| Ontario Tankard | |
| Established: | 1927 |
| Current Host City: | Cobourg, Ontario |
| Current Arena: | Cobourg Community Centre |
| Current Champion: | Scott Howard |
| Current: | 2024 Ontario Tankard |
The Ontario Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Montana's Brier. The tournament is overseen by CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association).
Northern Ontario has its own provincial championship, known as the Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship.
This championship is not to be confused with the Silver Tankard, historically also known as the Ontario Tankard (and until 1937 a Brier qualifier).
Since 2017, the qualification has varied from year to year:
Between 1972 and 2016, the event usually had 10 teams: Two teams from each of the four OCA regions, and one winner each from an eastern and western challenge round. When Ontario won the previous Brier, that team would be added to the field for the following season. In 1999, when Ontario had not only won the previous Brier, but an Ontario team also won the 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, the field was expanded to 12 teams, giving them an automatic berth.
The format of the Tankard has differed each year since 2018:
From 1972 to 1981, the tournament was a strict round robin affair, with the team with the best record being crowned champion (a tiebreaker would be held if necessary). From 1981 to 2000, the tournament consisted of a round robin followed by a three team playoff. In 2001, the playoff was replaced with a four team page playoff.
1927[1] -1931
1938[5] -1979
Listed below are the list of Ontario's representatives at the Brier that year. Brier champions indicated in bold. From 1927 to 1931, Toronto had a separate entry at the Brier.
From 1927 to 1931, teams representing Ontario at the Brier were selected from the winning club at the Ontario Silver Tankard, a double rink event which has taken place since 1875.
| Brier | Brier representative team | Winning Club | City | Host site | Brier Rec. | Brier Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto[6] | 3-4 | T4th | |||||
| Toronto | Toronto[7] | 6-3 | 4th | ||||
| Lindsay | Toronto[8] | 4-5 | 6th | ||||
| Stratford | Toronto[9] | 3-6 | T9th | ||||
| Granite Curling Club | Toronto | Toronto[10] | 7-3 | 2nd |
There was no Brier from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. Listed here for those years are the winners of the British Consols, the usual Brier qualifying event.
| Brier | Champion team | Winning Club | City | Host site | Brier Rec. | Brier Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Curling Club | Toronto | Toronto[11] | 4-3 | T3rd | |||
| Hamilton | Toronto[12] | 6-2 | 2nd | ||||
| Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | Toronto[13] | 5-2 | 2nd | |||
| 1935 | Gord Campbell, Donnie Campbell, Gord Coates, Duncan Campbell | Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | Toronto[14] | 6-1 | 1st | |
| Sarnia | Toronto[15] | 5-4 | T5th | ||||
| Toronto[16] | 2-7 | T7th | |||||
| Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[17] | 4-5 | T5th | ||
| 1939 | Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[18] | 9-1 | 1st | |
| Bert Hall, Percy Hall, Ernie Parkes, Campbell Seagram | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[19] | 4-5 | T5th | ||
| Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[20] | 7-2 | 2nd | |||
| Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | Toronto[21] | 7-2 | T2nd | |||
| 1943 | Toronto | Toronto[22] | cancelled | ||||
| 1944 | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[23] | cancelled | |||
| 1945 | Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[24] | cancelled | |||
| Granite Curling Club | Kitchener | Toronto[25] | 5-4 | T5th | |||
| Toronto | Toronto[26] | 3-6 | 8th | ||||
| Galt | Hamilton[27] | 5-4 | T4th | ||||
| Toronto[28] | 5-4 | 4th | |||||
| Granite Curling Club | Kitchener[29] | 5-4 | T4th | ||||
| Granite Curling Club | Toronto | Kingston[30] | 6-4 | T5th | |||
| Peterborough | Toronto[31] | 6-4 | T3rd | ||||
| Gord Gilbert, Bob Gilbert, Jim Harrington, Peter Gilbert (skip)[32] | Chatham | Toronto[33] | 4-6 | 8th | |||
| Thistle Curling Club | Hamilton | Orillia[34] | 6-4 | T3rd | |||
| Toronto | 7-3 | 3rd | |||||
| Granite Curling Club | Toronto | Peterborough[35] | 8-3 | 2nd | |||
| Champlain Curling Club | Orillia | Kitchener[36] | 6-4 | 5th | |||
| Unionville | 7-3 | 3rd | |||||
| Unionville Curling Club | Unionville | 6-4 | T4th | ||||
| Kingston | 7-3 | 4th | |||||
| Orillia | Ottawa[37] | 5-5 | T6th | ||||
| Owen Sound | 6-4 | 5th | |||||
| Hanover Curling Club | Hanover | Hamilton[38] | 6-4 | T4th | |||
| Bob Mann, Ken Buchan, Keith Munro, Rich Palmer | Hanover | 5-5 | T5th | ||||
| Unionville | 5-5 | T5th | |||||
| Brampton[39] | 8-3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Alf Phillips, Jr., John Ross, Ron Manning, Keith Reilly | Parkway Curling Club | Toronto | Orillia[40] | 9-1 | 1st | |
| Kingston[41] | 6-4 | T4th | |||||
| London Curling Club | London | London[42] | 2-8 | T9th | |||
| Toronto | Oshawa[43] | 4-6 | T6th | ||||
| Avonlea Curling Club | Guelph | 5-5 | T4th | ||||
| Gloucester[44] | 6-4 | T3rd | |||||
| Scarborough | 6-4 | T2nd | |||||
| Scarborough | East York[45] | 6-4 | T3rd | ||||
| Kingston | Cambridge[46] | 6-5 | T5th | ||||
| Mississauga | Peterborough[47] | 3-8 | T10th | ||||
| Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | 8-3 | T2nd | ||||
| London | St. Catharines | 4-7 | 10th | ||||
| St. Thomas | 6-5 | T4th | |||||
| Russ Howard, Larry Merkley, Robert Ruston, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | 5-6 | T6th |
A playoff was added to the event in 1981.[48] The 2021 Tankard was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.
| Brier | Champion team | Winning Club | City | Host site | Runner-up skip (club) | Brier Rec. | Brier Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Ron Manning (Keene) | 7-5 | 4th | ||||
| London | Brantford | Dave Walker (Avonlea)[49] | 5-6 | T6th | ||||
| 1983 | Ed Werenich, Paul Savage, John Kawaja, Neil Harrison | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Bill Walsh (Navy)[50] | 11-1 | 1st | ||
| Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Bob Turcotte (Oshawa)[51] | 10-5 | 2nd | ||||
| Ottawa | Kingston | Jim Sharples (Dixie)[52] | 5-6 | T7th | ||||
| Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Richmond Hill | Wayne Tallon (Navy)[53] | 10-3 | 2nd | ||
| 1987 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Ed Werenich (Avonlea)[54] | 10-2 | 1st | ||
| Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Nepean | Russ Howard (Penetanguishene)[55] | 8-4 | 3rd | |||
| Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Tim Belcourt, Kent Carstairs | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Trenton | Ed Werenich (Avonlea)[56] | 8-4 | 3rd | ||
| 1990 | Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Chatham | Bob Fedosa (Brampton)[57] | 11-1 | 1st | |
| Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Owen Sound | Kirk Ziola (Highland) | 6-5 | T5th | |||
| Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Mike Harris (Tam Heather)[58] | 9-4 | 2nd | ||||
| 1993 | Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Peter Corner | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Trenton | Mike Harris (Tam O'Shanter)[59] | 11-3 | 1st | |
| 1994 Details | Penetanguishene Curling Club | Penetanguishene | Axel Larsen (Guelph)[60] | 9-4 | 2nd | |||
| 1995 Details | Avonlea Curling Club | Don Mills | Kingston | Russ Howard (Penetanguishene) | 8-5 | 4th | ||
| 1996 Details | Ridgetown | Pickering | Russ Howard (MacTier) | 4-7 | T9th | |||
| 1997 Details | Wayne Middaugh (St. George's) | 7-5 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 Details | Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey | St. George's Golf & Country Club | Etobicoke | Phil Daniel (Tilbury) | 12-1 | 1st | ||
| 1999 Details | Ottawa | Brantford | Phil Daniel (Tilbury) | 6-5 | 6th | |||
| 2000 Details | Hamilton | Nepean | Wayne Middaugh (St. George's) | 8-4 | 5th | |||
| 2001 Details | Islington | John Morris (Stayner) | 9-4 | 3rd | ||||
| 2002 Details | Belleville | Phil Daniel (Kingsville) | 9-5 | 2nd | ||||
| 2003 Details | Ottawa | Peter Corner (Glendale) | 5-6 | T7th | ||||
| 2004 Details | Mike Harris, John Base, Phil Loevenmark, Trevor Wall | Oakville | Glenn Howard (Coldwater) | 6-5 | 6th | |||
| 2005 Details | Islington | Whitby | Glenn Howard (Coldwater) | 6-5 | T5th | |||
| 2006 Details | Coldwater | Wayne Middaugh (St. George's) | 11-2 | 2nd | ||||
| 2007 Details | Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Sarnia | Wayne Middaugh (St. George's) | 11-2 | 1st | |
| 2008 Details | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Waterloo | Peter Corner (Brampton) | 11-3 | 2nd | ||
| 2009 Details | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Woodstock | Peter Corner (Brampton) | 9-4 | 3rd | ||
| 2010 Details | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Napanee | Bryan Cochrane (Rideau) | 12-1 | 2nd | ||
| 2011 Details | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Greg Balsdon (Loonie) | 10-4 | 2nd | |||
| 2012 Details | Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Stratford | Peter Corner (Brampton) | 12-1 | 1st | |
| 2013 Details | Coldwater & District Curling Club | Coldwater | Barrie | Joe Frans (Bradford) | 11-3 | 3rd | ||
| 2014 Details | Smiths Falls | Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene) | 5-6 | 8th | ||||
| 2015 Details | John Epping (Annandale) | 5-6 | 8th | |||||
| 2016 Details | Etobicoke | John Epping (Donalda) | 4-7 | 8th | ||||
| 2017 Details | Etobicoke | Wayne Tuck Jr. (Brantford) | 4-7 | 9th | ||||
| 2018 Details | Glenn Howard (St. George's) | 9-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019 Details | Kingston | John Epping (Leaside) | 6-5 | 6th | ||||
| 2020 Details | East York | Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene) | 8-5 | 5th | ||||
| 2021 Cancelled[61] | East York | N/A | N/A | 7–5 | 7th | |||
| 2022 Details | Scott Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Tim March, Glenn Howard (DNP) | John Epping (Leaside) | 4–4 | 9th | ||||
| 2023 Details | Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene) | 7–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 Details | Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March, Mathew Camm (added for Brier) | Jayden King (London) | 3–5 | 12th |