2016 Ontario Tankard Explained

2016 Recharge With Milk Tankard
Size:	250
Host City:	Brantford, Ontario
Arena:	Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre
Dates:	February 1–7
Winner:	Glenn Howard
Curling Club:	St. George's G&CC, Toronto
Skip:	Glenn Howard
Third:	Richard Hart
Second:	Adam Spencer
Lead:	Scott Howard
Finalist:	John Epping
Prev:	2015
Next:	2017

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)
					Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston
					Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, Sarnia
					Donalda Curling Club, Toronto
					Grimsby Curling Club, Grimsby
Travis Fanset^2
					Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
	Jake Higgs (skip)
		Adam Spencer^1			St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto
					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

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

width=320px	Skip (Club)	width=20px	W	width=20px	L	width=20px	PF	width=20px	PA	width=20px	Ends Won	width=20px	Ends Lost	width=20px	Blank Ends	width=20px	Stolen 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

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
Region 2 Qualifiers	2
Region 3 Qualifiers	2	Dayna Deruelle Ian Dickie
Region 4 Qualifiers	2
Challenge Round Qualifiers	2	Wayne Tuck, Jr. Pat Ferris

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:^[1]

• David Coffey (Ottawa)
• Willie Jeffries (Ottawa)
• Ryan McCrady (Ottawa)
• Stephen Watson (Ottawa)

Bracket:^[2]

Zone 2

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:^[3]

• J.P. Lachance (Rideau)
• Jason Reid (Rideau)
• Spencher Richmond (Perth)

Bracket:^[4]

Zone 3

RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:^[5]

• Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West)
• Douglas Brewer (Dalhousie Lake)
• Colin Dow (Huntley)
• Jake Higgs (Pakenham)

Bracket:^[6]

Zone 4

Royal Kingston Curling Club, Kingston

Teams entered:^[7]

• Greg Balsdon (Cataraqui)
• Dave Collyer (Quinte)
• Rob Dickson (Napanee)
• Matt Mills (Cataraqui)

Bracket:^[8]

Zone 5

Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton

Teams entered:^[9]

• John Bolton (Lindsay)
• Scott McDonald (Peterborough)
• Jake Speedie (Beaverton)

Bracket:^[10]

Zone 6

Uxbridge & District Curling Club, Uxbridge

Teams entered:^[11]

• Jim Bell (Unionville)
• David Fischer (Oshawa Golf)
• Rob Houston (Port Perry)
• Jake Walker (Annandale)

Bracket:^[12]

Zone 7

East York Curling Club, East York

Teams entered:^[13]

• 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:^[14]

Zone 8

Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga

Teams entered:^[15]

• 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:^[16]

Zone 9

Orangeville Curling Club, Orangeville

Teams entered:^[17]

• Travis Belchior (Orangeville)
• Dayna Deruelle (Brampton)
• Ian Dickie (King)
• Michael McGaugh (Chinguacousy)

Brackets:^[18]

Zone 10

Parry Sound Curling Club, Parry Sound

Teams entered:^[19]

• Al Bourgeois (Parry Sound)
• Chris Wimmer (Stroud)

Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 11

Paisley Curling Club, Paisley

Teams entered:^[20]

• Cory Heggestad (Markdale)
• Jon St. Denis (Markdale)

Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 12

Galt Curling Club, Cambridge

Teams entered:^[21]

• Mark Kean (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
• Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
• Damien Villard (Galt Country)

Brackets:^[22]

Zone 13

St. Catharines Curling Club, St. Catharines

Teams entered:^[23]

• Bill Buchanan (Welland)
• Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
• Simon Ouellet (Glendale)

Brackets:^[24]

Zone 14

Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston

Teams entered:^[25]

• Mike Benjamins (Palmerston)
• Ethan Doig (Seaforth)
• Brent Ross (Harriston)
• Daryl Shane (Wingham)

Brackets:^[26]

Zone 15

Ingersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll

Teams entered:^[27]

• Scott Bailey (Ingersoll)
• Terry Corbin (Brant)
• Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant)

Brackets:^[28]

Zone 16

Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe

Teams entered:^[29]

• Mark Bice (Sarnia)
• Don Bourques (Sarnia)
• Mike Drake (Kingsville)
• Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
• Ryan LeDrew (Sarnia)
• Kirk Massey (London)
• John Young (Chatham Granite)

Brackets:^[30]

Regional qualification

Region 1

Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa^[31]

Region 2

Leaside Curling Club, East York^[32]

Region 3

Wiarton Curling Club, Wiarton^[33]

Region 4

Stratford Country Club, Stratford^[34]

Challenge Round

January 15–17 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene

New teams:

• Eric Bradey (St. Catharines)

Notes:

• Codey Maus skipping Scott McDonald rink.

External links

• Official site

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