Birr Reaches 2017 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic Quarters

SKIP
Todd
Birr

Third
Hunter
Clawson

Second
John
Benton

Lead
Tom
O'Connor

Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) qualified for the 2017 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-2 against Brady Clark (seattle, WA). of the 2017 Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada;

Birr finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 6-1 to Ontario's Wayne Tuck Jr., then responded with a 7-3 win over Rob Ainsley (Toronto, ON). Birr went on to lose 5-0 against Glenn Howard (Toronto, ON). Birr responded with a 7-0 win over 's Scott Dunnam. Birr won 7-6 against Patric Mabergs (Skelleftea, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.

Birr earned 13.227 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic, moving up 3 spots the World Ranking Standings into 50th place overall with 109.613 total points. Birr ranks 71st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 25.209 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

2012: Rob Rumfeldt
Rob Rumfeldt, Adam Spencer, Scott Hodgson, Greg Robinson
, ON
2013: Jake Higgs
Brent Ross, Jake Higgs, Codey Maus, Bill Buchanan
Glencoe, ON
2014: Aaron Squires
Aaron Squires, Matt Mapletoft, Spencer Nuttall, Fraser Reid
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2015: John Shuster
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner
Duluth, USA
2016: Heath McCormick
Heath McCormick, Christopher Plys, Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell
Blaine, USA
2017: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Scott Howard
Toronto, ON
2018: John Willsey
John Willsey, Connor Lawes, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
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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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