The 2016

Ontario Tankard The Ontario Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Montana's Brier. The tournament is overseen by CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association). Northern Ontario h ...

, the

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men's provincial

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championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in

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. The winning

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 represented Ontario at the

2016 Tim Hortons Brier The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario. It is the fourth time the Brier has been held in Ottawa, and the fifth time the Brier has been held i ...

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. The Howard rink from

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defeated the

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 ...

rink (also from Toronto) in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title (ninth as skip).

Teams

¹Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third,

Wayne Middaugh Robert Wayne Middaugh (born September 20, 1967) is a Canadian curler. Born in Brampton, Ontario, Middaugh resides in Victoria Harbour, Ontario. He is the only player to have won the Canadian Men's Curling Championship (known as the Brier) at th ...

suffered an injury in a skiing accident and will have to miss out the remainder of the season.
² Scott Bailey, the regular skip of this team was not able to play due work commitments; Fanset skipped the team in his place. Fraser Reid was added as a spare.

Round-robin standings

Results

Draw 1

''February 1, 2:00 pm''

Draw 2

''February 1, 7:00 pm''

Draw 3

''February 2, 2:00 pm''

Draw 4

''February 2, 7:00 pm''

Draw 5

''February 3, 9:00 am''

Draw 6

''February 3, 2:30 pm''

Draw 7

''February 3, 7:30 pm''

Draw 8

''February 4, 2:00 pm''

Draw 9

''February 4, 7:00''

Draw 10

''February 5, 2:00 pm''

Draw 11

''February 5, 7:00 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 4

Semifinal

Final

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones ran from December 18–20, 2015 with regional tournaments held January 2–3. 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 the defending champion

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 disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up

rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth. Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *David Coffey (Ottawa) *Willie Jeffries (Ottawa) *Ryan McCrady (Ottawa) *Stephen Watson (Ottawa) Bracket:

Zone 2

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *J.P. Lachance (Rideau) *Jason Reid (Rideau) *Spencher Richmond (Perth) Bracket:

Zone 3

'' RCMP Curling Club,

'' Teams entered: *Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West) *Douglas Brewer (Dalhousie Lake) * Colin Dow (Huntley) *

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 ...

(Pakenham) Bracket:

Zone 4

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 ...

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'' Teams entered: *

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 ...

(Cataraqui) *Dave Collyer (Quinte) *Rob Dickson (Napanee) *Matt Mills (Cataraqui) Bracket:

Zone 5

'' Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton'' Teams entered: *John Bolton (Lindsay) *

Scott McDonald Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer and is the current head coach for National Premier Leagues club Gold Coast Knights. Originally a striker, McDonald could also play as an attacking mi ...

(Peterborough) *Jake Speedie (Beaverton) Bracket:

Zone 6

'' Uxbridge & District Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Jim Bell (Unionville) *David Fischer (Oshawa Golf) *Rob Houston (Port Perry) * Jake Walker (Annandale) Bracket:

Zone 7

'' East York Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) *Brent Gray (Bayview) *

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(Toronto Cricket) * Rob Lobel (Thornhill) *Jason March (Scarboro) *

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 ...

(Scarboro) *Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) Brackets:

Zone 8

'' Dixie Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Roy Arndt (Dixie) *

(St. George's) *Josh Johnston (Royals) *Dennis Moretto (Dixie) *Patrick Morris (High Park) *Guy Racette (Royals) * Rob Retchless (Royals) *Craig Shinde (Dixie) Brackets:

Zone 9

'' Orangeville Curling Club, Orangeville'' Teams entered: *Travis Belchior (Orangeville) *

Dayna Deruelle Dayna Deruelle (born June 17, 1982) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Brampton, Ontario. He currently plays third for team Brent Ross on the World Curling Tour. His team competes in various events on the Ontario Curling Tour througho ...

(Brampton) *Ian Dickie (King) *Michael McGaugh (Chinguacousy) Brackets:

Zone 10

'' Parry Sound Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Al Bourgeois (Parry Sound) *Chris Wimmer (Stroud) Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 11

'' Paisley Curling Club, Paisley'' Teams entered: * Cory Heggestad (Markdale) * Jon St. Denis (Markdale) Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.

Zone 12

'' Galt Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *

(Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) *Damien Villard (Galt Country) Brackets:

Zone 13

'' St. Catharines Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: *Bill Buchanan (Welland) *

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) *Simon Ouellet (Glendale) Brackets:

Zone 14

'' Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston'' Teams entered: *Mike Benjamins (Palmerston) *Ethan Doig (Seaforth) *

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) * Daryl Shane (Wingham) Brackets:

Zone 15

'' Ingersoll & District Curling Club,

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'' Teams entered: * Scott Bailey (Ingersoll) *Terry Corbin (Brant) * Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant) Brackets:

Zone 16

'' Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe'' Teams entered: *

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) *Don Bourques (Sarnia) *Mike Drake (Kingsville) *Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) *

Ryan LeDrew Ryan LeDrew (born August 18, 1982 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland) is a Canadian curler from Sarnia, Ontario. Career Juniors Growing up in Newfoundland, LeDrew represented the province at the 1999 Canada Winter Games in his birthplace of Cor ...

(Sarnia) *Kirk Massey (London) *John Young (Chatham Granite) Brackets:

Regional qualification

Challenge Round

''January 15–17 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club,

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'' New teams: *Eric Bradey (St. Catharines) Notes: * Codey Maus skipping

rink.

References

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External links

Official site

Ontario Tankard Sport in Brantford

Teams

Round-robin standings

Results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

3 vs. 4

Semifinal

Final

Qualification

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 6

Zone 7

Zone 8

Zone 9

Zone 10

Zone 11

Zone 12

Zone 13

Zone 14

Zone 15

Zone 16

Regional qualification

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Challenge Round

References

External links