Calvert Reaches 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West Semifinals

SKIP
Braden
Calvert

Third
Kyle
Kurz

Second
Ian
McMillan

Lead
Rob
Gordon

Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) run at the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-5 loss to Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Calvert advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-5 win over Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC). of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Calvert finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Calvert defeated Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) 7-6, then won 8-5 against Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK). Calvert went on to lose 7-6 against Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). Calvert responded with a 7-3 win over Matthew McCrady (New Westminster , BC) in their final qualifying round match.

Calvert earned 12.750 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the SGI Canada Best of the West, moving up 9 spots the World Ranking Standings into 44th place overall with 78.063 total points. Calvert ranks 44th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 78.063 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	26	19	0	0.578	2-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	298	229	205	7.68	6.88	0.81	4.90	4.19	1.57	1.64	0.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	150	170	43	19	3-1	15-2	29-7	1.13	0.29	0.36	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	148	59	162	8	1-3	2-15	8-27	0.40	1.09	0.53	0.30

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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