And so itSA国际影视传媒檚 a return trip to the Tim Hortons Brier for Jamie Koe and company.

Koe and his rink of Shadrach McLeod, Cole Parsons and Glen Kennedy are your 2023 NWT MenSA国际影视传媒檚 Curling Championship winners. They claimed the title by beating Greg Skauge and his rink in the final in Fort Smith by a score of 11-3 on Feb. 5. That means they will once again represent the NWT at the Canadian menSA国际影视传媒檚 curling championship, which is happening in London, Ont., next month.

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As Koe mentioned, his side didnSA国际影视传媒檛 lose a game on their way to victory. They won all six of their contests in the double round-robin SA国际影视传媒� each team played each other twice SA国际影视传媒� and that meant a bye straight through to the final. Skauge ended up playing Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 DSA国际影视传媒檃rcy Delorey in the semifinal, which Skauge won, 5-4, thanks to scoring a single in the 10th end.

In the final, Koe started with the hammer and scored a deuce in the first end, followed Skauge scoring a single in the second to make it 2-1. Koe then put up a four-spot in the third to go up 6-1 and it ended up being a trade-off of singles from that point until another four from Koe in the seventh end was enough for Skauge and crew to shake hands.

Koe said he felt as if his team was in control of all their matches the entire weekend.

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With the spot in London now confirmed, the attention now turns to getting in practice before heading down. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 a double-edged sword of sorts because while the Yellowknife Curling Centre operates itself, the ice plant needed for the sheets is contained within the Yellowknife Community Arena. The arena is slated to be one of the victims of any work stoppage between the city and its unionized employees who are set to begin striking Wednesday morning.

Koe said he, along with everyone else who uses the centre, is waiting to hear what effect that will have on operations on the curling side.

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