2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

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2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
Host city St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arena Re/Max Centre
DatesJanuary 28–31
Winner Brad Gushue
Curling clubBally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's
Skip Brad Gushue
Third Mark Nichols
Second Brett Gallant
Lead Geoff Walker
Finalist Colin Thomas
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The 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Men's Curling Championship (also known as the Tankard), the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 28 to 31 at the Re/Max Centre (the St. John's Curling Club) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Brad Gushue team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.

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Teams

Teams are as follows: [1]

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Adam Boland Ross Young Zach Young Andrew Taylor St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brett Gallant Geoff Walker Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's
Matthew Hunt Mark Fajertag Evan Kearley Andrew Taylor St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Rick Rowsell David Noftall Craig Dowden Ken Peddigrew St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Andrew Symonds Mark Healy Cory Ewart Keith Jewer St. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Colin Thomas Cory Schuh Chris Ford Spencer Wicks St. John's Curling Club, St. John's

Round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Final
Teams to Tiebreakers
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Gushue50
Thomas32
Rowsell32
Symonds32
Hunt14
Boland05

Round-robin results

January 28

Draw 1
Draw 2

January 29

Draw 3
Draw 4

January 30

Draw 5

Tiebreakers

  • Rowsell 9-8 Symonds
  • Thomas 6-4 Rowsell

Final

Sunday, January 31, 10:00 am

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2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
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Brad Gushue
13th Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship title

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References

  1. "RE/MAX Centre | Men and Women's Provincial Championships start today!". www.stjohnscurlingclub.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07.