CHAMPION: Calvert Wins 2015 Canadian Junior Mens Championship

SKIP
Braden
Calvert

Third
Kyle
Kurz

Second
Lucas
Van Den Bosch

Lead
Brendan
Wilson

Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) won 8-6 over Jake Hersikorn (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final Calvert advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Canadian Junior Mens Championship, held January 24 - February 1, 2015 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland / Labrador.

Calvert finished 9-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert lost 8-6 to Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC), then responded with a 6-5 win over Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS). Calvert won 11-6 against Mac Calwell (Belleville, ON), then won 21-3 against Kane Komaksiutiksak (Rankin Inlet, NU) and 8-5 against Paul Henderson (Victoria, BC). Calvert won 8-3 against Greg Smith (Stephenville, NL), then won 6-3 against Hersikorn and 6-4 against Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB). Calvert won 5-4 against Tanner Horgan (Sudbury, NONT), then won 7-3 against Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Canadian Junior Mens Championship Championship title, Calvert earned 8.000 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Calvert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Calvert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

Sudbury's Jake and Tanner Horgan will ply their trade elsewhere next season as John Epping and Ian MacMillan explore options for the future.

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