CHAMPION: Menard Wins 2022 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

SKIP
Jean-Michel
Menard

Third
Marie-France
Larouche

Second
Ian
Belleau

Lead
Annie
Lemay

Jean-Michel Menard (Levis, QC) won 5-4 over Mike McLean (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, held November 7 - 12, 2021 in Canmore, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Menard won 6-4 over Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT) in the semifinals

Menard finished 7-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard lost 8-3 to Koe, then responded with a 11-2 win over Peter Van Strien (Iqaluit, NU). Menard won 6-3 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT), then won 4-3 against Craig MacAlpine (Edmonton, AB) and 5-4 against Craig Burgess (Truro, NS). Menard won 9-4 against Alex Forrest (Winnipeg, MB). Menard went on to lose 5-4 against James Grattan (Fredericton, NB). Menard responded with a 10-1 win over Sebastien Robillard (Kamloops, BC). Menard won 6-4 against Dean Grindheim (North Battleford, SK). Menard went on to lose 6-4 against McLean in their final qualifying round match.

Menard 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

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

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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