The 2012 Dominion Tankard, Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 6 to 12, hosted by the Stratford Country Club at the Stratford Rotary Complex in

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. The winning team of

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, will represent

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at the

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Teams

Standings

Results

Draw 1

''February 6, 2:00 PM ET ''

Draw 2

''February 6, 7:30 PM ET ''

Draw 3

''February 7, 2:00 PM ET ''

Draw 4

''February 7, 7:00 PM ET ''

Draw 5

''February 8, 9:00 AM ET ''

Draw 6

''February 8, 2:00 PM ET ''

Draw 7

''February 8, 7:00 PM ET ''

Draw 8

''February 9, 2:00 PM ET ''

Draw 9

''February 9, 7:00 PM ET ''

Draw 10

''February 10, 2:00 PM ET ''

Draw 11

''February 10, 7:00 PM ET ''

Tiebreaker 1

''February 11, 9:00 AM ET ''

Tiebreaker 2

''February 11, 2:00 PM ET ''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''February 11, 7:00 PM ET''

3 vs. 4

''February 11, 7:00 PM ET''

Semifinal

''February 12, 9:30 AM ET''

Final

''February 12, 2:00 PM ET''

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones run from December 9-11, 2011, and December 16-19, 2011. Two teams from each zone qualify to four regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the four tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of the challenge round. The Northern Ontario provincial championship will occur December 8-11 at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in

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. Four teams qualify out of the Northern Ontario championship. Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Southern Ontario Zone Qualification

Zone 1

''December 9-11 at the

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'' * Shane Latimer (Ottawa Curling) * Willie Jeffries (Ottawa Curling) * Ron Hrycak (Ottawa Curling) *

Mark Homan Mark Brian Homan (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Ottawa. He is the brother of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion skip Rachel Homan, and currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. He is a former pr ...

(Ottawa Curling) * Gary Rowe (Ottawa Curling) * Team Dow (RCMP) *

Ian MacAulay Ian MacAulay (born March 25, 1964 in Souris, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler and ice technician from Ottawa, Ontario. He played second for team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia Brier. Earlier in his career, MacAulay won the 1993 Fairfield ...

(Ottawa Curling)

Zone 2

''December 9-11 at the

'' * Jim Hunker (Rideau) *

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(Rideau) * Steve Lodge (Brockville) * Gregory Richardson (Rideau) * Howard Rajala (Rideau) * Daryl Smith (Rideau) * Bill Blad (Rideau)

Zone 3

''December 9-11 at the

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, Pakenham'' * Josh Adams (Granite of W. Ottawa) *

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(Arnprior) * Calvin Christiansen (Arnprior) * Dennis Elgie (City View) * Dwayne Lowe (Huntley) * Matt Paul (Renfrew) * Damien Villard (Renfrew)

Zone 4

''December 17-18 at the Brighton & District Curling Club, Brighton'' *

Greg Balsdon Gregory Balsdon (born October 9, 1977) is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Curling career Balsdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, Balsdon won the Ontario Schoolboy champion ...

(Loonie) * Dennis Murray (Quinte) * Bryce Rowe (Land O'Lakes) * Jeff Clark (Loonie) * Rob Dickson (Napanee) * Gary Rusconi (Trenton)

Zone 5

''December 17-18 at the Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton'' * Jon St.Denis (Peterborough C.C.) * Wayne Warren (Haliburton) * Jake Speedie (Beaverton) * Wayne Shea (Bobcaygeon) * Shannon Beddows (Cannington) * Nick Avlonitis (Lakefield) * Jim O'Marra (Peterborough C.C.) * Mike Mclean (Peterborough C.C.)

Zone 6

''December 10-11 at the

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, Sutton West'' * Sean Aune (Annandale) *

Mark Kean Mark Kean (born June 22, 1988 in Innerkip, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Woodstock, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of Ottawa. Career Kean's junior career involved winning the provincial junior mixed title in 2009. Kean made ...

(Annandale) * Nathan Martin (Oshawa Curling) * Ryan Winch (Sutton) * Gary Grant (Uxbridge) * Rob Lobel (Whitby) * Jason March (Annandale) * John Bell (Unionville) * Tim Morrison (Unionville)

Zone 7

''December 10-11 at the East York Country Club,

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'' * Mike Anderson (Thornhill) * Michael Shepherd (East York) *

John Epping John Allan Epping (born March 20, 1983) is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto. Career Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top junior curler, h ...

