CHAMPION: Calvert Wins 2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Braden
Calvert

Third
Kyle
Kurz

Second
Lucas
Van Den Bosch

Lead
Brendan
Wilson

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	7.91
PA/G:	4.65
Hammer Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.30

Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) won 8-4 over John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite, held August 25 - 27, 2017 at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Calvert won 5-4 over Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won 6-2 over Craig Brown (Madison, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

Calvert finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert lost 5-4 to JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 4-2 win over Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON). Calvert won 7-3 against Ryan in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Spider Performance Icebreaker at The Granite Championship title, Calvert earned 24.331 world rankings points along with the $2,200CDN first prize cheque, moving up 11 spots the World Ranking Standings into 31st place overall with 117.014 total points. Calvert ranks 1st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 24.331 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

2019: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Adam Casey, Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Braden Calvert
Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Ian McMillan, Rob Gordon
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Braden Calvert
Braden Calvert, Kyle Kurz, Lucas Van Den Bosch, Brendan Wilson
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Colton Lott, Kyle Doering, Rob Gordon
Winnipeg, MB

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