Lafrance/Mullen Runner-Up at 2023 Goldline Tour Finals

Emy Lafrance/Jesse Mullen (Montreal, QC) lost 9-3 to Veronique Bouchard/Jean-Francois Charest (Saguenay, QC) in the Final of the Goldline Tour Finals, held March 10 - 12, 2023 at the Chicoutimi Curling Club in Chicoutimi, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Lafrance/Mullen won 10-9 over Edith Cottenoir/Yannick Martel (Saguenay, QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Goldline Tour Finals in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada; and won 9-4 over Marianne Brassard/Philippe Brassard (Quebec , QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Goldline Tour Finals in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada;

Lafrance/Mullen finished 3-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lafrance/Mullen defeated Sophie Morissette/Vincent Bourget (Trois-Rivieres, QC) 8-2, then won 7-6 against Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Lennoxville, QC) and 9-2 against Claudie Beaulieu/Yannick Pelletier (Riviere du loup, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Goldline Tour Finals, Lafrance/Mullen take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize. For week 32 of the event schedule, Lafrance/Mullen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lafrance/Mullen 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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