26 Facts About Kevin Koe

Kevin Koe was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Kevin Koe learned to curl at the age of six in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

In 2006, Kevin Koe left the Morris rink and formed his own team with Blake MacDonald throwing fourth stones, Kevin Koe skipping at third, Carter Rycroft at second and Nolan Thiessen at lead.

Later that season, Kevin Koe finally won a provincial championship, benefiting from an absent Martin who would be preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Kevin Koe went on to win the 2010 Brier, beating Ontario's Glenn Howard in the final.

Kevin Koe's rink became the first team to come out of the 3 vs 4 page playoff game to win the Brier, and he became the first rookie skip to win the Brier since Vic Peters in 1992.

However, in the playoffs, Kevin Koe beat Norway twice to claim his first world title.

Kevin Koe returned to the Brier in 2012, for the second time in his career.

Kevin Koe was helped by the fact that the Olympic champion Kevin Martin rink lost in the semifinal, avoiding a final match-up of province's top two ranked teams.

Kevin Koe then won the semifinal, before losing to Ontario in the final.

Also that season, Kevin Koe won the TSN Skins Game event, pocketing $43,900 for his team.

Kevin Koe finally won his first Grand Slam title as a skip at the 2012 Masters.

The next season, Kevin Koe won another slam title at the 2013 Canadian Open of Curling, losing just one game in the process.

However, Kevin Koe announced that he was leaving his team to form a new team to prepare for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea, leaving him ineligible to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Brier.

Kevin Koe would get the better of McEwen, qualifying his rink to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Kevin Koe was the first skip to fail to medal at the Olympics in Canadian history.

In February, Team Kevin Koe finished runner-up to Team Bottcher at the 2019 TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game, earning $36,000 for their second place finish.

In provincial playdowns, the Kevin Koe rink lost two of their first three games at the 2019 Boston Pizza Cup, before winning five straight games to claim the Alberta provincial title.

On March 16,2020, Team Kevin Koe announced they would be parting ways with second Colton Flasch.

In March 2022, Team Kevin Koe announced that they would be disbanding.

Kevin Koe won his eighth career provincial title in February at the 2023 Boston Pizza Cup.

Kevin Koe called the feeling "about rock bottom" and blamed the team's failure on their draw weight during key moments.

Kevin Koe's father, Fred, a politician and former skip, participated at the 1999 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship alongside Jamie and Kerry.

The Kevin Koe family received a recognition award at the Aboriginal Sports Circle of Northwest Territories awards dinner for their years of service in the curling community.

Kevin Koe, who was born in Edmonton, Alberta, attended Ecole Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife, where he was later inducted into the Falcons Hall of Fame, before moving to Alberta to attend the University of Calgary.

Kevin Koe was the recipient of the 2016 Scott-Mamini Memorial Award, for Male Athlete of the Year, given by the Calgary Booster Club.