CurlON

CurlON
Sport	Curling
Jurisdiction	Regional
Founded	1875
Affiliation	Curling Canada
Headquarters	Pickering
Official website
	www.ontcurl.com

CurlON (formerly the Ontario Curling Association) is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The CurlON sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships. The NOCA sends a separate team to all of these events.

CurlON was founded in 1875. It was renamed from the Ontario Curling Association in 2016.^[1]

Championships[]

Ontario Tankard[]

The Ontario Tankard is the provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier.

Previous names:

Ontario Silver Tankard: 1927^[2]-1931
1932: Round robin playoff between the winners of the Ontario Tankard, Canada Life Trophy and the Toronto Bonspiel.^[3]
1933: Winner was decided between a playoff between the winners of the Ontario Tankard and the Toronto Bonspiel.^[4]
Ontario Tankard: 1934-1937^[5]
: 1938^[6]-1979
Labatt Tankard: 1980-1985
Blue Light Tankard: 1986-1995
Nokia Cup: 1996-2003
Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2004
Kia Cup: 2005-2006
TSC Stores Tankard: 2007-2009
Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2010
The Dominion Tankard: 2011-2013
Travelers Tankard: 2014
Recharge with Milk Tankard: 2015-2017
Dairy Farmers of Ontario Tankard: 2018
Ontario Curling Championships: 2019–present

Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts[]

The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial championship for women's teams. Unlike the Dominion Tankard, the Hearts included teams from both southern and northern Ontario until 2015. The winner of the Ontario Hearts goes on to play in the national championship. Because the national champion returns the previous years champion to the event, if that team is from Ontario, they cannot defend their provincial championship. The national championship has been running since 1962, but the provincial championship has existed since 1956.

U-21 (Juniors)[]

The U-21 provincial curling championships are held annually in early January. The tournament is for curlers 20 years old and younger. A men's tournament has been held since 1950 and the women's since 1972. The winning team represents Ontario at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.

BrokerLink Mixed[]

National champions in bold.

Year	Skip	Club
1960	, Mrs. H. Croome, Don Campbell, Mrs. G. Fletcher	Tam O'Shanter
1961	, Mrs. G. Dunfield, Mrs. J. Amos, James Amos	Weston
1962	, Mrs. D. Babcock, G. Kersell, Mrs. M. Kersell	Galt
1963	, Mrs. D. McCowan, William Carson, Mrs. William Carson	Scarboro
1964	, , ,	Quinte
1965	Ray Grant, , ,	Unionville
1966	, , ,	Uxbridge
1967	, Nini Mutch, ,	Humber Highland
1968	, , ,	Arnprior Granite
1969	, Kathryn McKinley, ,	Brant
1970	, , , Nini Mutch	Humber Highland
1971	, , ,	Orillia
1972	, , ,	Terrace
1973	, , ,	St. Catharines
1974	, , ,	Welland
1975	Dave Reid, , ,	High Park
1976	, , ,	Cataraqui Golf and Country Club
1977	Bob Woods, , ,	Royals
1978	, , ,	Humber Highland
1979	, , ,	Humber Highland
1980	, , Brad Mitchell,	Brighton
1981	, , ,	London
1982	, , ,	RCMP
1983	, , ,	Oshawa
1984	, , David Carruthers,	Brampton
1985	, , ,	Kingsville
1986	, , Hugh Millikin,	RCMP
1987	, Cheryl McPherson, , Kristin Holman	Bayview
1988	, , ,	Chatham Granite
1989	Mike Harris, , ,	Tam Heather
1990	, Kristin Turcotte, , Andrea Lawes	Annandale
1991	, , ,	Rideau
1992	, Kristin Turcotte, ,	Oshawa
1993	, , ,	Granite (Ottawa West)
1994	, , Rob Rumfeldt,	Ridgetown
1995	, , ,	Trenton
1996	Rich Moffatt, Theresa Breen, ,	Rideau
1997	, , Morgan Currie,	Rideau
1998	, Cheryl McPherson, ,	Bayview
1999	, Kristin Turcotte, , Andrea Lawes	Scarboro
2000	, Julie Kelly, ,	Forest
2001	Howard Rajala, , ,	Rideau
2002	Wayne Tuck, Jr., Kim Veale, Jake Higgs,
2003	Nick Rizzo, Jo-Ann Rizzo, ,	Brant
2004	Heath McCormick, , Jason Young,	Cannington
2005	, , ,	Sun Parlour
2006	John Epping, Julie Reddick, ,	Oakville
2007	John Epping, Julie Reddick, ,	Oakville
2008	, Kristin Turcotte, , Andrea Lawes	Scarboro
2009	Wayne Tuck, Jr., Kim Tuck, Jake Higgs,	Brantford
2010	Mark Bice, , Codey Maus,	Sarnia
2011	Chris Gardner, Erin Morrissey, ,	Arnprior
2012	Mark Homan, Rachel Homan, , Alison Kreviazuk	Rideau
2013	Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon,	Orillia
2014	Cory Heggestad, Heather Graham, Greg Balsdon,	Orillia
2015	Chris Gardner, , Jonathan Beuk,	Ottawa
2016	, Brit O'Neill, , Karen Sagle	Ottawa
2017	Wayne Tuck, Jr., Kimberly Tuck, Jake Higgs,
2018	Mike Anderson, Danielle Inglis, ,	Thornhill
2019	Wayne Tuck, Jr., Kimberly Tuck, ,
2020^[7]	Wayne Tuck, Jr., Kimberly Tuck, Jake Higgs,
2021	Mike McLean, Erin Morrissey, Kevin Tippett, Erica Hopson	Ottawa

Seniors[]

The Ontario Senior Championship is for curlers over 50. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.

Year	Men's champion skip	Women's champion skip
1965	Alf Phillips, Sr.
1966
1967
1968
1969	Alf Phillips, Sr.
1970	Alf Phillips, Sr.
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006	Bruce Delaney
2007
2008	Bruce Delaney	Ann Pearson
2009	Bruce Delaney
2010
2011
2012
2013	Howard Rajala
2014		Marilyn Bodogh
2015
2016	Bryan Cochrane	Jo-Ann Rizzo
2017	Howard Rajala	Jo-Ann Rizzo
2018	Bryan Cochrane
2019	Bryan Cochrane	Sherry Middaugh
2020	Howard Rajala	Sherry Middaugh
2021	Bryan Cochrane	Sherry Middaugh

U18 (formerly Bantams)[]

This event is for curlers 17 and under.

Best Western Intermediates[]

The Ontario Intermediate Championship was for curlers over 40 (men's) and 35 (women's). It was discontinued after 2018.

Champion skips (1993–2018):

Year	Men's	Women's
1993	Bob Turcotte	Pat Reid
1994	Bob Gurd	Gloria Campbell
1995	Bob Hanna	Anne Dunn
1996	Don Glinz	Jill Greenwood
1997	Gary Smith	Gloria Campbell
1998	Layne Noble	Anne Dunn
1999	Bob Ingram	Joyce Potter
2000	Jim Lyle	Gloria Campbell
2001	John Collins	Joyce Potter
2002	Jim Lyle	Stacey Brandwood
2003	Jim Lyle	Suzanne Boudreault
2004	Jim Lyle	Stacey Brandwood
2005	Greg Timbers	Kerry Lackie
2006	Bill Duck	Stacey Brandwood
2007	J. P. Lachance	Carol Jackson
2008	Rick Thurston	Stacey Brandwood
2009	Guy Racette	Carol Jackson
2010	Al Hutchinson	Carol Jackson
2011	Ian Robertson	Cheryl McBain
2012	Bob Armstrong	Karen Shepley O'Hearn
2013	Al Hutchinson	Ann Pearson
2014	John Young, Jr.	Beth Gregg
2015	Cory Heggestad	Cheryl McBain
2016	Dave Collyer	Karri-Lee Grant
2017	Spencer Cooper	Mary Pidgeon
2018	Greg Balsdon	Susan Froud

Masters[]

The Ontario Masters Championship is for curlers over 60. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships.

(winners since 1993)

Year	Men's	Women's
1993	Earle Hushagen (Peterborough)	Elizabeth Love (Burlington)
1994	Earle Hushagen (Peterborough)	Mae Midgley (Simcoe)
1995	Ken Scovell (Orangeville)	Betty MacMillan (Westmount)
1996	Joe Moroz (Highland)	Dorrie Fiegehen (Elmvale)
1997	Rod Matheson (Ottawa)	Mary Lou Dickinson (London)
1998	Barry Goring (Bayview)	Merle Williams (Avonlea)
1999	Bill Bennett (Bradford)	Rae Donovan (Navy)
2000	Jim Sharples (Royals)	Ann De Ryk (Aylmer)
2001	Bill Dickie (Cornwall)	Nancy B. Clark (Dixie)
2002	Bill Dickie (Cornwall)	Fran Allan (Unionville)
2003	Jim Sharples (Royals)	Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls)
2004	Bob Edmondson (Oakville)	Wendy Simpson (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
2005	Rod Matheson (Ottawa)	Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls)
2006	David Stewart (Oakville)	Betty Bush (Royal Kingston)
2007	Bob Edmondson (Oakville)	Cathy Keys (Glanford)
2008	Bob Edmondson (Oakville)	Pam Bothwell (Guelph)
2009	Bob Edmondson (Oakville)	Betty Bush (Royal Kingston)
2010	Mike Dorey (Guelph)	Jane Galloway (Ilderton)
2011	Layne Noble (Ottawa)	Joyce Potter (Rideau)
2012	Mike Dorey (Guelph)	Joyce Potter (Rideau)
2013	Bob Turcotte (Scarboro)	Joyce Potter (Rideau)
2014	Layne Noble (Rideau)	Diana Favel (Rideau)
2015	Wayne Gowan (Dundas Granite)	Diana Favel (Rideau)
2016	Bruce Delaney (Russell)	Anne Dunn (Galt)
2017^[8]	Bruce Delaney (Russell)	Dale Curtis (Galt)
2018^[9]	Al Hutchinson (Paisley)	Dale Curtis (Galt)
2019^[10]	Gordon Norton (Oshawa)	Janice Carwardine (Leaside)
2020	Al Hutchinson (Bluewater)^[11]^[12]	Janice Carwardine (Leaside)^[13]
2021	Al Hutchinson (Bluewater)^[14]	Janice Carwardine (Leaside)^[15]

Mixed Doubles Challenge[]

First instituted in 2013 to send a team to the inaugural National Mixed Doubles Championship.

Year	Pair	Club
2013	& Scott McDonald	, London
2014	& Shannon Kee	, London
2015	&	, Peterborough
2016	Mike Anderson & Danielle Inglis	, Toronto
2017	&	Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club, Waterloo
2018	Wayne Tuck Jr. & Kimberly Tuck	, Ilderton
2019	&	, Wingham
2020	Lauren Wasylkiw &	Unionville Curling Club, Markham

Gore Mutual Schoolboy/girl[]

This event is the provincial school championship, and teams represent their secondary schools rather than clubs. The boys event has been held annually since 1948.

2019 schoolgirl champion: A. N. Myer Secondary School (Megan Ford)^[16]
2019 schoolboy champion: Fellowes High School (Cole Lyon)^[17]

Notable past champions

Scott McDonald, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (2004)
Tim March, Sir Oliver Mowat CI (2005)
Patrick Janssen, Sir Oliver Mowat CI (2005)
Mark Bice, Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (2002)
Steve Bice, Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (2000)
Jason Young, (1998)
Greg Balsdon, Don Mills Collegiate Institute (1995)
Dale Matchett, Bradford District High School (1994)
Pat Ferris, Sutton District High School (1993)
Joe Frans, (1991)
Scott Patterson, Fellowes High School (1987)
Daryl Shane, John Diefenbaker Secondary School (1978)
Paul Savage, Don Mills Collegiate Institute (1965)

Wheelchair Championship[]

This is a mixed event, featuring wheelchair curling.

