Rajala Reaches 2024 Capital Curling Classic Semifinals

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Howard
Rajala

Third
Rich
Moffatt

Second
Chris
Fulton

Lead
Paul
Madden

Games:	4
Record:	3W - 1L
PF/G:	8.97
PA/G:	5.17
Hammer Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.89
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) run at the 2024 Capital Curling Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-5 loss to Jacob Lamb (Dundas, ON). of the 2024 Capital Curling Classic in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Rajala advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-3 win over JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR).

Rajala finished 2-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Emilia Gagne (Quebec, QC) 8-3, then won 6-3 against Zackary Wise (Montreal , QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Rajala earned 2.125 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Capital Curling Classic. For week 11 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rajala 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
2025	3	1	0	0.750	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
2025	29	26	15	8.97	5.17	3.79	5.17	3.79	1.73	1.36	1.03

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	14	19	4	1	0-0	2-0	4-2	1.36	0.29	0.46	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	15	7	11	2	0-0	1-1	1-0	0.47	0.73	0.89	0.27

2025: Francois Roberge
Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Eric Sylvain, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2024: Jacob Lamb
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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