Ontario Tankard

Not to be confused with the Silver Tankard, once known as the Ontario Tankard

The Ontario Tankard (known as the Dairy Farmers of Ontario Tankard or the Recharge with Milk Tankard for sponsorship reasons) is the Southern Ontario provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier. Listed below are the list of Ontario's representatives at the Brier that year. Brier champions indicated in bold. From 1927 to 1931, the Toronto area also sent a team to the Brier. The tournament is overseen by the Ontario Curling Association. The event is sponsored by The Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

Northern Ontario has its own provincial championship, known as the Travelers Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship.

Qualification

Beginning in 2018, 12 teams qualify from two regional qualifiers (three each), a challenge round (three teams), the winner of the Colts competition, plus the top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings. The east and west 'provincial qualifiers' are preceded by four regional qualifiers in which three teams qualify for the provincial qualifiers, plus the teams ranked 3-10 on the CTRS standings.

Format

Beginning in 2018 the event has a modified triple knockout with four qualifiers, followed by a page playoff. Before 2018 the event was a round robin followed by a page playoff.

Former Names

• British Consols: 1928?-1979
• Labatt Tankard: 1980-1985
• Blue Light Tankard: 1986-1995
• Nokia Cup: 1996-2003
• Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2004
• Kia Cup: 2005-2006
• TSC Stores Tankard: 2007-2009
• Ontario Men's Curling Championship: 2010
• The Dominion Tankard: 2011-2013
• Travelers Tankard: 2014
• Recharge with Milk Tankard: 2015-2017
• Dairy Farmers of Ontario Tankard: 2018

Champions

References

• List of Champions - Ontario Curling Association

External links