The 2023
Nova Scotia Tankard, the provincial men's
curling
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championship for
Nova Scotia
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, was held from January 25 to 30 at the
Bluenose Curling Club
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in
New Glasgow,
Nova Scotia
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.
The event was held in conjunction with the
2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 26 to 29 at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The event was held in conjunction with the 2 ...
, the women's provincial championship.
The winning
Matthew Manuel rink represented Nova Scotia at the
2023 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 12 at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. The defending champion Team Canada rink, skipped by Brad Gushue won the event, and will go on to re ...
in
London
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,
Ontario
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where they finished sixth in Pool A with a 3–5 record.
This was the first time the event has been held since
2020
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due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Unlike previous tournaments, there was no preliminary round to qualify for the provincial championship. Any team was able to register to compete in the championship.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Knockout brackets
Source:
A event
B event
C event
Knockout results
All draw times listed in
Atlantic Time (
UTC−04:00).
Draw 1
''Wednesday, January 25, 12:00 pm''
Draw 2
''Wednesday, January 25, 4:00 pm''
Draw 3
''Wednesday, January 25, 8:00 pm''
Draw 4
''Thursday, January 26, 12:00 pm''
Draw 5
''Thursday, January 26, 8:00 pm''
Draw 6
''Friday, January 27, 12:00 pm''
Draw 7
''Friday, January 27, 4:00 pm''
Draw 8
''Friday, January 27, 8:00 pm''
Draw 9
''Saturday, January 28, 12:00 pm''
Draw 10
''Saturday, January 28, 8:00 pm''
Draw 11
''Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am''
Draw 12
''Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm''
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinal
''Sunday, January 29, 7:00 pm''
Final
''Monday, January 30, 9:30 am''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deloitte Tankard, 2023
2023 in Nova Scotia
Curling competitions in Nova Scotia
2023 Tim Hortons Brier
January 2023 sports events in Canada
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia