Rajala2-1 at 2023 Capital Curling Classic

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Howard
Rajala

Third
Rich
Moffatt

Second
Chris
Fulton

Lead
Paul
Madden

Games:	4
Record:	2W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	8.80
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.25
Force Efficiency:	0.22
Steal Efficiency:	0.31

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Peter Prevost (Buckingham, ON) 7-1, then won 9-3 against Greg Bridges (Russell, ON). Rajala went on to lose 9-4 against Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.

Rajala earned 4.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Capital Curling Classic, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 119th place overall with 23.719 total points. Rajala ranks 122nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	5	3	0	0.625	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	55	53	44	9.64	8.00	1.64	5.09	4.55	1.89	1.76	0.36

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	29	41	11	2	1-0	5-1	8-2	1.41	0.38	0.52	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	26	12	33	0	0-0	0-3	4-9	0.46	1.27	0.33	0.31

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Jacob Lamb, Daniel Vanveghel, Jordan McNamara, Colton Daly, Brendan Laframboise
Dundas, ON
2023: Francois Roberge
Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Eric Sylvain, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2022: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Ian Dickie, Zack Shurtleff, Punit Sthankiya
Navan, ON
2021: Howard Rajala
Howard Rajala, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, Paul Madden
Ottawa, ON
2019: Jason Camm
Jason Camm, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Kurt Armstrong, Brett Lyon-Hatcher
Ottawa, ON
2018: Colin Dow
Colin Dow, Jordie Lyon-Hatcher, Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski, R.J. Johnson
Ottawa, ON
2017: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Erik Lachance, Christian Bouchard
Montreal, QC
2016: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2015: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Quebec, QC
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2012: Ian MacAulay
Ian MacAulay, Steve Allen, Rick Allen, Barry Conrad
Ottawa, ON
2011: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau/Levis, QC
2010: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2008: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Quebec, QC
2007: Jean-Michel Menard
Bryan Cochrane, Rich Moffatt, Chris Fulton, John Steski
Québec City/Gatineau, QC
2006: Pierre Charette
Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Philippe Lemay, Marco Berthelot
Gatineau, QC
2005: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2004: Don Westphal
Don Westphal, Dwayne Fowler, Shawn Fowler, Marco Berthelot
Buckingham, QC

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