1996 Ontario Nokia Cup
| 1996 Ontario Nokia Cup | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Pickering, Ontario |
| Arena | Pickering Recreation Complex |
| Dates | February 6-11 |
| Winner | Team Ingram |
| Curling club | Ridgetown Curling Club, Ridgetown, Ontario |
| Skip | Bob Ingram |
| Third | Larry Smyth |
| Second | Robert Rumfeldt |
| Lead | Jim Brackett |
| Finalist | Russ Howard (MacTier) |
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The 1996 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 6-11 at the Pickering Recreation Complex in Pickering, Ontario. The winning rink of Bob Ingram, Larry Smyth, Robert Rumfeldt, Jim Brackett from the Ridgetown Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1996 Labatt Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.[1]
Ingram won his lone provincial championship, defeating future Olympic gold medallist Russ Howard in the final. Ingram scored a big four-ender in the first thanks to a Howard miss, and Howard missed a double attempt in the last end which gave the win to Ingram.[2]
Standings[edit]
Final standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Howard | MacTier | 7 | 2 |
| Ed Werenich | Avonlea | 7 | 2 |
| Bob Ingram | Ridgetown | 6 | 3 |
| Adam Spencer | Guelph | 5 | 4 |
| Brad Minogue | Highland | 5 | 4 |
| Alex Tosh | Royal Kingston | 4 | 5 |
| Ian Robertson | Thornhill | 3 | 6 |
| Dave Walker | Avonlea | 3 | 6 |
| Bruce Park | Brant | 2 | 7 |
| Brad Shinn | Ottawa | 2 | 7 |
Scores[edit]
February 6[edit]
- Draw 1[3]
- Spencer 7, Minogue 6
- Werenich 10, Ingram 5
- Roberson 8, Park 0
- Tosh 8, Walker 6
- Shinn 8, Howard 5
- Draw 2
- Werenich 10, Shinn 4
- Minogue 9, Park 3
- Walker 7, Spencer 4
- Howard 10, Ingram 8
- Tosh 8, Robertson 5
February 7[edit]
- Draw 3[4]
- Ingram 9, Robertson 4
- Howard 9, Walker 7
- Minogue 6, Tosh 4
- Park 7, Shinn 5
- Spencer 9, Werenich 8
- Draw 4[4]
- Minogue 9, Walker 4
- Werenich 9, Robertson 6
- Ingram 9, Shinn 2
- Tosh 7, Spencer 2
- Howard 5, Park 4
February 8[edit]
- Draw 5[5]
- Tosh 8, Shinn 4
- Spencer 8, Park 4
- Howard 10, Werenich 8
- Minogue 6, Ingram 5
- Robertson 8, Walker 5
- Draw 6 [5]
- Howard 9, Tosh 6
- Spencer 7, Robertson 6
- Ingram 11, Walker 3
- Werenich 9, Park 2
- Minogue 9, Shinn 4
February 9[edit]
- Draw 7[6]
- Tosh 8, Park 7
- Werenich 10, Walker 4
- Howard 10, Minogue 2
- Shinn 10, Robertson 8
- Ingram 8, Spencer 1
- Draw 8[6]
- Werenich 10, Tosh 3
- Ingram 6, Park 3
- Walker 9, Shinn 8
- Robertson 8, Minogue 4
- Howard 9, Spencer 3
February 10[edit]
- Draw 9[7]
- Robertson 7, Howard 5
- Ingram 12, Tosh 3
- Spencer 11, Shinn 5
- Werenich 7, Minogue 2
- Walker 10, Park 6
Playoffs[edit]
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Russ Howard | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Ed Werenich | 5 | 3 | Bob Ingram | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Bob Ingram | 8 | |||||||
Semifinal[edit]
February 10, 1996[7]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ingram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ed Werenich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Final[edit]
February 11, 1996[7]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Ingram | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Russ Howard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 3, 1996. p. 64. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Curling". Sault Star. February 12, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Draw 3". Ottawa Citizen. February 8, 1996. p. 43. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nokia Cup". Kingston Whig-Standard. February 9, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nokia Cup". Kingston Whig-Standard. February 10, 1996. p. 22. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 12, 1996. p. 21. Retrieved February 13, 2022.