1995 Ontario Tankard

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1995 Ontario Tankard
Host city Kingston, Ontario
Arena Jock Harty Arena
DatesFebruary 7-12
Attendance18,500
WinnerTeam Werenich
Curling club Avonlea Curling Club,
Don Mills, Ontario
Skip Ed Werenich
Third John Kawaja
Second Pat Perroud
Lead Neil Harrison
Finalist Russ Howard (Penetanguishene)
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The 1995 Ontario Tankard, (known as the Labatt Tankard for sponsorship reasons) the southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 7-12 at the Jock Harty Arena in Kingston, Ontario. The winning rink of Ed Werenich, John Kawaja, Pat Perroud and Neil Harrison from the Avonlea Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1995 Labatt Brier in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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In the final, Ed Werenich's rink from the Avonlea Club in Metro Toronto defeated future Olympic gold medallist Russ Howard of Penetanguishene, 9–8, ending Howard's four straight Tankard winning streak. Howard had the advantage early in the game after scoring a four-ender in the fourth to lead 6–2. Team Wereinch rallied by getting two in the fifth, and stole one in the sixth, to trail 6–5. In the seventh, Werenich made a perfect freeze on his last, forcing Howard to a draw to the four foot to take a 7–5 lead. Werenich tied the game with a deuce in the eighth. In the ninth, Werenich made a crucial hit and roll behind cover against two Howard stones on his last rock. Howard then had to draw to the four foot, which he was heavy on, losing the point on a measurement, putting Werenich ahead 8–7. In the tenth, Howard drew to the four foot to score a single point with just 10 seconds left on his time clock, to put the game into an extra end. In the extra, the Werenich rink kept the free guard zone clear, thanks to a split by lead Neil Harrison. However, third John Kawaja missed his clearing attempt, allowing Howard a chance to go around a guard. Howard couldn't quite bury his rock though, allowing Werenich a hit and stay to win the game which he made. The game was played in front of 2,500 fans in attendance. [1]

Standings

Final standings [2]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Skip [3] Club [3] [4] WinsLosses
Russ Howard Penetanguishene72
Wayne Middaugh St. George's 72
Mike Harris Tam Heather63
Ed Werenich Avonlea63
Kirk Ziola London45
Bob Ingram Ridgetown45
John Base Oakville45
Rich Moffatt Rideau 36
Peter MellorKitchener27
John McCoppen Royal Kingston 27

Scores

February 7

Draw 1 [5]
Draw 2

February 8

Draw 3 [6]
Draw 4

February 9

Draw 5 [7]
Draw 6

February 10

Draw 7 [8]
Draw 8 [2]

February 11

Draw 9 [2]

Tiebreaker

[2]

Team12345678910Final
Ed Werenich 02202010029
Mike Harris 40010100107

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Russ Howard 7
2 Wayne Middaugh 4 3 Ed Werenich 8
3 Ed Werenich 6

Semifinal

[2]

Team12345678910Final
Ed Werenich 01020101016
Wayne Middaugh 00101020004

Final

[2] [1]

Team1234567891011Final
Ed Werenich 002021021019
Russ Howard 110400100108

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