Dean Runner-Up at 2023 Canadian Wheelchair Championship

SKIP
Doug
Dean

Third
Gino
Sonego

Second
Rick
Bell

Lead
Lola
Graham

After advancing directly to the championship game, Doug Dean (Thunder Bay, NONT) lost 6-2 to Gil Dash (Moose Jaw, SK) in the Final of the Canadian Wheelchair Championship, held March 20 - 22, 2023 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Dean finished 7-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dean defeated Dash 8-7, then won 8-5 against Paul Grose (Ilderton, ON) and 10-5 against Emma Nagel (Edmonton, AB). Dean won 7-4 against British Columbia's Gerry Austgarden, then won 7-1 against Mike Fitzgerald (Saint John, NB) and 9-4 against Jon Thurston (Schomberg, ON). Dean won 8-7 against Quebec's Benoit Lessard. Dean went on to lose 7-4 against Jack Smart (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Dean 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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