2014 Travelers Tankard


The 2014 Travelers Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial curling championship, was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Smiths Falls Community Memorial Centre in Smiths Falls, Ontario. The winning Mark Bice team represented Ontario at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Teams

*Mark Bice skipped the team through the Zone and Regional playdowns, and thus the team was named after him. Greg Balsdon returned to the lineup as Skip for the Provincial Championship after missing 2 months due to injury. The team plays as a 5-man squad regularly during the Tour season.

Round robin standings

Skip WLPFPAEnds
Won		Ends
Lost		Blank
Ends		Stolen
Ends
Mark Bice 82715642351310
Glenn Howard 73743837291110
Jake Walker 6452564131208
Bryan Cochrane 6480633938510
Craig Van Ymeren 5573684438814
Mark Homan 55616143381516
John Epping 5559713743165
Robert Rumfeldt 556760373687
Jake Higgs 3757703449109
Rob Lobel 375678404479
Shannon Beddows 2854823541710

Results

Draw 1

January 27, 14:00

Draw 2

January 27, 19:30

Draw 3

January 28, 14:00

Draw 4

January 28, 19:00

Draw 5

January 29, 09:00

Draw 6

January 29, 14:00

Draw 7

January 29, 19:00

Draw 8

January 30, 14:00

Draw 9

January 30, 19:00

Draw 10

January 31, 14:00

Draw 11

January 31, 19:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

February 1, 14:00

3 vs. 4

February 1, 19:00

Semifinal

February 2, 09:00

Final

February 2, 13:30

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones ran from December 6–15, 2013 with regional tournaments scheduled for January 4–5. Two teams from each zone qualify to 4 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier. As defending champions, the Glenn Howard rink from the Coldwater and District Curling Club get an automatic berth in the Tankard.
Qualification MethodBerthsQualifying Team
Defending champions1Glenn Howard
Region 1 Qualifiers2Mark Homan
Bryan Cochrane
Region 2 Qualifiers2Rob Lobel
Shannon Beddows
Region 3 Qualifiers2Jake Walker
Robert Rumfeldt
Region 4 Qualifiers2Mark Bice
Craig Van Ymeren
Challenge Round Qualifiers2Jake Higgs
John Epping

Regional Qualifiers In Bold

Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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December 7 at the Carleton Heights Curling Club, Ottawa
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Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered

Zone 4

December 7 at the Trenton Curling Club, Trenton
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December 7 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
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Both teams qualify as the only teams who entered

Zone 6

December 14 at the Port Perry Community Curling Club in Port Perry
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December 14–15, at the Richmond Hill Curling Club, Richmond Hill
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December 14–15, at the Weston Golf & Country Club, Toronto
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December 7–8, at the Milton Curling Club in Milton
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December 7, at the Cookstown Curling Club, Cookstown
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December 14–15, at the Curling Club of Collingwood, Collingwood
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December 7–8, at the Fergus Curling Club, Fergus
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December 7–8, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
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December 7–8, at the Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston
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December 7–8, St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas
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December 14–15, Ilderton Curling Club, Ilderton
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Region 1

January 4–5, Quinte Curling Club, Belleville

Region 2

January 4–5, Lakefield Curling Club, Lakefield

Region 3

January 4–5, Alliston Curling Club, Alliston

Region 4

January 4–5, Dundas Granite Curling Club, Dundas

Challenge Round

January 10–13, at the Brampton Curling Club in Brampton