The 2013 Dominion Tankard, southern

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

's men's provincial

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...

championship, was held from February 4 to 10 at the Barrie Molson Centre in

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically ...

. The winning team of

Glenn Howard Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight straigh ...

will represent Ontario at the

2013 Tim Hortons Brier The 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. This edition of the Brier marked the thirteenth time that Alberta has hosted the Brier, and the sixth ti ...

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

. Howard won his 15th provincial championship, and continued his record 8th straight title by defeating Joe Frans in the final.

Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Results

Draw 1

''February 4, 14:00''

Draw 2

''February 4, 19:30''

Draw 3

''February 4, 19:30''

Draw 4

''February 4, 19:00''

Draw 5

''February 6, 09:00''

Draw 6

''February 6, 14:00''

Draw 7

''February 6, 19:00''

Draw 8

''February 7, 14:00''

Draw 9

''February 7, 19:00''

Draw 10

''February 8, 14:00''

Draw 11

''February 8, 19:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 9, 2:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 9, 7:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 10, 9:30 am''

Final

''Sunday, February 10, 2:30 pm''

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones run from November 30-December 2, and December 7–11, 2012. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the

rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard. Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa Teams entered: *

Mark Homan Mark Brian Homan (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Ottawa. He is the brother of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion skip Rachel Homan, and currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. He ...

(Ottawa) *Alexander Dyer (Ottawa) *Spencer Cooper (Ottawa) *Shane Latimer (Ottawa) *Ron Hrycak (Ottawa) *Gary Rowe (Ottawa) *

Ian MacAulay Ian MacAulay (born March 25, 1964 in Souris, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler and ice technician from Ottawa, Ontario. He played second for team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier. Earlier in his career, MacAulay won the 1993 Fairfield M ...

(RCMP) *Marc Bourguignon (RCMP)

Zone 2

December 7–9, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa Teams entered: *Dave Van Dine (Rideau) *Greg Richardson (Rideau) *Frank O'Driscoll (Rideau) *

Howard Rajala Howard John "Howie" Rajala (born February 12, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Kanata, Ontario. He curls out of the Rideau Curling Club. In 2023 his rink won the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, R ...

(Rideau) *Don Bowser (Rideau)

Zone 3

December 7–9, at the Arnprior Curling Club,

Arnprior Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Downtown Ottawa, at the confluence of the Madawaska River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. Arnprior has experienced sig ...

Teams entered: *Doug Johnston (Arnprior) * Bryan Cochrane (City View) * Colin Dow (Huntley) *Damien Villard (Renfrew)

Zone 4

December 7–9, at the Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston Teams entered: *Andrew Minty (Cataraqui) *Bryce Rowe (Land O'Lakes) *

Greg Balsdon Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Curling career Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champio ...

(Loonie) *Jeff Clark (Loonie) *Michael Bryson (Loonie) *Rob Dickson (Napanee) *Dave Collyer (Quinte) *Dennis Murray (Quinte)

Zone 5

December 7–9, at the Fenelon Falls Curling Club,

Fenelon Falls Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 2,500 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and holiday cottages. Fenelon ...

Teams entered: *Shannon Beddows (Cannington) *Connor Duhaime (Haliburton) *Malcolm Florence (Lakefield) *Dave Clark (Peterborough) *Douglas Brewer (Peterborough)

Zone 6

December 8–11, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa Teams entered: * Mark Kean (Annandale) *Sean Aune (Annandale) *Jason March (Annandale) *Tim Morrison (Oshawa) *David Fischer (Oshawa Golf) *John Bell (Unionville) *Bruce Jefferson (Uxbridge) * Rob Lobel (Whitby)

Zone 7

December 7–9, at the Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill Teams entered: *

John Epping John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto. Career Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top junior curler, h ...

(Donalda) *Tom Worth (Bayview) *Robert Morrow (Leaside) *Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) * Mike Anderson (Thornhill) *Mike Inglis (Thornhill) *Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill)

Zone 8

December 8–9, at the St. George's Golf & Country Club,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

Teams entered: *Dennis Moretto (Dixie) *Josh Johnston (Royals) *Josh Grant (Royals) *Darryl Prebble (Royals) *

Peter Corner Peter J. Corner2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (born May 20, 1968 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Burlington, Ontario. Career Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers ...

(St. George's) *Wes Johnson (Weston) *Ian Robertson (Royals)

Zone 9

December 7–9, at the Markdale Golf & Curling Club, Markdale Teams entered: *Al Corbeil (Alliston) * Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) *Rayad Husain (Chinguacousy) * Cory Heggestad (King)

Zone 10

December 7–9, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford Teams entered: *Donald Campbell (Barrie) * Joe Frans (Bradford) *Travis Dafoe (Bradford) *

Dale Matchett Dale Matchett (born September 1, 1975 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Alliston, Ontario. Matchett is a former provincial junior curling champion and a regular on the World Curling Tour. Career Junior career In his junior caree ...

