2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard
{{Infobox curling
| Name = 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard
| Logo =
| Size =
| Host city = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| Arena = Halifax Curling Club
| Dates = January 17–21
| Winner = Team Manuel
| Curling club = Halifax CC, Halifax
| Skip = Matthew Manuel
| Third = Luke Saunders
| Second = Jeffrey Meagher
| Lead = Nick Zachernuk
| Coach = Kim Kelly
| Finalist = Owen Purcell
| prev = 2023
| next = 2025
}}
The 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 17 to 21 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Matthew Manuel rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial championship.{{cite web |title=2024 NS Provincials |url=https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/2024-ns-provincials/home?authuser=0 |website=sites.google.com |access-date=9 January 2024}}
For the first time since 2020, there was an Open Qualifier playdown to determine the final field.
Qualification process
| class="wikitable" | ||
| scope="col"| Qualification method
! scope="col"| Berths ! scope="col"| Qualifying team(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard finalists | style="text-align: center;"| 2 | Matthew Manuel Owen Purcell |
| 2023-24 CTRS leaders{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/team-canada/canadian-team-ranking-system/2023-2024-ctrs-standings-men/|title=2023–24 CTRS Standings – Men|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 9, 2024}} | style="text-align: center;"| 2 | Bryce Everist Stuart Thompson |
| Open Qualifier{{cite web |title=2024 Tankard Qualifier (December 2023) |url=https://nscurl.com/playdowns/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8509/ |website=Nova Scotia Curling Association |access-date=20 December 2023}} | style="text-align: center;"| 4 | Paul Flemming Brent MacDougall Glen MacLeod Colten Steele |
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/2024-ns-provincials/teams/mens-teams?authuser=0|title=Men's Teams|website=sites.google.com|access-date=January 9, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Teams |url=https://nscurl.com/playdowns/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8511/teams |website=2024 Tankard Provincial Championship |publisher=Nova Scotia Curling Association |access-date=16 January 2024}}
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| scope="col"| Skip
! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Club | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Everist | Paul Dexter | Chris MacRae | Taylor Ardiel | Halifax CC, Halifax | |
| Paul Flemming | Peter Burgess | Ian Juurlink | Kelly Mittelstadt | Truro CC, Truro | |
| Brent MacDougall | Martin Gavin | Neil Gallant | Kirk MacDiarmid | Mayflower CC, Halifax | |
| Glen MacLeod | Craig Burgess | Kevin Ouellette | Peter Neily | Halifax CC, Halifax | |
| Matthew Manuel | Luke Saunders | Jeffrey Meagher | Nick Zachernuk | Kim Kelly | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Owen Purcell | Ryan Abraham | Scott Saccary | Adam McEachren | Mark Dacey | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Colten Steele | Kerry MacLean | Nick Burdock | Robby McLean | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth | |
| Stuart Thompson | Cameron MacKenzie | Travis Colter | Phil Crowell | Halifax CC, Halifax |
Knockout brackets
=A event=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
| boldwinner = yes
| RD1 = First Knockout
| RD2 =
| RD3 = Qualifier 1
| team-width = 150px
| RD1-team1 = Owen Purcell
| RD1-score1 = 10
| RD1-team2 = Glen MacLeod
| RD1-score2 = 5
| RD1-team3 = Bryce Everist
| RD1-score3 = 7
| RD1-team4 = Paul Flemming
| RD1-score4 = 10
| RD1-team5 = Matthew Manuel
| RD1-score5 = 7
| RD1-team6 = Brent MacDougall
| RD1-score6 = 4
| RD1-team7 = Stuart Thompson
| RD1-score7 = 8
| RD1-team8 = Colten Steele
| RD1-score8 = 6
| RD2-team1 = Owen Purcell
| RD2-score1 = 6
| RD2-team2 = Paul Flemming
| RD2-score2 = 5
| RD2-team3 = Matthew Manuel
| RD2-score3 = 7
| RD2-team4 = Stuart Thompson
| RD2-score4 = 4
| RD3-team1 = Owen Purcell
| RD3-score1 = 5
| RD3-team2 = Matthew Manuel
| RD3-score2 = 7
}}
=B event=
{{7TeamBracket-ByeToFinal
| boldwinner = yes
| seeds = no
| RD1 = Second Knockout
| RD2 =
| RD3 =
| RD4 = Qualifier 2
| team-width = 150px
| RD1-team1 = Glen MacLeod
| RD1-score1 = 4
| RD1-team2 = Bryce Everist
| RD1-score2 = 7
| RD1-team3 = Brent MacDougall
| RD1-score3 = 5
| RD1-team4 = Colten Steele
| RD1-score4 = 2
| RD2-team1 = Stuart Thompson
| RD2-score1 = 9
| RD2-team2 = Bryce Everist
| RD2-score2 = 5
| RD2-team3 = Paul Flemming
| RD2-score3 = 5
| RD2-team4 = Brent MacDougall
| RD2-score4 = 4
| RD3-team1 = Stuart Thompson
| RD3-score1 = 7
| RD3-team2 = Paul Flemming
| RD3-score2 = 3
