Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship

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Northern Ontario Men's
Provincial Curling Championship
Established1927
2025 host city Thunder Bay, Ontario
2025 arena Port Arthur Curling Centre
2025 champion John Epping
Current edition

The Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) Men's Provincial Championship, also known as the Northern Ontario Tankard is the Northern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Northern Ontario annually at the Montana's Brier. Northern Ontario has been represented at the Brier since 1927 despite not actually being a province.

Contents

Since 2024, the winning team receives the Al Hackner Trophy. [1]

Winners

1987–present

A playoff was added in 1987.

YearTeamWinning clubRunner-up skip (club)Host
2025 John Epping, Jacob Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury Dylan Johnston (Fort William) Thunder Bay
2024 Trevor Bonot, Mike McCarville, Jordan Potts, Kurtis Byrd Fort William Curling Club Tanner Horgan (Northern Credit Union) Little Current
2023 Tanner Horgan, Darren Moulding, Jacob Horgan, Colin Hodgson Northern Credit Union Community Centre Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury) Kenora
2022 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Jordan Chandler, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury) Sault Ste. Marie
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario [a] [2]
2020 Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Mike Badiuk (Geraldton) New Liskeard
2019 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Tanner Horgan (Sudbury) Nipigon
2018 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff)Little Current
2017 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Dylan Johnston (Fort William)Thunder Bay
2016 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Community First Curling Centre Jordan Chandler (Sudbury) North Bay
2015 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Soo Curlers Association Al Hackner (Fort William)Kenora
2014 Jeff Currie, Mike McCarville, Colin Koivula, Jamie Childs Fort William Curling Club Brian Adams Jr. (Port Arthur) Schumacher
2013 Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Soo Curlers Association Rob Gordon (Sudbury)Nipigon
2012 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Scott Seabrook Soo Curlers Association Mike Jakubo (Copper Cliff)Sault Ste. Marie
2011 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Scott SeabrookSoo Curlers Association Joe Scharf (Fort William)Thunder Bay
2010 Brad Jacobs, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Caleb Flaxey Soo Curlers Association Matt Dumontelle (Sudbury) Sudbury
2009 Mike Jakubo, Matt Seabrook, Luc Ouimet, Lee Toner Copper Cliff Curling Club Brad Jacobs (Soo) Fort Frances
2008 [3] Eric Harnden, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Caleb Flaxey Soo Curlers Association Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay) Englehart
2007 [4] Brad Jacobs, Al Harnden (skip), Dusty Jakomait, Rob Thomas Soo Curlers Association Tim Phillips Sudbury
2006 [5] Rob Gordon, David MacInnes, Steve Burnett, Jeremy Landry Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club Joe Scharf Nipigon
2005 [6] Mike Jakubo, Jon Solberg, Luc Ouimet, Lee TonerCopper Cliff Curling Club Tim Phillips (Sudbury)Haileybury
2004 [7] Rob Gordon, Brian Fawcett, Steve Burnett, Jeremy LandryCobalt-Haileybury Curling Club Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay)Sault Ste. Marie
2003 [8] Scott Henderson, Art Lappalainen, Mike Desilets, Tim Lindsay Fort William Curling Club Scott Patterson (North Bay Granite)Thunder Bay
2002 [9] Tim Phillips, Ron Collins, Drew Eloranta, Doug Hong Sudbury Curling Club Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay) Kapuskasing
2001 [10] Al Hackner, Bryan Burgess, Joe Scharf, Mike Assad Fort William Curling Club Bill Adams (Thunder Bay)North Bay
2000 [11] Tim Phillips, Roger Sauve, Ron Henderson, Dan Sauve Idylwylde Golf and Country Club Dave MacInnes (Timmins) Marathon
1999 [12] Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark, John McClelland, Wayne Lowe North Bay Granite Club Bill Adams (Thunder Bay)Schumacher
1998 [13] Bruce Melville, Rob Sinclair, Dale Wiersema, Larry Rathje Port Arthur Curling Club Al Hackner (Thunder Bay) Espanola
1997 [14] Mike Coulter, Chris Buchan, Dusty Jakomait, Mark Maki Soo Curlers Association Bill Adams (Thunder Bay)Fort Frances
1996 [15] David MacInnes, Jeffrey Henderson, Marc Butler, Will Gubbels McIntyre Curling Club Larry Pineau (Thunder Bay) Kirkland Lake
1995 [16] Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Aaron Skillen, Art Lappalainen Fort William Curling Club Rob Gordon (Cobalt-Haileybury)Sudbury
1994 [17] Scott Patterson, Phil Loevenmark, John McClelland, Wayne Lowe Granite Curling Club (North Bay) Mike Coulter (Sault Ste. Marie)Thunder Bay
1993 [18] Rick Lang, Scott Henderson, Ross Tetley, Art Lappalainen Fort William Curling Club Mike Coulter (Soo)Haileybury
1992 [19] Al Hackner, Larry Pineau, Brian Perozak, Brian Adams Thunder Bay Country Club Rollie Ralph (Soo)Sault Ste. Marie
1991 [20] Rick Lang, Scott Henderson, Ross Tetley, Art LappalainenFort William Curling Club Larry Pineau (Thunder Bay)Kenora
1990 [21] Al Harnden, Eric Harnden, Rich Evoy, Frank Caputo Soo Curlers AssociationBrian Apland (Kenora)Schumacher
1989 [22] Al Hackner, Bill Adams, Jim Adams, John Salo Fort William Curling Club Gord McKnight (New Liskeard)North Bay
1988 [23] Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Jim Adams, [b] Doug Smith, Bill Adams Fort William Curling ClubBrian Apland (Kenora)Thunder Bay
1987 [24] Larry Pineau, Jack Kallos, Brian Snell, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling ClubPeter Minogue (North Bay Granite) Iroquois Falls

