The 2015 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. The winning Mark Kean rink represented Ontario at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary, Alberta.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Greg Balsdon Mark Bice Tyler Morgan Steve Bice Jamie Farnell Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton Colin Dow Ritchie Gillan Brett Lyon-Hatcher John Steski Huntley Curling Club, Carp, Ottawa John Epping Travis Fanset Patrick Janssen Tim March Annandale Country Club, Ajax Joe Frans Craig Van Ymeren Bowie Abbis-Mills Jeff Gorda St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas Cory Heggestad Dylan Tippin Simon Barrick Brandon Tippin Markdale Golf & Curling Club, Markdale Mark Kean Mathew Camm David Mathers Scott Howard Bryan Cochrane Fenelon Falls Curling Club, Fenelon Falls Ian MacAulay Steve Allen Rick Allen Barry Conrad R.C.M.P. Curling Club, Ottawa Peter Corner Graeme McCarrel Codey Maus Craig Kochan Wayne Middaugh St. George's Golf & Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto Robert Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Brad Kidd Jake Higgs Guelph Curling Club, Guelph Aaron Squires Matt Mapletoft Spener Nuttall Fraser Reid Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club, Waterloo Jon St. Denis Chris Ciasnocha Mike Aprile Shawn Cottrill Listowel Curling Club, Listowel
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Mark Kean (Fenelon Falls) 8 2 79 47 43 35 4 12 John Epping (Annandale) 8 2 63 51 45 38 9 18 Ian MacAulay (RCMP) 6 4 67 58 43 39 7 13 Greg Balsdon (Glendale) 6 4 61 53 40 33 10 12 Colin Dow (Huntley) 6 4 69 57 41 38 6 15 Peter Corner (St. George's) 6 4 55 58 34 35 18 6 Joe Frans (St. Thomas) 4 6 58 64 38 42 10 7 Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph ) 4 6 60 56 37 38 16 6 Aaron Squires (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) 3 7 62 81 42 44 3 10 Jon St. Denis (Listowel) 3 7 48 70 34 45 10 9 Cory Heggestad (Markdale) 1 9 56 85 37 46 11 5
Results
Draw 1 Monday, February 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Monday, February 2, 7:30pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 Tuesday February 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, February 4, 9:00 am
Draw 6 Wednesday, February 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 pm
Draw 8 Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Friday, February 6, 7:00 pm
Tiebreakers Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, February 8, 8:30 am
Final Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm
Qualification Southern Ontario zones will run from December 6–21, 2014 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 3–11. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Greg Balsdon rink from the Glendale Golf and Country Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Defending champions 1 Greg Balsdon Region 1 Qualifiers 2 Ian MacAulay Colin Dow Region 2 Qualifiers 2 Mark Kean John Epping Region 3 Qualifiers 2 Cory Heggestad Aaron Squires Region 4 Qualifiers 2 Joe Frans Jon St. Denis Challenge Round Qualifiers 2 Robert Rumfeldt Wayne Middaugh
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Chris Gardner (Ottawa) Ian MacAulay (RCMP) Mark Homan (Ottawa) Doug Johnston (Ottawa) Gary Rowe (Ottawa) Rob Fraser (Ottawa)
Bracket:
Zone 2 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brian Lewis (Manotick) Howard Rajala (Rideau) J. P. Lachance (Rideau) Steve Lodge (Brockville) Andrew Bugg (Rideau) Bill Duck (Ottawa Hunt)
Bracket:
Zone 3 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Colin Dow (Huntley) Doug Brewer (Dalhousie Lake) Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West) Stephen Watson (Renfrew) Dennis Elgie (City View)
Brackets:
Zone 4 December 20, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee
Teams entered: Don Bowser (Cataraqui) Dave Collyer (Quinte) Bryce Rowe (Napanee) Dennis Murray (Quinte)
Brackets:
Zone 5 December 20–21, at the Peterborough Curling Club, Peterborough
Teams entered:
Mark Kean (Fenelon Falls) Shannon Beddows (Lindsay) Nick Rizzo (Peterborough) Jason Whitehill (Peterborough) Terry Arnold (Haliburton) Glenn Garneys (Peterborough)
Bracket:
Zone 6 December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville
Teams entered:
John Epping (Annandale) Nathan Martin (Oshawa) Richard Krell (Annandale) Jason March (Annandale) Jim Bell (Unionville) Dave Fischer (Oshawa Golf) John Bell (Unionville) Rob Houston (Uxbridge) Kyle Mogavero (Oshawa)
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Zone 7 December 13–14, at the York Curling Club, Newmarket
Teams entered:
Rob Lobel (Thornhill) Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) Roy Arndt (Toronto Cricket) Brent Gray (Bayview) Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) Bryan Johnson (York)
Bracket:
Zone 8 December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Peter Corner (St. George's) Rob Retchless (Royal Canadian) Josh Johnston (Royal Canadian) Dennis Moretto (Dixie) Patrick Morris (High Park) Craig Shinde (Dixie) Travis Belchior (Oakville)
Bracket:
Zone 9 December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown
Teams entered: Jake Walker (Brampton) Mike Harris (North Halton) Ryan Myler (Brampton) Todd Dakers (Chinguacousy) Alex Foster (North Halton) Denis Cordick (North Halton)
Bracket:
Zone 10 December 19–21, at the Midland Curling Club, Midland
Teams entered:
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene) Darryl Prebble (Cookstown) Andrew Thompson (Stroud) Chris Wimmer (Cookstown) Daryl Shane (Stroud) Bryan Wilson (Midland) Keith Press (Penetanguishene)
Bracket:
Zone 11 December 13, at the Meaford Curling Club, Meaford
Teams entered:
Cory Heggestad (Markdale) Ian Dickie (Collingwood) Scott Ballantyne (Tara) Trevor Coburn (Markdale)
Brackets:
Zone 12 December 13, at the Galt Country Club, Cambridge
Teams entered:
Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph) Aaron Squires (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Bruce McConnell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Damien Villard (Galt Country)
Brackets:
Zone 13 December 6–7, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Teams entered:
Pat Ferris (Grimsby) Ian Robertson (Dundas Granite) Bill Buchanan (Welland) Mark Fletcher (Burlington) Simon Ouellet (Glendale) Jason Stahl (Dundas Granite)
Brackets:
Zone 14 December 13, at the Listowel Curling Club, Listowel
Teams entered:
Brent Ross (Harriston) Jon St. Denis (Listowel) Doug Gibson (Palmerston) Mike Schumacher (Walkerton)
Brackets:
Zone 15 December 13–14, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford
Teams entered:
Joe Frans (St. Thomas) Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant) Terry Corbin (Brant) Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) Jason Malcho (Stratford)
Bracket:
Zone 16 December 13–14, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Teams entered:
Scott McDonald (Highland) Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) John Young (Chatham Granite) Tom Pruliere (Ilderton) Chris Liscumb (Ilderton) Kirk Massey (London) Mike Drake (Kingsville)
Bracket:
Regional qualification
Region 1 January 10–11, Russell Curling Club, Russell
Region 2 January 10–11, Whitby Curling Club, Whitby
Region 3 January 3–4, Gravenhurst Curling Club, Gravenhurst
Region 4 January 3–4, Wingham Golf & Curling Club, Wingham
Challenge Round January 16–19, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford
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