2014 Travelers Tankard

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2014 Travelers Tankard
2014 Travelers Tankard logo.jpg
Host city Smiths Falls, Ontario
Arena Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre
DatesJanuary 27-February 2
Winner Mark Bice
Curling club Glendale G&CC, Hamilton
Skip Greg Balsdon
Third Mark Bice
Second Tyler Morgan
Lead Jamie Farnell
Alternate Steve Bice
Finalist Glenn Howard
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The 2014 Travelers Tankard , southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team (skipped by Greg Balsdon) represented Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Contents

Teams

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(s)
Shannon Beddows John Bolton Terry Jenkins Dave Farr Cannington Curling Club, Cannington
*Greg Balsdon (skip)*Mark Bice (team name)Tyler Morgan Jamie Farnell Steve Bice Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Mathew Camm (fourth) Jason Camm Brad Kidd Bryan Cochrane (skip) City View Curling Club, Nepean, Ottawa
John Epping Scott Bailey David Mathers Collin Mitchell Trevor Wall Donalda Curling Club, Don Mills, Toronto
Brent Ross (fourth) Jake Higgs (skip) Codey Maus Bill Buchanan Glencoe & District Curling Club, Glencoe
Mark Homan Jeff Guignard Paul Winford Ron Hrycak Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Rob Lobel Steven Lobel Patrick Greenman Ted Anderson Thornhill Golf & Country Club, Thornhill
Robert Rumfeldt Adam Spencer Scott Howard Scott Hodgson Collingwood Curling Club, Collingwood
Craig Van Ymeren Matt Mapletoft Scott Brandon Shane Konings St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas
Jake Walker Dayna Deruelle Andrew McGaugh Michael McGaugh Chinguacousy Curling Club, Brampton

*Mark Bice skipped the team through the Zone and Regional playdowns, and thus the team was named after him. Greg Balsdon returned to the lineup as Skip for the Provincial Championship after missing 2 months due to injury. The team plays as a 5-man squad regularly during the Tour season.

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Mark Bice (Glendale)82715642351310
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene)73743837291110
Jake Walker (Chinguacousy)6452564131208
Bryan Cochrane (City View)6480633938510
Craig Van Ymeren (St. Thomas)5573684438814
Mark Homan (Ottawa)55616143381516
John Epping (Donalda)5559713743165
Robert Rumfeldt (Collingwood)556760373687
Jake Higgs (Glencoe)3757703449109
Rob Lobel (Thornhill)375678404479
Shannon Beddows (Cannington)2854823541710

Results

Draw 1

January 27, 14:00

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Draw 2

January 27, 19:30

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Draw 3

January 28, 14:00

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Draw 4

January 28, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Beddows0020020XXX4
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Draw 5

January 29, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Sheet B1234567891011Final
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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Sheet D12345678910Final
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Sheet E12345678910Final
Epping00020203018
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Draw 6

January 29, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Sheet B12345678910Final
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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Draw 7

January 29, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Sheet B12345678910Final
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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Sheet D12345678910Final
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Sheet E12345678910Final
Higgs00211040019
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Draw 8

January 30, 14:00

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Sheet B12345678910Final
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Beddows21000201006
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Draw 9

January 30, 19:00

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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Sheet D12345678910Final
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Sheet E12345678910Final
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Draw 10

January 31, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Sheet B12345678910Final
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Sheet C12345678910Final
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Sheet E12345678910Final
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Draw 11

January 31, 19:00

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Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Mark Bice 42 Glenn Howard 5
2 Glenn Howard 81 Mark Bice 6
1 Mark Bice 9
4 Bryan Cochrane 6
3 Jake Walker 4
4 Bryan Cochrane 7

1 vs. 2

February 1, 14:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Howard003000203X8

3 vs. 4

February 1, 19:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
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Cochrane00001031117

Semifinal

February 2, 09:00

Sheet A12345678910Final
Bice Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220020102X9
Cochrane002001030X6

Final

February 2, 13:30

Sheet A12345678910Final
Howard Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100111005
Bice00021000216
2014 Travelers Tankard
Flag of Ontario.svg
Mark Bice
1st Ontario Provincial Championship title

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones ran from December 6–15, 2013 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 4–5. [1] 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 Glenn Howard rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.

Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Defending champions1 Glenn Howard
Region 1 Qualifiers2 Mark Homan
Bryan Cochrane
Region 2 Qualifiers2 Rob Lobel
Shannon Beddows
Region 3 Qualifiers2 Jake Walker
Robert Rumfeldt
Region 4 Qualifiers2 Mark Bice
Craig Van Ymeren
Challenge Round Qualifiers2 Jake Higgs
John Epping

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone Map Ontariocurlingzones.PNG
Zone Map

Zone 1

December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:

  • Ian MacAulay (Ottawa)
  • Chris Delage (Ottawa)
  • Alexander Dyer (Ottawa)
  • Willie Jeffries (Ottawa)
  • Matt Paul (Ottawa)
  • Brian Lewis (Ottawa)
  • Bowie Abbis-Mills (Ottawa)
  • Paul Adams (RCMP)
  • Mark Homan (Ottawa)
  • Gary Rowe (Ottawa)