Champions:

2020: Cancelled
2019: Jim Armstrong, City View C.C.
2018: Chris Rees, Toronto Cricket
2017: Mike Munro, Ilderton C.C.
2016: Chris Rees, Toronto Cricket
2015: Chris Rees, Peterborough C.C.
2014: Mike Munro, Ilderton C.C.
2013: Ken Gregory, Bradford & District C.C.
2012: Mark Ideson, [Ilderton Curling Club|Ilderton C.C.]
2011: Chris Rees, Toronto Cricket
2010: Bruce Cameron, RA Centre
2009: Ken Gregory, Bradford & District C.C.
2008: Chris Rees, Leaside C.C.
2007: Chris Rees, Leaside C.C.
2006: Chris Rees, Leaside C.C.
2005: Ken Gregory, Toronto Cricket

Men's Fairfield Marriott/Women's Challenge[]

This event allowed more amateur curlers to win a provincial championship. Only two members of a team were allowed to have won a zone crest in any other event except for youth events. In addition, only two members of the team could have won the provincial event before. All zone winners went straight to a 32 team provincial championship. This event was cancelled after 2018.

Notable winners:

2005 women's: Cathy Auld (St. George's Golf and Country Club)

Colts/Trophy[]

This event has historically disqualified the top teams in the province. In its final year, 2018, the winners qualified for the Ontario Tankard (men's) and the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women's).

Notable past winners:

Sebastien Robillard (2018)
Chrissy Cadorin (2018)
Alison Goring (2014)
Mark Kean (2010)
Kimberly Tuck (2005)
Jon St. Denis (2004)
Chad Allen (2002)
Brent Ross (1997)
Adam Spencer (1994)
Nick Rizzo (1988)
Paul Savage (1968)

Junior Mixed[]

This event existed until 2016 and was replaced by the U21 Mixed Doubles championship. Competitors must be 20 years or younger as of December 31 of the previous year.^[18]

Past winners:^[19]

Year	Winning team
1983	Rob Brandwood
1984	Mike Attenhof
1985	Dave Simpson
1986	Wayne Middaugh
1987	Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley
1988	Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley
1989	Richard Hart, Janet McGhee, Collin Mitchell, Tracy Jackson
1990	Matt Hames, Jayne Flinn, Chris Harris, Leslie Allan
1991	Joe Frans, Kerri McGrath, Daniel Frans, Stacey Rayner
1992	Brad Savage, Julie Anderson, Gord Chilton, Sandy Graham
1993	Warren Fisher, Katharine Pilon, Paul Winford, Jo-Anne McArthur
1994	Tony Rowlandson, Kate McKellar, Sean Follis, Kim Shortt
1995	Steve Allen, Tammy Wall, Rick Allen, Monique Robert
1996	Greg Balsdon, Danielle St. Amand, Chris Wall, Becky Philpot
1997	Raymond Busato, Susan Hughes, Mike Lilly, Lynn Ritchie
1998	Jason Young, Denna Schell, Spencer Cooper, Amy Cooper
1999	John Morris, Jacqueline Smith, Brent Laing, Chrissy Cadorin
2000	John Epping, Julie Reddick, Jason Newland, Stephanie Leachman
2001	Sean St. Amand, Chrissy Cadorin, Dale Roach, Amy MacKay
2002	Sebastien Robillard, Julie Reddick, Kevin Flewwelling, Leigh Armstrong
2003	Chris Gardner, Lauren Mann, Gavan Jamieson, Jaimee Gardner
2004	Lee Merklinger, Peter Gillich, Breanne Merklinger, Brian Fleischhaker
2005	Marika Bakewell, Jodie Hodgson, Stephanie Carrodo, Bill Francis
2006	Mike Anderson, Laura Payne, Darren Anderson, Megan Aldridge
2007	Scott McDonald, Brit O'Neill, Andrew Clayton, Jenn Minchin
2008	Christian Tolusso, Emma Miskew, Ritchie Gillan, Stephanie Piper
2009	Mark Kean, Jaclyn Rivington, Andrew Inouye, Darrelle Johnson
2010	Andrew McGaugh, Ginger Coyle, Michael McGaugh, Frances Pritchard
2011	Robert Collins, Kaitlin Stubbs, Isaac Stubbs, Alanna Cornish
2012	Brett Lyon-Hatcher, Evie Fortier, Ben Miskew, Sydney Chasty
2013	Michael McGaugh, Kendall Haymes, Bryan Mitchell, Cassie Savage
2014^[20]	Ryan McCrady, Lauren Horton, Matthew Haughn, Jessica Armstrong
2015	Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Emma Becker
2016	Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Mariah Jacklin

