Howard Reaches 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 Semifinals

Penetanguishe, Ontario

SKIP
Glenn
Howard

Third
Scott
Howard

Second
David
Mathers

Lead
Tim
March

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.50
PA/G:	5.63
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.09
Force Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

Glenn Howard (Penetanguishe, ON) run at the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 came to an end in the semifinals with a 5-2 loss to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). of the 2018 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Howard advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-4 win over Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL).

Howard finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) 9-2, then went on to lose 5-4 against Bottcher. Howard lost 5-1 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) where Howard responded with a 8-2 win over Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Howard earned 44.878 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1. Howard move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 40.57 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with 312.876 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Howard ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 146.655 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

2025: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr., Kyle Waddell, Michael Goodfellow
Stirling, SCO
2024: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Stirling, SCO
2023: Joel Retornaz
Joel Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella
Trentino, ITA
2022: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2019: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2018: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker , Jules Owchar
St. John's, NL
2016: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2015: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB

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