Kaufman Reaches Clarion Cup Quarters

SKIP
Nicky
Kaufman

Third
Megan
Kohler

Second
Sydney
Galusha

Lead
Ella
Skauge

Nicky Kaufman (Yellowknife, NT) qualified for the Clarion Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-1 against Gracelyn Richards (Edmonton, AB). of the Clarion Cup in Rimbey, Alberta;

Kaufman finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaufman defeated Nancy Hansen (Rimbey, AB) 5-4, then won 5-3 against Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC). Kaufman went on to lose 7-5 against Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB). Kaufman responded with a 7-3 win over Leslie Hammond (Leduc, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Kaufman earned 6.300 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Clarion Cup, moving up 14 spots the World Ranking Standings into 91st place overall with 20.224 total points. Kaufman ranks 114th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.275 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	4	8	0	0.333	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	84	50	74	5.95	8.81	-2.86	4.17	5.00	1.43	1.76	0.83

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	43	35	30	3	0-0	4-3	4-7	0.81	0.70	0.20	0.40

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	41	15	44	4	0-3	0-2	3-5	0.37	1.07	0.60	0.29

Nova Scotia's Christina Black defeated Ontario's Danielle Inglis 6-5 to claim the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic title.

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