Sport | Curling |
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Jurisdiction | Regional |
Founded | 1875 |
Affiliation | Curling Canada |
Headquarters | Pickering |
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Curling Ontario (formerly the Ontario Curling Association and CurlON) is the governing body of curling in Southern Ontario. Northern Ontario is governed by the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA). The Curling Ontario sends a team to represent Team Ontario at all major Canadian Championships. The NOCA sends a separate team to all of these events.
Curling Ontario was founded in 1875 as the Ontario Curling Association. It was renamed CurlON in 2016 [1] and as Curling Ontario in 2024.
The Ontario Tankard is the provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at The Brier.
Previous names:
The Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial championship for women's teams. Unlike the Dominion Tankard, the Hearts included teams from both southern and northern Ontario until 2015. The winner of the Ontario Hearts goes on to play in the national championship. Because the national champion returns the previous years champion to the event, if that team is from Ontario, they cannot defend their provincial championship. The national championship has been running since 1962, but the provincial championship has existed since 1956.
The U-21 provincial curling championships are held annually in early January. The tournament is for curlers 20 years old and younger. A men's tournament has been held since 1950 and the women's since 1972. The winning team represents Ontario at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships.
National champions in bold.
The Ontario Senior Championship is for curlers over 50. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships.
This event is for curlers 17 and under.
The Ontario Intermediate Championship was for curlers over 40 (men's) and 35 (women's). It was discontinued after 2018.
Champion skips (1993–2018):
Year | Men's | Women's |
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1993 | Bob Turcotte | Pat Reid |
1994 | Bob Gurd | Gloria Campbell |
1995 | Bob Hanna | Anne Dunn |
1996 | Don Glinz | Jill Greenwood |
1997 | Gary Smith | Gloria Campbell |
1998 | Layne Noble | Anne Dunn |
1999 | Bob Ingram | Joyce Potter |
2000 | Jim Lyle | Gloria Campbell |
2001 | John Collins | Joyce Potter |
2002 | Jim Lyle | Stacey Brandwood |
2003 | Jim Lyle | Suzanne Boudreault |
2004 | Jim Lyle | Stacey Brandwood |
2005 | Greg Timbers | Kerry Lackie |
2006 | Bill Duck | Stacey Brandwood |
2007 | J. P. Lachance | Carol Jackson |
2008 | Rick Thurston | Stacey Brandwood |
2009 | Guy Racette | Carol Jackson |
2010 | Al Hutchinson | Carol Jackson |
2011 | Ian Robertson | Cheryl McBain |
2012 | Bob Armstrong | Karen Shepley O'Hearn |
2013 | Al Hutchinson | Ann Pearson |
2014 | John Young, Jr. | Beth Gregg |
2015 | Cory Heggestad | Cheryl McBain |
2016 | Dave Collyer | Karri-Lee Grant |
2017 | Spencer Cooper | Mary Pidgeon |
2018 | Greg Balsdon | Susan Froud |
The Ontario Masters Championship is for curlers over 60. The winner represents Ontario at the Canadian Masters Curling Championships.
(winners since 1993)
Year | Men's | Women's |
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1993 | Earle Hushagen (Peterborough) | Elizabeth Love (Burlington) |
1994 | Earle Hushagen (Peterborough) | Mae Midgley (Simcoe) |
1995 | Ken Scovell (Orangeville) | Betty MacMillan (Westmount) |
1996 | Joe Moroz (Highland) | Dorrie Fiegehen (Elmvale) |
1997 | Rod Matheson (Ottawa) | Mary Lou Dickinson (London) |
1998 | Barry Goring (Bayview) | Merle Williams (Avonlea) |
1999 | Bill Bennett (Bradford) | Rae Donovan (Navy) |
2000 | Jim Sharples (Royals) | Ann De Ryk (Aylmer) |
2001 | Bill Dickie (Cornwall) | Nancy B. Clark (Dixie) |
2002 | Bill Dickie (Cornwall) | Fran Allan (Unionville) |
2003 | Jim Sharples (Royals) | Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls) |
2004 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Wendy Simpson (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) |
2005 | Rod Matheson (Ottawa) | Gloria Sorley (Niagara Falls) |
2006 | David Stewart (Oakville) | Betty Bush (Royal Kingston) |
2007 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Cathy Keys (Glanford) |
2008 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Pam Bothwell (Guelph) |
2009 | Bob Edmondson (Oakville) | Betty Bush (Royal Kingston) |
2010 | Mike Dorey (Guelph) | Jane Galloway (Ilderton) |
2011 | Layne Noble (Ottawa) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) |
