Hutchinson Runner-Up at 2012 Port Elgin Superspiel

Al Hutchinson (Owen Sound, ON) lost 5-4 to Len Rominger (St. Catharines, ON) in the Final of the Port Elgin Superspiel, held November 9 - 11, 2012 at the Port Elgin Curling Club in Port Elgin, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Hutchinson won 7-4 over Lorne Johnson (Port Elgin, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada; and won 5-4 over Peter Mellor (Kitcher-Waterloo, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Port Elgin Superspiel in Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada;

Hutchinson finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hutchinson defeated Mellor 8-2, then won 10-6 against Jordan Chandler (Sudbury, NO) and 9-2 against Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Port Elgin Superspiel, Hutchinson take home 1.750 world rankings points along with the $3,000CDN prize, moving up 35 spots the World Ranking Standings into 172nd place overall with 4.725 total points. Hutchinson ranks 154th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.750 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

2023: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Brady Lumley, Matthew Garner, Spencer Dunlop
Woodstock, ON
2022: Alex Champ
Alex Champ, Charlie Richard, Terry Arnold, Scott Clinton
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2021: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Ian Dickie, Connor Duhaime, Zack Shurtleff
Grimsby, ON
2019: Mark Kean
Mark Kean, Charlie Richard, Tyler Twining, DJ Ronaldson
Woodstock, ON
2018: Cory Heggestad
Cory Heggestad, Andrew Thompson, Kelly Schuh, James Freeman
,
2017: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Chad Allen, Kurt Armstrong, Matt Pretty
Brantford, ON
2016: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, Joe Frans, Sean Harrison
Brampton , ON
2015: Dayna Deruelle
Dayna Deruelle, Kevin Flewwelling, David Staples, Sean Harrison
Brampton, ON
2014: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, Brett Mellor, Peter Irwin, Carrie Mellor
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2013: Daryl Shane
Daryl Shane, Don Shane, Dan Shane, Dan Rivett
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2012: Len Rominger
Len Rominger, Bill Hall, Brad Doll, Christopher Dion
St. Catharines, ON
2011: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Strathroy, ON
2009: Al Corbeil
Wayne Tuck Jr., Craig Kochan, Scott McDonald, Paul Moffatt
Collingwood, ON
2006: Curtis Cassidy
Curtis Cassidy, Darryl Nodwell, Ray Paget, Mike Ross
,
2005: Al Hutchinson
Al Hutchinson, Daryl Shane, Bruce Cox, Peter Irwin
,
1995: Jason Boyce
Jason Boyce
Bradford, ON
1993: John Base
John Base
Oakville, ON

Sudbury's Jake and Tanner Horgan will ply their trade elsewhere next season as John Epping and Ian MacMillan explore options for the future.

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