Shuster Reaches Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel Semifinals

Duluth, Minnesota

SKIP
John
Shuster

Third
Christopher
Plys

Second
Colin
Hufman

Lead
Matt
Hamilton

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	9.52
PA/G:	5.71
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.10
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

John Shuster (Duluth, MN) run at the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 5-3 loss to Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA). of the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul; Shuster advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-5 win over Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN). of the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul;

Shuster finished 4-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated William Jordan (St. Paul, MN) 7-4, then won 5-3 against Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) and 8-6 against Carson McMullin (Eau Claire, WI). Shuster won 11-1 against Benjamin Levy (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.

Shuster earned 10.625 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Dale's St. Paul Cashspiel. Shuster move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 6.231 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with 184.244 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 90.025 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	43	13	0	0.768	4-0	2-3	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	428	366	216	8.55	5.05	3.50	4.60	3.67	1.86	1.38	1.73

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	203	285	30	36	10-0	29-1	50-3	1.40	0.15	0.53	0.12

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	225	81	186	38	1-2	3-5	17-37	0.36	0.83	0.67	0.24

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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
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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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