Kerry Galusha, left, and her rink will compete in a Scotties pre-qualifier beginning February 18th.
City of Yellowknife
1 min.read

Galusha, Koe move on to pre-qualifiers for curling nationals

Mike Gibbins
By Mike Gibbins

Kerry Galusha and Jamie Koe will have a chance to compete in curling nationals after emerging victorious during territorial playdowns in Hay River.

The Hay River Curling Club hosted 11 teams for five days of competition ending Sunday.

Similar playdowns have been taking place across Canada to determine who will represent each province and territory during the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Horton’s Brier.

By claiming this weekend’s women’s draw, Galusha and her team advance to a Scotties pre-qualifier, which gets underway February 18th in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

There, they’ll compete against British Columbia, Nunavut and the Yukon for a chance to advance to the main draw, which starts February 20th.

Team NWT just missed out on an opportunity to compete in last year’s tournament after losing to Northern Ontario in the pre-qualifier final.

On the men’s side, Koe and his rink will compete in a pre-qualifier for the Brier against Nova Scotia, Nunavut and the Yukon.

This year’s men’s national curling championship will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, with pre-qualifier action getting underway March 3rd and the main draw two days after that.

Team NWT will look for a better start to this year’s championship, after going winless in 11 tries at the 2015 Brier.

Winners in both events will represent Canada during world curling championships later this spring.

 

 

Mike Gibbins
Mike Gibbins
Hello and thank you for listening to 100.1 Moose FM! To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Housing NWT completes hybrid housing project in Délı̨nę

Northwest Territories
Housing NWT has completed a hybrid housing project, bringing two new duplexes to Délı̨nę, bringing four new social housing spaces to the community. Their hope is that this hybrid construction pilot project can help pioneer new approaches to expanding housing in Northern communities.  

Two pilots dead after Air Canada Express jet collides with firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia

National
Two pilots are dead and at least 41 others were taken to hospital after an Air Canada Express flight collided with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, officials said Monday.

Diavik aims to set bar towards “positive legacy” for Yellowknife mining industry

Northwest Territories
The Diavik Diamond mine in operation for over 20 years northeast of the city of Yellowknife plans to process its last truck of ore on Tuesday.  “At the current time, there's no plans for further development of mines. However, at the end of the day, we want to leave that positive legacy that allows that door to be open if that opportunity were to arise," said Diavik Closure Manager Gord Stephenson.

“We don’t want to live in the shadow of an environmental nuclear accident forever”: Dene Nation water protector

Northwest Territories
Environmental water activists and Indigenous governments are calling on the federal and provincial governments to uphold promises made over a century ago under Treaty 8. “We have to protect the water not only for First Nations people, but for everyone. We have seen the cumulative environmental impacts of industrial projects in the province of Alta., in the province of Sask., in the province of B.C., that all flow north through the water," says Gerry Cheezie.

Ft Providence police seek public assistance to identify suspect

Northwest Territories
The Fort Providence RCMP is asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect after an alleged break and enter in February. Officers have released photo stills from footage of the alleged incident last month.