The 2016 Ontario Tankard , the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 1 to 7 at the in Brantford, Ontario . The winning Glenn Howard rink represented Ontario at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa .
The Howard rink from Toronto defeated the John Epping rink (also from Toronto) in the final. It is Howard's 16th provincial championship title (ninth as skip).
Teams [ ]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Club(s)
Greg Balsdon Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick Cataraqui Golf and Country Club , Kingston
Mark Bice Aaron Squires Steve Bice , Sarnia
Dayna Deruelle , Brampton
Ian Dickie Evan Lilly , Schomberg
John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March , Toronto
Pat Ferris Nathan Small , Grimsby
2 Joe Frans Craig Van Ymeren , Ingersoll
Mike Harris Mike Anderson Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club , Toronto
Jake Higgs (skip), Pakenham
Glenn Howard Richard Hart Adam Spencer 1 Scott Howard St. George's Golf and Country Club , Etobicoke , Toronto
Wayne Tuck, Jr. Chad Allen , Brantford
1 Spencer was added to the team, replacing Richard Hart, who was bumped up to third, as Howard's regular third, Wayne Middaugh 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 [ ]
Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Skip (Club)
W
L
PF
PA
Ends
Ends
Blank
Stolen
Glenn Howard (St. George's)10
0
94
47
57
36
18
16
John Epping (Donalda)8
2
80
50
52
30
17
23
Greg Balsdon (Cataraqui)7
3
66
66
46
52
14
17
Mike Harris (Toronto Cricket)6
4
67
63
40
44
19
11
Joe Frans (Ingersoll)5
5
61
66
41
37
15
13
Jake Higgs (Pakenham)5
5
61
47
34
38
16
10
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton)4
6
60
56
40
35
17
12
Ian Dickie (King)3
7
44
72
27
46
14
5
Pat Ferris (Grimsby)3
7
38
55
33
49
9
7
Mark Bice (Sarnia)3
7
49
62
35
39
13
8
Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant)1
9
51
83
45
42
8
11
Results [ ] Draw 1 [ ] February 1, 2:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Mark Bice 0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
6
Joe Frans 0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
5
Greg Balsdon 1
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
6
Draw 2 [ ] February 1, 7:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
X
X
2
Mark Bice 1
2
0
2
1
0
2
X
X
X
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Jake Higgs
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
5
Joe Frans 1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
7
Draw 3 [ ] February 2, 2:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Jake Higgs 0
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
7
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
6
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Mike Harris 0
1
0
4
0
2
0
0
3
X
10
Joe Frans
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
X
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ian Dickie 0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
X
5
Mark Bice 0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
X
3
Draw 4 [ ] February 2, 7:00 pm
Sheet B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Jake Higgs 0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
2
X
7
Ian Dickie 0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
2
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Pat Ferris 0
0
1
3
0
2
0
3
0
X
9
Mark Bice 1
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
X
7
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Mike Harris 2
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
X
6
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
X
4
Draw 5 [ ] February 3, 9:00 am
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Mark Bice
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
X
X
4
John Epping 0
1
1
0
4
0
1
2
X
X
9
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Dayna Deruelle 0
3
0
0
1
1
0
3
4
X
12
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
X
5
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Jake Higgs 0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
6
Pat Ferris 0
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
1
7
Draw 6 [ ] February 3, 2:30 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Glenn Howard 0
1
2
0
1
0
3
0
2
X
9
Wayne Tuck, Jr. 1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
X
5
Draw 7 [ ] February 3, 7:30 pm
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Joe Frans 2
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
0
1
9
Wayne Tuck, Jr. 0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
8
Draw 8 [ ] February 4, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ian Dickie
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
2
Joe Frans 2
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
X
X
7
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Jake Higgs 0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
Mark Bice 2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
X
6
Draw 9 [ ] February 4, 7:00
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Mike Harris 1
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
3
X
9
Mark Bice
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
X
3
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Joe Frans 1
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
8
Pat Ferris
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ian Dickie 0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
5
10
Wayne Tuck, Jr. 1
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
7
Draw 10 [ ] February 5, 2:00 pm
Sheet A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Final
Pat Ferris
0
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
Wayne Tuck, Jr. 2
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
8
Sheet E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Joe Frans 4
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
8
John Epping 0
2
0
1
0
3
1
0
3
1
11
Draw 11 [ ] February 5, 7:00 pm
Sheet C
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Wayne Tuck, Jr.
