Team Koe
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Twitter: @TeamKevinKoe
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Kevin Koe
Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1975
Birthplace: Edmonton, AB
Resides: Calgary, AB
- Two-time world champion (2010, 2016)
- World championship silver medallist (2019)
- Four-time Brier champion (2010, 2014, 2016, 2019)
- Six-time Alberta champion (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
- Two-time Players’ Championship winner (2004, 2018)
- Masters champion (2012)
- Canadian Open champion (2013)
- Tour Challenge champion (2015)
- Pinty’s Cup champion (2018-19)
Third
B.J. Neufeld
Birthdate: Feb. 28, 1986
Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB
Resides: Winnipeg, MB
- World championship silver medallist (2019)
- Brier champion (2019)
- Alberta champion (2019)
- Two-time Manitoba provincial champion (2016, 2017)
- Two-time Masters champion (2010, 2015)
- National champion (2014)
- Two-time Canadian Open champion (Jan. 2011, Dec. 2011)
- Two-time Elite 10 champion (2015, 2018)
- Pinty’s Cup champion (2018-19)
Second
John Morris
Birthdate: Dec. 16, 1978
Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB
Resides: Canmore, AB
- Olympic gold medallist (2010 men’s, 2018 mixed doubles)
- World champion (2008)
- World championship silver medallist (2009)
- World championship bronze medallist (2015)
- Three-time Brier champion (2008, 2009, 2015)
- Five-time Alberta champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013)
- Two-time B.C. champion (2014, 2017)
- Three-time National champion (March 2007, Dec. 2007, 2010)
- Three-time Canadian Open champion (Jan. 2007, Dec. 2007, 2010)
- Four-time Players’ Championship winner (2004, 2007, 2010, 2011)
- Elite 10 champion (2017)
- Two-time Pinty’s Cup champion (2009-10, 2010-11)
- Two-time World junior champion (1998, 1999)
- Two-time Canadian junior champion (1998, 1999)
Lead
Ben Hebert
Birthdate: March 16, 1983
Birthplace: Regina, SK
Resides: Chestermere, AB
- Olympic gold medallist (2010)
- Two-time world champion (2008, 2016)
- Two-time world championship silver medallist (2009, 2019)
- Four-time Brier champion (2008, 2009, 2016, 2019)
- Eight-time Alberta Boston Pizza Cup champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019)
- Two-time Saskatchewan champion (2005 & 2006)
- Three-time National champion (March 2007, Dec. 2007, 2010)
- Three-time Canadian Open champion (Jan. 2007, Dec. 2007, 2010)
- Five-time Players’ Championship winner (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018)
- Tour Challenge champion (2015)
- Four-time Pinty’s Cup champion (2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2018-19)
- World Junior Championship gold medallist (2003)
Team Bio
Kevin Koe grew up in the Northwest Territories and represented the region in juniors. After moving to Alberta, he played third for John Morris from 2003-06 and won his first Grand Slam at the Players’ Championship in 2004.
Koe has skipped his own squad since 2006 — joining Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen. At first Koe still threw third stones with MacDonald at fourth until they switched spots in the order in 2009. Team Koe captured Brier and world titles in 2010. Pat Simmons took over at third in 2011 and Koe won his first Grand Slam as a skip the following season at the 2012 Masters. Koe parted ways with the group in 2014 forming a new team with third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert.
Team Koe cleaned up in 2015-16 capturing the inaugural Tour Challenge Tier 1 at the start of the season with Brier and world titles to follow. They were victorious at the Roar of the Rings to represent Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics but fell just short of the podium losing to Switzerland in the bronze-medal match. Koe claimed the 2018 Players’ Championship with the team going undefeated posting a perfect 8-0 record.
B.J. Neufeld and Colton Flasch joined Team Koe in 2018. The new-look Team Koe won the Brier and earned silver at the world championship. A consistent year on the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling circuit, including runner-up finishes at the Masters and Players’ Championship, allowed them to capture the Pinty’s Cup as the season champions even though they didn’t win an event in the series.
