Aaron Sluchinski (born March 24, 1987) is a

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curler from

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. He currently skips his own team out of

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Career

Sluchinski made his first national appearance at the

2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2008 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held February 2–10 at the Soo Curlers Association and Tarentorous Curling Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The winning teams represented Canada at the 2008 World Junior Curlin ...

skipping his Alberta rink of Justin Sluchinski,

Colin Hodgson Colin Sterling-Wyatt Hodgson (born June 8, 1990) is a Canadian curler originally from Lacombe, Alberta. He is the former lead for Team Mike McEwen and currently plays mixed doubles with Chelsea Carey. Career While briefly living in Calgary, H ...

and Tylor Bennet. The team finished with a 7–5 record, missing the playoffs and settling for fifth place. He would play in his first

Boston Pizza Cup The Boston Pizza Cup is the Alberta provincial championship for men's curling, run by Curling Alberta. The winner represents Team Alberta at the national men's championship, called the Tim Hortons Brier. Currently sponsored by restaurant chain B ...

, Alberta's men's provincial championship, in 2012 as second for

Kevin Park Kevin Park (born September 2, 1964 in Hythe, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Career Early career Park was a two time provincial junior champion in his native Alberta, winning in 1983 and 1984. Park played third for Kevi ...

. The team finished with a 3–3 record in the triple knockout format, failing to advance to the playoff round. Sluchinski and his team had a great run at the

2013 Boston Pizza Cup The 2013 Alberta Boston Pizza Cup, the men's provincial curling championship for Alberta, was held from February 6 to 10 at the Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, Alberta. The winner of the Boston Pizza Cup represented Alberta at the 2013 Tim Hort ...

, qualifying for the playoffs through the B Event. They then lost both of their playoffs games to Kevin Martin and

Kevin Koe Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Originally from Yellowknife, N ...

, settling for third place. The following season, he won his first

World Curling Tour The World Curling Tour (WCT) is a group of curling bonspiels featuring the best male, female, and mixed doubles curlers in the world. History The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from Jo ...

event at the

Black Diamond / High River Cash The Black Diamond / High River Cash was an annual bonspiel on the men's World Curling Tour. It was held annually in late November / early December at the Oilfields Curling Club in Diamond Valley, Alberta (formerly Black Diamond) and the Hig ...

. At provincials, they lost to Team Koe in the C Event Final. Team Sluchinski won two more tour events during the 2014–15 season at

The Good Times Bonspiel The Good Times Bonspiel (previously known as Good Times Bonspiel) is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is held in a double knockout format. The tournament started in 20 ...

and the McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic. At the

2015 Boston Pizza Cup The 2015 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 4 to 8 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta. The winning Kevin Koe team represented Alberta at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. Qualification process Twelve teams qualifie ...

, they qualified for the playoffs through the C Side before losing to the

Mick Lizmore Michael "Mick" (Micky) Lizmore (born November 7, 1987 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Career Juniors Lizmore, who is originally from London, Ontario won the 2007 Pepsi Ontario Junior Curling Championships p ...

rink in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. He joined

Darren Moulding Darren Moulding (born December 2, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Lacombe, Alberta and curls out of the Saville Sports Centre and the Lacombe Curling Club. He is a former Canadian Junior Silver Medallist, a Canadian Mixed Champion, and represen ...

's rink the following season and defended his title at the McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic. The team failed to qualify for the provincial championship after losing the Southern Alberta qualifier. He would win two more tour events at the 2017

Avonair Cash Spiel The Avonair Cash Spiel is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, that takes place at the Avonair Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta. The tournament is held in a round robin format. The tournament started in 2013 as part of the World Curling Tou ...

and the 2017 Black Diamond / High River Cash during the 2017–18 season. In 2020, Sluchinski and his

mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...

partner

Brittany Tran Brittany Tran (born March 8, 1993, in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Calgary. She currently plays third on Team Kayla Skrlik. Career Juniors As a junior, Tran played third for Team Jocelyn Peterman, playing with her since 2003. T ...

won the 2020 Alberta Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, however did not get to compete in the 2020

Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (formerly Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials) are the national curling championships for mixed doubles curling in Canada. The trials decide the team that represents Canada at the same year's World ...

as it was cancelled due to the

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. As the 2021 Alberta provincial playdowns were cancelled due to the

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, Sluchinski and Tran were selected to represent Alberta at the

2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (branded as the 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 18 to 25 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calga ...

. At the championship, the pair finished the round robin with a 4–2 record, qualifying for the championship round as the eleventh seed. They then faced eventual champions

Kerri Einarson Kerri Einarson (; born October 3, 1987 as Kerri Flett) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is the three-time reigning women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to vic ...

and

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 W ...

in the round of 12 where they lost 9–8, eliminating them from contention.

Personal life

Sluchinski works as an accounting manager for The Strike Group. He is married and has two children.

Grand Slam record

Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sluchinski, Aaron 1987 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Alberta People from Airdrie, Alberta