2013 The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game

The 2013 Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game was held from January 19 to 20 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. The total purse for the event was CAD$100,000.^[1]

2013 The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game
Host city	Rama, Ontario
Arena	Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
Dates	January 19–20
Winner	Team Glenn Howard
Skip	Glenn Howard
Third	John Morris
Second	Carter Rycroft
Lead	Steve Gould
Finalist	Team Kevin Koe

Competition format

As in previous years, four teams will play two semifinals games, and the winners of the semifinals games will meet in the final to determine the winner. However, the teams will be chosen by fan voting and by random draw, similar to All-Star games in other sports.^[1] The top ten teams in the Canadian Curling Association's rankings system in the previous year are nominated, and the top four fan voting selections for each position (skip, third, second, lead) will play in the competition. The skips will each randomly draw their third, second, and lead from the top four selections, and the four All-Star teams will compete against each other.^[2]

Teams

The teams were determined by a random draw in Toronto on January 17.^[3] The players that competed are listed as follows, ordered by number of votes earned:^[4][5]

Position	Name	Votes Earned
Skip	Glenn Howard	24,284
	Jeff Stoughton	23,684
	Kevin Martin	22,596
	Kevin Koe	19,181
Third	John Morris	29,677
	Jon Mead	28,436
	Pat Simmons	18,010
	B. J. Neufeld	13,993
Second	Marc Kennedy	29,482
	Carter Rycroft	21,672
	Brent Laing	21,032
	Reid Carruthers	19,665
Lead	Ben Hebert	28,751
	Craig Savill	23,815
	Steve Gould	20,005
	Nolan Thiessen	18,555

Roster

The teams are listed in draft order by skip.^[6] Skips selected their teammates in a snake order, and were not allowed to choose their own teammates unless necessary.

A donation was made to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation on behalf of Pat Simmons, who was selected last among the players.^[7]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead
Kevin Martin	Jon Mead	Reid Carruthers	Craig Savill
Kevin Koe	B. J. Neufeld	Brent Laing	Ben Hebert
Glenn Howard	John Morris	Carter Rycroft	Steve Gould
Jeff Stoughton	Pat Simmons	Marc Kennedy	Nolan Thiessen

Results

Jeff Stoughton, who had last pick in the draft, was given the choice of picking his opponent in the semifinal, and Stoughton chose to play Team Kevin Koe in the first semifinal.^[7]

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).^[6][7]

Semifinals

Team Stoughton vs. Team Koe

Saturday, January 19, 1:00 pm

Values	$1000	$1000	$1500	$1500	$2000	$3000	$4500	$6500	$21,000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Team Jeff Stoughton			$		$		X		$3,500
Team Kevin Koe	$	$		$		X		$	$17,500

Team Martin vs. Team Howard

Saturday, January 19, 9:00 pm

Values	$1000	$1000	$1500	$1500	$2000	$3000	$4500	$6500		$21,000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Button	Total
Team Kevin Martin			X		$		$			$6,500
Team Glenn Howard	$	$		$		$		X	$	$14,500

Final

Team Koe vs. Team Howard

Sunday, January 20, 1:00 pm

Values	$2000	$2000	$3000	$3000	$4000	$6000	$9000	$13000		$42000
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Button	Total
Team Kevin Koe	$		$		X			X	$	$20,000
Team Glenn Howard		X		$		$	$			$22,000

Final winnings

The final prize winnings for each team are listed below:

Skip	Semifinal	Final	Bonus	Total
Team Glenn Howard	$14,500	$22,000	$15,000[a]	$51,500
Team Kevin Koe	$17,500	$20,000	$1,000[b]	$38,500
Team Kevin Martin	$6,500			$6,500
Team Jeff Stoughton	$3,500			$3,500
Total Prize Money				$100,000

Notes

1. As the winner of the final game, Team Howard received a winner's bonus of $15,000.
2. As the winner of the draw to the button challenge, Team Koe received a bonus of $1,000.