Ackerman Reaches 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West Semifinals

SKIP
Skylar
Ackerman

Third
Kya
Kennedy

Second
Taylor
Stremick

Lead
Kaylin
Skinner

Skylar Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) run at the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-2 loss to Corryn Brown (Kamloops, BC). of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Ackerman advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-2 win over Elysa Crough (Edmonton, AB). of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Ackerman finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ackerman defeated Emily Ogg (Winnipeg, MB) 6-4, then went on to lose 7-4 against Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB). Ackerman responded with a 8-1 win over Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC). Ackerman won 7-6 against Selena Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Ackerman earned 12.750 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the SGI Canada Best of the West. Ackerman move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 10.875 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 37th overall with 96.875 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Ackerman ranks 37th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 96.875 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	33	20	0	0.623	5-4	2-1	3-1	0-0	1-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	397	334	269	8.41	6.78	1.64	5.04	4.06	1.67	1.67	0.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	206	247	57	25	8-2	13-2	52-6	1.20	0.28	0.40	0.20

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	191	87	212	11	1-5	6-15	12-46	0.46	1.11	0.45	0.31

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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