Blades Reaches 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Championship Quarters

SKIP
Sophie
Blades

Third
Kate
Weissent

Second
Steffi
Atherton

Lead
Alexis
Cluney

Sophie Blades (Chester, NS) qualified for the 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 13-9 against Zoey Terrick (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Championship in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec;

Blades finished 6-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blades defeated Melodie Forsythe (Fredericton, NB) 8-7, then won 14-6 against Anne Sophie Gionest (Alma, QC) and 10-8 against Grace Beaudry (Winnipeg, MB). Blades won 14-4 against Reese Wainman (Inuvik, NT). Blades went on to lose 12-8 against Tori Zemmelink (Ottawa, ON). Blades lost 10-8 to Mackenzie Mitchell (St.John's, NL) where Blades responded with a 10-7 win over Jenna Campbell (Fredericton, NB). Blades won 7-4 against Ella Lenentine (Cornwall, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.

Blades earned 9.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the New Holland Canadian Junior Championship. For week 35 of the event schedule, Blades did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Blades 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

An early-season slump well behind them, Kayla Skrlik's Calgary-based team is rising up the rankings and appears primed to peak at the right time.

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