1927–1986

YearTeamWinning club
1986 [25] Al Harnden, Mike Coulter, Richard Evoy, Rick Elliott Soo Curlers Association
1985 [26] Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Ian Tetley, Pat Perroud Fort William Curling Club
1984 Gord McKnight, Bill Johnston, Brian Carr, Reg Gardner Horne Granite Curling Club
1983 John MacFarlane, Al Harnden, Eric Harnden, Rich Evoy Tarentorus Curling Club
1982 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club
1981 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club
1980 Al Hackner, Rick Lang, Bob Nichol, Bruce Kennedy Fort William Curling Club
1979 Larry Pineau, Scott Hamilton, George Campbell, Cliff Campbell Thunder Bay Winter Club
1978 Barry Mutrie, John Ballantyne, John K. Ross, Edward Bowcock Kapuskasing Curling Club
1977 John Tate, Bob Miller, Wayne Leavoy, George Medakovic Idylwylde Golf and Country Club
1976 Rick Lang, Bob Nicol, Al Fiskar, Jr., Warren Butters Fort William Curling Club
1975 Bill Tetley, Rick Lang, Bill Hodgson, Jr., Peter Hnatiw Fort William Curling Club
1974 John R. Ross, Frank Bell, Bob Tate, John Tate Idylwylde Golf and Country Club
1973 Don Harry, Morley Harry, Peter Wong, Art MousseauSudbury Curling Club
1972 Jack McFarlane, Mike Boyd, Rae Clattenburg, Dave McFarlane Tarentorus Curling Club
1971Bill Tetley, Frank Sargent, Jr., Jim Sargent, Eric Knudsen Thunder Bay Curling Club
1970Tom Tod, Jim Carson, J. Carl Whitfield, Bill HallinanFort William Curling Club
1969 Terry Johnson, Jack Thompson, Grant Green, Gordon Peterson Kenora Curling Club
1968Herbert Pile, Len Tremblay, Ross Davis, D. Wayne Downey Geraldton Curling Club
1967Bill Grozelle, Bob Grozelle, John Dunn, George McIllwaine Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club
1966Bill Grozelle, Bob Grozelle, Ted Butt, George McIllwaineCobalt-Haileybury Curling Club
1965John Polyblank, Frank Buturac, Earl MacInnes, E. Wayne Petch Kirkland Lake Curling Club
1964John Polyblank, Frank Mcdonald, Earl MacInnes, E. Wayne Petch Kirkland Lake Curling Club
1963Doug Gathercole, Lawrence Sauve, Bernard LeClair, Arthur DuberyCopper Cliff Curling Club
1962 Ron Redding, John Kostick, Al Hansen, Gord PetersonKenora Curling Club
1961John Polyblank, Frank Mcdonald, Earl MacInnes, Murv SmithKirkland Lake Curling Club
1960 Don Groom, Art Silver, Bill Groom, Al Armstrong Granite Curling Club (Sudbury)
1959Darwin Wark, Dennis Stephen, Leslie Sutton, John Jones Fort William Curling Club
1958Ron Redding, John Kostick, Bill Sawkins, Al Hansen Kenora Curling Club
1957 Don McEwen, Jim Simpson, Don Smeaton, Bill TetleyPort Arthur Curling Club
