Menard Runner-Up at 2011 Quebec Tankard

Jean-Michel Menard (Levis, PQ) lost 8-7 to Francois Gagne (Montreal, PQ) in the Final of the Quebec Tankard, held January 30 - February 6, 2011 in Gatineau, Quebec.

Menard finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard lost 9-8 to Guy Hemmings (Levis, PQ), then responded with a 7-1 win over Daniel Bedard (Lacolle, PQ). Menard won 8-3 against Frederic Lawton (Baie d'Urfe, PQ), then won 10-2 against Michel Briand (Longue Pointe, PQ) and 6-1 against Jean-Sébastien Roy (Levis, PQ). Menard won 7-6 against Serge Reid (Saguenay, PQ), then won 8-7 against Yannick Martel (Kenogami, PQ). Menard went on to lose 8-4 against Gagne. Menard responded with a 9-5 win over Martin Ferland (Levis, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Quebec Tankard, Menard take home 6.700 world rankings points, remaining in 11th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 179.020 total points. Menard ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 84.210 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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