Melancon Reaches Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle Semifinals

SKIP
Sonny
Melancon

Third
Eric
Tremblay

Second
Jean-Christophe
Pichon

Lead
Lyne
Bordeleau

Sonny Melancon (La Sarre, QC) run at the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle came to an end in the semifinals with a 4-3 loss to Jean-Sebastien Roy (Des Collines, QC). of the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle in Val-d, Quebec; Melancon advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-1 win over Ghislain Doyon (Val d'Or, QC). of the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle in Val-d, Quebec;

Melancon finished 3-1 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Melancon defeated Paulo Bienvenue (Val d'Or, QC) 6-4, then won 6-4 against Guillaume Rousseau (Riviere-du-Loup, QC). Melancon went on to lose 5-4 against Pierre-Luc Morissette (Quebec city, QC). Melancon responded with a 9-7 win over Sylvain Bellavance (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Melancon earned 2.125 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle. For week 14 of the event schedule, Melancon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Melancon 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

2023: Yannick Martel
Yannick Martel, Louis Quevillon, Jean-Francois Charest, Bradley Lequin
Saguenay, QC
2022: Steven Munroe
Steven Munroe, Yannick Martel, Philippe Brassard, Jean-Francois Charest
Saquenay, QC
2021: Alek Bedard
Alek Bedard, Louis Quevillon, Emile Asselin, Bradley Lequin
Montreal, QC
2019: Mark Homan
Mark Homan, Mike McLean, Colton Daly, Gary Findley
Gatineau, QC
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Thierry Fournier, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Robert Desjardins, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Thierry Fournier
Chicoutimi, QC

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