Ryan Parent (Calgary, AB) lost 10-3 to Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Red Deer Elks Junior Mens Spiel, held October 12 - 14, 2018 at the Red Deer Curling Club in Red Deer, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Parent won 9-8 over Evan van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Red Deer Elks Junior Mens Spiel in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; and won 8-0 over Nathan Molberg (St. Albert, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Red Deer Elks Junior Mens Spiel in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada;
 
Parent finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Parent lost 7-6 to Andrew Manson (Airdrie, AB), then responded with a 11-2 win over Justus Otto (Edmonton, AB). Parent won 6-5 against Jared Palanuik (Black Diamond, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Parent did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Parent ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.