Rajala Reaches 2012 Mac Ice Classic Quarters

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Howard
Rajala

Third
J.P.
Lachance

Second
Chris
Fulton

Lead
Paul
Madden

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	8.22
PA/G:	7.11
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.05
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the 2012 Mac Ice Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 4-3 against Jean-Michel Menard (Quebec, PQ). of the 2012 Mac Ice Classic in Ottawa, Ontario;

Rajala finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala lost 7-6 to Mark Homan (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a 10-5 win over Ron Hrycak (Ottawa, ON). Rajala won 6-3 against Spencer Cooper (Ottawa, ON), then won 6-5 against Gary Rowe (Ottawa, ON). Rajala went on to lose 8-6 against Ian MacAulay (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Rajala earned 1.665 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Mac Ice Classic, moving up 6 spots the World Ranking Standings into 104th place overall with 9.605 total points. Rajala ranks 71st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.180 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

2024: Jacob Lamb
Jacob Lamb, Daniel Vanveghel, Jordan McNamara, Colton Daly, Brendan Laframboise
Dundas, ON
2023: Francois Roberge
Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Eric Sylvain, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2022: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Ian Dickie, Zack Shurtleff, Punit Sthankiya
Navan, ON
2021: Howard Rajala
Howard Rajala, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, Paul Madden
Ottawa, ON
2019: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Kurt Armstrong, Brett Lyon-Hatcher
Ottawa, ON
2018: Colin Dow
Colin Dow, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski, R.J. Johnson
Ottawa, ON
2017: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Christian Bouchard
Montreal, QC
2016: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2015: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Quebec, QC
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2012: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2011: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau/Levis, QC
2010: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2008: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Quebec, QC
2007: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Québec City/Gatineau, QC
2006: Pierre Charette
Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Philippe Lemay, Marco Berthelot
Gatineau, QC
2005: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2004: Don Westphal
Don Westphal, Dwayne Fowler, Shawn Fowler, Marco Berthelot
Buckingham, QC

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