The Dominion Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier. Listed below are the list of Ontario's representatives at the Brier that year. Brier champions indicated in bold. From 1927 to 1931, the Toronto area also sent a team to the Brier. The tournament is overseen by the Ontario Curling Association. The event is sponsored by The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company.
Northern Ontario has its own provincial championship, known as the Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship.
The Tankard is usually a ten-team event, however if the reigning provincial champion won the Brier the previous year, they receive an automatic bye into the Tankard, and it expands to 11 teams (such as in 2008). Eight of the teams qualify through regional playdowns (2 from each region) and the remaining 2 come from a challenge round. Each regional playdown themselves consist of eight teams, two from each zone of which each region has four of. Zone playdowns can have an unlimited number of teams.
During the Tankard, each team plays each other team once. The top four teams make the playoffs, in which the page playoff system is used.
| Brier | Winning Team | Winning Club | City | Brier Rec. |
Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Bob McKenzie, William Watson, J.M. Hunt, Harry Watson | Sarnia Curling Club | Sarnia | 3-4 | T4th |
| 1928 | Vic McWilliams, Ed Brower, John Brandon, Bob Hamilton | Granite Curling Club | Toronto | 6-3 | 4th |
| 1929 | Frank Carew, Walter Reesor, Frank Williams, Dick Butler | Lindsay Curling Club | Lindsay | 4-5 | 6th |
| 1930 | H.A. Bruce, Wesley Binkley, M.A. Humber, J.W. Lloyd | Stratford Curling Club | Stratford | 3-6 | T9th |
| 1931 | Ed Brower, John Rennie, John Brower, Bob Hamilton | Granite Curling Club | Toronto | 7-3 | 2nd |
| 1932 | Charles Bulley, John Brandon, Thomas Black, C.W. Defoe | Granite Curling Club | Toronto | 4-3 | T3rd |
| 1933 | Gord Campbell, Donnie Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | 6-2 | 2nd |
| 1934 | Gord Campbell, Donnie Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | 5-2 | 2nd |
| 1935 | Gord Campbell, Donnie Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | 6-1 | 1st |
| 1936 | Hector Cowan, William McCart, Alex Hayes, Murray Chilton | Sarnia Curling Club | Sarnia | 5-4 | T5th |
| 1937 | Albert Dunker, Irwin Huntington, Arthur Lehnen, Fred Hasenflug | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 2-7 | T7th |
| 1938 | Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 4-5 | T5th |
| 1939 | Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 9-1 | 1st |
| 1940 | Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 4-5 | T5th |
| 1941 | Percy Hall, Jack Lucas, Arthur Lehnen, William Henderson, Jr. | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 7-2 | 2nd |
| 1942 | Gord Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Bill Kennedy, Rufus Stone | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | 7-2 | T2nd |
| 1943 | K. F. Wadsworth, E. H. Pooler, C. H. Brereton, H. M. S. Parsons | Toronto Granite Club | Toronto | cancelled | |
| 1944 | Percy Hall, Bert Hall, Arthur Lehnen, William Henderson, Jr. | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | cancelled | |
| 1945 | Percy Hall, Bert Hall, Arthur Lehnen, William Henderson, Jr. | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | cancelled | |
| 1946 | Percy Hall, Bert Hall, Arthur Lehnen, William Henderson, Jr. | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | 5-4 | T5th |
| 1947 | Nicol MacNichol, Edmond O'Donnell, Gordon Denison, Adam Spencer | Toronto Curling Club | Toronto | 3-6 | 8th |
