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Ocean Contractors Tankard | |
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Established | 1927 |
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.
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).
The New Brunswick Tankard is the New Brunswick provincial championship for men's curling. It was formerly called the Papa John's Pizza Tankard, Pepsi Tankard, Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship, Alexander Keith's Tankard, the Labatt Tankard and Ganong Cup. The tournament is run by the New Brunswick Curling Association. The winner represents Team New Brunswick at the Tim Hortons Brier.
The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the second time in eight years, having previously hosted the 2003 Nokia Brier.
The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 5 until March 13, 2011 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. This event marked the 30th time that the province of Ontario has hosted the Brier since it began in 1927 in Toronto, Ontario and the first time a Bronze Medal Game was added to the playoffs.
The 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to March 11 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This Brier marked the sixth time that Saskatoon hosted the Brier; the last time that the Brier was hosted in Saskatoon was in 2004. The winner of the Brier, Glenn Howard, represented Canada at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland.
The 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 10 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta. This edition of the Brier marked the thirteenth time that Alberta has hosted the Brier, and the sixth time that Edmonton has hosted the Brier.
Adam Adrian Casey is a Canadian curler originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He currently skips his own team.
Jamie Murphy is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He is a former skip, and played at his first Brier in 2012.
The 2013 Molson Coors Tankard, the Nova Scotia men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 6 to 10 at the Truro Curling Club in Truro, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Paul Flemming represented Nova Scotia at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton, Alberta.
The 2014 Tim Hortons Brier was held from March 1 to 9 at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Scott McDonald is a Canadian curler from St. Thomas, Ontario.
The 2014 Molson Coors Tankard, the Nova Scotia men's provincial curling championship, was held from February 5 to 9 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Jamie Murphy represented Nova Scotia at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.
The 2015 Tim Hortons Brier was held from February 28 to March 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Robert William Doherty is a Canadian curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He currently plays lead on Team Adam Casey.
The 2016 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5–13, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.
Stuart Thompson is a Canadian curler. He currently skips his own team.
Josh Barry is a Canadian curler.
The Nova Scotia Curling Association (NSCA) is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Nova Scotia. The organization is one of 14 regional associations within Curling Canada and as such determines who will represent the province in national championships.
Travis Colter is a Canadian curler from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He currently plays second on Team Stuart Thompson. He was a member of the 2019 Nova Scotia men's championship rink that competed at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship.
Luke Malicah Saunders is a Canadian curler and tennis player from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He currently plays third on Team Owen Purcell. He is a two-time defending Nova Scotia Tankard champion and former NCAA Division I tennis athlete.
Nick Zachernuk is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He currently plays lead on Team Matthew Manuel. He is a two-time defending Nova Scotia Tankard champion and a four-time Nova Scotia junior champion.