Women's Championship

The women’s playoffs will feature the Humber Hawks (6-1), Niagara Knights (6-1), Concordia Thunder (5-2) and Augustana Vikings (4-3) at the 2023 CCAA Curling Canada Championships. Humber plays Augustana and Niagara takes on Concordia.

In the afternoon draw, Niagara and Concordia competed for the top spot while Red Deer and Augustana battled for fourth. Niagara drew first blood, but CUE held a 6-3 lead with four to play. Niagara secured a single in the seventh and then stole one in each of the last three ends to squeak past the Thunder 7-6. The result kept Niagara alone on top while Concordia dropped to third with one Draw to play.

The Vikings jumped out to an early lead forcing the Queens to play catch-up. Coming out the break it was still anyone’s game, but Augustana scored three in the eighth to lock up a 10-4 win and pull even with RDP at 4-3 in the Standings. The SAIT Trojans and Fanshawe Falcons played a spirited contest, trading leads and testing each other’s shot making. Fanshawe came away with the 11-10 extra-ends win after scoring an incredible four points in the 10^th. Humber moved into sole second place with their 16-1 victory over the Sault Cougars.

A marquee matchup of the final draw saw Niagara and Humber striving to secure the top seed for the playoffs. It was a back-and-forth contest from the start with neither team able to distance themselves from their opponent. Niagara scored two in the ninth to tie things up heading into the final end. Humber placed stones throughout the house, but Niagara held shot rock after their final throw. Humber then delivered the hammer, knocking Niagara out and earning five points to claim the match 10-5 and the number one seed.

Red Deer did all they could to improve their chances by downing SAIT 12-3, but their fate was in the hands of Augustana. The Vikings got out to an early lead against Fanshawe, but the Falcons pulled within one going into the tenth. The Vikings held the hammer and used it to secure the 7-5 win and fourth place seed in the playoffs. Concordia locked up the third-place seed with a 12-3 win over Sault.

Men's Championship

The Mohawk Mountaineers (6-1), Humber Hawks (6-1), Sault Cougars (5-2), and SAIT Trojans (5-2) clinched the men’s semi-final berths at the 2023 CCAA Curling Canada Championships. Mohawk will face SAIT and Humber will battle Sault.

The men started things off on Day Four with a couple of matches featuring playoff implications. The CCAA’s version of the Battle of Alberta had the NAIT Ooks hoping to play spoiler against their ACAC rivals. The Ooks fell behind early, but a strong second half had them within two points of SAIT entering the final end. Needing to steal, NAIT held shot rock multiple times only to have the Trojans skillfully pick off each one. The 6-4 victory secured SAIT a spot in the semi-finals.

Another rivalry match, featuring Humber and Mohawk, saw the Mountaineers hand the Hawks their first loss, leading to three teams being tied atop the standings at 5-1. Sault was that third team thanks to their 10-3 win over the Concordia Thunder. Augustana and Fleming rounded out the morning draw, with the Vikings defeating the Knights 10-5.

In the afternoon, Mohawk had a straightforward objective, win and they would clinch first place based on head-to-head results. Win they did, putting up big scores in the fourth and sixth ends on route to a 10-3 victory over Concordia.

The SAIT Trojans were the feel good story of the Men’s pool. Entering as the fourth placed team from the ACAC, the Trojans lost their first two matches but then won five straight, including a 12-5 conquest of the Augustana Vikings to wrap up round robin play. The Trojans were also responsible for Mohawk’s lone defeat, and the two will now square off in the semi-finals.

Humber and Sault finished second and third respectively following the Hawks dominant 11-3 win against the Cougars. The two will meet in the other semi-final. NAIT and Fleming wrapped up their tournament play with a competitive outing from both squads that saw the Ooks earn the eventual 9-4 win.

Standings After Day Four

6-1
6-1
5-2
4-3
4-3
2-5
1-6
0-7

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