2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

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| Name = 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

| Arena = Re/Max Centre

| Dates = January 28–31

| Winner = Brad Gushue

| Curling club = Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's

| Skip = Brad Gushue

| Third = Mark Nichols

| Second = Brett Gallant

| Lead = Geoff Walker

| Finalist = Colin Thomas

| prev = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

The 2016 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 28 to 31 at the Re/Max Centre (the St. John's Curling Club) in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Brad Gushue team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa.

Teams

Teams are as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www.stjohnscurlingclub.com/men-and-womens-provincial-championships-start-next-week/ |title=RE/MAX Centre {{!}} Men and Women’s Provincial Championships start today! |website=www.stjohnscurlingclub.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207011953/http://www.stjohnscurlingclub.com/men-and-womens-provincial-championships-start-next-week/ |archive-date=2016-02-07}}

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SkipViceSecondLeadClub
Adam BolandRoss YoungZach YoungAndrew TaylorSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Brad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerBally Haly Golf & Curling Club, St. John's
Matthew HuntMark FajertagEvan KearleyAndrew TaylorSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Rick RowsellDavid NoftallCraig DowdenKen PeddigrewSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Andrew SymondsMark HealyCory EwartKeith JewerSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's
Colin ThomasCory SchuhChris FordSpencer WicksSt. John's Curling Club, St. John's

Round-robin standings

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|align=left|Teams to Final

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|align=left|Teams to Tiebreakers

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| Gushue

50
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| Thomas

32
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| Rowsell

32
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| Symonds

32
Hunt14
Boland05

Round-robin results

=January 28=

;Draw 1

  • Thomas 7-6 Hunt
  • Gushue 9-2 Boland
  • Symonds 6-3 Rowsell

;Draw 2

  • Rowsell 8-5 Boland
  • Thomas 8-2 Symonds
  • Gushue 11-1 Hunt

=January 29=

;Draw 3

  • Gushue 9-4 Symonds
  • Hunt 6-5 Boland
  • Rowsell 6-4 Thomas

;Draw 4

  • Gushue 8-1 Rowsell
  • Symonds 9-4 Hunt
  • Thomas 8-3 Boland

=January 30=

;Draw 5

  • Rowsell 11-5 Hunt
  • Symonds 8-3 Boland
  • Gushue 8-5 Thomas

==Tiebreakers==

  • Rowsell 9-8 Symonds
  • Thomas 6-4 Rowsell

Final

  • Gushue must be beaten twice

Sunday, January 31, 10:00 am

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| team1 = Brad Gushue {{X}}

|0|2|1|0|1|2|2|X|X|X| |8

| team2 = Colin Thomas

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{{winners-other|2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard|NL|Brad Gushue|13th Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship}}

References

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