| 1948 | Jack Patrick, Bill Meyer, Walter McGregor, Angus Oliver | Galt Curling Club | Galt | 5-4 | T4th |
| 1949 | Peter Gilbert, Gord Gilbert, Don Painter, John DeKoning | Granite Curling Club | Chatham | 5-4 | 4th |
| 1950 | Carl Asmussen, Larry Shantz, Cully Schmidt, Ed Shultz | Granite Curling Club | Waterloo | 5-4 | T4th |
| 1951 | Gord Campbell, Stan Jones, Reg Mooney, Colin Campbell | Granite Curling Club | Toronto | 6-4 | T5th |
| 1952 | Ralph Clark, Vic Brown, Ken Bissett, Burt Harrison | Peterborough Curling Club | Peterborough | 6-4 | T3rd |
| 1953 | Peter Gilbert, Gord Gilbert, Bob Gilbert, Jim Harrington | Granite Curling Club | Chatham | 4-6 | 8th |
| 1954 | Ross Tarleton, Bob Cross, Gord Wilson, Ernie Lock | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | 6-4 | T3rd |
| 1955 | Andy Grant, Walter Derratt, Earl Hushagen, Ray Grant | Royal Canadian Curling Club | Toronto | 7-3 | 3rd |
| 1956 | Alf Phillips, Sr., Reg Mooney, Stanley Jones, Bill Leak | Granite Curling Club | Toronto | 8-3 | 2nd |
| 1957 | Stan Sarjeant, Roy Hewitt, Earl Lamb, Harry Tissington | Champlain Curling Club | Orillia | 6-4 | 5th |
| 1958 | Murray Roberts, Andy Grant, Ray Grant, George Rumney | Unionville Curling Club | Unionville | 7-3 | 3rd |
| 1959 | Ted Sellers, John Grant, Harold Lawrie, Carl Sellers | Unionville Curling Club | Unionville | 6-4 | T4th |
| 1960 | Jake Edwards, Bob Elliott, Joe Corkey, George Binnington | Kingston Curling Club | Kingston | 7-3 | 4th |
| 1961 | Tom Caldwell, Ross Coward, Doc Behan, Frank Milligan | Champlain Curling Club | Orillia | 5-5 | T6th |
| 1962 | Bayne Secord, Vern Larsen, Russ Lindberg, Dave McDunough | Tam Heather Country Club | Agincourt | 6-4 | 5th |
| 1963 | Bob Mann, Ken Buchan, Keith Munro, Rich Palmer | Hanover Curling Club | Hanover | 6-4 | T4th |
| 1964 | Bob Mann, Ken Buchan, Keith Munro, Rich Palmer | Hanover Curling Club | Hanover | 5-5 | T5th |
| 1965 | Roy Grant, Keith Jewett, Ray McGee, Al Claney | Unionville Curling Club | Unionville | 5-5 | T5th |
| 1966 | Joe Gurowka, Tom Howat, Ken Ingo, Don Mackey | Dixie Curling Club | Cooksville | 8-3 | 2nd |
| 1967 | Alf Phillips, Jr., John Ross, Ron Manning, Keith Reilly | Parkway Curling Club | Toronto | 9-1 | 1st |
| 1968 | Don Gilbert, Al Zikman, Jimmy Waite, Dick Donald (curler) | St. Thomas Curling Club | St. Thomas | 6-4 | T4th |
| 1969 | Ken Buchan, Garry Weisz, Mitch Czaja, Ross Guest | London Curling Club | London | 2-8 | T9th |
| 1970 | Paul Savage, Tom Cushing, Jerry Downer, Dave Phillips | Terrace Curling Club | Toronto | 4-6 | T6th |
| 1971 | Bob Charlebois, Rich Palmer, Ray Lilly, Jim McGrath | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 5-5 | T4th |
| 1972 | Eldon Coombe, Keith Forgues, Jim Patrick, Barry Provost | Ottawa Curling Club | Ottawa | 6-4 | T3rd |
| 1973 | Paul Savage, Bob Thomson, Ed Werenich, Ron Green | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough | 6-4 | T2nd |
| 1974 | Paul Savage, Bob Thomson, Ed Werenich, Ron Green | Scarboro Golf & Country Club | Scarborough | 6-4 | T3rd |
| 1975 | Alex Scott, Ted Brown, Mike Boyd, Tom Miller | Cataraqui Golf and Country Club | Kingston | 6-5 | T5th |
| 1976 | Joe Gurowka, Bob Charlebois, Ray Lilly, Jim McGrath | Dixie Curling Club | Mississauga | 3-8 | T10th |
| 1977 | Paul Savage, Ed Werenich, Ron Green, Reid Ferguson | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 8-3 | T2nd |
| 1978 | Gerry Hodson, Barry Paterson, Glen Webster, Ross Guest | London Curling Club | London | 4-7 | 10th |
| 1979 | Bob Fedosa, Bob Turcotte, Craig Garratt, Doug Morrison | Annandale Country Club | Ajax | 6-5 | T4th |
| 1980 | Russ Howard, Larry Merkley, Robert Ruston, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 5-6 | T6th |
