Host city Cobourg, Ontario Winner Glenn Howard | Dates January 29–February 5 Skip Glenn Howard | |
Arena Cobourg Community Centre Curling club St. George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Toronto | ||
The 2017 Recharge With Milk Men's Tankard, better known as the Ontario Tankard was the 2017 edition of the Ontario men's provincial curling championship to determine who will represent the province of Ontario at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, the national curling championship of Canada. In 2017, the Tankard was contesteded in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario, January 29-February 5, 2017.
Contents
- Teams
- Draw 1
- Draw 2
- Draw 3
- Draw 6
- Draw 7
- Draw 8
- Draw 9
- Draw 10
- Draw 11
- Draw 12
- Draw 13
- Draw 14
- Draw 16
- Tiebreaker 1
- Tie Breaker 2
- 1 vs 2
- 3 vs 4
- Semifinal
- Final
- Qualification Process
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
- Qualifier 3
- Qualifier 4
- Qualifier A
- Qualifier B
- Challenge round
- References
Ten teams played a round robin competition, followed by a page playoff to determine the tournament champion.
A 54 year old Glenn Howard led his team to win his 17th career provincial championship, qualifying himself for a record 17th Brier.
Teams
The teams are as follows:
Draw 1
Sunday, January 29, 7:00pm
Draw 2
Monday, January 30, 9:00am
Draw 3
Monday, January 30, 3:00pm
Draw 6
Tuesday, January 31, 2:30pm
Draw 7
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30pm
Draw 8
Wednesday, February 1, 9:30am
Draw 9
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30pm
Draw 10
Wednesday, February 1, 7:30pm
Draw 11
Thursday, February 2, 9:30am
Draw 12
Thursday, February 2, 2:30pm
Draw 13
Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm
Draw 14
Friday, February 3, 9:30am
Draw 16
Friday, February 3, 7:30pm
Tiebreaker 1
Saturday, February 4, 9:00am
Tie Breaker 2
Saturday, February 4, 2:00pm
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 4, 2:00pm
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 4, 7:00pm
Semifinal
Sunday, February 5, 9:00am
Final
Sunday, February 5, 4:00pm
Qualification Process
Qualifying for the men's Tankard has changed for 2017. Ten teams will qualify from two provincial qualifiers (three each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4) will also qualify. The provincial qualifiers are preceded by four regional qualifiers in which at least three teams qualify for the provincial qualifiers, plus the teams ranked 3-10 on the CTRS standings
Qualifier #1
December 17–18, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brackets:
Qualifier #2
December 17, at the Oakville Curling Club, Oakville
Teams entered:
Brackets:
Qualifier #3
December 17–18, at the Barrie Curling Club, Barrie
Teams entered:
Brackets:
Qualifier #4
December 17–18, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Teams entered:
Brackets:
Qualifier A
January 7–8, RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
CTRS qualified teams:
Brackets:
Qualifier B
January 7–8, Niagara Falls Curling Club, Niagara Falls
CTRS qualified teams:
Brackets:
Challenge round
January 20–22, Midland Curling Club, Midland
New teams:
Brackets: