The 2013
Dominion Tankard, southern
Ontario
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's men's provincial
curling
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championship, was held from February 4 to 10 at the
Barrie Molson Centre
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in
Barrie
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,
Ontario
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. The winning team of
Glenn Howard
Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a retired Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight s ...
represented Ontario at the
2013 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. This edition of the Brier marked the thirteenth time that Alberta has hosted the Brier, and the sixth t ...
in
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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.
Howard won his 15th provincial championship, and continued his record 8th straight title by defeating
Joe Frans
Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
Career
Fran ...
in the final.
Teams
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin standings''
Results
Draw 1
''February 4, 14:00''
Draw 2
''February 4, 19:30''
Draw 3
''February 4, 19:30''
Draw 4
''February 4, 19:00''
Draw 5
''February 6, 09:00''
Draw 6
''February 6, 14:00''
Draw 7
''February 6, 19:00''
Draw 8
''February 7, 14:00''
Draw 9
''February 7, 19:00''
Draw 10
''February 8, 14:00''
Draw 11
''February 8, 19:00''
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
''Saturday, February 9, 2:00 pm''
3 vs. 4
''Saturday, February 9, 7:00 pm''
Semifinal
''Sunday, February 10, 9:30 am''
Final
''Sunday, February 10, 2:30 pm''
Qualification
Southern Ontario zones run from November 30-December 2, and December 7–11, 2012. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the
Glenn Howard
Glenn William Howard (born July 17, 1962) is a retired Canadian curler who is one of the most decorated curlers of all time. He has won four world championships, four Briers and 17 Ontario provincial championships, including a record eight s ...
rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1
December 7–9, at the
RCMP Curling Club,
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
Teams entered:
*
Mark Homan (Ottawa)
*Alexander Dyer (Ottawa)
*Spencer Cooper (Ottawa)
*Shane Latimer (Ottawa)
*Ron Hrycak (Ottawa)
*Gary Rowe (Ottawa)
*
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 ...
(RCMP)
*Marc Bourguignon (RCMP)
Zone 2
December 7–9, at the
RCMP Curling Club,
Ottawa
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Teams entered:
*Dave Van Dine (Rideau)
*Greg Richardson (Rideau)
*Frank O'Driscoll (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)
*Don Bowser (Rideau)
Zone 3
December 7–9, at the
Arnprior Curling Club,
Arnprior
Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
Arnprior has experienced significant growth in populations with the widening of the Ontario Highway 417 to four lanes. The town experienced an increase in population by 8.4% from 2011 to 2 ...
Teams entered:
*Doug Johnston (Arnprior)
*
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 ...
(City View)
*
Colin Dow (Huntley)
*Damien Villard (Renfrew)
Zone 4
December 7–9, at the
Royal Kingston Curling Club
Royal Kingston Curling Club is a curling club located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1820 and is recognized as one of the oldest curling clubs in Canada. The club received royal patronage in 1993.
The Royal Kingston Curling Cl ...
,
Kingston
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Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
Teams entered:
*Andrew Minty (Cataraqui)
*Bryce Rowe (Land O'Lakes)
*
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)
*Jeff Clark (Loonie)
*Michael Bryson (Loonie)
*Rob Dickson (Napanee)
*Dave Collyer (Quinte)
*Dennis Murray (Quinte)
Zone 5
December 7–9, at the
Fenelon Falls Curling Club,
Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 2,500 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and holiday cottages. Fenelon ...
Teams entered:
*Shannon Beddows (Cannington)
*Connor Duhaime (Haliburton)
*Malcolm Florence (Lakefield)
*Dave Clark (Peterborough)
*Douglas Brewer (Peterborough)
Zone 6
December 8–11, at the
Oshawa Curling Club,
Oshawa
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Teams entered:
*
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)
*Sean Aune (Annandale)
*Jason March (Annandale)
*Tim Morrison (Oshawa)
*David Fischer (Oshawa Golf)
*John Bell (Unionville)
*Bruce Jefferson (Uxbridge)
*
Rob Lobel (Whitby)
Zone 7
December 7–9, at the
Bayview Golf & Country Club,
Thornhill
Teams entered:
*
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)
*Tom Worth (Bayview)
*Robert Morrow (Leaside)
*Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
*
Mike Anderson (Thornhill)
*Mike Inglis (Thornhill)
*Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill)
Zone 8
December 8–9, at the
St. George's Golf & Country Club,
Toronto
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Teams entered:
*Dennis Moretto (Dixie)
*Josh Johnston (Royals)
*Josh Grant (Royals)
*Darryl Prebble (Royals)
*
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 ...