2012 | Mike Dorey (Guelph) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) |
2013 | Bob Turcotte (Scarboro) | Joyce Potter (Rideau) |
2014 | Layne Noble (Rideau) | Diana Favel (Rideau) |
2015 | Wayne Gowan (Dundas Granite) | Diana Favel (Rideau) |
2016 | Bruce Delaney (Russell) | Anne Dunn (Galt) |
2017 [8] | Bruce Delaney (Russell) | Dale Curtis (Galt) |
2018 [9] | Al Hutchinson (Paisley) | Dale Curtis (Galt) |
2019 [10] | Gordon Norton (Oshawa) | Janice Carwardine (Leaside) |
2020 | Al Hutchinson (Bluewater) [11] [12] | Janice Carwardine (Leaside) [13] |
2021 | Al Hutchinson (Bluewater) [14] | Janice Carwardine (Leaside) [15] |
2022 [16] | Brian Lewis (Rideau) | Ruth Alexander (Highland) |
2023 [17] [18] | Howard Rajala (Rideau) | Alison Goring (Gravenhurst) |
First instituted in 2013 to send a team to the inaugural National Mixed Doubles Championship.
This event is the provincial school championship, and teams represent their secondary schools rather than clubs. The boys event has been held annually since 1948.
Notable past champions
This is a mixed event, featuring wheelchair curling.
Champions:
Introduced in 2023. Champions are as follows:
This event allowed more amateur curlers to win a provincial championship. Only two members of a team were allowed to have won a zone crest in any other event except for youth events. In addition, only two members of the team could have won the provincial event before. All zone winners went straight to a 32 team provincial championship. This event was cancelled after 2018.
Notable winners:
This event has historically disqualified the top teams in the province. In its final year, 2018, the winners qualified for the Ontario Tankard (men's) and the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts (women's).
Notable past winners:
This event existed until 2016 and was replaced by the U21 Mixed Doubles championship. Competitors must be 20 years or younger as of December 31 of the previous year. [21]
Past winners: [22]
Year | Winning team |
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1983 | Rob Brandwood |
1984 | Mike Attenhof |
1985 | Dave Simpson |
1986 | Wayne Middaugh |
1987 | Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley |
1988 | Peter Corner, Susan Shepley, Drew Macklin, Karen Shepley |
1989 | Richard Hart, Janet McGhee, Collin Mitchell, Tracy Jackson |
1990 | Matt Hames, Jayne Flinn, Chris Harris, Leslie Allan |
1991 | Joe Frans, Kerri McGrath, Daniel Frans, Stacey Rayner |
1992 | Brad Savage, Julie Anderson, Gord Chilton, Sandy Graham |
1993 | Warren Fisher, Katharine Pilon, Paul Winford, Jo-Anne McArthur |
1994 | Tony Rowlandson, Kate McKellar, Sean Follis, Kim Shortt |
1995 | Steve Allen, Tammy Wall, Rick Allen, Monique Robert |
1996 | Greg Balsdon, Danielle St. Amand, Chris Wall, Becky Philpot |
1997 | Raymond Busato, Susan Hughes, Mike Lilly, Lynn Ritchie |
1998 | Jason Young, Denna Schell, Spencer Cooper, Amy Cooper |
1999 | John Morris, Jacqueline Smith, Brent Laing, Chrissy Cadorin |
2000 | John Epping, Julie Reddick, Jason Newland, Stephanie Leachman |
2001 | Sean St. Amand, Chrissy Cadorin, Dale Roach, Amy MacKay |
2002 | Sebastien Robillard, Julie Reddick, Kevin Flewwelling, Leigh Armstrong |
2003 | Chris Gardner, Lauren Mann, Gavan Jamieson, Jaimee Gardner |
2004 | Lee Merklinger, Peter Gillich, Breanne Merklinger, Brian Fleischhaker |
2005 | Marika Bakewell, Jodie Hodgson, Stephanie Carrodo, Bill Francis |
2006 | Mike Anderson, Laura Payne, Darren Anderson, Megan Aldridge |
2007 | Scott McDonald, Brit O'Neill, Andrew Clayton, Jenn Minchin |
2008 | Christian Tolusso, Emma Miskew, Ritchie Gillan, Stephanie Piper |
2009 | Mark Kean, Jaclyn Rivington, Andrew Inouye, Darrelle Johnson |
2010 | Andrew McGaugh, Ginger Coyle, Michael McGaugh, Frances Pritchard |
2011 | Robert Collins, Kaitlin Stubbs, Isaac Stubbs, Alanna Cornish |
2012 | Brett Lyon-Hatcher, Evie Fortier, Ben Miskew, Sydney Chasty |
2013 | Michael McGaugh, Kendall Haymes, Bryan Mitchell, Cassie Savage |
2014 [23] | Ryan McCrady, Lauren Horton, Matthew Haughn, Jessica Armstrong |
2015 | Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Emma Becker |
2016 | Pascal Michaud, Kaitlin Jewer, Decebal Michaud, Mariah Jacklin |
Year | Winning pair | Club |
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2017 | Morgan Calwell & Kayla MacMillan | Quinte |
2018 | Matt Hall & Riley Sandham [24] | Kitchener-Waterloo Granite |
2019 | Sammy Churchill & Anastasia Richards | St. Catharines Golf & Country Club |
Previously known as Bantam Mixed
Notable past winners: [25]
Mixed curling for male curlers over 50 and female curlers over 45.
