Kochan Reaches 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen Semifinals

Scottsdale, Arizona

SKIP
Craig
Kochan

Third
Brent
Pierce

Second
Darryl
Prebble

Lead
Jon
Solberg

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.40
PA/G:	6.40
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

Craig Kochan (Scottsdale, AZ) run at the 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-5 loss to Reid Carruthers (Morris, MB). of the 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; Kochan advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-3 win over Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC). of the 2023 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;

Kochan finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kochan defeated Jason Smith (Nashville, TN) 5-2, then went on to lose 4-1 against Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Kochan lost 6-1 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) where Kochan responded with a 8-3 win over Wayne Fleming (Phoenix, AZ). Kochan won 9-7 against Mike Siggins (Tempe, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.

Kochan earned 14.875 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen. For week 26 of the event schedule, Kochan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kochan 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

2025: John Epping
John Epping, Jake Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan
Toronto, ON
2024: Karsten Sturmay
Karsten Sturmay, Kyle Doering, Glenn Venance, Kurtis Goller
Edmonton, AB
2023: Karsten Sturmay
Karsten Sturmay, Kyle Doering, Kurtis Goller, Glenn Venance, JD Lind
Edmonton, AB
2020: Jason Gunnlaugson
Jason Gunnlaugson, Alex Forrest, Adam Casey, Connor Njegovan
Winnipeg, MB
2019: Reid Carruthers
Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB
2018: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, Pat Simmons, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
, MB
2017: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Pat Simmons
Pat Simmons, John Morris, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen
, AB

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