The 2016 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford, Ontario. The winning Glenn Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.
The Howard rink from Toronto defeated the John Epping rink (also from Toronto) in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title (ninth as skip).
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Greg Balsdon Don Bowser Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston Mark Bice Aaron Squires Tyler Morgan Steve Bice Jamie Farnell Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, Sarnia Dayna Deruelle Kevin Flewwelling David Staples Sean Harrison Brampton Curling Club, Brampton Ian Dickie Tyler Stewart Evan Lilly Robert Currie King Curling Club, Schomberg John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Donalda Curling Club, Toronto Pat Ferris Andrew Fairfull Craig Fairfull Nathan Small Grimsby Curling Club, Grimsby Travis Fanset2 Joe Frans Craig Van Ymeren Fraser Reid Ingersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll Mike Harris Mike Anderson Scott Hodgson Scott Foster Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Mike McLean Jake Higgs (skip) Kevin Lagerquist Nathan Crawford Pakenham Curling Club, Pakenham Glenn Howard Richard Hart Adam Spencer1 Scott Howard St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto Wayne Tuck, Jr. Chad Allen Jay Allen Andrew Tournay Ian Parker Brant Curling Club, Brantford
1Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third, Wayne Middaugh suffered an injury in a skiing accident and will have to miss out the remainder of the season. 2Scott Bailey, the regular skip of this team was not able to play due work commitments; Fanset skipped the team in his place. Fraser Reid was added as a spare.
Round-robin standings
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Glenn Howard (St. George's) 10 0 94 47 57 36 18 16 John Epping (Donalda) 8 2 80 50 52 30 17 23 Greg Balsdon (Cataraqui) 7 3 66 66 46 52 14 17 Mike Harris (Toronto Cricket) 6 4 67 63 40 44 19 11 Joe Frans (Ingersoll) 5 5 61 66 41 37 15 13 Jake Higgs (Pakenham) 5 5 61 47 34 38 16 10 Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) 4 6 60 56 40 35 17 12 Ian Dickie (King) 3 7 44 72 27 46 14 5 Pat Ferris (Grimsby) 3 7 38 55 33 49 9 7 Mark Bice (Sarnia) 3 7 49 62 35 39 13 8 Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant) 1 9 51 83 45 42 8 11
Results Draw 1 February 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 February 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 February 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 4 February 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 February 3, 9:00 am
Draw 6 February 3, 2:30 pm
Draw 7 February 3, 7:30 pm
Draw 8 February 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 February 4, 7:00
Draw 10 February 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 February 5, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
3 vs. 4
Semifinal
Final
Qualification Southern Ontario zones ran from December 18–20, 2015 with regional tournaments held January 2–3. 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 the defending champion Mark Kean rink disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up John Epping rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth.
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Defending champions 1 Mark Kean John Epping (runner up) Region 1 Qualifiers 2 Greg Balsdon Jake Higgs Region 2 Qualifiers 2 Mike Harris Glenn Howard Region 3 Qualifiers 2 Dayna Deruelle Ian Dickie Region 4 Qualifiers 2 Mark Bice Scott Bailey Challenge Round Qualifiers 2 Wayne Tuck, Jr. Pat Ferris
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1 RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
David Coffey (Ottawa) Willie Jeffries (Ottawa) Ryan McCrady (Ottawa) Stephen Watson (Ottawa)
Bracket:
Zone 2 RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
J.P. Lachance (Rideau) Jason Reid (Rideau) Spencher Richmond (Perth)
Bracket:
Zone 3 RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West) Douglas Brewer (Dalhousie Lake) Colin Dow (Huntley) Jake Higgs (Pakenham)
Bracket:
Zone 4 Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston
Teams entered:
Greg Balsdon (Cataraqui) Dave Collyer (Quinte) Rob Dickson (Napanee) Matt Mills (Cataraqui)
Bracket:
Zone 5 Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton
Teams entered:
John Bolton (Lindsay) Scott McDonald (Peterborough) Jake Speedie (Beaverton)
Bracket:
Zone 6 Uxbridge & District Curling Club, Uxbridge
Teams entered:
Jim Bell (Unionville) David Fischer (Oshawa Golf) Rob Houston (Port Perry) Jake Walker (Annandale)
Bracket:
Zone 7 East York Curling Club, East York
Teams entered:
Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) Brent Gray (Bayview) Mike Harris (Toronto Cricket) Rob Lobel (Thornhill) Jason March (Scarboro) Darryl Prebble (Scarboro) Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
Brackets:
Zone 8 Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Roy Arndt (Dixie) Glenn Howard (St. George's) Josh Johnston (Royals) Dennis Moretto (Dixie) Patrick Morris (High Park) Guy Racette (Royals) Rob Retchless (Royals) Craig Shinde (Dixie)
Brackets:
Zone 9 Orangeville Curling Club, Orangeville
Teams entered:
Travis Belchior (Orangeville) Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) Ian Dickie (King) Michael McGaugh (Chinguacousy)
Brackets:
Zone 10 Parry Sound Curling Club, Parry Sound
Teams entered:
Al Bourgeois (Parry Sound) Chris Wimmer (Stroud)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 11 Paisley Curling Club, Paisley
Teams entered:
Cory Heggestad (Markdale) Jon St. Denis (Markdale)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 12 Galt Curling Club, Cambridge
Teams entered:
Mark Kean (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Damien Villard (Galt Country)
Brackets:
Zone 13 St. Catharines Curling Club, St. Catharines
Teams entered:
Bill Buchanan (Welland) Pat Ferris (Grimsby) Simon Ouellet (Glendale)
Brackets:
Zone 14 Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston
Teams entered:
Mike Benjamins (Palmerston) Ethan Doig (Seaforth) Brent Ross (Harriston) Daryl Shane (Wingham)
Brackets:
Zone 15 Ingersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll
Teams entered:
Scott Bailey (Ingersoll) Terry Corbin (Brant) Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant)
Brackets:
Zone 16 Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe
Teams entered:
Mark Bice (Sarnia) Don Bourques (Sarnia) Mike Drake (Kingsville) Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) Ryan LeDrew (Sarnia) Kirk Massey (London) John Young (Chatham Granite)
Brackets:
Regional qualification Region 1 Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa
Region 2 Leaside Curling Club, East York
Region 3 Wiarton Curling Club, Wiarton
Region 4 Stratford Country Club, Stratford
Challenge Round January 15–17 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
New teams: Eric Bradey (St. Catharines)
Notes: Codey Maus skipping Scott McDonald rink.
References
External links Official site