1956Steve Kuzmaski, Bill Hudgins, Al Rodin, George Burns Copper Cliff Curling Club
1955Rudy Steski, Bob Wyatt, Owen Staples, Ed McCormick Granite Curling Club (North Bay)
1954 Don Groom, Ray Cook, Bob McInnes, Tom Callaghan Granite Curling Club (Sudbury)
1953 Grant Watson, Don McEwen, Frank Sargent, Archie GrantPort Arthur Curling Club
1952 James Guy, Jack Pike, J. Leo Fregeau, Ray Parnell [27] Kenora Curling Club
1951Walter Johnstone, Arnie Boyd, Wally Flowers, Bill MacKay Copper Cliff Curling Club
1950 Tom Ramsay, Len Williamson, Bill Weston, Bill Kenney Kirkland Lake Curling Club
1949 Jimmy Sutherland, Elmer Dick, Ken Vail, Hugh Calverley Schumacher and McIntyre Curling Club
1948 James Guy, Bill Johnson, George Holmstrom, Jack McLeod Kenora Curling Club
1947 Don Best, Tom Marston, Len Williamson, Harry McNabb Kirkland Lake Curling Club
1946 Tom Ramsay, Wally Spencer, M. Gray Coughlin, Hugh ColquhounKirkland Lake Curling Club
1943-1945 cancelled due to World War II
1942 Bill McMitchell, Bert Cooper, Jr., Don Groom, Bert Cooper, Sr. Sudbury Curling Club
1941 Don Best, J. C. Tuck, Tom Rushworth, George SaylesKirkland Lake Curling Club
1940 James Davis, Ab Sackrider, Harry McNabb, Scotty MacDonald Kirkland Lake Curling Club
1939Dan Millar, Dunc Sutherland, Bill Beecroft, Lorne Umprhrey Haileybury Curling Club
1938 John Walker, Sam Caldbick, Bob Donald, Jack Gauthier Timmins Curling Club
1937 Emmett Smith, Dan Millar, Bill Beecroft, Melvin RobbHaileybury Curling Club
1936 Emmett Smith, Dan Millar, Bill Beecroft, Melvin RobbHaileybury Curling Club
1935 James Shaw, Herb Lash, Bill Rubenstein, Frank Elliott Sault Ste. Marie Curling Club
1934 James Shaw, Herb Lash, Noble Kenny, Frank Elliott Sault Ste. Marie Curling Club
1933 Jerry Abrams, Mel Charron, Tom Ramsay, Bert ElliottKirkland Lake Curling Club
1932 A. E. Stephenson, R. W. Thomson, Charles Binkley, Jack McKinlay New Liskeard Curling Club
1931 John Nicholson, James Shaw, George Murr, Lloyd MasonSault Ste. Marie Curling Club
1930Albert Tobey, Frank Muirhead, Bob Morrison, David Moore Sudbury Curling Club
1929 George Nicholson, Thomas Godfrey, Frank Hamlin, William Thompson Chapleau Curling Club
1928Albert Tobey, Frank Muirhead, Bob Morrison, Jim Scott Sudbury Curling Club
1927 Emmett Smith, Dunc Sutherland, Dan Millar, Mel HuntHaileybury Curling Club

Notes

  1. ↑ Team Jacobs was appointed to be Northern Ontario's representative at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brer
  2. ↑ Adams was replaced by his brother Bill in the final.

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