U21 Mixed Doubles[]

Year	Winning pair	Club
2017	Morgan Calwell & Kayla MacMillan	Quinte
2018	Matt Hall & Riley Sandham^[21]	Kitchener-Waterloo Granite
2019	Sammy Churchill & Anastasia Richards	St. Catharines Golf & Country Club

U18 Mixed[]

Previously known as Bantam Mixed

2019 champions: Jordan McNamara, Alyssa Blad, Maxime Daigle, Laura Smith

Notable past winners:

2012: Sarah Nuhn, John Willsey, Hilary Nuhn, Jean-Michel Barrette
2011: Jason Camm
2008: Lynn Kreviazuk
2003: Rob Bushfield, Rachel Homan, Alex Coon, Alison Kreviazuk
2002: Chris Gardner
1998: Bobby Reid, Megan Balsdon, Mark Stanfield, Kelly Cochrane

Senior Mixed[]

Mixed curling for male curlers over 50 and female curlers over 45.

2019 champions: JP Lachance, Kathy Kerr, Michael Johansen and Andrea Ryan^[22] The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable past champions:

2017: Rob Lobel
2013 & 2015: Rick Thurston

Silver Tankard/Women's Tankard[]

Charles Collins and his team from the Dundas Curling Club, were winners of this event in 1903

In this event, each club that enters has two teams, who compete against other clubs, and scores are totaled in aggregate form. Regional and zone playdowns are single-knock out rather than double. It is the oldest of the O.C.A. events, dating back to 1875. The women's event has been held since 1914.

Champion clubs since 1992:

Year	Men's	Women's
1992		Burlington CC
1993	Ottawa CC
1994
1995		Burlington CC
1996
1997
1998	Rideau CC	Burlington CC
1999		Burlington CC
2000	Richmond Hill CC
2001
2002		Ottawa CC
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008	St. George's G&CC
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013	Rideau CC
2014	Ottawa CC
2015	Chatham Granite
2016	Royal Canadian CC
2017	Brantford G&CC
2018	Cataraqui G&CC
2019	KW Granite
2020	Cancelled

Curling Club Championship[]

Champions

Year	Men's club (skip)	Women's club (skip)
2009	Chatham Granite (Robert Stafford)	High Park (Kelly Cochrane)
2010	(Chris Van Huyse)	(Susan Burnside)
2011	Richmond Hill CC (Greg Balsdon)	High Park (Jodi McCutcheon)
2012	Richmond Hill CC (Jordan Keon)	Quinte CC (Caroline Deans)
2013	KW Granite (Brent Gray)	Burlington CC (Michelle Fletcher)
2014	Cataraqui G&CC (Mike Hull)	Westmount G&CC (Kerry Lackie)
2015	(Mike Benjamins)	(Tina Mazerolle)
2016	Cataraqui G&CC (Wesley Forget)	(Julie O'Neill)
2017	Richmond Hill CC (Jon St. Denis)	High Park (Jodi McCutcheon)
2018	(Matthew Dupuis)	(Stacey Hogan)
2019	KW Granite (Paul Moffatt)	(Laurie Shields)
2021	(Adam Spencer)	(Laurie Shields)

Grand Masters[]

This event is for curlers over the age of 70. The event is an open event, that women and men may enter. It began in 2007.

Winners:

2007: Peter Barker
2008: Al Boyle
2009: Garry Holmes
2010: Peter Barker
2011: Austin Palmer
2012: Rod Matheson
2013: Art Leganchuk
2014: Bob Edmondson
2015: Benny Brock
2016: Ron Perrier^[23]
2017: Gerard Gidding
2018: Bob Edmondson
2019: Don Moseley-Williams^[24]

Provincial Stick Bonspiel[]

In this event, curlers must use a "stick" to throw the rock. "Sticks" are usually used by disabled and elderly athletes unable to throw the rock by sliding along the ice. The event began in 2007.