Epping Reaches 2021 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard Semifinals

SKIP
John
Epping

Third
Ryan
Fry

Second
Mathew
Camm

Lead
Brent
Laing

John Epping (Toronto, ON) run at the 2021 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-1 loss to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2021 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard in Toronto; Epping advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-5 win over Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2021 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard in Toronto;

Epping finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated Greg Smith (St. John's, NL) 6-5, then won 9-3 against Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON). Epping went on to lose 7-2 against Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN). Epping lost 4-3 to John Shuster (Chaska, MN) where Epping responded with a 4-3 win over Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

Epping earned 29.095 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, remaining in 2nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 279.947 total points. Epping ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 57.291 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	29	31	0	0.483	13-4	2-13	1-5	0-1	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	434	294	290	6.77	6.68	0.09	4.22	4.29	1.61	1.56	1.50

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	211	235	68	23	7-1	14-5	47-6	1.11	0.32	0.36	0.23

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	223	59	222	42	1-3	3-10	6-54	0.26	1.00	0.51	0.20

2023: Yusuke Morozumi
Yusuke Morozumi, Yuta Matsumura, Ryotaro Shukuya, Kosuke Morozumi, Masaki Iwai
Karuizawa, JPN
2022: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2021: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2020: John Epping
John Epping, Ryan Fry, Patrick Janssen, Brent Laing , Jim Wilson
Toronto, ON
2019: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NO
2018: Reid Carruthers
Mike McEwen, Reid Carruthers, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
, NL
2016: Mark Nichols
Mark Nichols, Adam Spencer, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Reid Carruthers
Reid Carruthers, Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, Colin Hodgson
Winnipeg, MB
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Penetanguishene, ON
2012: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers, Mark Nichols
winnipeg, MB
2011: Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner, Don Bowser, Brad Kidd, Simon Barrick
Ottawa, ON
2010: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON

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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