Zone 2

December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:

  • Greg Richardson (Rideau)
  • Howard Rajala (Rideau)
  • Dave Van Dine (Rideau)

Zone 3

December 7 at the Carleton Heights Curling Club, Ottawa

Teams entered:

Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered

Zone 4

December 7 at the Trenton Curling Club, Trenton

Teams entered:

  • Jeff Clark (Loonie)
  • Bryce Rowe (Napanee)
  • Dennis Murray (Quinte)
  • Dave Collyer (Quinte)
  • Don Bowser (Cataraqui)

Zone 5

December 7 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay

Teams entered:

  • Shannon Beddows (Cannington)
  • Douglas Brewer (Peterborough)

Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered

Zone 6

December 14 at the Port Perry Community Curling Club in Port Perry

Teams entered:

  • Nathan Martin (Oshawa)
  • Dave Fisher (Oshawa Golf)
  • Mark Kean (Annandale)

Zone 7

December 14–15, at the Richmond Hill Curling Club, Richmond Hill

Teams entered:

  • Tom Worth (Bayview)
  • John Epping (Donalda)
  • Dennis Moretto (Richmond Hill)
  • Dave Coutanche (Richmond Hill)
  • Mike Anderson (Scarboro)
  • Rob Lobel (Thornhill)
  • Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill)

Zone 8

December 14–15, at the Weston Golf & Country Club, Toronto

Teams entered:

  • Roy Arndt (High Park)
  • Jonathan Duguay (Oakville)
  • Guy Racette (Royals)
  • Rob Retchless (Royals)
  • Kevin Flewwelling (Royals)
  • Darryl Prebble (Royals)
  • Josh Johnston (Royals)
  • Peter Corner (St. George's)
  • Paul Madgett (Oakville)
  • Aaron Clark (Weston)

Zone 9

December 7–8, at the Milton Curling Club in Milton

Teams entered:

  • Ryan Myler (Brampton)
  • Jake Walker (Chinguacousy)
  • Rayad Husain (Chinguacousy)
  • Denis Cordick (North Halton)
  • Damien Villard (Milton)

Zone 10

December 7, at the Cookstown Curling Club, Cookstown

Teams entered:

Zone 11

December 14–15, at the Curling Club of Collingwood, Collingwood

Teams entered:

  • Chris Ciasnocha (Collingwood)
  • Peter Gilbert (Collingwood)
  • Robert Rumfeldt (Collingwood)
  • Kyle Long (Wiarton)
  • Scott Ballantyne (Tara)
  • Kyle Steele (Collingwood)

Zone 12

December 7–8, at the Fergus Curling Club, Fergus

Teams entered:

  • Trevor Feil (Elora)
  • Derrick Hodgson (Guelph)
  • Richard Krell (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
  • Andrew Flemming (Westmount)
  • Peter Mellor (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)

Zone 13

December 7–8, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton

Teams entered:

  • Brent Palmer (Burlington)
  • Rick Thurston (Dundas Granite)
  • Terry Corbin (Dundas Valley)
  • Simon Ouelet (Glendale)
  • Mark Bice (Glendale)
  • Scott Banner (Glendale)
  • Kris Blonski (Dundas Valley)

Zone 14

December 7–8, at the Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston

Teams entered:

Zone 15

December 7–8, St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas

Teams entered:

Zone 16

December 14–15, Ilderton Curling Club, Ilderton

Teams entered:

  • John Young, Jr. (Chatham Granite)
  • Dale Kelly (Chatham Granite)
  • Bill Mitchell (Glencoe)
  • Jake Higgs (Glencoe)
  • Joel Moore (Highland)
  • Scott McDonald (Ilderton)
  • Chris Liscumb (Ilderton)
  • Nick Rizzo (Ilderton)

Regional qualification

Region 1

January 4–5 , Quinte Curling Club, Belleville [2]

A Side Semifinal Final
         
1A Ian MacAulay8
4B Dave Collyer 7
1A Ian MacAulay 5
2A Howard Rajala 6
2A Howard Rajala 5
3B Bryan Cochrane 4
2A Howard Rajala 9
1B Mark Homan10
4A Don Bowser 6
1B Mark Homan7
1B Mark Homan7
2B Greg Richardson 4
3A Stephen Watson 5
2B Greg Richardson8
B Side Quarterfinal Semifinal
2B Greg Richardson 5
4B Dave Collyer 4 3B Bryan Cochrane 6
3B Bryan Cochrane 63B Bryan Cochrane 8
4A Don Bowser 2
1A Ian MacAulay 2
4A Don Bowser74A Don Bowser7
3A Stephen Watson 6 Final
3B Bryan Cochrane 6
2A Howard Rajala 4

Region 2

January 4–5 , Lakefield Curling Club, Lakefield [3]

