Papley/van Amsterdam Runner-Up at 2022 U25 NextGen Classic

Paige Papley/Evan van Amsterdam (Edmonton, AB) lost 9-4 to Jessica Zheng/Victor Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, ON) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held September 3 - 5, 2022 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Papley/van Amsterdam won 9-4 over Serena Gray-Withers/Andrew Gittis (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2022 U25 NextGen Classic in Edmonton, Alberta; and won 6-3 over Myla Plett/Ky Macaulay (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 U25 NextGen Classic in Edmonton, Alberta;

Papley/van Amsterdam finished 5-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Papley/van Amsterdam defeated Claire Randell/Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines, ON) 7-1, then won 10-2 against Plett/Macaulay and 8-6 against British Columbia's Emily Bowles/Sterling Middleton. Papley/van Amsterdam won 8-1 against Emma Wiens/Andrew Nowell (Weyburn, SK), then won 9-3 against Ontario's Sarah Bailey/Dylan Sipura in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the U25 NextGen Classic, Papley/van Amsterdam take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. For week 5 of the event schedule, Papley/van Amsterdam did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Papley/van Amsterdam 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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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