The 2014
HDF Insurance Shoot-Out was held from September 11 to 14 at the
Saville Community Sports Centre
The Saville Community Sports Centre is a sports facility run by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, where it is located in Edmonton, Alberta. It features a curling rink, tennis courts and a gymnasium.
Opened ...
in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
,
Alberta
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. The event was held on Week 3 of the
2014–15 World Curling Tour. The men's event had a purse of
CAD
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$22,000, and the women's event had a purse of CAD$27,000. The winning team in each event won CAD$6,000.
Local teams from Edmonton won both the men's and women's events. On the men's side,
Brendan Bottcher's rink defeated Saskatchewan's
Steve Laycock
Stephen "Steve" Laycock (born October 29, 1982 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon. He currently skips his own team out of Saskatoon.
Career
In 2003, Laycock skipped Team Saskatchewan to a Canadian Junior Curling Ch ...
in an extra end. The women's side featured two Edmonton rinks, as Manitoba-transplant
Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Danielle Carey (born September 12, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She is the 2016 and 2019 Canadian and Alberta women's champion skip and 2014 Manitoba provincial women's champion skip.
Career
E ...
and her new team beat
Valerie Sweeting
Valerie Sweeting (born July 9, 1987 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Lottie Lake, Alberta She currently plays third for Team Kerri Einarson. Sweeting skipped Alberta to a silver medal at the and Scotties Tournament of Hea ...
to claim their first World Curling Tour title in their very first event as a team.
Men
The men's event has a triple knockout format, followed by an eight-team playoff.
Teams
Teams are listed as follows:
Knockout results
A event
B event
C event
Playoffs
Women
The women's event is a round robin with four pools followed by an eight-team playoff.
Teams
Teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''After Draw 9''
Playoffs
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shoot-Out, 2014
2014 in Canadian curling
September 2014 sports events in Canada
The Shoot-Out