The 2022 Ontario Tankard, (known as the Port Elgin Chrysler '22 Ontario Tankard Presented by Bruce Power for sponsorship reasons), the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from February 9 to 13 at The Plex in Port Elgin, Ontario.[1] The winning Howard team represented Ontario at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Lethbridge, Alberta.[2]

2022 Ontario Tankard
2022 Ontario Tankard
Host cityPort Elgin, Ontario
ArenaThe Plex
DatesFebruary 9–13
WinnerTeam Howard
Curling clubPenetanguishene Curling Club,
Penetanguishene
SkipScott Howard
ThirdAdam Spencer
SecondDavid Mathers
LeadTim March
AlternateGlenn Howard Injured knee
FinalistJohn Epping
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2023 »

The event was expected to attract around 9,000 spectators, and to bring a $1,000,000 to the local economy.[2] Bruce County contributed $5,000 cash and $5,000 in-kind for sponsorship, with revenues expected to contribute to improving the local Port Elgin Curling Club, which is playing host to the event (but is not the host venue).[3]

Team Howard, skipped by Scott Howard, won in the final, defeating the defending champion John Epping rink. Team Howard's normal skip, Glenn Howard (Scott's father) missed the event due to a knee injury. Spare Adam Spencer filled in as third on the team, which also consisted of David Mathers and Tim March. Epping took control early in the final, going up 3–1 after 2 ends, but team Howard remained patient, blanking the next four ends, before Scott Howard made a double in the 7th to tie the game. Epping blanked the eighth, but narrowly missed a blank opportunity in 9th, giving up a steal of one. In the tenth, Howard made a double to lie two on his last. Epping attempted to respond with a double of his own, but missed, giving up another steal, losing the game 5–3. In total, there were about 500 fans on hand to watch the game, which was described as "electric" by Glenn Howard, in a game that was played amidst changing regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.[4]

Qualification process

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Originally, eight teams were to qualify, two from a cash spiel qualifier, three from an open qualifier, the top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (December 1, 2021), and one from the "Trillium Tour Series", the top team from a series of Ontario Curling Tour events (as of December 20, 2021).[5]

On January 24, 2022, CurlON decided to expand the field to 12 teams, as it could not hold the open qualifier due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. It invited the next top 7 teams on the CTRS ranking who were in the qualifiers.[6]

Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s)
CTRS leader 2 John Epping
Glenn Howard
Trillium Tour Series 1 Pat Ferris
Cash Spiel 2 Scott Mitchell
Dylan Niepage
Qualifier Invite 7 Tanner Horgan
Mark Kean
Jason Camm
Sam Mooibroeek
Sam Steep
Shane Latimer
Fraser Reid

Teams

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The team lineups are as follows:[7] [8] [9]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Jason Camm Matthew Hall Cameron Goodkey Jordie Lyon-Hatcher Navan Curling Club, Navan, Ottawa
John Epping Ryan Fry Mathew Camm Brent Laing Leaside Curling Club, East York, Toronto
Pat Ferris Ian Dickie Connor Duhaime Zachary Shurtleff Grimsby Curling Club, Grimsby
Tanner Horgan Jonathan Beuk Wesley Forget Scott Chadwick Jacob Horgan Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston
Scott Howard Adam Spencer David Mathers Tim March Glenn Howard  [a] Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Mark Kean Kevin Flewwelling Ed Cyr Sean Harrison Ingersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll
Shane Latimer Punit Sthankiya Brett Lyon-Hatcher Brendan Acorn Nicholas Lemieux Whitby Curling Club, Whitby
Scott Mitchell Landan Rooney Nathan Steele Colin Schnurr Jacob Jones Whitby Curling Club, Whitby
Sam Mooibroek Matthew Garner Brady Lumley Spencer Dunlop John Gabel KW Granite Club, Waterloo
Dylan Niepage Gavin Lydiate Jayden King Daniel Del Conte Guelph Curling Club, Guelph
Fraser Reid Shane Konings Spencer Nuttall Tyler Twining Blue Water Curling Club, Owen Sound
Sam Steep Adam Vincent Oliver Campbell Thomas Ryan Douglas Thomson KW Granite Club, Waterloo

