| 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Arena | Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club |
| Dates | January 26–29 |
| Winner | Brad Gushue |
| Curling club | St. John's Curling Club & Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's |
| Skip | Brad Gushue |
| Third | Mark Nichols |
| Second | Brett Gallant |
| Lead | Geoff Walker |
| Finalist | Adam Boland |
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The 2017 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 26 to 29 [1] at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier from the Mile One Centre in St. John's. This will be the second time the winner will be the hosting provincial team in the history of the Brier.
The event was being held in conjunction with the 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial championship, which will be held at the same time.
Teams are as follows:
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Final | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Gushue | 4 | 0 |
| Boland | 3 | 1 |
| Harvey | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas | 1 | 3 |
| Skanes | 0 | 4 |
Saturday, January 28, 7:30pm NST
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Gushue  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Adam Boland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard |
|---|
 Brad Gushue 14th Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship title |
Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland 10–4. He also represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal. In addition to the Olympics, Gushue won the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship with teammates Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, and Geoff Walker. He is a record six-time Brier champion skip, having won in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 all with Nichols, Gallant and Walker, except for 2023 and 2024 with E. J. Harnden replacing Gallant. Their win in 2017 was Newfoundland and Labrador's first Brier title in 41 years. At the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue set a new record for Brier game wins as a skip, breaking a three-way tie with previous record-holders Russ Howard and Kevin Martin.
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