A Side Semifinal Final
         
5A Douglas Brewer 3
8B Josh Johnston8
8B Josh Johnston 4
7B Rob Lobel 8
6A Mark Kean 6
7B Rob Lobel 7
7B Rob Lobel 5
6B Dave Fisher 4
8A Roy Arndt 5
5B Shannon Beddows8
5B Shannon Beddows 5
6B Dave Fisher8
7A John Epping 1
6B Dave Fisher3
B Side Quarterfinal Semifinal
5B Shannon Beddows9
5A Douglas Brewer65A Mark Kean 4
6A Mark Kean 2 5B Shannon Beddows7
8A Roy Arndt 5
8B Josh Johnston 3
8A Roy Arndt88A Roy Arndt8
7A John Epping 5 Final
5B Shannon Beddows10
6B Dave Fisher 3

Region 3

January 4–5 , Alliston Curling Club, Alliston [4]

A Side Semifinal Final
         
9A Jake Walker6
12B Trevor Feil 2
9A Jake Walker 9
10A Joe Frans 2
10A Joe Frans 8
11B Peter Gilbert 1
9A Jake Walker 5
12A Peter Mellor 1
12A Peter Mellor5
9B Damien Villard 3
12A Peter Mellor9
11A Robert Rumfeldt 5
11A Robert Rumfeldt 7
10B Andrew Thompson 1
B Side Quarterfinal Semifinal
11A Robert Rumfeldt 9
12B Trevor Feil812B Trevor Feil 2
11B Peter Gilbert 7 11A Robert Rumfeldt 6
10A Joe Frans 4
10A Joe Frans 8
9B Damien Villard89B Damien Villard 4
10B Andrew Thompson 2 Final
11A Robert Rumfeldt 7
12A Peter Mellor 6

Region 4

January 4–5 , Dundas Granite Curling Club, Dundas [5]

A Side Semifinal Final
         
13A Mark Bice 7
16B Scott McDonald 2
13A Mark Bice 10
15B Aaron Squires 7
14A Craig Kochan 2
15B Aaron Squires7
13A Mark Bice 5
15A Craig Van Ymeren 3
16A Nick Rizzo 9
13B Scott Banner 7
16A Nick Rizzo 2
15A Craig Van Ymeren 8
15A Craig Van Ymeren 9
14B Mike Aprile 2
B Side Quarterfinal Semifinal
16A Nick Rizzo 11
16B Scott McDonald 516B Scott McDonald 6
14A Craig Kochan 2 16A Nick Rizzo 9
14B Mike Aprile 5
15B Aaron Squires 4
13B Scott Banner 3 14B Mike Aprile6
14B Mike Aprile8Final
16A Nick Rizzo 3
15A Craig Van Ymeren 6

Challenge Round

January 10–13, at the Brampton Curling Club in Brampton [6] [7]

A Side Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals A Final
               
16 Richard Krell 5
17 Ryan Myler8
17 Ryan Myler 3
1 John Epping 8
1 John Epping 7
8 Don Bowser 6
9 Pat Ferris 5
8 Don Bowser6
1 John Epping 3
5 Jake Higgs 5
12 Roy Arndt 7
5 Jake Higgs 11
5 Jake Higgs 9
13 Mike Anderson 6
13 Mike Anderson 7
4 Darryl Prebble 6
5 Jake Higgs 7
6 Ian MacAulay 1
14 Peter Corner 8
19 Axel Larsen 2
14 Peter Corner 6
3 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 7
3 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 8
6 Ian MacAulay10
11 Scott McDonald 5
6 Ian MacAulay8
6 Ian MacAulay6
15 Rob Retchless 3
10 Nick Rizzo 4
7 Mark Kean 7
7 Mark Kean 5
15 Rob Retchless6
15 Rob Retchless10
18 Chris Gardner 6
15 Rob Retchless10
2 Joe Frans 9
B Side (top half) Quarterfinals Semifinals To B Quarterfinal
7 Mark Kean 8
9 Pat Ferris 7
17 Ryan Myler 7
9 Pat Ferris 8
7 Mark Kean 9
3 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 6
3 Wayne Tuck, Jr. 9
16 Richard Krell1016 Richard Krell 6
12 Roy Arndt 4 16 Richard Krell7
4 Darryl Prebble 6
B Side (bottom half) Quarterfinals Semifinals To B Quarterfinal
13 Mike Anderson 7
Chris Gardner 4 11 Scott McDonald 4
Scott McDonald 811 Scott McDonald 8
14 Peter Corner 4
13 Mike Anderson 5
2 Joe Frans 9
8 Don Bowser 4
2 Joe Frans 10
2 Joe Frans 10
19 Axel Larsen 4 10 Nick Rizzo 9
10 Nick Rizzo 9
B Quarterfinal B Semifinal B Final
6 Ian MacAulay 3
7 Mark Kean 2 1 John Epping 6
1 John Epping 71 John Epping 6
2 Joe Frans 102 Joe Frans 4
15 Rob Retchless 5

References

  1. "Schedules & Draws". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  2. "Travelers Ontario Tankard - Region 1: Main".
  3. "Travelers Ontario Tankard - Region 2: Main".
  4. "Travelers Ontario Tankard - Region 3: Main".
  5. "Travelers Ontario Tankard - Region 4: Main".
  6. "Schedules & Draws". Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  7. "Travelers Ontario Tankard - Challenge Round: Main".