Nova Scotia Tankard

Last updated
Ocean Contractors Tankard
Established1927
2024 host city Halifax, Nova Scotia
2024 arena Halifax Curling Club
2024 champion Team Manuel
Current edition

The Ocean Contractors Tankard is the Nova Scotia provincial championship for men's curling. The tournament is run by the Nova Scotia Curling Association. The winner represents Team Nova Scotia at the Montana's Brier.

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Previously, it was known as the Johnson Cup (1927-1939); British Consols (1940-1979), the Labatt Tankard, Keith's Tankard, Molson Scotia Cup, Molson Coors Tankard (2013-2014), Clearwater Men's Provincial Championship (2015), the East Coast Credit Union Tankard (2016), the Deloitte Tankard (2017–2020), and the Nova Scotia Tankard (2023).

Winners

YearSkipClub
2024 Matthew Manuel, Luke Saunders, Jeffrey Meagher, Nick Zachernuk Halifax Curling Club
2023 Matthew Manuel, Luke Saunders, Jeffrey Meagher, Nick Zachernuk Halifax Curling Club
2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia.
Team Paul Flemming invited to represent Nova Scotia at Brier [1]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia.
Scott McDonald, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary and Philip Crowell invited to represent Nova Scotia at Brier [2]
2020 Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell Halifax Curling Club
2019 Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Taylor Ardiel Dartmouth Curling Club
2018 Jamie Murphy, Paul Flemming, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell Halifax Curling Club
2017 Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell Halifax Curling Club
2016 Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Scott Saccary, Philip Crowell Mayflower Curling Club
2015 Glen MacLeod, Peter Burgess, Colten Steele, Robby MacLean Mayflower Curling Club
2014 Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Mike Bardsley, Donald MacDermaid Lakeshore Curling Club
2013 Ian Fitzner-Leblanc, Paul Flemming (skip), Graham Breckon, Kelly Mittelstadt Lakeshore Curling Club
2012 Jamie Murphy, Jordan Pinder, Mike Bardsley, Donald MacDermaid CFB Halifax Curling Club
2011 Shawn Adams, Paul Flemming, Andrew Gibson, Kelly Mittelstadt Mayflower Curling Club
2010 Ian Fitzner-Leblanc, Stuart MacLean, Kent Smith, Philip Crowell Mayflower Curling Club
2009 Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Andrew Gibson, Kris Granchelli Mayflower Curling Club
2008 Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Alan Darragh, Dave Slauenwhite Bridgewater Curling Club
2007 Mark Kehoe, Curt Palmer, Doug Bryant, Richard Barker Windsor Curling Club
2006 Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson Mayflower Curling Club
2005 Shawn Adams, Paul Flemming, Craig Burgess, Kelly Mittelstadt Bridgewater Curling Club
2004 Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson Mayflower Curling Club
2003 Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson Mayflower Curling Club
2002 Shawn Adams, Craig Burgess, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard Bridgewater Curling Club
2001 Mark Dacey, Paul Flemming, Blayne Iskiw, Tom Fetterly Mayflower Curling Club
2000 Shawn Adams, Jeff Hopkins, Ben Blanchard, Jason Blanchard Bridgewater Curling Club