(St. George's)
*Wes Johnson (Weston)
*Ian Robertson (Royals)
Zone 9
December 7–9, at the
Markdale Golf & Curling Club,
Markdale
Teams entered:
*Al Corbeil (Alliston)
*
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton)
*Rayad Husain (Chinguacousy)
*
Cory Heggestad (King)
Zone 10
December 7–9, at the
Bradford & District Curling Club,
Bradford
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Teams entered:
*Donald Campbell (Barrie)
*
Joe Frans
Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
Career
Fran ...
(Bradford)
*Travis Dafoe (Bradford)
*
Dale Matchett (Cookstown)
*Andrew Thompson (Stroud)
*Steve Holmes (Parry Sound)
Zone 11
December 7–9, at the
Chesley Curling Club,
Chesley
Teams entered:
*Brent Keeling (Blue Water)
*Al Hutchinson (Blue Water)
*Jeff Thomson (Chesley)
*Chris Heath (Collingwood)
*Tim Johns (Meaford)
*Steve Gregg (Paisley)
*Scott Ballantyne (Tara)
*Joey Rettinger (Tara)
Zone 12
November 30-December 2, at the
Elora Curling Club,
Elora
Teams entered:
*Axel Larsen (Elora)
*
Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph)
*Koko Gillis (Guelph)
*Dave Kuan (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
*Jeff Hamley (Ayr)
*Peter Mellor (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
*Geoff Chambers (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
Zone 13
December 7–9, at the
Glendale Golf & Country Club,
Hamilton
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* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
Teams entered:
*Mark Fletcher (Burlington)
*Todd Maslin (Dundas Granite)
*Rob Brockbank (Dundas Granite)
*Kris Blonski (Dundas Valley)
*
Jon St. Denis (Glendale)
*David Serwatuk (Glendale)
*Simon Ouelet (Glendale)
*
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 ...
(Grimsby)
*Terry Corbin (St. Catharines)
*Daniel Frans (St. Catharines Golf)
*Brent Palmer (Burlington)
*
Rick Thurston (Dundas Granite)
*Jackson Westoby-Willis (Hamilton Victoria)
Zone 14
December 7–9, at the
Listowel Curling Club,
Listowel
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Teams entered:
*
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)
*A. J. Schumacher (Walkerton)
Zone 15
December 7–9, at the
Aylmer Curling Club,
Aylmer
Teams entered:
*Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer)
*
Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant)
*Brad Hertner (Brant)
*Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll)
*
Nick Rizzo (Brant)
Zone 16
December 7–9, at the
Forest Curling & Social Club,
Forest
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Teams entered:
*Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
*Brett DeKoning (Chatham Granite)
*Mac Webster (Forest)
*
Scott McDonald
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(Ilderton)
*Mike Pruliere (Sarnia)
*Tom Pruliere (Sarnia)
*John Young, Jr. (Chatham Granite)
Regional qualification
Region 1
''January 5–6 ,
Carleton Place Curling Club,
Carleton Place
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''
Region 2
''January 5–6 ,
High Park Club,
Toronto
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''
Region 3
''January 5–6 ,
Elmira & District Curling Club,
Elmira''
Region 4
''January 5–6 ,
Glencoe and District Curling Club,
Glencoe''
Challenge Round
''January 11–14, at the
Orangeville Curling Club in
Orangeville''
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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 ...
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Joe Frans
Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
Career
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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 ...
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Joe Frans
Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
Career
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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 ...
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Joe Frans
Joseph Mark Frans (born July 1, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
Career
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External links
Ontario Curling Association - 2013 The Dominion Tankard: Schedules & DrawsOfficial site
The Dominion Tankard
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