Knockout Draw Brackets

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The draw is listed as follows:

A Event

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[11]

First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
Scott Howard 7
Scott Mitchell 1 Fraser Reid 6
Fraser Reid 11 Scott Howard 7
Shane Latimer 5 Pat Ferris 3
Mark Kean 6 Mark Kean 4
Pat Ferris 7
Scott Howard 6
John Epping 8
Tanner Horgan 4
Sam Steep 4 Jason Camm 7
Jason Camm 8 Jason Camm 1
Dylan Niepage 7 John Epping 8
Sam Mooibroek 1 Dylan Niepage 2
John Epping 7

B Event

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Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
Mark Kean 5
Scott Mitchell 6 Scott Mitchell 11
Jason Camm 5
Scott Mitchell 6
Tanner Horgan 5 Sam Mooibroek 3
Sam Mooibroek 8 Sam Mooibroek 13
Pat Ferris 7
Scott Mitchell 5
Dylan Niepage 10 Scott Howard 7
Sam Steep 7 Dylan Niepage 9
Fraser Reid 2 Shane Latimer 8
Shane Latimer 8 Dylan Niepage 4
Scott Howard 7

C Event

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Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
Dylan Niepage 3
Tanner Horgan 5 Tanner Horgan 8
Mark Kean 3 Tanner Horgan 4
Sam Mooibroek 5
Shane Latimer 6
Sam Mooibroek 9
Third Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 4
Sam Steep 5
Jason Camm 6 Jason Camm 9
Fraser Reid 4 Pat Ferris 8
Pat Ferris 10 Jason Camm 11
Scott Mitchell 6

Scores

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Draw 1

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February 9, 7:30pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Mitchell 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Fraser Reid   5 0 2 0 4 X X X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shane Latimer   1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Mark Kean 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sam Steep 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Jason Camm 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage   0 2 1 1 2 0 1 X X X 7
Sam Mooibroek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 1

Draw 2

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February 10, 9:30am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tanner Horgan   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Jason Camm 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2
John Epping   3 0 2 1 0 1 X X X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Howard   2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7
Fraser Reid 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Kean   1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Pat Ferris 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 7

Draw 3

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February 10, 2:30pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Kean   0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Scott Mitchell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tanner Horgan   1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sam Mooibroek 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage   2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X 10
Sam Steep 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Fraser Reid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Shane Latimer   0 3 0 1 0 2 2 X X X 8

Draw 4

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February 10, 7:30pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Howard   0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 X 7
Pat Ferris 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Kean   0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
Tanner Horgan 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Camm 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
John Epping   2 0 1 4 1 X X X X X 8

Draw 5

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February 11, 9:30am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage   0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 9
Shane Latimer 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Mitchell   2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 X 11
Jason Camm 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Howard   0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6
John Epping 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sam Mooibroek   1 0 3 0 1 3 2 3 X X 13
Pat Ferris 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 7

Draw 6

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February 11, 2:30pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Camm   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
Sam Steep 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pat Ferris   2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 X X 10
Fraser Reid 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 X 6
Sam Mooibroek   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Scott Howard   2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 7

Draw 7

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February 11, 7:30pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Mitchell   2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Scott Howard 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shane Latimer   0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 X 6
Sam Mooibroek 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Niepage 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Tanner Horgan   2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Camm 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 9
Pat Ferris   0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 8

Draw 8

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February 12, 9:30am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Camm   0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 11
Scott Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sam Mooibroek   0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Tanner Horgan 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Playoffs

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A vs. B

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February 12, 2:30pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping   1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7
Scott Howard 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8

C1 vs. C2

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February 12, 7:30pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sam Mooibroek   0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
Jason Camm 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 9

Semifinal

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February 13, 9:30am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping   4 0 3 0 2 0 X X X X 9
Jason Camm 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X X X 4

Final

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February 13, 2:30pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Howard   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
John Epping 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2022 Ontario Tankard
 
Scott Howard
4th Ontario Provincial Championship title

Qualification

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CurlON CashSpiel

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December 17–19, CC of Collingwood, Collingwood[12][13][14]

