The 2015

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, the

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men's provincial

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championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in

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. The winning

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 ...

rink represented Ontario at the

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Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Results

Draw 1

''Monday, February 2, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''Monday, February 2, 7:30pm''

Draw 3

''Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Tuesday February 3, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''Wednesday, February 4, 9:00 am''

Draw 6

''Wednesday, February 4, 2:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Friday, February 6, 7:00 pm''

Tiebreakers

''Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm''

Semifinal

''Sunday, February 8, 8:30 am''

Final

''Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm''

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones will run from December 6–21, 2014 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 3–11. 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

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 ...

rink from the Glendale Golf and Country Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard. Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

''December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

Chris Gardner Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaking, motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker a ...

(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) * Mark Homan (Ottawa) *Doug Johnston (Ottawa) *Gary Rowe (Ottawa) *Rob Fraser (Ottawa) Bracket:

Zone 2

''December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *Brian Lewis (Manotick) *

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) *J. P. Lachance (Rideau) *Steve Lodge (Brockville) *Andrew Bugg (Rideau) *Bill Duck (Ottawa Hunt) Bracket:

Zone 3

''December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: * Colin Dow (Huntley) *Doug Brewer (Dalhousie Lake) *Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West) *Stephen Watson (Renfrew) *Dennis Elgie (City View) Brackets:

Zone 4

''December 20, at the Napanee & District Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Don Bowser (Cataraqui) *Dave Collyer (Quinte) *Bryce Rowe (Napanee) *Dennis Murray (Quinte) Brackets:

Zone 5

''December 20–21, at the Peterborough Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

(Fenelon Falls) *Shannon Beddows (Lindsay) * Nick Rizzo (Peterborough) *Jason Whitehill (Peterborough) *Terry Arnold (Haliburton) *Glenn Garneys (Peterborough) Bracket:

Zone 6

''December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville'' 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 ...

(Annandale) *Nathan Martin (Oshawa) *Richard Krell (Annandale) *Jason March (Annandale) *Jim Bell (Unionville) *Dave Fischer (Oshawa Golf) *John Bell (Unionville) *Rob Houston (Uxbridge) *Kyle Mogavero (Oshawa) Brackets:

Zone 7

''December 13–14, at the York Curling Club, Newmarket'' Teams entered: * Rob Lobel (Thornhill) *Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) *Roy Arndt (Toronto Cricket) *Brent Gray (Bayview) *Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) *Bryan Johnson (York) Bracket:

Zone 8

''December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

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) * Rob Retchless (Royal Canadian) *Josh Johnston (Royal Canadian) *Dennis Moretto (Dixie) *Patrick Morris (High Park) *Craig Shinde (Dixie) *Travis Belchior (Oakville) Bracket:

Zone 9

''December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown'' Teams entered: * Jake Walker (Brampton) *

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(North Halton) *Ryan Myler (Brampton) *Todd Dakers (Chinguacousy) *Alex Foster (North Halton) *Denis Cordick (North Halton) Bracket:

Zone 10

''December 19–21, at the Midland Curling Club, Midland'' Teams entered: *

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 ...

(Penetanguishene) *

Darryl Prebble Darryl Prebble (born March 9, 1978) is a Canadian curler. Prebble has curled off and on the World Curling Tour since 1999. He has played with skips such as Pat Ferris, Greg Balsdon, Peter Steski, Peter Corner and John Epping. He also skipped in h ...

(Cookstown) *Andrew Thompson (Stroud) *Chris Wimmer (Cookstown) * Daryl Shane (Stroud) *Bryan Wilson (Midland) *Keith Press (Penetanguishene) Bracket:

Zone 11

''December 13, at the Meaford Curling Club, Meaford'' Teams entered: *

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 ...

(Markdale) *

Ian Dickie Ian Dickie (born December 21, 1985, in Bracebridge, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Newmarket, Ontario. He currently skips his own team based in the Kitchener area. Career While attending Laurentian University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, ...

(Collingwood) *Scott Ballantyne (Tara) *Trevor Coburn (Markdale) Brackets:

Zone 12

''December 13, at the Galt Country Club,

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'' Teams entered: * Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph) *

Aaron Squires Aaron John Squires (born November 10, 1992, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler from St. Thomas, Ontario. He formerly played on the World Curling Tour. As a junior curler, Squires and his St. Thomas Curling Club rink of Jason Cam ...

(Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Bruce McConnell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Damien Villard (Galt Country) Brackets:

Zone 13

''December 6–7, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

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) *Ian Robertson (Dundas Granite) *Bill Buchanan (Welland) *Mark Fletcher (Burlington) *Simon Ouellet (Glendale) *Jason Stahl (Dundas Granite) Brackets:

Zone 14

''December 13, at the Listowel Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

Brent Ross Brent Ross (born September 30, 1970) is a Canadian curler from Harriston, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Career Early in his career, Ross won the Ontario Colts Championship in 1997. Ross skipped his own rink on t ...

(Harriston) * Jon St. Denis (Listowel) *Doug Gibson (Palmerston) *Mike Schumacher (Walkerton) Brackets:

Zone 15

''December 13–14, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

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 ...

(St. Thomas) * Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant) *Terry Corbin (Brant) *Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll) *Jason Malcho (Stratford) Bracket:

Zone 16

''December 13–14, at the

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, Chatham'' Teams entered: *

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(Highland) *Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) *John Young (Chatham Granite) *Tom Pruliere (Ilderton) *Chris Liscumb (Ilderton) *Kirk Massey (London) *Mike Drake (Kingsville) Bracket:

Regional qualification

Region 1

''January 10–11 ,

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Region 2

''January 10–11 , Whitby Curling Club,

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Region 3

''January 3–4 , Gravenhurst Curling Club, Gravenhurst''

Region 4

''January 3–4 , Wingham Golf & Curling Club, Wingham''

Challenge Round

''January 16–19, at the Bradford & District Curling Club,

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References

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External links

Official site

Ontario Tankard Middlesex County, Ontario