| 1981 | Ed Werenich, Bob Widdis, Neil Harrison, Jim McGrath | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 7-5 | 4th |
| 1982 | Bruce Munro, Bob Laidlaw, Clive Bowden, Bruce Paterson | Forest City Curling Club | London | 5-6 | T6th |
| 1983 | Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 11-1 | 1st |
| 1984 | Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 10-5 | 2nd |
| 1985 | Earle Morris, Lovel Lord, Dave Merklinger, Bill Fletcher | RCN (Navy) Curling Club | Ottawa | 5-6 | T7th |
| 1986 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 10-3 | 2nd |
| 1987 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 10-2 | 1st |
| 1988 | Paul Savage, Ed Werenich, Graeme McCarrel, Neil Harrison | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 8-4 | 3rd |
| 1989 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 8-4 | 3rd |
| 1990 | Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 11-1 | 1st |
| 1991 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 6-5 | T5th |
| 1992 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 9-4 | 2nd |
| 1993 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 11-3 | 1st |
| 1994 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 9-4 | 2nd |
| 1995 | Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud, Neil Harrison | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 8-5 | 4th |
| 1996 | Bob Ingram, Larry Smyth, Robert Rumfeldt, Jim Brackett | Ridgetown Curling Club | Ridgetown | 4-7 | T9th |
| 1997 | Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud, Neil Harrison | Churchill Curling Club | Churchill | 7-5 | 4th |
| 1998 | Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Islington | 12-1 | 1st |
| 1999 | Rich Moffatt, Howard Rajala, Chris Fulton, Paul Madden | Rideau Curling Club | Ottawa | 6-5 | 6th |
| 2000 | Peter Corner, Todd Brandwood, Drew Macklin, Dwayne Pyper | Glendale Golf & Country Club | Hamilton | 8-4 | 5th |
| 2001 | Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Islington | 9-4 | 3rd |
| 2002 | John Morris, Joe Frans, Craig Savill, Brent Laing | Stayner Curling Club | Stayner | 9-5 | 2nd |
| 2003 | Bryan Cochrane, Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay, John Steski | RCMP Curling Club | Ottawa | 5-6 | T7th |
| 2004 | Mike Harris, John Base, Phil Loevenmark, Trevor Wall | Oakville Curling Club | Oakville | 6-5 | 6th |
| 2005 | Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Islington | 6-5 | T5th |
| 2006 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 11-2 | 2nd |
| 2007 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 11-2 | 1st |
| 2008 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 11-3 | 2nd |
| 2009 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 9-4 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 12-1 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 10-4 | 2nd |
February 6-12 at the RBC Arena in Stratford
February 7-13 at the Peach King Centre in Grimsby
The 2010 Tankard was held February 1-7 at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee.
The 2009 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 2-8 at the Woodstock District Community Complex in Woodstock. See main article for details.
The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 4-10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo.
The 2007 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 12-18 at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia.
The 2006 Kia Cup was held February 6-12, Guelph Sports Centre, Guelph, Ontario
The 2005 Kia Cup was held February 6-13 at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby.
