Watson Reaches 2017 Moosehead Classic Open Quarters

Stephen Watson (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the 2017 Moosehead Classic Open playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-4 against Nathan Martin (Oshawa, ON). of the 2017 Moosehead Classic Open in Ottawa, Ontario;

Watson finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watson lost 8-4 to Cassandra Lewin (Carp, ON), then responded with a 10-5 win over Louis Biron (Buckingham, QC). Watson won 6-5 against Billy Woods (Dows Lake, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Watson earned 3.550 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Moosehead Classic Open. For week 9 of the event schedule, Watson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Watson 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

2017: Nathan Martin
Nathan Martin, Nick Moffatt, Carter Adair, Dave Langford
Oshawa, ON
2016: John Steski
Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski, R.J. Johnson
Ottawa, ON
2013: Allison Ross
Allison Ross, Melissa Gannon, Brittany O'Rourke, Pamela Nugent
Montreal, QC
2012: Marie-France Larouche
Marie-France Larouche, Brenda Nicholls, Veronique Gregoire, Amelie Blais
Levis, QC
2011: Jenn Hanna
Jenn Hanna, Pascale Letendre, Stephanie Hanna, Trish Scharf
Ottawa, ON
2010: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2008: Jenn Hanna
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2005: Laura Johnston
Laura Johnston, Lauren Mann, Megan Aldridge, Candice Johnston
, ON

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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