2015 Ontario Tankard

The 2015 Ontario Tankard, the Southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 2 to 8 at the Dorchester Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester, Ontario. The winning Mark Kean rink represented Ontario at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary, Alberta.

Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings

Draw 1
Monday, February 2, 2:00 pm

Draw 2
Monday, February 2, 7:30pm

Draw 3
Tuesday, February 3, 2:00 pm

Draw 4
Tuesday February 3, 7:00 pm

Draw 5
Wednesday, February 4, 9:00 am

Draw 6
Wednesday, February 4, 2:00 pm

Draw 7
Wednesday, February 4, 7:00 pm

Draw 8
Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm

Draw 9
Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm

Draw 10
Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Draw 11
Friday, February 6, 7:00 pm

Tiebreakers
Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am

1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm

3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 7, 2:00 pm

Semifinal
Sunday, February 8, 8:30 am

Final
Sunday, February 8, 12:30 pm

Qualification
Southern Ontario zones will run from December 6–21, 2014 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 3–11. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Greg Balsdon rink from the Glendale Golf and Country Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone 1
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:


 * Chris Gardner (Ottawa)
 * Ian MacAulay (RCMP)
 * Mark Homan (Ottawa)
 * Doug Johnston (Ottawa)
 * Gary Rowe (Ottawa)
 * Rob Fraser (Ottawa)

Bracket:

Zone 2
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:


 * Brian Lewis (Manotick)
 * Howard Rajala (Rideau)
 * J. P. Lachance (Rideau)
 * Steve Lodge (Brockville)
 * Andrew Bugg (Rideau)
 * Bill Duck (Ottawa Hunt)

Bracket:

Zone 3
December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:


 * Colin Dow (Huntley)
 * Doug Brewer (Dalhousie Lake)
 * Josh Adams (Granite of Ottawa West)
 * Stephen Watson (Renfrew)
 * Dennis Elgie (City View)

Brackets:

Zone 4
December 20, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee

Teams entered:
 * Don Bowser (Cataraqui)
 * Dave Collyer (Quinte)
 * Bryce Rowe (Napanee)
 * Dennis Murray (Quinte)

Brackets:

Zone 5
December 20–21, at the Peterborough Curling Club, Peterborough

Teams entered:


 * Mark Kean (Fenelon Falls)
 * Shannon Beddows (Lindsay)
 * Nick Rizzo (Peterborough)
 * Jason Whitehill (Peterborough)
 * Terry Arnold (Haliburton)
 * Glenn Garneys (Peterborough)

Bracket:

Zone 6
December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville

Teams entered:


 * John Epping (Annandale)
 * Nathan Martin (Oshawa)
 * Richard Krell (Annandale)
 * Jason March (Annandale)
 * Jim Bell (Unionville)
 * Dave Fischer (Oshawa Golf)
 * John Bell (Unionville)
 * Rob Houston (Uxbridge)
 * Kyle Mogavero (Oshawa)

Brackets:

Zone 7
December 13–14, at the York Curling Club, Newmarket

Teams entered:


 * Rob Lobel (Thornhill)
 * Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)
 * Roy Arndt (Toronto Cricket)
 * Brent Gray (Bayview)
 * Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill)
 * Bryan Johnson (York)

Bracket:

Zone 8
December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga

Teams entered:


 * Peter Corner (St. George's)
 * Rob Retchless (Royal Canadian)
 * Josh Johnston (Royal Canadian)
 * Dennis Moretto (Dixie)
 * Patrick Morris (High Park)
 * Craig Shinde (Dixie)
 * Travis Belchior (Oakville)

Bracket:

Zone 9
December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown

Teams entered:
 * Jake Walker (Brampton)
 * Mike Harris (North Halton)
 * Ryan Myler (Brampton)
 * Todd Dakers (Chinguacousy)
 * Alex Foster (North Halton)
 * Denis Cordick (North Halton)

Bracket:

Zone 10
December 19–21, at the Midland Curling Club, Midland

Teams entered:


 * Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene)
 * Darryl Prebble (Cookstown)
 * Andrew Thompson (Stroud)
 * Chris Wimmer (Cookstown)
 * Daryl Shane (Stroud)
 * Bryan Wilson (Midland)
 * Keith Press (Penetanguishene)

Bracket:

Zone 11
December 13, at the Meaford Curling Club, Meaford

Teams entered:


 * Cory Heggestad (Markdale)
 * Ian Dickie (Collingwood)
 * Scott Ballantyne (Tara)
 * Trevor Coburn (Markdale)

Brackets:

Zone 12
December 13, at the Galt Country Club, Cambridge

Teams entered:


 * Robert Rumfeldt (Guelph)
 * Aaron Squires (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
 * Bruce McConnell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
 * Damien Villard (Galt Country)

Brackets:

Zone 13
December 6–7, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton

Teams entered:


 * Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
 * Ian Robertson (Dundas Granite)
 * Bill Buchanan (Welland)
 * Mark Fletcher (Burlington)
 * Simon Ouellet (Glendale)
 * Jason Stahl (Dundas Granite)

Brackets:

Zone 14
December 13, at the Listowel Curling Club, Listowel

Teams entered:


 * Brent Ross (Harriston)
 * Jon St. Denis (Listowel)
 * Doug Gibson (Palmerston)
 * Mike Schumacher (Walkerton)

Brackets:

Zone 15
December 13–14, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford

Teams entered:


 * Joe Frans (St. Thomas)
 * Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brant)
 * Terry Corbin (Brant)
 * Bob Armstrong (Ingersoll)
 * Jason Malcho (Stratford)

Bracket:

Zone 16
December 13–14, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham

Teams entered:


 * Scott McDonald (Highland)
 * Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
 * John Young (Chatham Granite)
 * Tom Pruliere (Ilderton)
 * Chris Liscumb (Ilderton)
 * Kirk Massey (London)
 * Mike Drake (Kingsville)

Bracket:

Region 1
January 10–11, Russell Curling Club, Russell

Region 2
January 10–11, Whitby Curling Club, Whitby

Region 3
January 3–4, Gravenhurst Curling Club, Gravenhurst

Region 4
January 3–4, Wingham Golf & Curling Club, Wingham

Challenge Round
January 16–19, at the Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford