Ontario Tankard
- Not to be confused with the Dominion Regalia Silver Tankard, once known as the Ontario Tankard
The Ontario 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 Travelers.
The 2017 Ontario Tankard will be hosted by the West Northumberland Curling Club in Cobourg, ON, January 29-February 5, 2017.
Northern Ontario has its own provincial championship, known as the Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship.
Qualification
The Tankard consists of 11 teams. The defending provincial champions get the first berth. Then, eight of the teams qualify through regional playdowns (2 from each region) and the remaining 2 come from a challenge round.[1] 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.
Former Names
- British Consols: 1928?-1979
- Labatt Tankard: 1980-1985
- Blue Light Tankard: 1986-1995
- Nokia Cup: 1996-2003
- Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2004
- Kia Cup: 2005-2006
- TSC Stores Tankard: 2007-2009
- Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2010
- The Dominion Tankard: 2011-2013
- Travelers Tankard: 2014
Champions
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, A. F. 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 | Chatham 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, Burritt Harrison | Peterborough Curling Club | Peterborough | 6-4 | T3rd |
1953 | Peter Gilbert, Gord Gilbert, Bob Gilbert, Jim Harrington | Chatham 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 |
2012 | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 12-1 | 1st |
2013 | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | 11-3 | 3rd |
2014 | Greg Balsdon, Mark Bice, Tyler Morgan, Jamie Farnell, Steve Bice | Glendale Golf & Country Club | Hamilton | 5-6 | 8th |
2015 | Mark Kean, Mathew Camm, David Mathers, Scott Howard | Fenelon Falls Curling Club | Fenelon Falls | 5-6 | 8th |
2016 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Adam Spencer, Scott Howard | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Islington | 4-7 | 8th |
2017 | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, David Mathers, Scott Howard | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Islington | 4-7 | 9th |
2017 Ontario Tankard
January 30-February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg.
2016 Ontario Tankard
February 1-7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford
2015 Ontario Tankard
February 2–8 at the Flightexec Centre in Dorchester[2]
2014 Travelers Tankard
January 27-February 2 at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre in Smiths Falls
2013 The Dominion Tankard
February 4–10 at the Barrie Molson Centre in Barrie
2012 The Dominion Tankard
February 6–12 at the RBC Arena in Stratford
2011 The Dominion Tankard
February 7–13 at the Peach King Centre in Grimsby
2010 Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The 2010 Tankard was held February 1–7 at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee.
2009 TSC Stores Tankard
The 2009 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 2–8 at the Woodstock District Community Complex in Woodstock. See main article for details.
2008 TSC Stores Tankard
The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 4–10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo.
2007 TSC Stores Tankard
The 2007 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 12–18 at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia.
2006 Kia Cup
The 2006 Kia Cup was held February 6–12, Guelph Sports Centre, Guelph, Ontario
2005 Kia Cup
The 2005 Kia Cup was held February 6–13 at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby.
2004 Ontario Men's Curling Championship
The 2004 Ontario Men's Curling Championship was held February 2–8 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound.
2003 Nokia Cup
The 2003 Nokia Cup was held January 25-February 2 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.[3]
2002 Nokia Cup
The 2002 Nokia Cup was held January 28-February 3 at the Quinte Sports Centre in Belleville.
2001 Nokia Cup
The 2001 Nokia Cup was held February 5–11 at the Woodstock District Community Complex in Woodstock.
2000 Nokia Cup
The 2000 Nokia Cup was held February 7–13 at the Nepean Sportsplex in Nepean, Ontario.
Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
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Wayne Middaugh | St. George's Golf and Country Club | 8 | 1 |
Kirk Ziola | Highland Country Club | 7 | 2 |
Peter Corner | Glendale Golf & Country Club | 7 | 2 |
Jeff McCrady | Rideau Curling Club | 6 | 3 |
Rich Moffatt | Rideau Curling Club | 6 | 3 |
Bryan Cochrane | RCMP Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
Mike Harris | Tam Heather Country Club | 3 | 6 |
Rob Rumfeldt | Guelph Curling Club | 3 | 6 |
Peter Mellor | Chesley Curling Club | 2 | 7 |
Kevin Breivik | St. Thomas Curling Club | 0 | 9 |
Playoffs
- Semi final: Corner 6-4 Ziola
- Final: Corner 6-4 Middaugh
1999 Nokia Cup
The 1999 Nokia Cup was held February 8–14 in Brantford, Ontario.
Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
---|---|---|---|
Rich Moffatt | Rideau Curling Club | 10 | 1 |
Wayne Middaugh | St. George's Golf and Country Club | 8 | 3 |
Phil Daniel | Tilbury Golf & Curling Club | 8 | 3 |
John Base | Oakville Curling Club | 8 | 3 |
Mike Harris | Tam Heather Country Club | 6 | 5 |
Bryan Cochrane | Morrisburg Curling Club | 5 | 6 |
Nick Rizzo | Brant Curling Club | 5 | 6 |
Ian Robertson | Thornhill Country Club | 5 | 6 |
Murray Shannon | Hanover Curling Club | 4 | 7 |
Peter Mellor | Chesley Curling Club | 3 | 8 |
Jim O'Marra | Peterborough Curling Club | 3 | 8 |
Roy Walker | Brampton Curling Club | 1 | 10 |
Playoffs
- Tie breaker: Daniel 10-3 Base
- Semi final: Daniel 12-7 Middaugh
- Final: Moffatt 8-3 Daniel
References
- ↑ http://www.ontcurl.com/images/Rules/up-1Specific_Rules_for_adult_national_2015.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ingersolltimes.com/2014/01/22/curling-championship-expected-to-benefit-entire-community%7C+Ingersoll+Times#.UuGgZGSM__Y.email
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030506145521/http://www.ontcurl.com/index.html?loc=4&lsubnav=41&main=info&url=cup&upper=subnav&navid=0401&sched=finals