Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT) lost
6-3 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in the Final of the Northern Ontario Travelers Tankard, held February 8 - 12, 2017 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Johnston won
8-7 over
Chris Glibota (Sudbury, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2017 Northern Ontario Travelers Tankard in Thunder Bay, Ontario;
Johnston finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston defeated
Glibota 6-5, then won
7-4 against
Bryan Burgess (Kakabeka Falls, NONT) and
7-0 against
Jordan Chandler (Sudbury, NONT). Johnston won
10-2 against
Ryan Sayer (New Liskeard, NONT). Johnston went on to lose
8-2 against
Jacobs. Johnston responded with a
9-6 win over
Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, NONT). Johnston went on to lose
6-4 against
Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Northern Ontario Travelers Tankard, Johnston take home
8.745 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Johnston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Johnston ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
