1992 Ontario Tankard

1992 Ontario Tankard
Host cityNepean
ArenaNepean Sportsplex
DatesFebruary 4–9
WinnerTeam Howard
Curling clubPenetanguishene Curling Club,
Penetanguishene, Ontario
SkipRuss Howard
ThirdGlenn Howard
SecondWayne Middaugh
LeadPeter Corner
AlternateLarry Merkley[1]
FinalistMike Harris (Tam Heather)
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The 1992 Ontario Tankard, (known as the Labatt's Blue Light Tankard for sponsorship reasons) the southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 4–9 at the Nepean Sportsplex in Nepean, Ontario.[2] The winning rink of Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Peter Corner from the Penetanguishene Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1992 Labatt Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Regina, Saskatchewan.

In the final, 1987 World Champion Russ Howard beat Tankard rookie Mike Harris from Scarborough's Tam Heather club, 6–4. Howard scored a deuce in the first, thanks to a mistake on Harris' last rock. Harris couldn't muster a deuce or a steal of his own for the rest of the game, thanks to the strong takeout play by the Howard team. Howard considered a "tremendous draw" in the third to be the turning point in the game, and another deuce in the fifth pretty much put the game away for Howard. Howard won the game when he ran Team Harris out of rocks with a takeout on his final shot. He would end up curling 86 per cent in what was his sixth provincial championship.[3] Howard went into the finals having amassed more than $100,000 on tour that season, and had a record of 51–4 following the tournament. [4]

Harris, who was the youngest skip in the tournament at the age of 24,[5] advanced to the final after beating Mike Altenhof of Chatham 9–6 in the semifinal. The Harris team had a poor record earlier in the season, and nearly did not want to even play in the provincial playdowns.[6]

Qualification

Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s)[7][8] Host[9][10]
Zones 1–4 2 Bill Walsh
Wayne Tallon		 Hylands, Ottawa
Zones 5–8 2 Paul Savage
Brad Mitchell		 Grey Granite, Owen Sound
Zones 9–12 2 Russ Howard
Frank Gowman		 Donalda, Don Mills
Zones 13–16 2 John Base
Mike Altenhof		 Highland, London
Challenge Round East 1 Mike Harris Port Perry
Challenge Round West 1 Bob Edmondson Orangeville

Teams

The teams were as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Club
Mike Altenhof Brian ReRooy Peter DeKoning Chris Lumbard Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
John Base Larry Snow Dean Dart Ron Scarrow Oakville Curling Club, Oakville
Bob Edmondson Graham MacEachern Doug Pole Pat Osborne Humber Highlands Curling Club, Toronto
Frank Gowman Rob Moore Tim Apel Steve Morrison Galt Curling Club, Cambridge
Mike Harris Richard Hart Collin Mitchell George Karrys Tam Heather Curling Club, West Hill, Scarborough
Russ Howard Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Bradley Mitchell Rob Houston Dave Downer Brian Rose Boulevard Club, Toronto
Paul Savage Graeme McCarrel Ian Tetley Todd Tsukamoto Avonlea Curling Club, Toronto
Wayne Tallon Bruce Delaney Brian Edge Kevin Lemenchick Granite Curling Club, Ottawa
Bill Walsh Dave Van Dine Dave Collyer Gord Pringle Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa

Standings

Final standings[11]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip (club) Wins Losses
Russ Howard (Penetanguishene) 8 1
Mike Harris (Tam Heather) 7 2
Mike Altenhof (Chatham) 7 2
Bradley Mitchell (Boulevard) 6 3
Wayne Tallon (Granite) 5 4
John Base (Oakville) 4 5
Bill Walsh (Rideau) 4 5
Paul Savage (Avonlea) 2 7
Frank Gowman (Galt) 1 8
Bob Edmondson (Humber Highlands) 1 8

Scores

[12]

Draw 1

February 4, 1:30pm[13]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russ Howard 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 5
Mike Altenhof 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Frank Gowman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2
Paul Savage 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wayne Tallon 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 7
Mike Harris 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Edmondson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
John Base 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bradley Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Bill Walsh 0 1 0 3 3 2 X X X X 9