Neufeld won seven Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event titles while playing third for skip Mike McEwen. Flasch represented his home province of Saskatchewan three times as the second for skip Steve Laycock.
Hebert was part of Kevin Martin’s legendary team that won practically everything in the sport including 10 Grand Slams plus Olympic gold on home ice at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
2019-20 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling results
Masters
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Howard | W 8-4 |
| Round Robin | De Cruz | L 4-7 |
| Round Robin | Jacobs | L 3-7 |
| Round Robin | McDonald | W 7-5 |
| Tiebreaker | Paterson | L 6-7 |
KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge (Tier 1)
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | McEwen | W 7-4 |
| Round Robin | Mouat | W 7-2 |
| Round Robin | De Cruz | W 6-4 |
| Round Robin | Shuster | WL 3-6 |
| Quarterfinals | Shuster | W 6-1 |
| Semifinals | Gushue | L 3-6 |
BOOST National
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Dunstone | W 6-4 |
| Round Robin | Paterson | L 1-6 |
| Round Robin | McDonald | W 9-4 |
| Round Robin | Gushue | W 6-3 |
| Quarterfinals | Mouat | L 2-7 |
Meridian Canadian Open
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Triple Knockout A | De Cruz | W 7-4 |
| Triple Knockout A | Epping | W 7-1 |
| Triple Knockout A | Gushue | L 6-8 |
| Triple Knockout B | McEwen | L 4-5 |
| Triple Knockout C | Schwaller | L 4-7 |
2018-19 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling results
Princess Auto Elite 10
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Jacobs | W 3-0 |
| Round Robin | Edin | W 4-1 |
| Round Robin | Paterson | W 5-2 |
| Round Robin | Carruthers | L 1-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Jacobs | L 1-4 |
Masters
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Murphy | W 8-5 |
| Round Robin | Walstad | W 8-3 |
| Round Robin | Howard | W 7-1 |
| Round Robin | Mouat | W 8-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Dunstone | W 6-4 |
| Semifinals | Mouat | W 6-5 |
| Final | Epping | L 4-7 |
Tour Challenge (Tier 1)
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Calvert | W 6-3 |
| Round Robin | Bottcher | L 1-8 |
| Round Robin | Howard | L 2-8 |
| Round Robin | Jacobs | W 3-1 |
| Quarterfinals | De Cruz | L 6-7 |
BOOST National
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Gunnlaugson | L 3-4 |
| Round Robin | Howard | W 5-4 |
| Round Robin | Muyres | W 7-3 |
| Round Robin | Epping | W 8-5 |
| Quarterfinals | Gunnlaugson | W 9-5 |
| Semifinals | Mouat | L 5-6 |
Meridian Canadian Open
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Triple Knockout A | Kleiter | W 10-1 |
| Triple Knockout A | De Cruz | L 4-6 |
| Triple Knockout B | Dunstone | W 6-2 |
| Triple Knockout B | Edin | W 7-2 |
| Quarterfinals | Epping | L 4-6 |
Players’ Championship
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Howard | L 5-6 |
| Round Robin | Carruthers | W 7-6 |
| Round Robin | Edin | W 6-2 |
| Round Robin | Paterson | W 7-3 |
| Round Robin | Mouat | L 4-5 |
| Quarterfinals | Howard | W 7-3 |
| Semifinals | De Cruz | W 9-8 |
| Final | Bottcher | L 1-6 |
Humpty’s Champions Cup
| Stage | Opponent | Result |
| Round Robin | Muyres | W 9-5 |
| Round Robin | Schwaller | W 8-3 |
| Round Robin | Epping | W 7-2 |
| Round Robin | Gushue | L 5-7 |
| Quarterfinals | Gushue | W 6-3 |
| Semifinals | Edin | W 6-5 |
| Final | Bottcher | L 5-6 |