0
0
1
0
0
X
X
X
X
X
1
John Epping 4
3
0
2
0
X
X
X
X
X
9
Sheet D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
Ian Dickie 1
0
1
0
3
1
0
1
0
2
9
Pat Ferris 0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
Playoffs [ ] 1 vs. 2 [ ] 3 vs. 4 [ ] Semifinal [ ] Final [ ]
2016 Ontario Tankard
Glenn Howard
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 rink disbanded in the off season, the 2015 runner-up John Epping rink from the Dondalda Curling Club automatically qualified in the defending champion berth.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification [ ] Zone 1 [ ] , Ottawa
Teams entered:[1]
David Coffey (Ottawa)
Willie Jeffries (Ottawa)Ryan McCrady (Ottawa)Stephen Watson (Ottawa) Bracket:[2]
A side
A Final
McCrady
W
Coffey
L
Watson
4
Watson
W
McCrady
7
Jeffries
L
B side
B Final
Coffey
4
Jeffries
8
Watson
2
Jeffries
10
Zone 2 [ ] , Ottawa
Teams entered:[3]
J.P. Lachance (Rideau)Jason Reid (Rideau)Spencher Richmond (Perth) Bracket:[4]
A side
A Final
Richmond
W
Reid
L
Richmond
3
Lachance
9
B Final
Reid
5
Richmond
4
Zone 3 [ ] , Ottawa
Teams entered:[5]
Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West)
Douglas Brewer (Dalhousie Lake)
Colin Dow Jake Higgs Bracket:[6]
A side
A Final
Brewer
L
Dow
W
Higgs
5
Higgs
W
Dow
6
Adams
L
B side
B Final
Brewer
7
Adams
8
Adams
5
Higgs
8
Zone 4 [ ] Royal Kingston Curling Club , Kingston
Teams entered:[7]
Greg Balsdon Dave Collyer (Quinte)Rob Dickson (Napanee)
Matt Mills (Cataraqui) Bracket:[8]
A side
A Final
Balsdon
8
Dickson
3
Balsdon
6
Mills
7
Collyer
4
Collyer
10
B side
B Final
Dickson
9
Mills
3
Dickson
5
Collyer
8
Zone 5 [ ] , Beaverton
Teams entered:[9]
John Bolton (Lindsay)Scott McDonald Jake Speedie (Beaverton) Bracket:[10]
A side
A Final
Speedie
4
McDonald
11
Bolton
4
McDonald
10
B Final
Bolton
10
Speedie
2
Zone 6 [ ] , Uxbridge
Teams entered:[11]
Jim Bell (Unionville)
David Fischer (Oshawa Golf)
Rob Houston (Port Perry)Jake Walker Bracket:[12]
A side
A Final
Fischer
3
Walker
9
Houston
8
Bell
3
Walker
4
Houston
7
B side
B Final
Fischer
7
Bell
9
Bell
2
Walker
7
Zone 7 [ ] , East York
Teams entered:[13]
Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill)
Brent Gray (Bayview)
Mike Harris Rob Lobel (Thornhill)Jason March (Scarboro)
Darryl Prebble (Scarboro)Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)Brackets:[14]
A Side
Semifinal
Final
Gray
10
Lobel
4
Prebble
5
Gray
6
Harris
6
March
2
Gray
1
Shepherd
8
Harris
12
Coutanche
3
Shepherd
5
Harris
10
B side
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Gray
3
Shepherd
8
Prebble
11
March
11
March
6
Coutanche
9
Prebble
4
Shepherd
8
Lobel
1
Shepherd
9
Zone 8 [ ] , Mississauga
Teams entered:[15]
Roy Arndt (Dixie)
Glenn Howard Josh Johnston (Royals)Dennis Moretto (Dixie)