1999 Paul Flemming, Blaine Iskew, Andy Dauphinee, Tom Fetterly Mayflower Curling Club
1998 Paul Flemming, Glen MacLeod, Andy Dauphinee, Tom Fetterly Mayflower Curling Club
1997 Lowell Goulden, Bill Robinson, Georg Ernst, Kris MacLeod Dartmouth Curling Club
1996 Brian Rafuse, Curt Palmer, Dave Slauenwhite, Glenn Josephson Bridgewater Curling Club
1995 Bruce Lohnes, Craig Burgess, Chuck Patriquin, Dave Clarke Truro Curling Club
1994 Alan O'Leary, Jim Walsh, Steve Johnston, Steve Piggott Dartmouth Curling Club
1993 Alan O'Leary, Bob LeClair, Steve Johnston, Steve Piggott Dartmouth Curling Club
1992 Dave Jones, Bruce Lohnes, Jeff Henderson, Vance LeCocq CFB Halifax Curling Club
1991 Dan Bentley, Jim Walsh, Darren Bentley, George Xidos Halifax Curling Club
1990 Alan Darragh, Peter MacPhee, Dave Wallace, Brad McCaughan Dartmouth Curling Club
1989 Ragnar Kamp, Bruce Lohnes, Rod McCarron, Peter Neily Truro Curling Club
1988 Thomas Hakansson, Stuart MacLean, Bill Robinson, Dave Wallace Dartmouth Curling Club
1987 Ted Hennigar, Max Rastelli, Chris Fulton, Greg Hilliard Stellar Curling Club
1986 Bill Campbell, Guy LaRocque, Mike Wilson, Don Sweete Mayflower Curling Club
1985 Tom Hakansson, Peter MacPhee, Stuart MacLean, Dave Wallace Dartmouth Curling Club
1984 Ragnar Kamp, Vic Langille, Rod McCarron, Haylett Clarke Bluenose Curling Club
1983 Steve Ogden, Jack Robar, Bob MacDonald, Andy Dauphinee Mayflower Curling Club
1982 Lowell Goulden, Peter MacPhee, Bruce MacArthur, Dave Wallace Dartmouth Curling Club
1981 Alan Darragh, Tom Fetterly, Mike Currie, Brent Cotter Dartmouth Curling Club
1980 Peter Hope, Peter MacPhee, Gary Clarke, Don MacLeod Dartmouth Curling Club
1979 Alan Darragh, Peter MacPhee, Mike Currie, Dave Durrant Dartmouth Curling Club
1978 Alan Darragh, Peter MacPhee, Mike Currie, Lowell Goulden Dartmouth Curling Club
1977 Bob Fitzner, Bruce MacArthur, John McBain, Terry Aho CFB Halifax Curling Club
1976 Alf Romain, Doug Arnold, Stu Cameron, Guy LaRocque Mayflower Curling Club
1975 Dick Boyce, Bob Margeson, Mike Currie, Peter Comstock Dartmouth Curling Club
1974 Barry Sharer, Ken Langille, Tom Fetterly, Robert Little Halifax Curling Club
1973 Peter Hope, Jim Florian, Eugene Mattatall, Bob Margeson Dartmouth Curling Club
1972 Barry Shearer, Ken Langille, Ed Morgan, Robin Wilber Halifax Curling Club
1971 Frank Hoar, Doug Carter, J. M. Sanford, Don Fulton Truro Curling Club
1970 Ron Franklyn, Peter Corkum, Stu Cameron, Nick Oxner Mayflower Curling Club
1969 Peter Hope, Eugene Mattatall, Bob Margeson, Reg Beaver Dartmouth Curling Club
1968 Don Flemming, Charlie Piper Jr., Greg Jeans, Dave Conrad Mayflower Curling Club
1967 Ron Franklyn, Peter Corkum, John Oyler, John Hawkins Mayflower Curling Club
1966 Vic Snarr, Ken Bell, Don Green, Bob Cunningham Halifax Curling Club
1965 Ron Franklyn, Peter Corkum, John Hawkins, Laddy Farquhar Mayflower Curling Club
1964 Ian Baird, Don Campbell, J. Duncan Smith, Moe Kennie Glooscap Curling Club
1963 Ian Baird, Don Campbell, J. Duncan Smith, Moe Kennie Glooscap Curling Club
1962 Jim Florian, Peter Hope, Ken Bell, Don Stanhope Dartmouth Curling Club
1961 Jim Florian, Peter Hope, Ken Bell, Don Stanhope Dartmouth Curling Club
