The 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 17 to 21 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Matthew Manuel rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial championship.
For the first time since 2020, there was an Open Qualifier playdown to determine the final field.
Qualification process Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s) 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard finalists 2 Matthew Manuel Owen Purcell 2023-24 CTRS leaders 2 Bryce Everist Stuart Thompson Open Qualifier 4 Paul Flemming Brent MacDougall Glen MacLeod Colten Steele
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Coach Club Bryce Everist Paul Dexter Chris MacRae Taylor Ardiel Halifax CC, Halifax Paul Flemming Peter Burgess Ian Juurlink Kelly Mittelstadt Truro CC, Truro Brent MacDougall Martin Gavin Neil Gallant Kirk MacDiarmid Mayflower CC, Halifax Glen MacLeod Craig Burgess Kevin Ouellette Peter Neily Halifax CC, Halifax Matthew Manuel Luke Saunders Jeffrey Meagher Nick Zachernuk Kim Kelly Halifax CC, Halifax Owen Purcell Ryan Abraham Scott Saccary Adam McEachren Mark Dacey Halifax CC, Halifax Colten Steele Kerry MacLean Nick Burdock Robby McLean Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Stuart Thompson Cameron MacKenzie Travis Colter Phil Crowell Halifax CC, Halifax
Knockout brackets Source:
A event
B event
C event
Knockout results All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Wednesday, January 17, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, January 18, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Thursday, January 18, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, January 19, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Friday, January 19, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, January 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, January 20, 9:00 am
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 20, 7:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, January 20, 2:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 21, 9:00 am
Final Sunday, January 21, 6:00 pm
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