 In 1985, he defeated Pat Ryan of Alberta to win his second Brier.To tie the game with last rock in the 10th end Hackner had to make a near impossible double-take out, coming around a guard to hit two stones some 6 feet apart, which would later go down in curling infamy as the "Al Hackner double".Hackner's team then stole a single point in the extra end for the win.