| 2022 SaskTel Tankard | |
| Host City: | Whitewood, Saskatchewan |
| Arena: | Whitewood Curling Club |
| Dates: | February 9–13 |
| Winner: | Team Flasch |
| Curling Club: | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Skip: | Colton Flasch |
| Third: | Catlin Schneider |
| Second: | Kevin Marsh |
| Lead: | Dan Marsh |
| Finalist: | Matt Dunstone |
| Prev: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 9 to February 13[1] at the Whitewood Curling Club in Whitewood, Saskatchewan.[2] The winning Colton Flasch rink represented Saskatchewan at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada's national men's curling championship.[3]
The event was originally going to be played at the Cooperators Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan but was moved to Whitewood due to COVID-19 concerns.[4] The event was awarded to Regina in July 2021, after the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan.[5] Its the second time Whitewood has hosted the Tankard. It had previously held it in 2019.[6]
12 teams qualified for the event. Eight teams pre-qualified for the event based on the CTRS points as of January 10, 2022, with the top 4 earning spots based on points earned on SaskTour and World Curling Tour events held in Saskatchewan and the remaining four next best teams earning the next four spots.[7] The remaining four teams qualified through the SaskTel Last Chance Event held January 20 to 23 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon,[6] and featured 19 teams after two withdrew.[8]
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sask CTRS Leaders | 8 | Matt Dunstone Colton Flasch Kody Hartung Ryan Deis Jason Jacobson Kelly Knapp Shaun Meachem Rylan Kleiter | |
| Last chance[9] | 4 | Brent Gedak Daymond Bernath Michael Carss Josh Heidt |
The teams are listed as follows:[10] [11]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daymond Bernath | Bryden Tessier | David Baum | Jack Reid | Sutherland CC, Saskatoon | ||
| Michael Carss | Tyler Travis | Lyndon Holm | Nutana CC, Saskatoon | |||
| Dustin Mikush | Kalin Deis | Fox Valley CC, Fox Valley | ||||
| Highland CC, Regina | ||||||
| Nutana CC, Saskatoon | ||||||
| Highland CC, Regina | ||||||
| Brady Kendel | Langenburg CC, Langenburg | |||||
| Josh Heidt[12] | Tyler Gamble | Kerrobert CC, Kerrobert | ||||
| Quinn Hersikorn | Nutana CC, Saskatoon | |||||
| Sutherland CC, Saskatoon | ||||||
| Highland CC, Regina | ||||||
| Jeff Chambers | Swift Current CC, Swift Current |
Team rankings on the World Curling Team Ranking as of Week 29 of the 2021–22 curling season:[13]
| Rank | Skip | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Matt Dunstone | |
| 17 | Colton Flasch | |
| 23 | Kody Hartung | |
| 39 | Ryan Deis | |
| 41 | Jason Jacobson | |
| 51 | Shaun Meachem | |
| 54 | Kelly Knapp | |
| 58 | Daymond Bernath | |
| 60 | Rylan Kleiter | |
| 67 | Michael Carss | |
| 82 | Brent Gedak (Team Jason Ackerman) | |
| 161 | Josh Heidt |
All draw times listed in Central Time .[14]
Wednesday, February 9, 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 10, 10:00 am
Thursday, February 10, 3:00 pm
Thursday, February 10, 7:30 pm
Friday, February 11, 10:00 am
Friday, February 11, 3:00 pm
Friday, February 11, 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 12, 10:00 am
Saturday, February 12, 3:00 pm
Saturday, February 12, 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 12, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 13, 10:00 am
Sunday, February 13, 3:00 pm