CHAMPION: Rajala Wins 2021 Moosehead Classic

Ottawa, Ontario

SKIP
Howard
Rajala

Third
Rich
Moffatt

Second
Chris
Fulton

Lead
Paul
Madden

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	9.52
PA/G:	4.29
Hammer Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Defense:	0.06
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) won 9-5 over Alek Bedard (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Moosehead Classic, held October 9 - 11, 2021 at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Rajala won 6-2 over Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines, ON) in the semifinals of the 2021 Moosehead Classic in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-2 over Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury, NONT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Moosehead Classic in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;

Rajala finished 2-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Maddy Warriner (Dundas, ON) 4-2, then won 7-4 against Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Moosehead Classic Championship title, Rajala earned 17.774 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 269 spots the World Ranking Standings into 124th place overall with 18.043 total points. Rajala ranks 52nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.774 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	6	0	0	1.000	2-0	4-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	42	40	18	9.52	4.29	5.24	5.48	3.33	1.74	1.29	1.19

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	16	30	1	1	2-0	2-0	5-0	1.88	0.06	0.60	0.06

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	26	10	17	4	0-0	0-0	1-4	0.38	0.65	0.69	0.35

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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