Casper Reaches Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel Quarters

Chaska, Minnesota

SKIP
Daniel
Casper

Third
Luc
Violette

Second
Ben
Richardson

Lead
Aidan
Oldenburg

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	13.33
PA/G:	4.33
Hammer Efficiency:	0.82
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.37

Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) qualified for the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against John Shuster (Duluth, MN). of the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul;

Casper finished 4-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Casper defeated Sean Aronson (Tempe, AZ) 11-1, then won 8-2 against Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) and 8-2 against Matthew Lannoye (Poynette, WI). Casper won 8-2 against Vincent Scebbi (Pittsburgh, PA) in their final qualifying round match.

Casper earned 7.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel. Casper move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 10.841 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 12th overall with 200.097 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Casper ranks 7th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 107.675 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	34	17	0	0.667	4-2	4-1	2-2	1-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	378	322	235	8.52	6.22	2.30	4.63	3.86	1.84	1.61	1.51

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	178	240	37	28	8-1	21-0	51-6	1.35	0.21	0.53	0.16

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	200	82	198	29	1-6	5-9	15-43	0.41	0.99	0.51	0.27

2025: Caden Hebert
Caden Hebert, Jackson Bestland, Benji Paral, Jack Wendtland , Mike Peplinski
Eau Claire, WI
2023: Daniel Casper
Daniel Casper, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Chase Sinnett , Jordan Moulton
Chaska, MN
2019: Rich Ruohonen
Greg Persinger, Rich Ruohonen, Colin Hufman, Philip Tilker, Kroy Nernberger
Minneapolis, USA
2018: Andrew Stopera
Andrew Stopera, Luc Violette, Ben Richardson, Graem Fenson
Chaska, USA
2017: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Rich Ruohonen, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2015: Todd Birr
Todd Birr, Doug Pottinger, John Benton, Tom O'Connor
, MN
2014: Mike Farbelow
Mike Farbelow, Rich Ruohonen, Kevin Johnson, Dan Ruehl
Blaine, MN
2013: Scott Ramsay
Scott Ramsay, Mark Taylor, Ross McFadyen, Kyle Werenich
Winnipeg, MB
2012: John Shuster
John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Jared Zezel, John Landsteiner
Duluth, MN
2011: Tyler George
Tyler George, Christopher Plys, Rich Ruohonen, Aanders Brorson
Duluth, MN
2010: Tyler George
Tyler George, Christopher Plys, Rich Ruohonen, Phill Drobnick
Duluth, MN
2009: Mike Pozihun
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Thunder Bay, ON
2008: Pete Fenson
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Bemidji, MN
2007: Craig Disher
Mike Pozihun, Deron Surkan, Andy Peloza, Aaron Rogalski
Rolla, ND
2006: Bryan Burgess
Bryan Burgess, Robin Champagne, Dale Wiersema, Gary Champagne
Thunder Bay, ON
2005: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar, Greg Wilson, Patrick Roe, Richard Maskel
Hibbing, MN
2004: Howard Restall
Howard Restall, Matt Wozniak, Alan Purdy, Fraser Koch
Winnipeg, MB
2003: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar, Mike Fraboni, Geoff Goodland, Richard Maskel
Hibbing, MN
2002: Dave Smith
Dave Smith
, MB
2001: Paul Pustovar
Paul Pustovar
, USA
2000: Craig Brown
Paul Pustovar
Madison, WI
1999: Tim Somerville
Tim Somerville, Mike Schneeberger, Travis Way, John Gordon
Minneapolis, MN
1998: Bruce Melville
Bruce Melville, Rob Sinclair, Dale Wiersema, Larry Rathje
Thunder Bay, ON
1994: Steve Brown
Paul Pustovar, Dave Violette, Richard Maskel, Steve Brown
Madison, WI

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