2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard explained

2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
Host City:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arena:RE/MAX Centre
Dates:January 28 – February 2
Winner:Team Gushue
Curling Club:Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Skip:Brad Gushue
Third:Mark Nichols
Second:Brett Gallant
Lead:Geoff Walker
Finalist:Trent Skanes
Prev:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard, the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 28 to February 2[1] at the RE/MAX Centre in St. John's. The winning Brad Gushue rink will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Kingston, Ontario.

Brad Gushue won his fifteenth Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard with a 3–1 victory over Trent Skanes in the final.

Teams

Two-time Brier champion Brad Gushue returned after missing the previous two Tankards as his team automatically qualified for the Brier as "Team Canada" as defending champions.

Teams are as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Steve Bragg Steve Routledge Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Mark Healy Evan Kearley Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Andrew Manuel Re/Max Centre, St. John's
John Sheppard Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Re/Max Centre, St. John's
Dave Thomas Travis Cormier Cody Parsons Floyd Francis Gateway Curling Club, Port aux Basques
Sam Follett Nathan Locke Ben Stringer Re/Max Centre, St. John's

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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8 0
6 2
5 3
5 3
5 3
3 5
2 6
2 6
Dave Thomas 0 8

Round-robin results

All draws are listed in Newfoundland Time .

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 28, 11:00 am

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 28, 4:00 pm

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 29, 2:30 pm

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 29, 7:30 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, January 30, 2:30 pm

Draw 6

Thursday, January 30, 7:30 pm

Draw 7

Friday, January 31, 2:30 pm

Draw 8

Friday, January 31, 7:30 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, February 1, 9:30 am

Tiebreakers

Saturday, February 1, 2:30 pmSaturday, February 1, 7:30 pm

Playoffs

Semifinal

Sunday, February 2, 8:00 am

Final

Sunday, February 2, 1:00 pm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament of Hearts and Brier Playdowns. TSN.ca. 2020-01-28.
  2. Web site: Scoreboard « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association. 2020-01-28.