Canadian mens provincial curling championship
The 2024 Ontario Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 24 to 28 at FlightExec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario.[2] The winning Scott Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2024 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship. Both events are held together in non-Winter Olympic years.
The Municipality of Thames Centre provided $10,000 of seed money to host the event, which is expected to attract 18,000 too 20,000 visitors.[3]
Qualification process
Twelve teams qualified for the 2024 Ontario Tankard. The top four southern Ontario teams on the Canada Team Ranking System as of December 18, 2023 qualified, as well as the next four teams based on points accumulated in Ontario only events (St. Catharines Golf & CC Cash Spiel, Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, KW Fall Classic, AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, Capital Curling Fall Open, Stu Sells Tankard, Capital Curling Classic, Players Open, Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, Capital Curling Valley Open, Comco Cash Spiel, Stu Sells Port Elgin Superspiel, Stu Sells Living Waters Collingwood Classic, Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic). The remaining four teams qualify from an open qualifier.[4]
Teams
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
Skip
|
Third
|
Second
|
Lead
|
Alternate
|
Club
|
Greg Balsdon |
Jordan Keon |
Curtis Samoy |
Trevor Talbott |
Mike Anderson |
Richmond Hill CC, Richmond Hill
|
Alex Champ |
Charlie Richard |
Austin Snyder |
Scott Clinton |
Jess Bechard |
Highland Community CC, London
|
John Epping |
Mat Camm |
Pat Janssen |
Jason Camm |
Aaron Squires |
Leaside CC, East York, Toronto
|
Travis Fanset |
Brandon Tippin |
Chad Allen |
Mike Walsh |
Edwin Knox Cleaves |
Tillsonburg CC, Tillsonburg
|
Pat Ferris |
Landan Rooney |
Connor Duhaime |
Robert Currie |
Evan Lilly |
Grimsby CC, Grimsby
|
Mike Fournier |
Kevin Flewwelling |
Sean Harrison |
Zander Elmes |
|
Leaside CC, East York, Toronto
|
Scott Howard |
David Mathers |
Tim March |
–[c] |
Glenn Howard |
Penetanguishene CC, Penetanguishene
|
Mark Kean |
Brady Lumley |
Matthew Garner |
Spencer Dunlop |
John Gabel |
Oakville CC, Oakville
|
Jayden King |
Dylan Niepage |
Gavin Lydiate |
Daniel Del Conte |
|
London CC, London
|
Jacob Jones (Fourth) |
Christopher Inglis (Skip) |
Nathan Lohnes |
Liam Little |
|
Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas, Hamilton
|
Sam Mooibroek |
Scott Mitchell |
Nathan Steele |
Colin Schnurr |
Wyatt Small |
Whitby CC, Whitby
|
Kibo Mulima |
Owen Henry |
Kyle Stratton |
Matt Duizer |
Benjamin Pearce |
Guelph CC, Guelph
|
Knockout brackets
Source:[7]
A Event
B Event
C Event
Knockout results
All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[8]
Draw 7
Wednesday, January 24, 7:30 pm
Draw 8
Thursday, January 25, 9:30 am
Draw 9
Thursday, January 25, 2:30 pm
Draw 10
Thursday, January 25, 7:30 pm
Draw 11
Friday, January 26, 8:00 am
Draw 12
Friday, January 26, 12:15 pm
Draw 13
Friday, January 26, 4:30 pm
Draw 15
Saturday, January 27, 9:30 am
Draw 16
Saturday, January 27, 3:00 pm
Playoffs
A vs. B
Saturday, January 27, 8:00 pm
C1 vs. C2
Saturday, January 27, 8:00 pm
Semifinal
Sunday, January 28, 10:30 am
Final
Sunday, January 28, 3:00 pm
2024 Ontario Tankard
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Team Howard 4th Ontario Provincial Championship title
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Qualification
Open Qualifier
January 5–7, Oakville Curling Club, Oakville[9]
| A1 Side
| | |
| | |
| | | To Tankard
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carter Bryant (Brant)
| 6
| | | | |
| Mike Foster (Penetanguishene)
| 2
| | | Carter Bryant (Brant)
| 5
| |
| | | | Dayna Deruelle (Harriston)
| 6
| |
| | | | | | | Dayna Deruelle (Harriston)
| 3
| |
| Kibo Mulima (Guelph)
| 9
| | | | | Kibo Mulima (Guelph)
| 6
| |
| Elias Whittington (Milton)
| 1
| | | Kibo Mulima (Guelph)
| 7
| | | | |
| | | | Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)
| 3
| |
| | | | | Kibo Mulima (Guelph)
| 8
| |
| Michael McCutcheon (High Park)
| 6
| | | | | | Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place)
| 3
| |
| Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 3
| | | Michael McCutcheon (High Park)
| 5
| | | | |
| | | | Ian Dickie (KW Granite)
| 6
| |
| | | | | | | Ian Dickie (KW Granite)
| 5
| |
| Kyle Mogavero (Tam Heather)
| 1
| | | | | Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place)
| 6
| |
| Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place)
| 6
| | | Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place)
| 6
| | |
| | | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 5
| |
| A2 Side
| | |
| | |
| | | To Tankard
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John McCutcheon (High Park)
| 6
| | | | |
| Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa)
| 7
| | | Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa)
| 6
| |
| | | | Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 2
| |
| | | | | | | Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa)
| 8
| |
| Michael Harris (Oakville)
| 7
| | | | | Ken McCulloch (Campbellford)
| 2
| |
| Ken McCulloch (Campbellford)
| 8
| | | Ken McCulloch (Campbellford)
| 7
| | | | |
| | | | Fraser Reid (Westmount)
| 5
| |
| | | | | Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa)
| 7
| |
| Randy Hansuld (Mississaugua)
| 2
| | | | | | Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg)
| 8
| |
| Daniel Hocevar (Dixie)
| 9
| | | Daniel Hocevar (Dixie)
| 2
| | | | |
| | | | Rob Ainsley (Royals)
| 5
| |
| | | | | | | Rob Ainsley (Royals)
| 4
| |
| Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall)
| 6
| | | | | Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg)
| 6
| |
| Connor Massey (Cataraqui)
| 8
| | | Connor Massey (Cataraqui)
| 1
| | |
| | | | Travis Fanset (Tillsonburg)
| 12
| |
| B1 Side
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | To Tankard
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)
| 8
| | | |
| Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 4
| | | | | Rob Ainsley (Royals)
| 4
| |
| Carter Bryant (Brant)
| 2
| | | Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 5
| | | | |
| Kyle Mogavero (Tam Heather)
| 5
| | | Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)
| 6
| |
| Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)
| 7
| | | | Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)
| 8
| |
| | | | | | | Mike Foster (Penetanguishene)
| 5
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken McCulloch (Campbellford)
| 5
| |
| Mike Foster (Penetanguishene)
| 10
| | | | | Mike Foster (Penetanguishene)
| 6
| |
| Michael McCutcheon (High Park)
| 4
| | | Mike Foster (Penetanguishene)
| 10
| | |
| Elias Whittington (Milton)
| 5
| | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 6
| |
| Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 7
| | | | Bowie Abbis-Mills (Carleton Place)
| 4
| |
| | | | | | | | Nathan Lohnes (Dundas Valley)[b]
| 8
| |
| B2 Side
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | | To Tankard
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 7
| | | |
| Randy Hansuld (Mississaugua)
| 2
| | | | | Ian Dickie (KW Granite)
| 6
| |
| Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 9
| | | Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 5
| | | | |
| Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall)
| 7
| | | Matthew Dupuis (Cornwall)
| 3
| |
| Fraser Reid (Westmount)
| 1
| | | | Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 8
| |
| | | | | | | Dayna Deruelle (Harriston)
| 4
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Hocevar (Dixie)
| 6
| |
| John McCutcheon (High Park)
| 4
| | | | | Dayna Deruelle (Harriston)
| 8
| |
| Daniel Hocevar (Dixie)
| 8
| | | Daniel Hocevar (Dixie)
| 9
| | |
| Michael Harris (Oakville)
| 4
| | | Connor Massey (Cataraqui)
| 4
| |
| Connor Massey (Cataraqui)
| 6
| | | | Mackenzie Calwell (Ottawa)
| 5
| |
| | | | | | | | Greg Balsdon (Richmond Hill)
| 6
| |
Notes
- ^ Team Howard played with three players.[1]
- ^ a b In the Open Qualifier, Team Inglis was skipped by Nathan Lohnes, however, in the Ontario Tankard, the skip was Christopher Inglis
- ^ Team Howard played with three players.[6]
References
- ^ "With Howard out with knee injury, son Scott skipping three-man team at Ontario playdowns". TSN. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Milk Every Moment Scotties & Tankard Women's & Men's Provincial Championship". Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ingersoll curling club granted seed funding for 2024 Tankard". Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette. August 17, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Competitions Summary for Championship qualifying & format details". CurlON. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "List of Teams". CurlON. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "With Howard out with knee injury, son Scott skipping three-man team at Ontario playdowns". TSN. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Men's". 2024 Men's & Women's. CurlON. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Scoreboard". CurlON. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Men's Tankard - Open Qualifier". CurlON. Retrieved January 5, 2024.