Bottcher Reaches Boost National Quarters

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Brendan
Bottcher

Third
Darren
Moulding

Second
Bradley
Thiessen

Lead
Karrick
Martin

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	5.85
PA/G:	8.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.28
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the Boost National playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-2 against Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). of the Boost National in Chestermere, Alberta;

Bottcher finished 3-2 in the 16 team Boost National qualifying round, held November 2 - 7 in , . In their opening game, Bottcher lost 10-1 to Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI), then responded with a 5-4 win over Ross Paterson (Glasgow , SCO). Bottcher went on to lose 6-4 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Bottcher responded with a 5-4 win over Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB). Bottcher won 7-1 against Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Bottcher earned 36.692 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Boost National. Bottcher move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 26.004 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 6th overall with 287.184 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Bottcher ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 113.195 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	3	3	0	0.500	1-1	0-1	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	41	24	33	5.85	8.05	-2.20	4.15	4.39	1.41	1.83	1.46

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	24	18	9	6	0-0	0-1	5-2	0.75	0.38	0.28	0.21

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	17	6	24	0	0-2	1-1	0-3	0.35	1.41	0.54	0.24

2019: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2018: Ross Paterson
Ross Paterson, Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow, SCO
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2016: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2015: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2014: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Penetanguishene, ON
2013: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols
winnipeg, MB
2012: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2010: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab
St. John's, NL
2008: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Jon Mead, John Epping, Scott Bailey, Maxime Elmaleh
Toronto, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2005: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner, Phil Loevenmark, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
2004: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2004: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell
Coldwater, ON
2003: Pierre Charette
Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot
Buckingham, QC
2002: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell
Coldwater, ON

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