1960 Ian Baird, George Hanson, Robert A. Mann, J. Duncan Smith Glooscap Curling Club
1959 Art Forbes, Morell Darragh, K. Lawrence Carter, Sidney Chabassol Amherst Curling Club
1958 Don Bauld, H. E. Spencer, A. C. Cole, D'Arcy Sullivan Halifax Curling Club
1957 Ralph Simmons, W. Pennell Richardson, R. H. Rafuse, I. W. Rhodenizer Bridgewater Curling Club
1956 Gerry Glintz, Avard Mann, Frank Hoare, Ted Henry Truro Curling Club
1955 Gerry Glintz, Avard Mann, Frank Hoare, Ted Henry Truro Curling Club
1954 Reg Piercy, Wes Burge, Charlie Piper Sr., Bill Peters Mayflower Curling Club
1953 Barney Haines, Ralph Simmons, W. Pennell Richardson, Lee Rhodenizer Bridgewater Curling Club
1952 Henry Blanchard, Avard Mann, Ted Henry, Larry Hatfield Truro Curling Club
1951 Don Oyler, George Hanson, Fred Dyke, Wally Knock Glooscap Curling Club
1950 Barney Haines, Eric Joudrey, Ralph Simmons, Lee Rhodenizer Bridgewater Curling Club
1949 Horace Webb, U. L. Harrington, W. S. Cleveland, E. J. Sievart Halifax Curling Club
1948 Gerry Glintz, Mike Vallis, Parker Rudderham, Stewart MacVicar Sydney Curling Club
1947 R. Jeffrey Flinn, Harold Lenaghan, Reg Piercy, W. L. Ward Mayflower Curling Club
1946 George MacIntosh, J. A. Snow, W. S. Cleveland, H. A. Williams Halifax Curling Club
1945 Gerry Glintz, G. K. MacIntosh, J. A. Snow, H. A. Williams Halifax Curling Club
1944 Gerry Glintz, G. K. MacIntosh, J. A. Snow, H. A. Williams Halifax Curling Club
1943 L. D. Hopkins, F. W. Heath, J. L. Boyer, R. G. Bond Dartmouth Curling Club
1942 Irving Hebb, H. W. Rafuse, W. P. Bickle, Frank Cook Bridgewater Curling Club
1941 Fred Heath, Duncan A. Campbell, L. M. Adamson, L. D. Hopkins Dartmouth Curling Club
1940 Stanley Rafuse, J. I. Hebb, W. P. Bickle, Frank Cook Bridgewater Curling Club
1939 Charles Durant, Frank Arthur, John Wood, L. H. Norman Mayflower Curling Club
1938 Charles Durant, Frank Arthur, John Wood, Ned Sim Mayflower Curling Club
1937 Hugh Ferguson, Vic Crowe, Charles Cox, George Thomas Truro Curling Club
1936 Murray Macneill, J. R. Murphy, Charles Burchell, A. L. Harrington Halifax Curling Club
1935 Charles Durant, H. M. MacLeod, Cyril Burke, Frank Arthur Mayflower Curling Club
1934 Harold Anslow, Logan Smith, Everett Knowles, Karl Dimock Windsor Curling Club
1933 J. A. Cunningham, Henry MacCulloch, J. R. Murray, Harry Sutherland Bluenose Curling Club
1932 Murray Macneill, Cliff Torey, Jim Donahue, F. O. Robertson Halifax Curling Club
1931 Henry McLeod, Charles Durant, J. R. Murray, H. W. Gates Mayflower Curling Club
1930 Murray Macneill, J. A. MacInnes, Jim Donahue, J. M. Murphy Halifax Curling Club
1929 H. St. Clair Silver, J. A. MacInnes, Jim Donahue, L. E. Sievert Halifax Curling Club
1928 Henry Stevenson, Hugh Ross, W. D. MacKay, L. B. Lynch Sydney Curling Club
1927 Murray Macneill, J. A. MacInnes, Cliff Torey, Jim Donahue Halifax Curling Club

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References

  1. "2022 NS Tankard Update". Nova Scotia Curling. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. @Devin_Heroux (11 Jan 2021). "JUST IN Nova Scotia becomes the latest province to cancel men's and women's curling provincials. Jamie Murphy and Jill Brothers have been selected and have until Wednesday to accept invitation. #cbccurl @CBCOlympics" (Tweet) via Twitter.