The SaskTel Tankard is the

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provincial championship for men's

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. The tournament is run by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Team Saskatchewan at the

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. It is also known as the SaskTel Provincial Men's Championship.

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became the sponsor in 2004 when it was known as the SaskTel Mobility Tankard.

Past names

* Macdonald Tankard (1927–1979) *

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Tankard (1980–1994) *

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Tankard (1995–2003) *SaskTel Mobility Tankard (2004–2006) *SaskTel Tankard (2007–present)

Qualification

The SaskTel Tankard Provincial Championship is a 16 team seeded Triple Knockout format with a Page System Playoff. The 16 teams qualify as follows: # The SaskTel Tankard Southern and Northern Playdown each declare six teams. # One berth will be awarded to the highest ranked registered Saskatchewan Team from the Saskatchewan Curling Tour (SCT). # Four berths will be awarded to the two highest ranked registered Saskatchewan Teams from the CTRS ranking. # One berth is awarded to the SaskTour Players' Championship # Four berths will be awarded from SCT provincial berth bonspiels. At the provincial final, the A Event winner, B Event winner and the two finalists of the C Event advance to the Page System Playoff.

Champions

Notes

References

External links

List of champions
{{Brier playdowns The Brier provincial tournaments Curling in Saskatchewan