2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard
The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Men's Curling Championship (also known as the Tankard), the men's provincial curling championship for Newfoundland and Labrador, was held from January 29 to February 3[1] at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club in St. John's. The winning Andrew Symonds team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Brandon, Manitoba.
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Arena | Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club |
| Dates | January 29 – February 3 |
| Winner | Team Symonds |
| Curling club | Re/Max Centre |
| Skip | Andrew Symonds |
| Third | Chris Ford |
| Second | Adam Boland |
| Lead | Keith Jewer |
| Finalist | Rick Rowsell |
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Teams
With 12 teams entering the event, it is the biggest Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard field in over 15 years.[2]
Teams are as follows:[3]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Bird | Ryan Wheaton | Owen Cousins | Stephen Goulding | Goose Bay Curling Club, Happy Valley-Goose Bay | |
| Rod Feltham | Kris MacLeod | Steve Humphries | Alex Silmarie | Gander Curling Club, Gander | |
| Nick Lane | Jeff Rose | Andrew Taylor | Michael Mosher | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Justin Lockyer | Stephen Spratt | Jacob Gazeley | Jason Noel | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Ken Peddigrew | Mark Healy | Evan Kearley | David Noftall | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Rick Rowsell | Keith Ryan | Stephen Trickett | Zach Young | Alex Smith | Re/Max Centre, St. John's |
| Trent Skanes | Steve Bragg | Andrew Manuel | Michael Day | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Greg Smith | Nicholas Bissonnette | John Sheppard | Ian Withycombe | Randy Turpin | Re/Max Centre, St. John's |
| Matthew Smith | Scott Davidge | Stephen Tibbs | Glynn Williams | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Andrew Symonds | Chris Ford | Adam Boland | Keith Jewer | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Colin Thomas | Cory Schuh | Spencer Wicks | Jeff Thomas | Re/Max Centre, St. John's | |
| Dave Thomas | Cody Parsons | Patrick Von Wiegen | Floyd Francis | Gateway Curling Club, Port aux Basques |
Knockout brackets
A Event
| First knockout | A Qualifier | |||||||||||||||||
| Peddigrew | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Feltham | 4 | Peddigrew | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peddigrew | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lane | 5 | Skanes | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Bird | 9 | Bird | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M. Smith | 9 | Symonds | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| D. Thomas | 2 | M. Smith | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Symonds | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Symonds | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| G. Smith | 12 | C. Thomas | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Lockyer | 3 | G. Smith | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| C. Thomas | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
B Event
| Second knockout | B Qualifier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feltham | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Smith | 12 | M. Smith | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lane | 2 | G. Smith | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Smith | 10 | G. Smith | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peddigrew | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Smith | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symonds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symonds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Thomas | 6 | C. Thomas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 7 | Rowsell | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lockyer | 0 | Bird | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third knockout (top half) | To C Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feltham | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lane | 6 | Feltham | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feltham | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peddigrew | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peddigrew | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symonds | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third knockout (bot. half) | To C Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Thomas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lockyer | 6 | D. Thomas | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Smith | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Smith | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Thomas | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Thomas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Smith | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Thomas | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowsell | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skanes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
As the winner of two events, the Andrew Symonds rink needed to be beaten twice. Symonds defeated Rowsell in the first game, so a second game was not necessary.
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Andrew Symonds | |||||||
| 1 | Andrew Symonds | 5 | 1 | Andrew Symonds | ||||
| 2 | Rick Rowsell | 0 | ||||||
Semifinal
Sunday, February 3, 9:30am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Andrew Symonds  |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Rick Rowsell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
Final
Sunday, February 3, 2:30pm
Since Symonds won the semifinal, a final was not necessary.
| 2019 Newfoundland & Labrador Tankard |
|---|
 Andrew Symonds 1st Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Championship title |
References
- "Tournament of Hearts and Brier Playdowns". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- https://www.thetelegram.com/sports/curling/defending-champ-prepared-for-any-sticky-situation-at-newfoundland-and-labrador-mens-curling-championship-279698/
- "Scoreboard « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association". curlingnl.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- "Draw Schedule – 2019 Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts". 2019jiffylubealbertascotties.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.