laycock 0 0 1 3 7 14 1

Round robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−8).

Draw 1 edit

Thursday, March 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Reid Carruthers   3
  Brad Gushue   4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Peter de Cruz 5
  Kevin Koe     4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin   X X 4
  John Epping X X 1

Draw 2 edit

Thursday, March 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton 3
  Steve Laycock   2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Niklas Edin 2
  Brad Jacobs   3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers X X 0
  John Morris   X X 4

Draw 3 edit

Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping X 4
  Peter de Cruz   X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton   4
  Brad Gushue 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe X 0
  Brad Jacobs   X 2

Draw 4 edit

Friday, March 17, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Morris X X X 4
  Brad Gushue   X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Reid Carruthers   3
  Steve Laycock   2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Peter de Cruz X 3
  Niklas Edin   X 1

Draw 5 edit

Friday, March 17, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   3
  Peter de Cruz 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping X 1
  Kevin Koe   X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton X 4
  John Morris   X 2

Draw 6 edit

Friday, March 17, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe   X X X 4
  Niklas Edin X X X 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock 2
  Brad Gushue   4

Draw 7 edit

Friday, March 17, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers   4
  Jeff Stoughton 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Steve Laycock X X X 1
  John Morris   X X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  John Epping   X X 0
  Brad Jacobs X X 4

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Kevin Koe 1
  Peter de Cruz 1   Brad Jacobs 4
  Kevin Koe 2   Brad Jacobs 2
  John Morris 3
  Reid Carruthers 1
  Jeff Stoughton 0   John Morris 5
  Reid Carruthers 2

Quarterfinals edit

Saturday, March 18, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
  Kevin Koe 2
  Peter de Cruz     1
Player percentages
  Team Koe   Team de Cruz
Scott Pfeifer 94% Valentin Tanner 92%
Brent Laing 88% Peter de Cruz 93%
Marc Kennedy 92% Claudio Pätz 92%
Kevin Koe 86% Benoit Schwarz 83%
Total 90% Total 90%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Jeff Stoughton X 0
  Reid Carruthers   X 2
Player percentages
  Team Stoughton   Team Carruthers
Jamie Korab 86% Colin Hodgson 78%
Nolan Thiessen 95% Derek Samagalski 78%
David Nedohin 82% Braeden Moskowy 77%
Jeff Stoughton 92% Reid Carruthers 94%
Total 89% Total 81%

Semifinals edit

Saturday, March 18, 5:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kevin Koe X X 1
  Brad Jacobs   X X 4
Player percentages
  Team Koe   Team Jacobs
Scott Pfeifer 86% Ryan Harnden 97%
Brent Laing 69% E.J. Harnden 90%
Marc Kennedy 100% Ryan Fry 75%
Kevin Koe 44% Brad Jacobs 79%
Total 75% Total 85%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Reid Carruthers X X 1
  John Morris   X X 5
Player percentages
  Team Carruthers   Team Morris
Colin Hodgson 84% Rick Sawatsky 90%
Derek Samagalski 87% Tyrel Griffith 68%
Braeden Moskowy 95% John Morris 91%
Reid Carruthers 54% Jim Cotter 87%
Total 80% Total 84%

Final edit

Sunday, March 19, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Brad Jacobs   2
  John Morris 3
Player percentages
  Team Jacobs   Team Morris
Ryan Harnden 86% Rick Sawatsky 86%
E.J. Harnden 87% Tyrel Griffith 69%
Ryan Fry 92% John Morris 90%
Brad Jacobs 72% Jim Cotter 95%
Total 84% Total 85%

References edit

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