The 2012 Dominion Tankard, Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 6 to 12, hosted by the Stratford Country Club at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Stratford, Ontario. The winning team of Glenn Howard, represented Ontario at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Mike Anderson Chris Van Huyse Matt Mapletoft Sean Harrison Thornhill Golf & Country Club, Thornhill Greg Balsdon Chris Ciasnocha Tyler Morgan Jason Boyce Loonie Curling Club, Rideau Lakes Bryan Cochrane Rich Moffatt Chris Fulton John Steski Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa Peter Corner Graeme McCarrel Joe Frans Darryl Prebble Brampton Curling Club, Brampton Dayna Deruelle Andrew McGaugh Kevin Lagerquist Evan DeViller Brampton Curling Club, Brampton Chris Gardner Mat Camm Brad Kidd Doug Johnston Arnprior Curling Club, Arnprior Brent Ross (fourth) Jake Higgs (skip) Jonathan Beuk Bill Buchanan Harriston Curling Club, HarristonGlenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater Mark Kean Andrew Clayton Patrick Janssen Tim March Annandale Curling Club, Ajax Daryl Shane Bruce Cox Dylan Tippin Brandon Tippin Listowel Curling Club, Listowel Wayne Tuck, Jr. Craig Kochan Scott McDonald Paul Moffatt Woodstock Curling Club, Woodstock
Standings Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Glenn Howard (Coldwater) 10 0 81 30 39 22 7 13 Peter Corner (Brampton) 8 2 70 55 39 35 14 7 Mike Anderson (Thornhill) 6 4 70 63 41 39 8 8 Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) 5 5 65 80 44 46 2 9 Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Woodstock) 5 5 61 68 38 37 12 10 Bryan Cochrane (Rideau) 5 5 66 50 44 38 6 15 Chris Gardner (Arnprior) 4 6 63 67 37 42 11 8 Jake Higgs (Harriston) 3 7 67 75 41 47 7 6 Greg Balsdon (Loonie) 3 7 73 74 40 43 8 9 Mark Kean (Annandale) 3 7 58 78 38 43 6 12 Daryl Shane (Listowel) 3 7 53 72 36 43 8 9
Results Draw 1 February 6, 2:00 PM ET
Draw 2 February 6, 7:30 PM ET
Draw 3 February 7, 2:00 PM ET
Draw 4 February 7, 7:00 PM ET
Draw 5 February 8, 9:00 AM ET
Draw 6 February 8, 2:00 PM ET
Draw 7 February 8, 7:00 PM ET
Draw 8 February 9, 2:00 PM ET
Draw 9 February 9, 7:00 PM ET
Draw 10 February 10, 2:00 PM ET
Draw 11 February 10, 7:00 PM ET
Tiebreaker 1 February 11, 9:00 AM ET
Tiebreaker 2
February 11, 2:00 PM ET
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 February 11, 7:00 PM ET
3 vs. 4 February 11, 7:00 PM ET
Semifinal February 12, 9:30 AM ET
Final February 12, 2:00 PM ET
Qualification Southern Ontario zones run from December 9-11, 2011, and December 16-19, 2011. Two teams from each zone qualify to four regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the four tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of the challenge round.
The Northern Ontario provincial championship will occur December 8-11 at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in Copper Cliff, Ontario. Four teams qualify out of the Northern Ontario championship.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Southern Ontario Zone Qualification
Zone 1 December 9-11 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Shane Latimer (Ottawa Curling) Willie Jeffries (Ottawa Curling) Ron Hrycak (Ottawa Curling) Mark Homan (Ottawa Curling) Gary Rowe (Ottawa Curling) Team Dow (RCMP) Ian MacAulay (Ottawa Curling)
Zone 2 December 9-11 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Jim Hunker (Rideau) Bryan Cochrane (Rideau) Steve Lodge (Brockville) Gregory Richardson (Rideau) Howard Rajala (Rideau) Daryl Smith (Rideau) Bill Blad (Rideau)
Zone 3 December 9-11 at the Pakenham Curling Club, Pakenham
Josh Adams (Granite of W. Ottawa) Chris Gardner (Arnprior) Calvin Christiansen (Arnprior) Dennis Elgie (City View) Dwayne Lowe (Huntley) Matt Paul (Renfrew) Damien Villard (Renfrew)
Zone 4 December 17-18 at the Brighton & District Curling Club, Brighton
Greg Balsdon (Loonie) Dennis Murray (Quinte) Bryce Rowe (Land O'Lakes) Jeff Clark (Loonie) Rob Dickson (Napanee) Gary Rusconi (Trenton)
Zone 5 December 17-18 at the Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton
Jon St.Denis (Peterborough C.C.) Wayne Warren (Haliburton) Jake Speedie (Beaverton) Wayne Shea (Bobcaygeon) Shannon Beddows (Cannington) Nick Avlonitis (Lakefield) Jim O'Marra (Peterborough C.C.) Mike Mclean (Peterborough C.C.)
