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.
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: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Scott Bailey Travis Fanset Joe Frans Craig Van Ymeren Dundas Granite Club, Dundas, Hamilton Greg Balsdon Don Bowser Jonathan Beuk Scott Chadwick Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston Mark Bice Adam Spencer Tyler Morgan Steve Bice Sarnia Golf & Curling Club, Sarnia Dayna Deruelle Kevin Flewwelling David Staples Sean Harrison Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, Kingston John Epping Mathew Camm Patrick Janssen Tim March Leaside Curling Club, East York, Toronto Mike Harris Mike Anderson Scott Hodgson Scott Foster Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, North York, Toronto Cory Heggestad Andrew Thompson Wylie Allen Kelly Schuh Darryl MacKenznie Stroud Curling Club, Stroud Glenn Howard Richard Hart David Mathers Scott Howard St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto Scott McDonald Codey Maus (skip) Wesley Forget Jeff Grant Highland Country Club, London Wayne Tuck Jr. Chad Allen Kurt Armstrong Matt Pretty Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends John Epping (Leaside) 8 1 73 53 42 34 8 12 Glenn Howard (St. George's)6 3 79 54 41 36 1612 Scott Bailey (Dundas Granite) 6 3 61 51 42 31 10 14 Wayne Tuck, Jr. (Brantford) 5 4 797046 43 6 10 Codey Maus (Highland) 5 474 72 43 40 9 9 Greg Balsdon (Cataraqui) 5 4 67 6540 42 7 13 Mark Bice (Sarnia) 4 5 48 48 32 33 17 8 Dayna Deruelle (Cataraqui) 3 6 48 59 274113 5 Cory Heggestad (Stroud)2 7 43 72 29 39 7 6 Mike Harris (Toronto Cricket) 1 8 53 81 35 38 77
Round-robin results 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
Playoffs
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
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team CTRS leaders 2 John Epping Greg Balsdon Qualifier A (at Ottawa) 3 Glenn Howard Dayna Deruelle Codey Maus Qualifier B (at Niagara Falls) 3 Mark Bice Wayne Tuck Jr. Scott Bailey Challenge Round 2 Mike Harris Cory Heggestad
(Regional) Qualifiers Qualifier #1 December 17–18, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Jamie Britwistle (Ottawa) Kurtis Byrd (Cataraqui) Bryan Cochrane (Russell) Dave Collyer (Quinte) Ritchie Gillan (Ottawa) Francis Hawco (Rideau) Jake Higgs (West Northumberland) Bryan Lewis (Rideau) Jason Reid (Rideau) Spencer Richmond (Perth)
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Qualifier #2 December 17, at the Oakville Curling Club, Oakville
Teams entered:
Rob Ainsley (Royal Canadian) Mike Harris (Toronto Cricket) Josh Johnston (Royal Canadian) Codey Maus (Highland) Patrick Morris (High Park) Hugh Murphy (Mississaugua) Rob Retchless (Royal Canadian) Chris Van Huyse (Scarboro)
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Qualifier #3 December 17–18, at the Barrie Curling Club, Barrie
Teams entered:
John Bolton (Lindsay) Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill) Ian Dickie (York) Connor Duhaime (Cookstown) Brent Gray (Bayview) Cory Heggestad (Stroud) Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Rob Lobel (Thornhill) Gregory Park (Oshawa) Brent Ross (Harriston) Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill) Chris Wimmer (Stroud)
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Qualifier #4 December 17–18, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Teams entered:
Scott Bailey (Dundas Granite) Bill Buchanan (Welland) Glenn Garneys (London) Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite) Rick Law (Kingsville) Ryan LeDrew (Sarnia) Drew Macklin (Burlington) Nathan Martin (Oshawa) Kirk Massey (Ilderton) Daryl Shane (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Jon St. Denis (Listowel) Wayne Tuck Jr. (Brantford)
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Provincial Qualifiers Qualifier A January 7–8, RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
CTRS qualified teams: Dayna Deruelle (Cataraqui) Colin Dow (RCMP) Glenn Howard (St. George's) Sebastien Robillard (Ottawa)
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Qualifier B January 7–8, Niagara Falls Curling Club, Niagara Falls
CTRS qualified teams: Mark Bice (Sarnia) Pat Ferris (Grimsby) Chris Gardner (Loonie) Ryan McCrady (Rideau)
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Challenge round January 20–22, Midland Curling Club, Midland
New teams: Mark McDonald (Cataraqui) Mark Kean (Leaside)
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