The 2016

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. The tournament is overseen by CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association). Northern Ontario ...

, the

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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 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in

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. The winning

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 straight ...

rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in

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. The Howard rink from

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defeated the

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 ...

rink (also from Toronto) in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title (ninth as skip).

Teams

¹Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third,

Wayne Middaugh Robert Wayne Middaugh (born September 20, 1967) is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship (known as the Brier) at th ...

suffered an injury in a skiing accident and will have to miss out the remainder of the season.
² Scott Bailey, the regular skip of this team was not able to play due work commitments; Fanset skipped the team in his place. Fraser Reid was added as a spare.

Round-robin standings

Results

Draw 1

''February 1, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''February 1, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''February 2, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''February 2, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''February 3, 9:00 am''

Draw 6

''February 3, 2:30 pm''

Draw 7

''February 3, 7:30 pm''

Draw 8

''February 4, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''February 4, 7:00''

Draw 10

''February 5, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''February 5, 7:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 4

Semifinal

Final

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones ran from December 18–20, 2015 with regional tournaments held January 2–3. 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 the defending champion Mark Kean rink disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up

rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth. Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *David Coffey (Ottawa) *Willie Jeffries (Ottawa) *Ryan McCrady (Ottawa) *Stephen Watson (Ottawa) Bracket:

Zone 2

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *J.P. Lachance (Rideau) *Jason Reid (Rideau) *Spencher Richmond (Perth) Bracket:

Zone 3

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West) *Douglas Brewer (Dalhousie Lake) * Colin Dow (Huntley) * Jake Higgs (Pakenham) Bracket:

Zone 4

'' Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston'' Teams entered: *

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 ...

(Cataraqui) *Dave Collyer (Quinte) *Rob Dickson (Napanee) *Matt Mills (Cataraqui) Bracket:

Zone 5

'' Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton'' Teams entered: *John Bolton (Lindsay) *

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 mid ...

(Peterborough) *Jake Speedie (Beaverton) Bracket:

Zone 6

'' Uxbridge & District Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Jim Bell (Unionville) *David Fischer (Oshawa Golf) *Rob Houston (Port Perry) * Jake Walker (Annandale) Bracket:

Zone 7

'' East York Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) *Brent Gray (Bayview) *

Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...

(Toronto Cricket) * Rob Lobel (Thornhill) *Jason March (Scarboro) *

Darryl Prebble Darryl Prebble (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian curler. Prebble has curled off and on the World Curling Tour since 1999. He has played with skips such as Pat Ferris, Greg Balsdon, Peter Steski, Peter Corner and John Epping. He also skipped ...

(Scarboro) *Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) Brackets:

Zone 8

Dixie Curling Club Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas shift over the years), or the extent of the area it cover ...

Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

'' Teams entered: *Roy Arndt (Dixie) *

(St. George's) *Josh Johnston (Royals) *Dennis Moretto (Dixie) *Patrick Morris (High Park) *Guy Racette (Royals) *Rob Retchless (Royals) *Craig Shinde (Dixie) Brackets:

Zone 9

'' Orangeville Curling Club, Orangeville'' Teams entered: *Travis Belchior (Orangeville) * Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) *Ian Dickie (King) *Michael McGaugh (Chinguacousy) Brackets:

Zone 10

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'' Teams entered: *Al Bourgeois (Parry Sound) *Chris Wimmer (Stroud) Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 11

'' Paisley Curling Club, Paisley'' Teams entered: * Cory Heggestad (Markdale) * Jon St. Denis (Markdale) Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 12

'' Galt Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: * Mark Kean (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Damien Villard (Galt Country) Brackets:

Zone 13

'' St. Catharines Curling Club, St. Catharines'' Teams entered: *Bill Buchanan (Welland) *

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) *Simon Ouellet (Glendale) Brackets:

Zone 14

Palmerston Curling Club Palmerston may refer to: People * Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer * Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston ** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and B ...

Palmerston Palmerston may refer to: People * Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer * Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston ** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman an ...

'' Teams entered: *Mike Benjamins (Palmerston) *Ethan Doig (Seaforth) *

Brent Ross Brent Ross (born September 30, 1970) is a Canadian curler from Harriston, Ontario. He currently plays third for Team Dayna Deruelle on the World Curling Tour. Career Early in his career, Ross won the Ontario Colts Championship in 1997. Ross sk ...

(Harriston) * Daryl Shane (Wingham) Brackets:

Zone 15

'' Ingersoll & District Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: * Scott Bailey (Ingersoll) *Terry Corbin (Brant) *

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) Brackets:

Zone 16

'' Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe'' Teams entered: *

Mark Bice Mark Bice (born October 10, 1984 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. He used to skip a team on the World Curling Tour. Career Bice had a fairly successful junior career. Bice is a two time provincial junior champion, winning in 2003 and 2 ...

(Sarnia) *Don Bourques (Sarnia) *Mike Drake (Kingsville) *Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) *

Ryan LeDrew Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electo ...

(Sarnia) *Kirk Massey (London) *John Young (Chatham Granite) Brackets:

Regional qualification

Region 1

Rideau Curling Club The Rideau Curling Club is a curling facility and organization located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1888, the Rideau Curling Club maintains a rivalry with the Ottawa Curling Club. History The original club began operation in November, ...

Region 2

Leaside Curling Club Leaside Curling Club is a curling club located in the Leaside neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organization was founded in 1963 in response to community requests for a neighbourhood curling club. The City of Toronto built the club's ...

Region 3

'' Wiarton Curling Club,

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Region 4

'' Stratford Country Club, Stratford''

Challenge Round

''January 15–17 at the

Penetanguishene Curling Club Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has a populati ...

Penetanguishene Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual ( French and English) community has a populat ...

'' New teams: *Eric Bradey (St. Catharines) Notes: *

Codey Maus Codey Maus (born November 16, 1985 in Owen Sound, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Tara, Ontario. Maus is a three-time provincial junior champion and one-time provincial mixed champion. Career Juniors Maus won his first provincial junior title ...

skipping

rink.

References

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External links

Official site

Ontario Tankard Sport in Brantford