Member Statement (20 April 2026)

From Hansard (20 April 2026)

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Youth Curling Team Delivers Outstanding Season

Blaine McLeod: — Seated in your gallery, Mr. Speaker, is Saskatchewan’s own Team Ackerman, a youth Saskatchewan curling team consisting of four young men from Regina, Balgonie, and Grand Coulee. Team members include the lead, Kohen Morley; second, Eddie Hebert; third, Ryder Wittal; and skip, Burke Ackerman; and coach, Jason Ackerman.

Now, Mr. Speaker, Team Ackerman represents the Highland Curling Club in Regina, where they currently train at the Highland Curling Academy. The team competed in several bonspiels this year across Saskatchewan and Alberta. They began the bonspiel season in Prince Albert, where they won the U17 youth bonspiel. They also competed in the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games, representing Regina district this February.

In March the team brought home gold as the 2026 CurlSask U15 Provincial Championship. Most recently they competed in Canadian Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy’s junior curling classic in Edmonton, Alberta. The U15 division consisted of 24 teams with representation across three provinces. With a 4-0 round robin record, the team qualified for playoffs in a six-team tie for first place. Now Team Ackerman wrapped up their season with first place in the Curl Regina U18 juvenile division.

Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulating Team Ackerman for their outstanding season.