Notable past champions:
In this event, each club that enters has two teams, who compete against other clubs, and scores are totalled in aggregate form. Regional and zone playdowns are single-knock out rather than double. It is the oldest of the O.C.A. events, dating back to 1875. The women's event has been held since 1914.
The event served as a provincial championship from 1927 to 1931 with a team selected from with winning club representing Ontario at the Brier. In 1932 and 1933, the winner entered a playoff to go to the Brier, and from 1934 to 1937, the winner of the Brier trophy event of the Tankard went to the Brier.
In 2022, the event format changed, with the men's and women's events being merged into one. The event is still a double rink event, except one team must be a men's team, and the other a women's team.
Champion clubs since 1992:
Year | Men's | Women's |
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1992 | St. Thomas CC | Burlington CC |
1993 | Ottawa CC | Avonlea CC |
1994 | Beach Grove G&CC | Sarnia G&CC |
1995 | Guelph CC | Burlington CC |
1996 | Chesley CC | St. Thomas CC |
1997 | Ilderton CC | Listowel CC |
1998 | Rideau CC | Burlington CC |
1999 | Brant CC | Burlington CC |
2000 | Richmond Hill CC | Boulevard |
2001 | Forest CC | Ayr CC |
2002 | Orangeville CC | Ottawa CC |
2003 | Metcalfe CC | Ilderton CC |
2004 | Annandale CC | Ilderton CC |
2005 | Annandale CC | Ilderton CC |
2006 | Milton CC | Orangeville CC |
2007 | Metcalfe CC | Bayview G&CC |
2008 | St. George's G&CC | Ilderton CC |
2009 | Milton CC | Orangeville CC |
2010 | Renfrew CC | Glendale G&CC |
2011 | Brockville CC | Uxbridge & District CC |
2012 | Guelph CC | Bayview G&CC |
2013 | Rideau CC | Ilderton CC |
2014 | Ottawa CC | Uxbridge & District CC |
2015 | Chatham Granite | Ilderton CC |
2016 | Royal Canadian CC | St. Mary's CC |
2017 | Brantford G&CC | Bayview G&CC |
2018 | Cataraqui G&CC | Oshawa CC |
2019 | KW Granite | Guelph CC |
2020 | Cancelled | |
2021 | Cancelled | |
2022 | St. Thomas CC | |
2023 | St. Thomas CC | |
2024 | Dundas Valley G&CC |
Champions
Year | Men's club (skip) | Women's club (skip) |
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2009 | Chatham Granite (Robert Stafford) | High Park (Kelly Cochrane) |
2010 | Annandale CC (Chris Van Huyse) | Chinguacousy CC (Susan Burnside) |
2011 | Richmond Hill CC (Greg Balsdon) | High Park (Jodi McCutcheon) |
2012 | Richmond Hill CC (Jordan Keon) | Quinte CC (Caroline Deans) |
2013 | KW Granite (Brent Gray) | Burlington CC (Michelle Fletcher) |
2014 | Cataraqui G&CC (Mike Hull) | Westmount G&CC (Kerry Lackie) |
2015 | Palmerston CC (Mike Benjamins) | Guelph CC (Tina Mazerolle) |
2016 | Cataraqui G&CC (Wesley Forget) | Lindsay CC (Julie O'Neill) |
2017 | Richmond Hill CC (Jon St. Denis) | High Park (Jodi McCutcheon) |
2018 | Cornwall CC (Matthew Dupuis) | Oshawa CC (Stacey Hogan) |
2019 | KW Granite (Paul Moffatt) | York CC (Laurie Shields) |
2021 | Guelph CC (Adam Spencer) | York CC (Laurie Shields) |
2022 | Richmond Hill CC (Greg Balsdon) | The Thornhill (Chrissy Cadorin) |
2023 | Royal Kingston CC (Noel Herron) | Rideau CC (Lindsay Thorne) |
2024 | Richmond Hill CC (Jordan Keon) | Dixie CC (Patricia Bandurka) |
This event is for curlers over the age of 70. The event is an open event, that women and men may enter. It began in 2007.
