2019 NOCA Men's Provincial Championship
The 2019 NOCA Men's Provincial Championship, the "provincial" men's curling championship of Northern Ontario was held from January 30th to February 2nd at the Nipigon Curling Club in Nipigon, Ontario.[1] The winning team of skip Brad Jacobs, third Ryan Fry, second E.J. Harnden and lead Ryan Harnden represented Northern Ontario at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada's national men's curling championship. The final was a rematch of the previous year's championship, with Jacobs prevailing once again. Team Jacobs defeated Team Horgan with a final score of 7-5. This was the 11th time that the rink represented Northern Ontario. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Northern Ontario's women's championship.
| 2019 NOCA Men's Provincial Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Nipigon, Ontario |
| Arena | Nipigon Curling Club |
| Dates | January 30 – February 3 |
| Winner | Team Jacobs |
| Curling club | Community First Curling Club, Sault Ste. Marie |
| Skip | Brad Jacobs |
| Third | Ryan Fry |
| Second | E. J. Harnden |
| Lead | Ryan Harnden |
| Coach | Adam Kingsbury |
| Finalist | Tanner Horgan |
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Teams
Teams are as follows:[2]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bonot | Al Hackner | Jamie Childs | Gary Champagne | Mike Desilets | Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay |
| Jordan Chandler | Sandy MacEwan | Lee Toner | Luc Ouimet | Curl Sudbury, Sudbury | |
| Rob Gordon | Shane Gordon | Mark Robinson | Frederic Diebel | Curl Sudbury, Sudbury | |
| Tanner Horgan | Mark Kean | Jacob Horgan | Maxime Blais | Curl Sudbury, Sudbury | |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Community First Curling Club, Sault Ste. Marie | |
| Dylan Johnston | Mike Badiuk | Cody Johnston | Travis Showalter | Chris Briand | Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay |
| Mike McCarville | Jordan Potter | Zach Warkentin | Travis Potter | Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay | |
| Dustin Montpellier | Jason Strelezki | Chris Gordon | Matt Gordon | Copper Cliff Curling Club, Sudbury |
Round robin standings
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Horgan | 7 | 0 |
| Jacobs | 6 | 1 |
| McCarville | 4 | 3 |
| Bonot | 4 | 3 |
| Gordon | 3 | 4 |
| Johnston | 2 | 5 |
| Chandler | 2 | 5 |
| Montpellier | 0 | 7 |
Scores
January 30
- Draw 1
- Jacobs 4-2 McCarville
- Horgan 8-4 Chandler
- Draw 2
- Horgan 5-3 Montpellier
- Jacobs 10-4 Gordon
- Johnston 9-7 Chandler
- McCarville 7-4 Bonot
January 31
- Draw 3
- Bonot 10-5 Gordon
- Johnston 7-3 Montpellier
- Draw 4
- Bonot 11-7 Chandler
- McCarville 7-4 Johnston
- Jacobs 9-3 Montpellier
- Horgan 10-4 Gordon
- Draw 5
- Horgan 9-7 McCarville
- Jacobs 7-1 Chandler
February 1
- Draw 6
- Jacobs 7-5 Johnston
- Horgan 4-2 Bonot
- Gordon 7-5 McCarville
- Chandler 10-5 Montpellier
- Draw 7
- Bonot 11-6 Montpellier
- Gordon 10-7 Johnston
- Draw 8
- Horgan 9-6 Jacobs
- McCarville 6-5 Chandler
February 2
- Draw 9
- Chandler 9-7 Gordon
- McCarville 9-3 Montpellier
- Horgan 9-4 Johnston
- Jacobs 9-1 Bonot
- Draw 10
- Gordon 8-4 Montpellier
- Bonot 7-5 Johnston
- Tiebreaker
- McCarville 6-5 Bonot
Playoffs
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Tanner Horgan | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | Brad Jacobs | 7 | 2 | Brad Jacobs | 7 | |||
| 3 | Mike McCarville | 6 | ||||||
Semifinal
Sunday, February 3, 8:30am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Brad Jacobs  |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike McCarville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Final
Sunday, February 3, 5:30pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tanner Horgan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Brad Jacobs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| 2019 NOCA Men's Provincial Championship |
|---|
 Brad Jacobs 11th Northern Ontario Provincial Championship title |