Bedard Reaches Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Quarters

Montreal, Quebec

SKIP
Alek
Bedard

Third
Louis
Quevillon

Second
Emile
Asselin

Lead
Bradley
Lequin

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	6.76
PA/G:	5.95
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.22
Force Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Efficiency:	0.26

Alek Bedard (Montreal, QC) qualified for the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-4 against Francois Roberge (Etchemin, QC). of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;

Bedard finished 3-1 in the 16 team Challenge Casino de Charlevoix qualifying round, held November 25 - 28 in , . In their opening game, Bedard defeated Yannick Martel (Saguenay, QC) 5-2, then won 9-4 against Vincent Roberge (Quebec, QC). Bedard went on to lose 7-2 against Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC). Bedard responded with a 5-4 win over Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

Bedard earned 11.087 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix. Bedard move up 15 spots after posting a net gain of 9.703 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 60th overall with 59.766 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Bedard ranks 54th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.421 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	3	2	0	0.600	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	37	25	22	6.76	5.95	0.81	4.32	4.05	1.56	1.47	1.62

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	18	16	4	3	0-0	1-0	3-0	0.89	0.22	0.27	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	19	9	18	3	0-0	2-2	0-3	0.47	0.95	0.55	0.26

2021: Michael Fournier
Martin Crete, Felix Asselin, Michael Fournier, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2019: Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2016: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Billy MacPhee, Alex MacNeil
Dartmouth, NS
2015: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Don Bowser, Jonathan Beuk, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz, Peter De Cruz, Dominik Maerki, Valentin Tanner, Claudio Pescia
Geneve, SUI
2011: Brett Gallant
Brett Gallant, Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Alex MacFadyen
Charlottetown, PEI
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Fengchun Wang
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Harbin, CHN
2007: Peter Steski
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Sarnia,
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Mark Dobson, Steven Howard, Grant Odishaw
Moncton, NB
2004: Serge Reid
Serge Reid, Francois Gionest, Michel Beaudet, Dany Bergeron
Kenogami, QC
2003: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Pierre Venne, Daniel Gregoire, Martin Brosseau
Montreal, QC

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