| 2000 Ontario Nokia Cup | |
| Host City: | Nepean, Ontario |
| Arena: | Nepean Sportsplex |
| Dates: | February 7-13 |
| Winner: | Team Corner |
| Curling Club: | Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario |
| Skip: | Peter Corner |
| Third: | Todd Brandwood |
| Second: | Drew Macklin |
| Lead: | Dwayne Pyper |
| Finalist: | Wayne Middaugh |
| Prev: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The 2000 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 7-13 at the Steve Yzerman Arena at the Nepean Sportsplex in Nepean, Ontario. The winning rink of Peter Corner, Todd Brandwood, Drew Macklin and Dwayne Pyper from Hamilton would go on to represent Ontario at the 2000 Labatt Brier in Saskatoon.
In the final, Peter Corner and his Hamilton rink defeated his cousin and former teammate, Wayne Middaugh's Toronto rink, 6–4. The game began on a bad note for Middaugh who was heavy on his draw attempt in the first end, giving up a steal of one to Corner. Middaugh gave up another steal in the eighth end after coming up light on a draw, to go down 5–3.[1] The teams traded singles in the next two ends for a 6 to 4 final score.
Corner's new rink of Todd Brandwood, Drew Macklin and Dwayne Pyper had played in just eight games before playdowns that season. It marked Corner's fifth trip to the Brier, but the first as a skip. The four previous times had been playing lead for Team Russ Howard which also included Middaugh at second.[2]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Breivik | Jim Lyle | Ted Smith | St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas | ||
| Mike Pastuch | RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa | ||||
| Tam Heather Country Club, Scarborough | |||||
| Jeff McCrady | Jim Hunker | Mike Stachon | Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa | ||
| Peter Mellor | Jeff Thompson | James Bromiley | Brian Scott | Chesley Curling Club, Chesley | |
| St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke | |||||
| Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa | |||||
| Jeff Robinson | Nolan Sims | Guelph Curling Club, Guelph | |||
| Peter Van Ymeren | Darcy Tomchick | Terry Van Ymeren | Highland Country Club, London |
| Skip | Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
| Jeff McCrady | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| Peter Mellor | 2 | 7 | |
| Kevin Breivik | 0 | 9 |
February 7[3]
February 8[4]
February 8
February 9[5]
February 9
February 10[6]
February 10
February 11[7]
February 11
February 12, 3:00pm
February 13, 1:00pm
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | 2 | Rich Moffatt Jeff McCrady | |
| Region 2 | 2 | Mike Harris Wayne Middaugh | |
| Region 3 | 2 | Peter Mellor Rob Rumfeldt | |
| Region 4 | 2 | Peter Corner Kirk Ziola | |
| Challenge Round East | 1 | Bryan Cochrane | |
| Challenge Round West | 1 | Kevin Breivik |
Regional winners in bold.
| Zone | Skip | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Bryan Cochrane | RCMP | |
| 1B | Ron Diguer | Ottawa | |
| 2A | Rich Moffatt | Rideau | |
| 2B | Jeff McCrady | Rideau | |
| 3A | Doug Johnston | Renfrew | |
| 3B | Peter Steski | Granite (West Ottawa) | |
| 4A | Alex Tosh | Royal Kingston | |
| 4B | Bill Hope | Trenton | |
| 5A | Gary Davis | Keene | |
| 5B | Glen Garneys | Peterborough | |
| 6A | Gary Grant | Uxbridge | |
| 6B | Mike Harris | Tam Heather | |
| 7A | Scott McPherson | Bayview | |
| 7B | Dennis Elgie | East York | |
| 8A | John Base | Oakville | |
| 8B | Wayne Middaugh | St. George's | |
| 9A | Stayner | ||
| 9B | Steve Oldford | Orangeville | |
| 10A | MacTier | ||
| 10B | Brian Ross | Cookstown | |
| 11A | Pat Johnston | Allenford | |
| 11B | Peter Mellor | Chesley | |
| 12A | Ron Mooibroek | K-W Granite | |
| 12B | Rob Rumfeldt | Guelph | |
| 13A | Peter Corner | Glendale | |
| 13B | Scott Brown | Glendale | |
| 14A | Murray Shannon | Hanover | |
| 14B | Harriston | ||
| 15A | Brant | ||
| 15B | Jim Lyle | St. Thomas | |
| 16A | Kirk Ziola | Highland | |
| 16B | Phil Daniel | Tilbury |
Bryan Cochrane won the East Challenge Round and Kevin Breivik won the West Challenge Round.[8]