2025 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship

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2025 Ocean Contractors
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena Halifax Curling Club
DatesJanuary 14–19
Winner Team Purcell
Curling club Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip Owen Purcell
Third Luke Saunders
Second Scott Saccary
Lead Ryan Abraham
Coach Colleen Jones
Finalist Kendal Thompson
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The 2025 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship , the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 14 to 19 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Owen Purcell rink will represent Nova Scotia at the 2025 Montana's Brier in Kelowna, British Columbia. [1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2025 Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship. [2]

Contents

The tournament returned to a round robin format, which was last used in 2020.

Qualification process

Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team(s)
2024 provincial finalists2 Matthew Manuel
Owen Purcell
2024-25 CTRS leaders [3] 2 Kendal Thompson
Colten Steele
Open Qualifier [4] 4 Calan MacIsaac
Paul Flemming
Nick Deagle
Brent MacDougall

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [5] [6]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachClub
Nick DeagleJason van VonderenRob PhillipsNick MacInnisRyan Sperry Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater
Paul Flemming Peter Burgess Ian Juurlink Kelly Mittelstadt Truro CC, Truro
Brent MacDougall Ben Mayhew Nick Burdock Scott Weagle Halifax CC, Halifax
Calan MacIsaac Nathan Gray Owain Fisher Christopher McCurdy Craig Burgess Truro CC, Truro
Matthew Manuel Cameron MacKenzie Jeffrey Meagher Nick Zachernuk Kim Kelly Halifax CC, Halifax
Owen Purcell Luke Saunders Scott Saccary Ryan Abraham Colleen Jones Halifax CC, Halifax
Colten Steele Kerry MacLean Paul Dexter Robby McLean Marty Gavin Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth
Kendal Thompson Stuart Thompson Bryce Everist Michael Brophy Halifax CC, Halifax

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings [7]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
SkipWLW–LPFPAEWELBESE
Owen Purcell 6149243019610
Calan MacIsaac 521–04842252874
Kendal Thompson 520–15641332717
Matthew Manuel 434742282757
Paul Flemming 341–04246252743
Colten Steele 340–13747232842
Nick Deagle161–03961233423
Brent MacDougall 160–13651252237

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00). [8] [9]

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Paul Flemming Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg30010203XX9
Colten Steele 00102010XX4
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Brett MacDougall 021021011X8
Sheet 212345678910Final
Owen Purcell 11001221XX8
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00000000XX0
Sheet 412345678910Final
Matthew Manuel 010010102X5
Calan MacIsaac Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102201020X8

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Owen Purcell Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20206XXXXX10
Brett MacDougall 01020XXXXX3
Sheet 812345678910Final
Colten Steele 010020104X8
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Sheet 212345678910Final
Matthew Manuel 002002003X7
Paul Flemming Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020010110X5
Sheet 412345678910Final
Kendal Thompson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203001030211
Nick Deagle03011020209

Draw 6

Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Matthew Manuel 1101303XXX9
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0010020XXX3
Sheet 812345678910Final
Owen Purcell 10020203XX8
Paul Flemming Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001010XX3
Sheet 212345678910Final
Kendal Thompson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010101106
Calan MacIsaac 01001030049
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Colten Steele Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg200030001X6
Brett MacDougall 010000020X3

Draw 8

Thursday, January 16, 2:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Owen Purcell 01001010104
Kendal Thompson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100102016
Sheet 812345678910Final
Matthew Manuel 32020102XX10
Colten Steele Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00102020XX5
Sheet 212345678910Final
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0401030XXX8
Brett MacDougall 1020201XXX6
Sheet 412345678910Final
Paul Flemming Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10010010104
Calan MacIsaac 02000001025

Draw 10

Friday, January 17, 9:00 am

Sheet 112345678910Final
Colten Steele 201020103X9
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010101020X5
Sheet 812345678910Final
Kendal Thompson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2102014XXX10
Paul Flemming 0020200XXX4
Sheet 212345678910Final
Owen Purcell Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00210001026
Calan MacIsaac 00002000204
Sheet 412345678910Final
Matthew Manuel Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202000020X6
Brett MacDougall 010210001X5

Draw 12

Friday, January 17, 7:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Matthew Manuel Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101200106
Kendal Thompson 020100210410
Sheet 812345678910Final
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220002000X6
Calan MacIsaac 001120032X9
Sheet 212345678910Final
Paul Flemming Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg210010004X8
Brett MacDougall 000201010X4
Sheet 412345678910Final
Owen Purcell 020110102X7
Colten Steele Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101001010X4

Draw 14

Saturday, January 18, 12:00 pm

Sheet 112345678910Final
Calan MacIsaac Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01010500029
Brett MacDougall 30101020007
Sheet 812345678910Final
Owen Purcell Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01020200016
Matthew Manuel 10201000004
Sheet 212345678910Final
Kendal Thompson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2010213XXX9
Colten Steele 0001000XXX1
Sheet 412345678910Final
Paul Flemming 03020030109
Nick Deagle Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10201101028

Playoffs

Source: [10] [11]

Semifinal Final
1 Owen Purcell 8
2 Calan MacIsaac 4 3 Kendal Thompson 5
3 Kendal Thompson 11

Semifinal

Saturday, January 18, 6:00 pm

Sheet 212345678910Final
Calan MacIsaac Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010102000X4
Kendal Thompson 103010213X11

Final

Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm

Sheet 812345678910Final
Owen Purcell Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01002202018
Kendal Thompson 00200010205
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Owen Purcell
1st Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title

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