Draw 2

February 4, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Frank Gowman 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
Bradley Mitchell 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Altenhof 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Mike Harris 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russ Howard 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 7
John Base 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Savage 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Bill Walsh 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wayne Tallon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Bob Edmondson 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

Draw 3

February 5, 1:30pm[14]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wayne Tallon 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Paul Savage 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Base 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 9
Bill Walsh 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Edmondson 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Mike Altenhof 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bradley Mitchell 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Mike Harris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Frank Gowman 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Russ Howard 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Draw 4

February 5, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Altenhof 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 7
John Base 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wayne Tallon 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 X X 7
Frank Gowman 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Savage 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Bradley Mitchell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russ Howard 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 10
Bob Edmondson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bill Walsh 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
Mike Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 8

Draw 5

February 6, 1:30pm[15]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Harris 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Russ Howard 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Edmondson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 5
Bradley Mitchell 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Frank Gowman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Bill Walsh 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Altenhof 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Paul Savage 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Base 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Wayne Tallon 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 5

Draw 6

February 6, 7:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Edmondson 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4
Bill Walsh 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russ Howard 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 8
Wayne Tallon 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Base 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Paul Savage 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Harris 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 X 9
Frank Gowman 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bradley Mitchell 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 X X 5
Mike Altenhof 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 X X 10

Draw 7

February 7, 2:00pm[16]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Base 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 X 7
Frank Gowman 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bill Walsh 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4
Mike Altenhof 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Mike Harris 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 7
Bob Edmondson 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wayne Tallon 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5
Bradley Mitchell 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Russ Howard 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 X 8
Paul Savage 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 8

February 7, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Savage 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
Mike Harris 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bradley Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
John Base 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Altenhof 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
Wayne Tallon 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bill Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Russ Howard 2 1 3 0 0 2 X X X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Edmondson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Frank Gowman 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 X 6

Draw 9

February 8, 9:00am[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bill Walsh 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Wayne Tallon 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Savage 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Bob Edmondson 1 1 0 1 0 4 X X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bradley Mitchell 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
Russ Howard 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Frank Gowman 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 4
Mike Altenhof 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Mike Harris 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
John Base 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Russ Howard 6
2 Mike Harris 9 3 Mike Harris 4
3 Mike Altenhof 6

Semifinal

February 8, 7:00pm[11]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Altenhof 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 6
Mike Harris 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 9

Final

February 9, 2:00pm[17]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Harris 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Russ Howard 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 6

Zone winners

Zone winners qualified for the regional playdowns, with the regional winners advancing to provincials.

Zone Skip Club
A1[18] Bill Walsh Rideau
1B Tony Large Ottawa
2A[18] Mert Thompsett City View
2B[18] Wayne Tallon Granite
3A[19] John McCoppen Kingston
3B[19] Alex Tosh Kingston
4A Steve Newhouse Lindsay
4B Bill Harrison Bobcaygeon
5A Barry Acton Uxbridge
5B Ron Allison Whitby
6A Paul Savage Avonlea
6B Ed Werenich Avonlea
7A Brad Mitchell Boulevard
7B Jeff McCrady Royals
8A Bob Edmondson Humber Highland
8B Jim Sharples Lambton
9A[9] Ron Spence Brampton
9B[9] Peter Eller Shelburne
10A[9] Russ Howard Penetanguishene
10B[9] Tim Belcourt Midland
11A[9] Al Hutchinson Bluewater
11B[9] Jerry Burrows Southampton
12A[9] Axel Larson Guelph
12B[9] Frank Gowman Galt
13A[20] Mike Root St. Catharines
13B[20] John Base Oakville
14A[21] Bruce Park Brant
14B[21] Bob McKinnon Norwich
15A Kirk Ziola Highland
15B Bruce Munro Kilworth
16A Bob Ingram Ridgetown
16B Mike Altenhof Chatham

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