McEwen Reaches Boost National Quarters

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Mike
McEwen

Third
Reid
Carruthers

Second
Derek
Samagalski

Lead
Colin
Hodgson

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.09
PA/G:	6.09
Hammer Efficiency:	0.21
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.16

Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the Boost National playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-2 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE).

McEwen finished 2-2 in the 15 team Boost National qualifying round, held December 10 - 15 in , . In their opening game, McEwen lost 6-4 to Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO), then responded with a 6-3 win over Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene , ON). McEwen went on to lose 6-4 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI). McEwen responded with a 5-4 win over John Epping (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

McEwen earned 36.317 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Boost National. McEwen move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 10.574 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 9th overall with 338.471 total points on the World Ranking Standings. McEwen ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 235.497 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	3	3	0	0.500	2-2	0-1	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	46	28	28	6.09	6.09	0.00	4.35	4.57	1.40	1.33	1.09

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	27	24	7	3	0-0	2-0	3-0	0.89	0.26	0.21	0.26

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	19	4	21	2	0-0	0-1	1-5	0.21	1.11	0.57	0.16

2019: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
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2018: Ross Paterson
Ross Paterson, Kyle Waddell, Duncan Menzies, Michael Goodfellow
Glasgow, SCO
2017: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
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2016: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
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2015: Brad Gushue
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2014: Mike McEwen
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2014: Glenn Howard
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2004: Kevin Martin
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Edmonton, AB
2004: Glenn Howard
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2003: Pierre Charette
Martin Ferland, Pierre Charette, Michel Ferland, Marco Berthelot
Buckingham, QC
2002: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Jason Mitchell
Coldwater, ON

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