(Cookstown) *Andrew Thompson (Stroud) *Steve Holmes (Parry Sound)

Zone 11

December 7–9, at the Chesley Curling Club, Chesley Teams entered: *Brent Keeling (Blue Water) *Al Hutchinson (Blue Water) *Jeff Thomson (Chesley) *Chris Heath (Collingwood) *Tim Johns (Meaford) *Steve Gregg (Paisley) *Scott Ballantyne (Tara) *Joey Rettinger (Tara)

Zone 12

November 30-December 2, at the Elora Curling Club, Elora Teams entered: *Axel Larsen (Elora) * Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph) *Koko Gillis (Guelph) *Dave Kuan (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Jeff Hamley (Ayr) *Peter Mellor (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Geoff Chambers (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)

Zone 13

December 7–9, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton Teams entered: *Mark Fletcher (Burlington) *Todd Maslin (Dundas Granite) *Rob Brockbank (Dundas Granite) *Kris Blonski (Dundas Valley) * Jon St. Denis (Glendale) *David Serwatuk (Glendale) *Simon Ouelet (Glendale) *

Pat Ferris Patrick "Pat" Ferris (born October 28, 1975 in North York, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Grimsby, Ontario. He currently skips his own team. Career Ferris had a successful junior career. In 1993, he skipped his Sutton District High Schoo ...

(Grimsby) *Terry Corbin (St. Catharines) *Daniel Frans (St. Catharines Golf) *Brent Palmer (Burlington) * Rick Thurston (Dundas Granite) *Jackson Westoby-Willis (Hamilton Victoria)

Zone 14

December 7–9, at the Listowel Curling Club,

Listowel Listowel ( ; , IPA: �lʲɪsˠˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,820 according to the CSO Census 2016. Desc ...

Teams entered: * Jake Higgs (Harriston) * Daryl Shane (Listowel) *Mike Aprile (Listowel) *A. J. Schumacher (Walkerton)

Zone 15

December 7–9, at the Aylmer Curling Club,

Aylmer Aylmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Aylmer, Welsh MP * Edward Aylmer (cricketer), first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer * Felix Aylmer, English stage actor * Sir Fenton Aylmer, 13th Baronet, British Arm ...

Teams entered: *Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer) *

Wayne Tuck, Jr. Wayne Tuck Jr. (born May 12, 1976) is a Canadian curling, curler from Strathroy, Ontario. Tuck is a three time provincial mixed champion, having won the Ontario provincial mixed championship at the 2002, 2009 and 2017 events. At the 2002 Canadia ...

(Brant) *Brad Hertner (Brant) *Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) * Nick Rizzo (Brant)

Zone 16

December 7–9, at the Forest Curling & Social Club,

Forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

Teams entered: *Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) *Brett DeKoning (Chatham Granite) *Mac Webster (Forest) *

Scott McDonald Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer and is the current head coach for National Premier Leagues club Gold Coast Knights. Originally a striker, McDonald could also play as an attacking m ...

(Ilderton) *Mike Pruliere (Sarnia) *Tom Pruliere (Sarnia) *John Young, Jr. (Chatham Granite)

Regional qualification

Region 1

''January 5–6 , Carleton Place Curling Club,

Carleton Place Carleton Place is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's cap ...

Region 2

''January 5–6 ,

High Park Club The High Park Club is a tennis and curling club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The club is located on Indian Road, just east of High Park. Prior to 1910, curling took place on Grenadier Pond in High Park. The club organized and built its clubhouse i ...

Region 3

''January 5–6 , Elmira & District Curling Club, Elmira''

Region 4

''January 5–6 , Glencoe and District Curling Club, Glencoe''

Challenge Round

''January 11–14, at the Orangeville Curling Club in Orangeville'' {{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes , RD1=B Side , RD2=Semifinal , RD3=Final , team-width=170px , RD1-seed5= A13 , RD1-team5= Mark Kean , RD1-score5= 8 , RD1-seed6=B9 , RD1-team6= Bowie Abbis-Mills , RD1-score6= 6 , RD1-seed7=A14 , RD1-team7= Joe Frans , RD1-score7= 7 , RD1-seed8=B10 , RD1-team8= Ian MacAulay , RD1-score8= 3 , RD2-seed3=B11 , RD2-team3= Mark Kean , RD2-score3=4 , RD2-seed4=B12 , RD2-team4= Joe Frans , RD2-score4=8 , RD3-seed1=A15 , RD3-team1=

, RD3-score1=4 , RD3-seed2=B13 , RD3-team2= Joe Frans , RD3-score2= 10

External links

Ontario Curling Association - 2013 The Dominion Tankard: Schedules & DrawsOfficial site
The Dominion Tankard Ontario Tankard Sport in Barrie