The Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) Men's Provincial Championship, also known as the Northern Ontario Tankard, is the Northern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Northern Ontario annually at the Montana's Brier. Northern Ontario has been represented at the Brier since 1927 despite not actually being a province.
Since 2024, the winning team receives the Al Hackner Trophy.
Winners 1987–present A playoff was added in 1987. Year Team Winning club Runner-up skip (club) Host 2026 Sandy MacEwan, Dustin Montpellier, Luc Ouimet, Lee Toner, Olivier Bonin-Ducharme Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury John Epping (Northern Credit Union) North Bay 2025 John Epping, Jacob Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury Dylan Johnston (Fort William) Thunder Bay 2024 Trevor Bonot, Mike McCarville, Jordan Potts, Kurtis Byrd Fort William Curling Club Tanner Horgan (Northern Credit Union) Little Current 2023 Tanner Horgan, Darren Moulding, Jacob Horgan, Colin Hodgson Northern Credit Union Community Centre Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury) Kenora 2022 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Jordan Chandler, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury) Sault Ste. Marie 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario 2020 Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Mike Badiuk (Geraldton) New Liskeard 2019 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Tanner Horgan (Sudbury) Nipigon 2018 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff) Little Current 2017 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Dylan Johnston (Fort William) Thunder Bay 2016 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Jordan Chandler (Sudbury) North Bay 2015 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Soo Curlers Association Al Hackner (Fort William) Kenora 2014 Jeff Currie, Mike McCarville, Colin Koivula, Jamie Childs Fort William Curling Club Brian Adams Jr. (Port Arthur) Schumacher 2013 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Soo Curlers Association Rob Gordon (Sudbury) Nipigon 2012 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Scott Seabrook Soo Curlers Association Mike Jakubo (Copper Cliff) Sault Ste. Marie 2011 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Scott Seabrook Soo Curlers Association Joe Scharf (Fort William) Thunder Bay 2010 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Caleb Flaxey Soo Curlers Association Matt Dumontelle (Sudbury) Sudbury 2009 Mike Jakubo, Matt Seabrook, Luc Ouimet, Lee Toner Copper Cliff Curling Club Brad Jacobs (Soo) Fort Frances 2008 Eric Harnden, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Caleb Flaxey Soo Curlers Association Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay) Englehart 2007 Brad Jacobs, Al Harnden (skip), Dusty Jakomait, Rob Thomas Soo Curlers Association Tim Phillips Sudbury 2006 Rob Gordon, David MacInnes, Steve Burnett, Jeremy Landry Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club Joe Scharf Nipigon 2005 Mike Jakubo, Jon Solberg, Luc Ouimet, Lee Toner Copper Cliff Curling Club Tim Phillips (Sudbury) Haileybury 2004 Rob Gordon, Brian Fawcett, Steve Burnett, Jeremy Landry Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay) Sault Ste. Marie 2003 Scott Henderson, Art Lappalainen, Mike Desilets, Tim Lindsay Fort William Curling Club Scott Patterson (North Bay Granite) Thunder Bay 2002 Tim Phillips, Ron Collins, Drew Eloranta, Doug Hong Sudbury Curling Club Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay) Kapuskasing 2001 Al Hackner, Bryan Burgess, Joe Scharf, Mike Assad Fort William Curling Club Bill Adams (Thunder Bay) North Bay 2000 Tim Phillips, Roger Sauve, Ron Henderson, Dan Sauve Idylwylde Golf and Country Club Dave MacInnes (Timmins) Marathon 1999 Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark, John McClelland, Wayne Lowe North Bay Granite Club Bill Adams (Thunder Bay) Schumacher 1998 Bruce Melville, Rob Sinclair, Dale Wiersema, Larry Rathje Port Arthur Curling Club Al Hackner (Thunder Bay) Espanola 1997 Mike Coulter, Chris Buchan, Dusty Jakomait, Mark Maki Soo Curlers Association Bill Adams (Thunder Bay) Fort Frances 1996 David MacInnes, Jeffrey Henderson, Marc Butler, Will Gubbels McIntyre Curling Club Larry Pineau (Thunder Bay) Kirkland Lake 1995 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Aaron Skillen, Art Lappalainen Fort William Curling Club Rob Gordon (Cobalt-Haileybury) Sudbury 1994 Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark, John McClelland, Wayne Lowe Granite Curling Club (North Bay) Mike Coulter (Sault Ste. Marie) Thunder Bay 1993 Rick Lang, Scott Henderson, Ross Tetley, Art Lappalainen Fort William Curling Club Mike Coulter (Soo) Haileybury 1992 Al Hackner, Larry Pineau, Brian Perozak, Brian Adams Thunder Bay Country Club Rollie Ralph (Soo) Sault Ste. Marie 1991 Rick Lang, Scott Henderson, Ross Tetley, Art Lappalainen Fort William Curling Club Larry Pineau (Thunder Bay) Kenora 1990 Al Harnden, Eric Harnden, Rich Evoy, Frank Caputo Soo Curlers Association Brian Apland (Kenora) Schumacher 1989 Al Hackner, Bill Adams, Jim Adams, John Salo Fort William Curling Club Gord McKnight (New Liskeard) North Bay 1988 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Jim Adams, Doug Smith, Bill Adams Fort William Curling Club Brian Apland (Kenora) Thunder Bay 1987 Larry Pineau, Jack Kallos, Brian Snell, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club Peter Minogue (North Bay Granite) Iroquois Falls
