| 2008 TSC Stores Tankard | |
| Host City: | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Arena: | Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex |
| Dates: | February 4–10 |
| Winner: | Team Howard |
| Curling Club: | Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater |
| Skip: | Glenn Howard |
| Third: | Richard Hart |
| Second: | Brent Laing |
| Lead: | Craig Savill |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard, the Ontario men's curling championship, was held February 4–10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo.
The event featured 11 teams, instead of the usual 10, since the Glenn Howard team was granted an automatic bye for having won the Brier the previous year.
Team Glenn Howard would repeat their third straight provincial championship, defeating 2000 champion Peter Corner in the final.
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier champion | 1 | Glenn Howard | |
| Region 1 | 2 | Howard Rajala Rob Dickson | |
| Region 2 | 2 | Bob Turcotte Wayne Middaugh | |
| Region 3 | 2 | Peter Corner Rob Lobel | |
| Region 4 | 2 | Rob Todd Wayne Tuck Jr. | |
| Challenge Round East | 1 | Mike Harris | |
| Challenge Round West | 1 | Daryl Shane[2] |
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Base | Phil Loevenmark | Paul Moffatt | ||
| Rob Dickson | Ryan Rowe | Kyle Martin | Scott Dickson | |
| Mike Harris | Trevor Wall | |||
| Craig Savill | ||||
| Steve Lobel | Scott Foster | Ken McDermott | ||
| Scott Bailey | ||||
| Chris Fulton | Jeff Henderson | Craig Cordiner | ||
| Nick Rizzo | Jeff Wilson | |||
| Kevin Fanjoy | Dylan Tippin | Aaron Johnson | ||
| Rob Todd | Scott Banner | Chris De Cloet | Kevin Ackerman | |
| Bob Turcotte | Dennis Noakes | Kevin Noakes | Kent Cochrane |
* Skips, throws third rocks
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater and District Curling Club | 9 | 1 | ||
| Brampton Curling Club | 8 | 2 | ||
| Tam Heather Curling Club | 8 | 2 | ||
| Brampton Curling Club | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 6 | |||
| Bob Turcotte | Oshawa Golf and Country Club | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | |||
| Rob Dickson | Land O'Lakes Curling Club | 2 | 8 | |
| Rob Todd | Brant Curling Club | 2 | 8 |
1 vs. 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | ||
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Peter Corner (Brampton) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
3 vs. 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | ||
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Rob Lobel (Brampton) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Mike Harris (Tam Heather) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Semifinal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | ||
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Mike Harris (Tam Heather) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 | |
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final | ||
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Peter Corner (Brampton) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 4 | |
| align=left width=230 nowrap | Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 9 |