(Donalda) * Dennis Moretto (Richmond Hill) * Bob Turcotte (Scarboro) * Geoff Truscott (Scarboro) * Mark Inglis (Thornhill) * Morio Kumagawa (York)

Zone 8

''December 10-11 at the St. George's Golf & Country Club,

'' * Denis Belanger (Royals) *

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(Oakville) * Tom Worth (Dixie) * Jonathan Braden (High Park) *

Pat Ferris Patrick "Pat" Ferris (born October 28, 1975 in North York, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Grimsby, Ontario. He currently skips his own team. Career Ferris had a successful junior career. In 1993, he skipped his Sutton District High School ...

(Oakville) * Dave Pallen (Royals) * Guy Racette (Royals) * Bill Duck (St. George's) * Ian Fleming (Royals) * Josh Johnston (Royals)

Zone 9

''December 10-11 at the

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, Schomberg'' *

Peter Corner Peter J. Corner2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (born May 20, 1968 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Burlington, Ontario. Career Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers ...

(Brampton) * Dayna Deruelle (Brampton) * Rayad Husain (Chinguacousy) * George Gerrits (King) * Steve Broad (King) * Jeff Brown (Shelburne) * Alex Foster (North Halton)

Zone 10

''December 10-11 at the

Barrie Curling Club Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politica ...

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'' * Cory Heggestad (Orillia) * G.W. King (Midland) * Travis Dafoe (Bradford) * Andrew Thompson (Stroud) *

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(Bradford) * Steve Holmes (Parry Sound)

Zone 11

''December 18 at the

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'' * Joey Rettinger (Tara) * Al Hutchinson (Blue Water) * Murray Dougherty (Meaford) * Tom Slumskie (Tara)

Zone 12

''December 10-11 at the Elmira & District Curling Club,

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'' * Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph Curling) * Axel Larsen (Guelph Curling) * Dave Kaun (K-W Granite) * Peter Mellor (K-W Granite) * Ed Cyr (Westmount)

Zone 13

''December 10-11 at the St. Catharines Curling Club,

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'' * Daniel Frans (St. Catharines Golf) * Todd Brandwood (Glendale) * Wayne Gowan (Dundas Granite) *

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(Dundas Granite) * Steve Goodger (Dundas Granite) * Simon Ouellet (Glendale) * Dan LeBlanc (Glendale) * Garth Mitchell (Grimsby)

Zone 14

''December 10 at the Mount Forest Curling Club, Mount Forest'' *

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(Harriston) *

Daryl Shane Daryl Shane is a Canadian curler from Waterloo, Ontario. He is a former provincial junior champion. He presently skips a men's team on the Ontario Curling Tour, and has played on the World Curling Tour in past seasons. Shane attended John Di ...

(Listowel) * Mike Aprile (Listowel)

Zone 15

''December 17-18 at the Woodstock Curling Club,

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'' * Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer) *

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(Brant) * Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) * Terry Corbin (Norwich) *

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(Paris) * Jim Lyle (St. Thomas) * Wayne Tuck Jr. (Woodstock)

Zone 16

''December 10-11 at the

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, Chatham'' *

Mark Bice Mark Bice (born October 10, 1984 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian curler. He used to skip a team on the World Curling Tour. Career Bice had a fairly successful junior career. Bice is a two time provincial junior champion, winning in 2003 and ...

(Sarnia) * Phil Daniel (Chatham Granite) * Perry Smyth (Chatham Granite) * John Young (Chatham Granite) * Tim Lindsay (London) * Tom Pruliere (Sarnia)

Regions

''January 7-8, 2012''

Region 1 (Zones 1-4)

Rideau Curling Club The Rideau Curling Club is a curling facility and organization located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1888, the Rideau Curling Club maintains a rivalry with the Ottawa Curling Club. History The original club began operation in November, ...

Region 2 (Zones 5-8)

Granite Club The Granite Club (founded as the Toronto Granite Curling Club) is a private social and athletic club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1875, it has a long history of sports competition. It is located at 2350 Bayview Avenue, north of midtow ...

Region 3 (Zones 9-12)

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, Meaford

Region 4 (Zones 13-16)

Brantford Golf & Country Club,

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References

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