Patrick Morris (High Park)
Guy Racette (Royals)
Rob Retchless (Royals)
Craig Shinde (Dixie) Brackets:[16]
A Side
Semifinal
Final
Morris
5
Howard
10
Howard
8
Racette
4
Arndt
3
Arndt
8
Retchless
1
Johnston
10
Howard
6
Shinde
6
Retchless
8
Retchless
10
Johnston
1
Moretto
6
B side
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Johnston
7
Retchless
4
Johnston
8
Racette
9
Morris
0
Morris
10
Johnston
8
Shinde
3
Arndt
6
Shinde
7
Shinde
9
Moretto
5
Zone 9 [ ] , Orangeville
Teams entered:[17]
Travis Belchior (Orangeville)
Dayna Deruelle Ian Dickie (King)Michael McGaugh (Chinguacousy) Brackets:[18]
A side
A Final
Dickie
6
Belchior
2
Dickie
1
McGaugh
4
Deruelle
9
Deruelle
5
B side
B Final
McGaugh
8
Belchior
2
McGaugh
3
Dickie
7
Zone 10 [ ] , Parry Sound
Teams entered:[19]
Al Bourgeois (Parry Sound)Chris Wimmer (Stroud)Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 11 [ ] , Paisley
Teams entered:[20]
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 12 [ ] , Cambridge
Teams entered:[21]
Mark Kean (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)Damien Villard (Galt Country)Brackets:[22]
A side
A Final
Krell
9
Villard
6
Krell
6
Kean
5
Zone 13 [ ] , St. Catharines
Teams entered:[23]
Bill Buchanan (Welland)Pat Ferris Simon Ouellet (Glendale) Brackets:[24]
A side
A Final
Ouellet
2
Ferris
8
Buchanan
8
Ferris
7
B Final
Ouellet
5
Ferris
7
Zone 14 [ ] , Palmerston
Teams entered:[25]
Brackets:[26]
A side
A Final
Doig
3
Ross
4
Ross
6
Shane
7
Shane
7
Benjamins
5
B side
B Final
Benjamins
7
Doig
10
Doig
6
Ross
7
Zone 15 [ ] , Ingersoll
Teams entered:[27]
Scott Bailey Terry Corbin (Brant)
Wayne Tuck, Jr. Brackets:[28]
A side
A Final
Tuck
7
Corbin
1
Tuck
8
Bailey
9
Zone 16 [ ] , Glencoe
Teams entered:[29]
Mark Bice Don Bourques (Sarnia)
Mike Drake (Kingsville)
Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
Ryan LeDrew Kirk Massey (London)
John Young (Chatham Granite) Brackets:[30]
A Side
Semifinal
Final
Bice
6
Young
10
Young
2
Bourques
5
Bice
7
Massey
5
Kelly
1
Kelly
7
Kelly
9
LeDrew
7
LeDrew
6
Drake
3
B side
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Kelly
5
LeDrew
9
Massey
7
Massey
12
Young
8
Drake
3
Young
9
LeDrew
10
LeDrew
6
Bourques
4
Regional qualification [ ] Region 1 [ ] Rideau Curling Club , Ottawa [31]
B side
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Jake Higgs 5
Willie Jeffries
4
Colin Dow
5
Willie Jeffries
8
Willie Jeffries
8
Jason Reid
2
Willie Jeffries
7
Ryan McCrady
6
Ryan McCrady
9
Dave Collyer
12
Dave Collyer
4
J. P. Lachance
5
Region 2 [ ] Leaside Curling Club , East York [32]
Region 3 [ ] , Wiarton [33]
Region 4 [ ] , Stratford [34]
Challenge Round [ ] January 15–17 at the , Penetanguishene
New teams:
Eric Bradey (St. Catharines) Notes:
References [ ] External links [ ] 
