Quebec Tankard Explained

Hogline Tankard
Established:1927
Current Host City:Drummondville, Quebec
Current Arena:Centre Marcel-Dionne
Current Champion:Jean-Michel Arsenault
Current:2024 Quebec Tankard

The Hardline Quebec Tankard (French: Tankard Hardline), formerly the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the Quebec provincial championship for men's curling. The tournament is run by Curling Québec, the provincial curling association. The winner represents Team Quebec at the Tim Hortons Brier. The provincial champion receives the McIntyre Trophy.

A separate team represented Montreal until 1931.

Qualifying

16 teams play in the Quebec provincial. The teams that qualify are the defending champions, the provincial tour champion, the three highest Quebec teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System, the three highest earning teams on the Quebec tour, six regional qualifiers and two last chance qualifiers.[1]

Winners

YearSkipWinning Club(s)
Etchemin, Chicoutimi & Kénogami
Glenmore, Belvédère, Valleyfield & Etchemin
2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.
Team Mike Fournier invited to represent Quebec at Brier
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.
Team Mike Fournier invited to represent Quebec at Brier[2]
Boucherville & Glenmore
Etchemin, Grand-Mère & Mt. Bruno
Glenmore & Valleyfield
Jean-Michel MénardEtchemin
Etchemin & Mt. Bruno
Etchemin
Etchemin
Etchemin
Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi & TMR
Kénogami
Victoria & Etchemin
2008 Victoria & Etchemin
2007 Cap-de-la-Madeleine
2006 Victoria & Etchemin
2005 Victoria & Etchemin
2004 Rosemère
2003 St. Lambert
2002 Victoria
2001 St. Lambert
2000 Victoria
1999 St. Lambert & Tracy
1998 St. Lambert & Tracy
1997 Buckingham
1996 Buckingham
1995 Kénogami
1994 Amos
1993 Buckingham
1992 Buckingham
1991 Glenmore
1990 Glenmore
1989 Buckingham
1988 Lachine
1987 Thistle
1986 Glenmore
1985 Lachine
1984 Lachine
1983 Laviolette
1982 CFB St. Jean
1981 Howick
1980 St. Laurent
1979 St. Laurent
1978 Caledonia
1977 St. Laurent
1976 St. Laurent
1975 St. Laurent
1974 St. Laurent
1973 Caledonia
1972 Heather
1971 Outremont
1970 Heather
1969 CFB Bagotville
1968 CFB Bagotville
1967 Glenmore
1966 RCAF Bagotville
1965 RCAF Bagotville
1964 Howick
1963 Heather
1962 Lachine
1961 Whitlock
1960 Lachine
1959 Outremont
1958 Cap-de-la-Madeleine
1957 Caledonia
1956 Thetford Mines
1955 Jacques-Cartier
1954 Arvida
1953 St. George
1952 St. George
1951 Sigma
1950 Victoria
1949 Matane
1948 Jacques-Carter
1947 Victoria
1946 St. George
1945 Victoria[3]
1944 Victoria[4]
1943[5] Victoria
1942 Huntingdon
1941 Quebec
1940 Victoria
1939 Quebec
1938 Quebec
1937 Caledonia
1936 Victoria
1935 Ormstown
1934 Victoria
1933 Thistle
1932 Caledonia
1931 Caledonia
1930 Huntingdon
1929 Victoria
1928 Victoria
1927 Quebec

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification.
  2. Web site: Dévoilement des équipes Québécoises masculine et féminine. Curling Quebec. Alanna Routledge. January 14, 2020. January 14, 2020. French.
  3. News: Competitions held. January 27, 1945. 17. Montreal Gazette. February 13, 2022.
  4. News: Visitors Dominate Curling Bonspiel. January 31, 1944. 17. Montreal Gazette. February 13, 2022.
  5. News: Two Montreal Rinks Win in Quebec Play. February 1, 1943. 18. Montreal Gazette. February 13, 2022.