2022 Ontario Tankard

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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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

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]

Latimer
Mitchell
Mooibroek
Niepage
Reid
Steep
Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team(s)
CTRS leader2John Epping
Glenn Howard
Trillium Tour Series1Pat Ferris
Cash Spiel2Scott Mitchell
Dylan Niepage
Qualifier Invite7Tanner Horgan
Mark Kean
Jason Camm
Sam Mooibroeek
Sam Steep
Shane Latimer
Fraser Reid

Teams

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

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Jason CammMatthew HallCameron GoodkeyJordie Lyon-HatcherNavan Curling Club, Navan, Ottawa
John EppingRyan FryMathew CammBrent LaingLeaside Curling Club, East York, Toronto
Pat FerrisIan DickieConnor DuhaimeZachary ShurtleffGrimsby Curling Club, Grimsby
Tanner HorganJonathan BeukWesley ForgetScott ChadwickJacob HorganCataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston
Scott HowardAdam SpencerDavid MathersTim MarchGlenn Howard [a]Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Mark KeanKevin FlewwellingEd CyrSean HarrisonIngersoll & District Curling Club, Ingersoll
Shane LatimerPunit SthankiyaBrett Lyon-HatcherBrendan AcornNicholas LemieuxWhitby Curling Club, Whitby
Scott MitchellLandan RooneyNathan SteeleColin SchnurrJacob JonesWhitby Curling Club, Whitby
Sam MooibroekMatthew GarnerBrady LumleySpencer DunlopJohn GabelKW Granite Club, Waterloo
Dylan NiepageGavin LydiateJayden KingDaniel Del ConteGuelph Curling Club, Guelph
Fraser ReidShane KoningsSpencer NuttallTyler TwiningBlue Water Curling Club, Owen Sound
Sam SteepAdam VincentOliver CampbellThomas RyanDouglas ThomsonKW Granite Club, Waterloo

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

A Event

[11]

First KnockoutQuarterfinalsSemifinalsQualifier 1
Scott Howard7
Scott Mitchell1Fraser Reid6
Fraser Reid11Scott Howard7
Shane Latimer5Pat Ferris3
Mark Kean6Mark Kean4
Pat Ferris7
Scott Howard6
John Epping8
Tanner Horgan4
Sam Steep4Jason Camm7
Jason Camm8Jason Camm1
Dylan Niepage7John Epping8
Sam Mooibroek1Dylan Niepage2
John Epping7

B Event

Second KnockoutQuarterfinalsSemifinalsQualifier 2
Mark Kean5
Scott Mitchell6Scott Mitchell11
Jason Camm5
Scott Mitchell6
Tanner Horgan5Sam Mooibroek3
Sam Mooibroek8Sam Mooibroek13
Pat Ferris7
Scott Mitchell5
Dylan Niepage10Scott Howard7
Sam Steep7Dylan Niepage9
Fraser Reid2Shane Latimer8
Shane Latimer8Dylan Niepage4
Scott Howard7

C Event

Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 3
Dylan Niepage3
Tanner Horgan5Tanner Horgan8
Mark Kean3Tanner Horgan4
Sam Mooibroek5
Shane Latimer6
Sam Mooibroek9
Third KnockoutSemifinalsQualifier 4
Sam Steep5
Jason Camm6Jason Camm9
Fraser Reid4Pat Ferris8
Pat Ferris10Jason Camm11
Scott Mitchell6

Scores

Draw 1

February 9, 7:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Mitchell01000XXXXX1
Fraser Reid 50204XXXXX11
Sheet B12345678910Final
Shane Latimer 10020110005
Mark Kean01102001016
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sam Steep110001010X4
Jason Camm002210102X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage 0211201XXX7
Sam Mooibroek0000010XXX1

Draw 2

February 10, 9:30am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Tanner Horgan 001002010X4
Jason Camm110020102X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage000020XXXX2
John Epping 302101XXXX7
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scott Howard 20102010017
Fraser Reid02010101106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Mark Kean 10020010004
Pat Ferris02001001127

Draw 3

February 10, 2:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Mark Kean 02010010105
Scott Mitchell00102002016
Sheet B12345678910Final
Tanner Horgan 10101101005
Sam Mooibroek01020020128
Sheet C12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage 200202103X10
Sam Steep003020020X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Fraser Reid1010000XXX2
Shane Latimer 0301022XXX8

Draw 4

February 10, 7:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Howard 000110311X7
Pat Ferris000003000X3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Mark Kean 01000010103
Tanner Horgan00110101015
Sheet C12345678910Final
Jason Camm01000XXXXX1
John Epping 20141XXXXX8

Draw 5

February 11, 9:30am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage 02001204009
Shane Latimer10100020228
Sheet B12345678910Final
Scott Mitchell 200200214X11
Jason Camm020021000X5
Sheet C12345678910Final
Scott Howard 01101300006
John Epping00040011118
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sam Mooibroek 10301323XX13
Pat Ferris05020000XX7

Draw 6

February 11, 2:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jason Camm 11000103006
Sam Steep00010010215
Sheet B12345678910Final
Pat Ferris 20020204XX10
Fraser Reid00101020XX4
Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Mitchell002010111X6
Sam Mooibroek 010101000X3
Sheet D12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage00100100204
Scott Howard 20001021017

Draw 7

February 11, 7:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Scott Mitchell 200200100X5
Scott Howard011002021X7
Sheet B12345678910Final
Shane Latimer 010300110X6
Sam Mooibroek301002003X9
Sheet C12345678910Final
Dylan Niepage01010100XX3
Tanner Horgan 20002022XX8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Jason Camm01050020019
Pat Ferris 00100401208

Draw 8

February 12, 9:30am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Jason Camm 020200202311
Scott Mitchell00200202006
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Sam Mooibroek 010020100015
Tanner Horgan000101010104

Playoffs

A vs. B

February 12, 2:30pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
John Epping 10200201107
Scott Howard03002010028

C1 vs. C2

February 12, 7:30pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Sam Mooibroek 01101020106
Jason Camm20010201039

Semifinal

February 13, 9:30am

Sheet C12345678910Final
John Epping 403020XXXX9
Jason Camm020101XXXX4

Final

February 13, 2:30pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Scott Howard 10000020115
John Epping03000000003
2022 Ontario Tankard

Scott Howard
4th Ontario Provincial Championship title

Qualification

CurlON CashSpiel

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

Notes

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