Charlie Richard (Woodstock, ON) finished 1-4 in the 36-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richard lost 4-3 to Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 7-1 to Aaron Shutra (Saskatoon, SK). Richard lost 8-3 to Kyle Kurz (Winnipeg, MB). Richard lost 6-4 to Jake Horgan (Sudbury, ON) where Richard responded with a 10-2 win over Colin Hodgson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Richard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.