2025 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Arena | Halifax Curling Club |
Dates | January 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 |
« 2024 2026 » |
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]
The tournament returned to a round robin format, which was last used in 2020.
Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) |
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2024 provincial finalists | 2 | 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 |
The teams are listed as follows: [5] [6]
Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Club |
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Nick Deagle | Jason van Vonderen | Rob Phillips | Nick MacInnis | Ryan 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 |
Final Round Robin Standings [7]
Key | |
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Teams to Playoffs |
Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
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Owen Purcell | 6 | 1 | – | 49 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
Calan MacIsaac | 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 48 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 4 |
Kendal Thompson | 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 56 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 7 |
Matthew Manuel | 4 | 3 | – | 47 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 7 |
Paul Flemming | 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 42 | 46 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
Colten Steele | 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 2 |
Nick Deagle | 1 | 6 | 1–0 | 39 | 61 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 3 |
Brent MacDougall | 1 | 6 | 0–1 | 36 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00). [8] [9]
Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Paul Flemming ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
Colten Steele | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Kendal Thompson ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Brett MacDougall | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
Nick Deagle ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Calan MacIsaac ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
Brett MacDougall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 3 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Colten Steele | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
Calan MacIsaac ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
Paul Flemming ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Kendal Thompson ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Nick Deagle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 9 |
Nick Deagle ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 8 |
Paul Flemming ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Kendal Thompson ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Calan MacIsaac | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Colten Steele ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Brett MacDougall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
Thursday, January 16, 2:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Kendal Thompson ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
Colten Steele ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Nick Deagle ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | 8 |
Brett MacDougall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | 6 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Paul Flemming ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Calan MacIsaac | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Friday, January 17, 9:00 am
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Colten Steele | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
Nick Deagle ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Kendal Thompson ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | X | X | X | 10 |
Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 4 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Calan MacIsaac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Brett MacDougall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
Friday, January 17, 7:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Matthew Manuel ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Kendal Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Nick Deagle ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
Calan MacIsaac | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 9 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Paul Flemming ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
Brett MacDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Colten Steele ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Saturday, January 18, 12:00 pm
Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Calan MacIsaac ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Brett MacDougall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Matthew Manuel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Kendal Thompson ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | 9 |
Colten Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Paul Flemming | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Nick Deagle ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
1 | Owen Purcell | 8 | |||||||
2 | Calan MacIsaac | 4 | 3 | Kendal Thompson | 5 | ||||
3 | Kendal Thompson | 11 |
Saturday, January 18, 6:00 pm
Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Calan MacIsaac ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Kendal Thompson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 11 |
Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm
Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Owen Purcell ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Kendal Thompson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2025 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship |
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![]() Owen Purcell 1st Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title |
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