CHAMPION: Mooibroek Wins 2024 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic

Whitby, Ontario

SKIP
Sam
Mooibroek

Third
Ryan
Wiebe

Second
Scott
Mitchell

Lead
Nathan
Steele

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	9.77
PA/G:	5.58
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) won 6-4 over Jonathan Beuk (Kingston, ON) in the Final of the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic, held December 6 - 9, 2024 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Mooibroek won 7-6 over Scott Howard (Navan, ON) in the semifinals of the 2024 Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-1 over Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO) in the quarterfinals.

Mooibroek finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mooibroek defeated Scott Ray (Tweed, ON) 8-6, then won 5-4 against Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON) and 8-3 against Daniel Hocevar (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic Championship title, Mooibroek earned 26.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. Mooibroek move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 11.14 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with 146.828 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Mooibroek ranks 22nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 101.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	50	32	0	0.610	8-2	1-2	3-3	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	589	489	388	8.30	6.59	1.71	4.80	4.30	1.73	1.53	0.90

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	281	360	90	20	9-2	29-5	70-13	1.28	0.32	0.41	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	308	129	298	33	4-3	6-14	23-67	0.42	0.97	0.56	0.27

2024: Sam Mooibroek
Sam Mooibroek, Ryan Wiebe, Scott Mitchell, Nathan Steele
Whitby, ON
2023: Felix Asselin
Felix Asselin, Martin Crete, Emile Asselin, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2022: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Connor Lawes, Connor Duhaime, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
Grimsby, ON
2021: Sam Mooibroek
Sam Mooibroek, Matthew Garner, Brady Lumley, Spencer Dunlop , Matt Wilkinson
Kitchener, ON
2019: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Kevin Flewwelling, Chad Allen, Sean Harrison
Brantford, ON
2018: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishe, ON
2017: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Evan Lilly, Jonah Mondloch, Robert Currie
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2016: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Aaron Squires, Tyler Morgan, Steve Bice
Sarnia, ON
2015: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Ben Bevan, Carter Adair, Aaron Chapman
Waterloo, ON
2014: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Craig Van Ymeren, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Jeff Gorda
St Thomas , ON
2013: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2012: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2011: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Codey Maus, Steve Bice, Jamie Danbrook
Sarnia, ON
2010: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Churchill, ON
2007: Pat Ferris
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Beamsville, ON
2006: John Epping
John Epping, Nick Rizzo, Scott Foster, Ken McDermot
Omemee, ON
2005: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, John Thompson, Rob Saunders, Jeff Armstrong
Kitchener, ON
2004: Todd Brandwood
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
Hamilton, ON
1996: Bob Ingram
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
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