Education
In 1995, Kevin graduated from juniors, leaving Jamie to skip the team
In 1995, Kevin graduated from juniors, leaving Jamie to skip the team
He has played in 10 Briers, representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team and one Brier representing just the Northwest Territories. At the 2012 Brier, he became the first skip from Canada"s north to make the playoffs at the Brier since the addition of the playoffs in 1980. Junior career
Koe played in five straight Canadian Junior Curling Championships, from 1994 to 1998.
The rink lost in the final to Alberta.
He would skip the Territories to a 2-9 record at the 1995 Juniors. In 1996, each territory got their own team, and Koe would skip the Northwest Territories team
In 1997, Koe"s Northwest Territories team finished the round robin in 2nd place at 8-4, but lost to Ontario"s John Morris in the semi-final. In his final juniors, in 1998, Koe missed the playoffs, skipping the Northwest Territories to a 5-7 record.
Men"s career
However, he would soon move back to his native Northwest Territories.
His 6-5 record at the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier was good enough for 5th place, the best finish for the Territories since 1975. Koe would represent the Territories again in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. lieutenant was only the third time in Brier history where two brothers would compete against each other as skips.
Koe"s best performance at the Brier was at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, where he finished 7-4 in the round robin, securing the 4th place spot in the playoffs.
However, he lost both his playoff matches, settling for fourth place. Koe returned to the Brier in 2013 where he could not repeat his success, but still posted a decent 5-6 record.