# 2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel

The 2012 Courtesy Freight Northern Ontario Superspiel was held from November 9 to 11 at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was CAD$15,000, of which the winner, Al Hackner, received CAD$5,000, and the purse for the women's event was CAD$6,000. Hackner defeated Craig Kochan in the men's final with a score of 7–5, while Krista McCarville defeated Ashley Kallos in the women's final with a score of 5–2.

## Men
### Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Brian Adams, Jr. | Michael Makela | Andy Peloza | Phil Kennedy | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Mike Assad | Ben Mikkelsen | Jordan Potts | Mike Davis | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Trevor Bonot | Allen Macsemchuk | Chris Briand | Tim Jewett | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Bryan Burgess | Mike Pozihun | Dale Weirsema | Pat Berezoski | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Kurtis Byrd | Isaac Keffer | Josh Szajewski | Mike Zsakai | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Jeff Currie | Mike McCarville | Colin Koivula | Jamie Childs | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Eric Fenson | Trevor Andrews | Blake Morton | Calvin Weber | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Kyle Foster | Wes Jonasson | Rodney Legault | Darcy Jacobs | Arborg, Manitoba |
| Christopher Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Al Hackner | Kory Carr | Kristofer Leupen | Gary Champagne | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Evan Jensen | Daniel Metcalf | Dan Ruehl | Steve Gebauer | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Dylan Johnston | Cody Johnston | Travis Showalter | Jay Turner | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Craig Kochan | Matt Dumontelle | John McClelland | | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Ron Kowalchuk | Ed Pedersen | Ernie Surkan | John Bird | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Art Lappalainen | Ron Rosengren | Tim Warkentin | Larry Rathjie | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Ryan Lemke | Nathan Gebert | John Lilla | Casey Konopacky | Medford, Wisconsin |
| Jeff MacDonald | Greg Doran | Brendan Berbenuik | Phil Tribe | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Russ Mellerup | Dan Kukko | Ron Evans | Mike Rutledge | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Joe Scharf | Trevor Clifford | Aaron Skillen | Bill Peloza | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Steen Sigurdson | Riley Smith | Ian McMillan | Nick Curtis | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Brennan Wark | Jordan Potter | Kyle Toset | Joel Adams | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Zach Warkentin | Matt Roberts | Mackenzie Joblin | Will Perozak | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Gary Weiss | Deron Surkan | Aaron Rogalski | Mark Beazley | Thunder Bay, Ontario |

### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Pool A | W | L |
| Pete Fenson | 4 | 1 |
| Brennan Wark | 4 | 1 |
| Bryan Burgess | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Adams, Jr. | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff MacDonald | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Kowalchuk | 0 | 5 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Art Lappalainen | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Assad | 3 | 2 |
| Trevor Bonot | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Scharf | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Fenson | 1 | 4 |
| Steen Sigurdson | 1 | 4 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Craig Kochan | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Weiss | 3 | 2 |
| Tyler George | 3 | 2 |
| Dylan Johnston | 3 | 2 |
| Ross Mellerup | 1 | 4 |
| Zach Warkentin | 0 | 5 |
| Pool D | W | L |
| Jeff Currie | 5 | 0 |
| Al Hackner | 4 | 1 |
| Kurtis Byrd | 3 | 2 |
| Kyle Foster | 2 | 3 |
| Evan Jensen | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Lemke | 0 | 5 |

### Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Brennan Wark | Brennan Wark | 1 | | | | | | |
| Greg Wiess | Greg Wiess | 7 | | | | | | |
| Greg Wiess | Greg Wiess | 7 | Greg Wiess | Greg Wiess | 4 | | | |
| | | | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 5 | | | |
| Art Lappalainen | Art Lappalainen | 3 | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 5 | | | |
| Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 6 | | | | | | |
| Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 6 | | | | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 7 |
| | | | | | | Craig Kochan | Craig Kochan | 5 |
| Jeff Currie | Jeff Currie | 3 | | | | | | | Craig Kochan | Craig Kochan | 5 |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 5 | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 2 | | | |
| | | | Craig Kochan | Craig Kochan | 4 | | | |
| Craig Kochan | Craig Kochan | 5 | Craig Kochan | Craig Kochan | 4 | | | |
| Mike Assad | Mike Assad | 2 | | | | | | |

## Women
### Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Marian Clarke | Barb Ward | Tanis Ferguson | Bev Junnila | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Marlo Dahl | Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk | Steph Davis | Kim Zsakai | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Liane Fossum | Shana Marchessault | Victoria Anderson | Lisa Auld | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Rebecca Hamilton | Molly Bonner | Tara Peterson | Sophie Brorson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Ashley Kallos | Oye-Sem Won | Larissa Mikkelson | Jessica Williams | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Tirzah Keffer | Megan Westlund | Sheree Hinz | Rachel Camlin | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Krista McCarville | Ashley Miharija | Kari Lavoie | Sarah Lang | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Miranda Solem | Vicky Persenger | Karlie Koenig | Chelsea Solem | Cohasset, Minnesota |
| Megan St. Amand | Grace Esquega | Kathleen Murray | Paige Rubenick | Northern Ontario |
| Kimberly Wapola | Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | Carol Strojny | Ann Flis | St. Paul, Minnesota |

### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Pool A | W | L |
| Krista McCarville | 4 | 0 |
| Marlo Dahl | 3 | 1 |
| Tirzah Keffer | 2 | 2 |
| Marian Clarke | 1 | 3 |
| Kimberly Wapola | 0 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Ashley Kallos | 4 | 0 |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 3 | 1 |
| Miranda Solem | 1 | 3 |
| Liane Fossum | 1 | 3 |
| Megan St. Amand | 1 | 3 |

### Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Krista McCarville | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Rebecca Hamilton | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Rebecca Hamilton | 3 | Krista McCarville | Krista McCarville | 5 |
| | | | Ashley Kallos | Ashley Kallos | 2 |
| 3 | Ashley Kallos | 4 | Ashley Kallos | Ashley Kallos | 2 |
| 2 | Marlo Dahl | 3 | | | |