Morris Runner-Up at 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard

Vernon, British Columbia

Fourth
Jim
Cotter

SKIP
John
Morris

Second
Tyrel
Griffith

Lead
Rick
Sawatsky

Games:	10
Record:	7W - 3L
PF/G:	9.54
PA/G:	5.69
Hammer Efficiency:	0.68
Steal Defense:	0.07
Force Efficiency:	0.45
Steal Efficiency:	0.22

John Morris (Vernon, BC) lost 6-3 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, held September 8 - 11, 2016 in Oakville, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Morris won 8-3 over Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario; and won 7-4 over Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals.

Morris finished 5-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morris lost 5-3 to Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON), then responded with a 8-0 win over Scott Bailey (Brampton, ON). Morris went on to lose 7-6 against William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). Morris responded with a 7-1 win over Mark Kean (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON). Morris won 7-6 against Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB), then won 7-1 against Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) and 6-4 against Lyburn in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, Morris take home 50.563 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 10th place overall with 267.528 total points. Morris ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 50.563 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

2021: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2019: John Epping
John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing
Toronto, ON
2018: Yannick Schwaller
Yannick Schwaller, Michael Brunner, Romano Keller-Meier, Marcel Kaeufeler , Bernhard Werthemann
Bern, SUI
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2016: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2015: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2014: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
2011: Rob Rumfeldt
Rob Rumfeldt, Adam Spencer, Scott Hodgson, Greg Robinson
Guelph, ON
2010: Mathew Camm
Mathew Camm, David Mathers, Fraser Reid, Andrew Hamilton
Ottawa, ON
2008: Dale Matchett
Mathew Camm, David Mathers, Fraser Reid, Andrew Hamilton
Churchill, ON
2007: Joe Frans
Mathew Camm, David Mathers, Fraser Reid, Andrew Hamilton
Oakville, ON
2006: Jay Young
Jay Young, Mark Bice, Steve Bice, Jeff Wilson
,
2005: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2004: Tim Morrison
Tim Morrison, Jason Boyce, Dennis Noakes, Kevin Noakes
,
1995: Steve Pruliere
Steve Pruliere, Bill Smith, Dana Pyke, Jim Brad
Sarnia, ON

Bottcher Out!

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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