Backman1-3 at Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Eldorado Gold Quebec

Montreal, Quebec

SKIP
Nicholas
Backman

Third
Andrew
Bell

Second
Shawn
Aumond

Lead
Gabrielle
Simard

Games:	4
Record:	1W - 3L
PF/G:	5.67
PA/G:	9.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.18
Steal Defense:	0.42
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Nicholas Backman (Montreal, QC) finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Backman lost 9-4 to Pascal Gagnon (Noranda, QC), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Zackary Wise (Montreal, QC). Backman lost 8-5 to Nicole Grignon (Val d'Or, QC) where Backman responded with a 6-5 win over Guy Simard (Amos, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Backman earned 0.300 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 71 spots the World Ranking Standings into 394th place overall with 0.300 total points. Backman ranks 284th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.300 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: Mathieu Gravel
Mathieu Gravel, Mathieu Julien-Cote, Alexandre Michaud, Leo Letarte
Belvedere, QC
2024: Pierre-Luc Morissette
Pierre-Luc Morissette, Pierre Lajoie, Marc-Alexandre Dion, Pierre Lanoue, Maxime Bilodeau, Sophie Morissette
Quebec city, QC
2023: Yannick Martel
Yannick Martel, Louis Quevillon, Jean-Francois Charest, Bradley Lequin
Saguenay, QC
2022: Steven Munroe
Steven Munroe, Yannick Martel, Philippe Brassard, Jean-Francois Charest
Saquenay, QC
2021: Alek Bedard
Alek Bedard, Louis Quevillon, Emile Asselin, Bradley Lequin
Montreal, QC
2019: Mark Homan
Mark Homan, Mike McLean, Colton Daly, Gary Findley
Gatineau, QC
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Thierry Fournier, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Robert Desjardins, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Thierry Fournier
Chicoutimi, QC

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