The Hardline Quebec Tankard (French: ''Tankard Hardline''), formerly the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the

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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

Tim Hortons Brier The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier (''french: Le Brier''), is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada. The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and ...

. 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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