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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, represented

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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 RCMP Curling Club,

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'' * Shane Latimer (Ottawa Curling) * Willie Jeffries (Ottawa Curling) * Ron Hrycak (Ottawa Curling) * Mark Homan (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 RCMP Curling Club,

'' * Jim Hunker (Rideau) *

Bryan Cochrane Bryan Cochrane (born October 9, 1957 in Winchester, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Russell, Ontario. Cochrane is most notable for winning the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships for Canada, and skipping team Ontario at the 2003 Nokia B ...

(Rideau) * Steve Lodge (Brockville) * Gregory Richardson (Rideau) *

Howard Rajala Howard John "Howie" Rajala (born February 12, 1962) is a Canadian curler from Kanata, Ontario. He curls out of the Rideau Curling Club. In 2023 his rink won the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, ...

(Rideau) * Daryl Smith (Rideau) * Bill Blad (Rideau)

Zone 3

''December 9-11 at the Pakenham Curling Club, 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,

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'' *

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

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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 Junior Men's Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Epping was a top ...

(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 Schoo ...

(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 o ...

(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,

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'' *

Cory Heggestad Cory Heggestad (born February 4, 1973, in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Barrie, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Heggestad is a former Canadian Mixed Curling Champion. At the 2013 Canadian Mixed ...

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

Dale Matchett Dale Matchett (born September 1, 1975 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Alliston, Ontario. Matchett is a former provincial junior curling champion and a regular on the World Curling Tour. Career Junior career I ...

(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, Elmira'' * 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) * Rick Thurston (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'' *

Jake Higgs Jake Higgs (born December 20, 1975, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Strathroy, Ontario. He coached the mixed doubles rink of Matt Hamilton and Becca Hamilton at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He currently coaches the Sam Mooib ...

(Harriston) * Daryl Shane (Listowel) * Mike Aprile (Listowel)

Zone 15

''December 17-18 at the

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'' * Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer) *

Travis Fanset Travis Mitchell Fanset (born July 26, 1991) is a Canadian curler from Tillsonburg, Ontario. A former Canadian junior runner-up, he currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Career Fanset and his rink of Craig Van Ymeren, Geoff Chamb ...

(Brant) * Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) * Terry Corbin (Norwich) * Nick Rizzo (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. He won the Ontario Tankard in 2014 and represented the province at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier. Career Bice had a fai ...

(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,

Region 2 (Zones 5-8)

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Region 3 (Zones 9-12)

Meaford Curling Club, Meaford

Region 4 (Zones 13-16)

Brantford Golf & Country Club,

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References

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