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The Hardline Quebec Tankard (French: ''Tankard Hardline''), formerly the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
provincial championship for men's
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. The tournament is run by
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, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Team Quebec at the
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. The provincial champion receives the McIntyre Trophy. A separate team represented Montreal until 1931.


Qualifying

16 teams play in the Quebec provincial. The teams that qualify are the defending champions, the provincial tour champion, the three highest Quebec teams on the
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, the three highest earning teams on the Quebec tour, six regional qualifiers and two last chance qualifiers.


Winners


References


External links


List of champions
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