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Middaugh | St. George's Golf and Country Club | 8 | 1 |
| Glenn Howard | Coldwater and District Curling Club | 7 | 2 |
| Peter Corner | Glanford Curling Club | 6 | 3 |
| Greg Balsdon | Guelph Country Club | 6 | 3 |
| Nick Rizzo | Omemee Curling Club | 5 | 4 |
| Brian Lewis | Huntley Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Bryan Cochrane | RCMP Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Kirk Ziola | Ilderton Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
| Josh Adams | Granite Curling Club of West Ottawa | 1 | 8 |
| Andrew Fairfull | Guelph Curling Club | 1 | 8 |
1 vs. 2: Howard 6-5 Middaugh
3 vs. 4: Corner 8-4 Balsdon
Semi-final: Middaugh 9-4 Corner
Final: Middaugh 8-7 Howard
The 2004 Ontario Men's Curling Championship was held February 2-8 in Owen Sound.
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Howard | Coldwater and District Curling Club | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Harris | Oakville Curling Club | 7 | 2 |
| Phil Daniel | Curling Club of Kingsville | 5 | 4 |
| Kirk Ziola | Ilderton Curling Club | 5 | 4 |
| Peter Corner | Thornhill Country Club | 5 | 4 |
| Ed Werenich | Avonlea Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Bryan Cochrane | RCMP Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Al Hutchinson | Bluewater Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Brent Ross | Harriston Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
| Jim Guthmann | Huntley Curling Club | 1 | 8 |
Tie-breaker: Corner def. Ziola
1 vs. 2: Howard def. Harris
3 vs. 4: Daniel def. Corner
Semi-final: Harris def. Daniel
Final: Harris def. Howard
The 2003 Nokia Cup was held January 25-February 2 in Mississauga.
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cochrane | RCMP Curling Club | 8 | 1 |
| John Morris | Stayner Granite Club | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Harris | Oakville Curling Club | 6 | 3 |
| Gary Grant | Uxbridge and District Curling Club | 5 | 4 |
| Peter Corner | Glendale Golf and Country Club | 5 | 4 |
| Phil Daniel | Curling Club of Kingsville | 4 | 5 |
| Howard Rajala | Rideau Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Greg Timbers | Uxbridge and District Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
| Brent Ross | Harriston Curling Club | 2 | 7 |
| Adam Spencer | Guelph Curling Club | 1 | 8 |
Tie-breaker: Corner def. Grant
1 vs. 2: Cochrane def. Morris
3 vs. 4: Corner def. Harris
Semi-final: Corner def. Morris
Final: Cochrane def. Corner
The 2002 Nokia Cup was held January 28-February 3 in Belleville.
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morris | Stayner Granite Club | 8 | 1 |
| Craig Kochan | Thornhill Country Club | 6 | 3 |
| Phil Daniel | Curling Club of Kingsville | 6 | 3 |
| Greg Balsdon | Weston Golf and Country Club | 5 | 4 |
| Heath McCormick | Exeter Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| John Base | Meaford Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Richard Chorkawy | Burlington Curling Club | 4 | 5 |
| Bill Hope | Trenton Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
| Bryan Cochrane | Ottawa Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
| Mark McDonald | Gananoque Curling Club | 2 | 7 |
The 2001 Nokia Cup was held February 5-11 in Woodstock.
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Middaugh | St. George's Golf and Country Club | 7 | 2 |
| Glenn Howard | Coldwater and District Curling Club | 7 | 2 |
| John Morris | Stayner Granite Club | 6 | 3 |
| Rich Moffatt | Rideau Curling Club | 5 | 4 |
| Bryan Cochrane | Ottawa Curling Club | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Turcotte | Scarboro Golf and Country Club | 5 | 4 |
| Ron Long | Burlington Golf and Country Club | 4 | 5 |
| Peter Corner | Glendale Golf and Country Club | 3 | 6 |
| Brent Kirkham | Pakenham Curling Club | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Ingram | Ridgetown Curling Club | 1 | 8 |
Tie breakers
Playoffs
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