Zone 6 December 10-11 at the Sutton Curling Club, Sutton West
Sean Aune (Annandale) Mark Kean (Annandale) Nathan Martin (Oshawa Curling) Ryan Winch (Sutton) Gary Grant (Uxbridge) Rob Lobel (Whitby) Jason March (Annandale) John Bell (Unionville) Tim Morrison (Unionville)
Zone 7 December 10-11 at the East York Country Club, Toronto
Mike Anderson (Thornhill) Michael Shepherd (East York) John Epping (Donalda) Dennis Moretto (Richmond Hill) Bob Turcotte (Scarboro) Geoff Truscott (Scarboro) Mark Inglis (Thornhill) Morio Kumagawa (York)
Zone 8 December 10-11 at the St. George's Golf & Country Club, Toronto
Denis Belanger (Royals) Mike Harris (Oakville) Tom Worth (Dixie) Jonathan Braden (High Park) Pat Ferris (Oakville) Dave Pallen (Royals) Guy Racette (Royals) Bill Duck (St. George's) Ian Fleming (Royals) Josh Johnston (Royals)
Zone 9 December 10-11 at the King Curling Club, Schomberg
Peter Corner (Brampton) Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) Rayad Husain (Chinguacousy) George Gerrits (King) Steve Broad (King) Jeff Brown (Shelburne) Alex Foster (North Halton)
Zone 10 December 10-11 at the Barrie Curling Club, Barrie
Cory Heggestad (Orillia) G.W. King (Midland) Travis Dafoe (Bradford) Andrew Thompson (Stroud) Dale Matchett (Bradford) Steve Holmes (Parry Sound)
Zone 11 December 18 at the Blue Water Curling Club, Owen Sound
Joey Rettinger (Tara) Al Hutchinson (Blue Water) Murray Dougherty (Meaford) Tom Slumskie (Tara)
Zone 12 December 10-11 at the Elmira & District Curling Club, Elmira
Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph Curling) Axel Larsen (Guelph Curling) Dave Kaun (K-W Granite) Peter Mellor (K-W Granite) Ed Cyr (Westmount)
Zone 13 December 10-11 at the St. Catharines Curling Club, St. Catharines
Daniel Frans (St. Catharines Golf) Todd Brandwood (Glendale) Wayne Gowan (Dundas Granite) Rick Thurston (Dundas Granite) Steve Goodger (Dundas Granite) Simon Ouellet (Glendale) Dan LeBlanc (Glendale) Garth Mitchell (Grimsby)
Zone 14 December 10 at the Mount Forest Curling Club, Mount Forest
Jake Higgs (Harriston) Daryl Shane (Listowel) Mike Aprile (Listowel)
Zone 15 December 17-18 at the Woodstock Curling Club, Woodstock
Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer) Travis Fanset (Brant) Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) Terry Corbin (Norwich) Nick Rizzo (Paris) Jim Lyle (St. Thomas) Wayne Tuck Jr. (Woodstock)
Zone 16 December 10-11 at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Mark Bice (Sarnia) Phil Daniel (Chatham Granite) Perry Smyth (Chatham Granite) John Young (Chatham Granite) Tim Lindsay (London) Tom Pruliere (Sarnia)
Regions January 7-8, 2012 Region 1 (Zones 1-4) Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa
Region 2 (Zones 5-8) Granite Club, Toronto
Region 3 (Zones 9-12) Meaford Curling Club, Meaford
Region 4 (Zones 13-16) Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford
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