1927–1986 Year Team Winning club 1986 Al Harnden, Mike Coulter, Richard Evoy, Rick Elliott Soo Curlers Association 1985 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud Fort William Curling Club 1984 Gord McKnight, Bill Johnston, Brian Carr, Reg Gardner Horne Granite Curling Club 1983 John MacFarlane, Al Harnden, Eric Harnden, Rich Evoy Tarentorus Curling Club 1982 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club 1981 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club 1980 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club 1979 Larry Pineau, Scott Hamilton, George Campbell, Cliff Campbell Thunder Bay Winter Club 1978 Barry Mutrie, John Ballantyne, John K. Ross, Ted Bowcock Kapuskasing Curling Club 1977 John Tate, Bob Miller, Wayne Leavoy, George Medakovic Idylwylde Golf and Country Club 1976 Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Al Fiskar, Jr., Warren Butters Fort William Curling Club 1975 Bill Tetley, Rick Lang, Bill Hodgson, Jr., Peter Hnatiw Fort William Curling Club 1974 John R. Ross, Frank Bell, Bob Tate, John Tate Idylwylde Golf and Country Club 1973 Don Harry, Morley Harry, Peter Wong, Art Mousseau Sudbury Curling Club 1972 Jack McFarlane, Mike Boyd, Rae Clattenburg, Dave McFarlane Tarentorus Curling Club 1971 Bill Tetley, Frank Sargent, Jr., Jim Sargent, Eric Knudsen Thunder Bay Curling Club 1970 Tom Tod, Jim Carson, J. Carl Whitfield, Bill Hallinan Fort William Curling Club 1969 Terry Johnson, Jack Thompson, Grant Green, Gordon Peterson Kenora Curling Club 1968 Herbert Pile, Len Tremblay, Ross Davis, D. Wayne Downey Geraldton Curling Club 1967 Bill Grozelle, Bob Grozelle, John Dunn, George McIllwaine Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club 1966 Bill Grozelle, Bob Grozelle, Ted Butt, George McIllwaine Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club 1965 John Polyblank, Frank Buturac, Earl MacInnes, E. Wayne Petch Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1964 John Polyblank, Frank Mcdonald, Earl MacInnes, E. Wayne Petch Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1963 Doug Gathercole, Lawrence Sauve, Bernard LeClair, Arthur Dubery Copper Cliff Curling Club 1962 Ron Redding, John Kostick, Al Hansen, Gord Peterson Kenora Curling Club 1961 John Polyblank, Frank Mcdonald, Earl MacInnes, Murv Smith Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1960 Don Groom, Art Silver, Bill Groom, Al Armstrong Granite Curling Club (Sudbury) 1959 Darwin Wark, Dennis Stephen, Leslie Sutton, John Jones Fort William Curling Club 1958 Ron Redding, John Kostick, Bill Sawkins, Al Hansen Kenora Curling Club 1957 Don McEwen, Jim Simpson, Don Smeaton, Bill Tetley Port Arthur Curling Club 1956 Steve Kuzmaski, Bill Hudgins, Al Rodin, George Burns Copper Cliff Curling Club 1955 Rudy Steski, Bob Wyatt, Owen Staples, Ed McCormick Granite Curling Club (North Bay) 1954 Don Groom, Ray Cook, Bob McInnes, Tom Callaghan Granite Curling Club (Sudbury) 1953 Grant Watson, Don McEwen, Frank Sargent, Archie Grant Port Arthur Curling Club 1952 James Guy, Jack Pike, J. Leo Fregeau, Ray Parnell Kenora Curling Club 1951 Walter Johnstone, Arnie Boyd, Wally Flowers, Bill MacKay Copper Cliff Curling Club 1950 Tom Ramsay, Len Williamson, Bill Weston, Bill Kenney Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1949 Jimmy Sutherland, Elmer Dick, Ken Vail, Hugh Calverley Schumacher and McIntyre Curling Club 1948 James Guy, Bill Johnson, George Holmstrom, Jack McLeod Kenora Curling Club 1947 Don Best, Tom Marston, Len Williamson, Harry McNabb Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1946 Tom Ramsay, Wally Spencer, M. Gray Coughlin, Hugh Colquhoun Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1943-1945 cancelled due to World War II 1942 Bill McMitchell, Bert Cooper, Jr., Don Groom, Bert Cooper, Sr. Sudbury Curling Club 1941 Don Best, J. C. Tuck, Tom Rushworth, George Sayles Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1940 James Davis, Ab Sackrider, Harry McNabb, Scotty MacDonald Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1939 Dan Millar, Dunc Sutherland, Bill Beecroft, Lorne Umprhrey Haileybury Curling Club 1938 John Walker, Sam Caldbick, Bob Donald, Jack Gauthier Timmins Curling Club 1937 Emmett Smith, Dan Millar, Bill Beecroft, Melvin Robb Haileybury Curling Club 1936 Emmett Smith, Dan Millar, Bill Beecroft, Melvin Robb Haileybury Curling Club 1935 James Shaw, Herb Lash, Bill Rubenstein, Frank Elliott Sault Ste. Marie Curling Club 1934 James Shaw, Herb Lash, Noble Kenny, Frank Elliott Sault Ste. Marie Curling Club 1933 Jerry Abrams, Mel Charron, Tom Ramsay, Bert Elliott Kirkland Lake Curling Club 1932 A. E. Stephenson, R. W. Thomson, Charles Binkley, Jack McKinlay New Liskeard Curling Club 1931 John Nicholson, James Shaw, George Murr, Lloyd Mason Sault Ste. Marie Curling Club 1930 Albert Tobey, Frank Muirhead, Bob Morrison, David Moore Sudbury Curling Club 1929 George Nicholson, Thomas Godfrey, Frank Hamlin, William Thompson Chapleau Curling Club 1928 Albert Tobey, Frank Muirhead, Bob Morrison, Jim Scott Sudbury Curling Club 1927 Emmett Smith, Dunc Sutherland, Dan Millar, Mel Hunt Haileybury Curling Club
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Northern Ontario Curling Association: Champions