Winners:
In this event, curlers must use a "stick" to throw the rock. "Sticks" are usually used by disabled and elderly athletes unable to throw the rock by sliding along the ice. The event began in 2007.
Winners:
This event is open to elementary school students of any gender. Teams represent their elementary schools. The event began in 1993.
Past winners:
This event began in 2024 and features teams who participate in local and provincial bonspiels. Teams earn points from these tournaments and are invited to play in this event. [31]
Winners:
Year | Men's | Women's |
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2024 [32] | John Bolton (Lindsay) | Laurie Shields (York) |
Winners:
Winners:
Ryan Bennett Fry is a retired Canadian curler currently living in Pickering, Ontario. He most recently played third on the Mike McEwen team and coached the Rachel Homan team. He currently coaches the Joël Retornaz rink. He previously played third for Team Brad Jacobs, and the team represented Canada and won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The team also won the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier. Fry won a silver medal at the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship.
The Ontario Tankard is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Montana's Brier. The tournament is overseen by CurlON.
Joseph Mark Frans is a Canadian curler from Guelph, Ontario. Frans is most notable for being a two-time provincial champion and for being suspended from competitive curling for cocaine usage.
John Allan Epping is a Canadian curler from Toronto, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of the Leaside Curling Club in East York, Toronto.
Mathew Robert "Mat" Camm is a Canadian curler from Cornwall, Ontario. He currently plays third on Team Scott Howard. Camm is originally from Rockland, Ontario.
Howard John "Howie" Rajala is a Canadian curler from Kanata, Ontario. He curls out of the Rideau Curling Club. In 2023 his rink won the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada.
Gregory Balsdon is a Canadian curler from North York, Ontario. He currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour.
Michael Anderson is a Canadian curler from Markham, Ontario. He is a Canadian University champion.
Scott McDonald is a Canadian curler from St. Thomas, Ontario.
Patrick "Pat" Janssen is a Canadian curler from Burlington, Ontario.
Timothy March is a Canadian curler from Scarborough, Ontario. He currently plays lead on Team Scott Howard.
The 2019 Ontario Men's Curling Championship, better known as the Tankard, the 2019 provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 27 to February 3 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The winning Scott McDonald team would represent Ontario at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba. The event is being held in conjunction with the 2019 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship.
John Willsey is a Canadian curler from Orillia, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of Oakville, Ontario.
Jason Camm is a Canadian curler from Rockland, Ontario. He currently plays second on Team Scott Howard.
Matthew Hall is a Canadian curler. He currently plays second on Team Rylan Kleiter. He was a member of the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships gold medallist team.
Toronto was represented at the Macdonald Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship with a separate entry from 1927 to 1931.
Michael "Mike" Fournier is a Canadian curler originally from Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. He currently skips his own team out of Toronto, Ontario.
Jonathan Beuk is a Canadian curler from Kingston, Ontario.
The 2022 Ontario Tankard,, the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from February 9 to 13 at The Plex in Port Elgin, Ontario. The winning Howard team represented Ontario at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Lethbridge, Alberta.
The 2023 Ontario Tankard,, the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held from January 24 to 29 at The Plex in Port Elgin, Ontario. The winning Mike McEwen rink represented Ontario at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier on home soil in London, Ontario where they finished fourth place losing in the 3 vs. 4 Page Playoff game to Wild Card #1 6–3.