A Event     Qualifier 1
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 1
Scott Mitchell (Whitby) 7
Scott Mitchell (Whitby) 5
Mac Calwell (Stroud) 2
Paul Moffatt (KW Granite) 3
Mac Calwell (Stroud) 6
Scott Mitchell (Whitby) 7
Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 5
Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 9
Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines) 8 Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines) 0
Eric Greavette (Collingwood) 4 Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 9
Alex Champ (Westmount) 3
Alex Champ (Westmount) 6
Sam Steep (KW Granite) 2
A Event     Qualifier 2
Jason Camm (Navan) 10
Jordan McNamara (Navy) 3
Jason Camm (Navan) 8
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 5
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 6
Shane Latimer (Whitby) 5
Jason Camm (Navan) 5
Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 2
Mark Kean (Woodstock) 4
Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 5 Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 5
Scott Dow (Kincardine) 4 Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 4
Sam Mooibroek (KW Granite) 2
Sam Mooibroek (KW Granite) 5
Brandon Tippin (Brant) 2
B Event     Qualifier 3
Paul Moffatt (KW Granite) 7
Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines) 5
Paul Moffatt (KW Granite) 2
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 7
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 8
Sam Steep (KW Granite) 8 Sam Steep (KW Granite) 4
Eric Greavette (Collingwood) 0 Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 5
Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 7
B Event     Qualifier 4
Mark Kean (Woodstock) 7
Shane Latimer (Whitby) 3
Mark Kean (Woodstock) 6
Brandon Tippin (Brant) 2
Jordan McNamara (Navy) 4
Brandon Tippin (Brant) 7 Brandon Tippin (Brant) 6
Scott Dow (Kincardine) 4 Mark Kean (Woodstock) 4
Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 8
B Event Qualifier 5
Mac Calwell (Stroud) 6
Alex Champ (Westmount) 7 Alex Champ (Westmount) 6
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 6 Sam Mooibroek (KW Granite) 8
Sam Mooibroek (KW Granite) 8
C Event     Qualifier 6
Jordan McNamara (Navy) 5
Shane Latimer (Whitby) 7 Shane Latimer (Whitby) 4
Eric Greavette (Collingwood) 5 Jordan McNamara (Navy) 7
Fraser Reid (Westmount) 5
Jordan McNamara (Navy) 2
Mark Kean (Woodstock) 5
C Event Qualifier 7
Paul Moffatt (KW Granite) 5
Brandon Tippin (Brant) 8 Brandon Tippin (Brant) 5
Alex Champ (Westmount) 8
C Event     Qualifier 8
Sam Steep (KW Granite) 8
Nicholas Lemieux (St. Catharines) 1 Scott Dow (Kincardine) 7
Scott Dow (Kincardine) 4 Mac Calwell (Stroud) 5
Sam Steep (KW Granite) 4
Mac Calwell (Stroud) 3
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 5
Playoff 1 To Provincials
Scott Mitchell (Whitby) 7
Wayne Tuck Jr. (Collingwood) 1 Scott Mitchell (Whitby) 6
Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 8 Tanner Horgan (Cataraqui) 4
Sam Mooibroek (KW Granite) 3
Playoff 2 To Provincials
Jason Camm (Navan) 6
Mark Kean (Woodstock) 4 Jason Camm (Navan) 3
Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 5 Dylan Niepage (Guelph) 6
Alex Champ (Westmount) 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Glenn Howard did not play due to an injured knee[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022 ONTARIO MEN'S TANKARD". CurlON. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Curling is going to 'rock Bruce County' with 2022 Ontario Tankard". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ontario Tankard funding from Bruce County". Shoreline Beacon. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Patience and persistence pays off as Team Howard punches ticket to Brier". Owen Sound Sun-Times. February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's Tankard Rules". CurlON. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ @CurlON_ (24 January 2022). "Statement RE: 2022 Tankard Provincial Championships" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Men's Tankard Teams". CurlON. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 Ontario Provincial Men's Tankard". CurlON. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ontario Tankard -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Glenn Howard On The Shelf—Again". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Scoreboard".
  12. ^ "2022 ONTARIO MEN'S TANKARD". CurlON. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "CurlON Men's Cash Spiel #1". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "CurlON Men's Cash Spiel #1". CurlON. Retrieved December 21, 2021.