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Ray Mikkelsen's curling rink finished 2-4 in round-robin play this week at the Dominion Curling Club Championship, not enough to sneak into the playoffs.

The Yukon men's rink from the Whitehorse Curling Club recorded back-to-back wins over N.W.T. and New Brunswick to even their record at 2-2, but subsequent losses to B.C. and Northern Ontario spelled the end.

On Wednesday, Mikkelsen led his team – consisting of his son, Dustin, Scott Williamson and Wade Kopan – to a 9-4 blowout over New Brunswick, who finished the tournament 0-6.

The Yukon men went on to lose 6-2 to B.C. that night, before dropping a 5-4 nailbiter to Northern Ontario in nine ends Thursday morning.

Jody Smallwood's Whitehorse-based rink finished 0-6 in round-robin play after dropping their final two games 13-5 to B.C. and 10-1 to Northern Ontario.

The women's rink of Evelyn Pasichnyk, Joan Ewing and Jari Smarch was in their first national action.

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At the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Montreal, Que., the Yukon's entry skipped by Steve Fecteau finished 0-11.

After winning two pre-qualification games to make it into the main draw, the Whitehorse rink of Fecteau, Helen Strong, Wade Scoffin and Patty Wallingham, dropped 11 straight.