| RD4-team1 = Owen Purcell
| RD4-score1 = 7
| RD4-team2 = Stuart Thompson
| RD4-score2 = 5
}}
=C event=
{{3TeamBracket
| boldwinner = yes
| seeds = no
| RD1 = Third Knockout
| RD2 = Qualifier 3
| team-width = 150px
| RD1-team1 = Colten Steele
| RD1-score1 = 8
| RD1-team2 = Bryce Everist
| RD1-score2 = 6
| RD2-team1 = Stuart Thompson
| RD2-score1 = 5
| RD2-team2 = Colten Steele
| RD2-score2 = 7
}}
{{3TeamBracket
| boldwinner = yes
| seeds = no
| RD1 = Third Knockout
| RD2 = Qualifier 4
| team-width = 150px
| RD1-team1 = Glen MacLeod
| RD1-score1 = 4
| RD1-team2 = Brent MacDougall
| RD1-score2 = 8
| RD2-team1 = Paul Flemming
| RD2-score1 = 9
| RD2-team2 = Brent MacDougall
| RD2-score2 = 2
}}
Knockout results
All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).{{cite web |title=Scoreboard |url=https://nscurl.com/playdowns/scoreboard/#!/competitions/8511/ |website=2024 Tankard Provincial Championship |publisher=Nova Scotia Curling Association |access-date=16 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=Men's Draw Schedule |url=https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/2024-ns-provincials/event-details/mens-draw-schedule?authuser=0 |website=sites.google.com |access-date=17 January 2024}}
=Draw 1=
Wednesday, January 17, 2:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = Bryce Everist
|0|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|2|0| |7
| team2 = Paul Flemming {{X}}
|0|2|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|2| |10
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Owen Purcell {{X}}
|1|0|3|0|1|0|4|0|1|X| |10
| team2 = Glen MacLeod
|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|1|0|X| |5
}}
=Draw 2=
Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Stuart Thompson
|2|0|0|0|1|1|1|1|0|2| |8
| team2 = Colten Steele {{X}}
|0|2|1|2|0|0|0|0|1|0| |6
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 4
| team1 = Matthew Manuel
|0|0|2|1|0|2|0|0|2|X| |7
| team2 = Brent MacDougall {{X}}
|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4
}}
=Draw 3=
Thursday, January 18, 9:00 am
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = Brent MacDougall
|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|1|0|X| |5
| team2 = Colten Steele {{X}}
|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = Glen MacLeod
|1|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|0|X| |4
| team2 = Bryce Everist {{X}}
|0|1|0|2|0|0|2|1|1|X| |7
}}
=Draw 4=
Thursday, January 18, 2:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = Matthew Manuel
|0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|2|1| |7
| team2 = Stuart Thompson {{X}}
|1|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0| |4
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 4
| team1 = Owen Purcell {{X}}
|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|2| |6
| team2 = Paul Flemming
|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|2|0|0| |5
}}
=Draw 5=
Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = Stuart Thompson {{X}}
|2|2|0|2|0|2|1|0|X|X| |9
| team2 = Bryce Everist
|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|1|X|X| |5
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = Paul Flemming {{X}}
|2|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|0| |5
| team2 = Brent MacDougall
|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|1| |4
}}
=Draw 6=
Friday, January 19, 9:00 am
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 1
| team1 = Glen MacLeod
|0|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|1|X| |4
| team2 = Brent MacDougall {{X}}
|0|0|1|2|0|2|2|1|0|X| |8
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Stuart Thompson {{X}}
|0|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|2|X| |7
| team2 = Paul Flemming
|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |3
}}
=Draw 7=
Friday, January 19, 2:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Owen Purcell
|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|1|0|1| |5
| team2 = Matthew Manuel {{X}}
|0|2|0|2|0|1|1|0|1|0| |7
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 4
| team1 = Colten Steele {{X}}
|1|0|1|1|3|0|0|0|0|2| |8
| team2 = Bryce Everist
|0|2|0|0|0|2|1|1|0|0| |6
}}
=Draw 8=
Friday, January 19, 7:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Owen Purcell
|1|0|2|0|1|1|2|0|0|X| |7
| team2 = Stuart Thompson {{X}}
|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|1|X| |5
}}
=Draw 9=
Saturday, January 20, 9:00 am
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 2
| team1 = Stuart Thompson
|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|1| |5
| team2 = Colten Steele {{X}}
|1|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|0| |7
}}
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 4
| team1 = Paul Flemming
|1|1|0|1|0|3|0|3|X|X| |9
| team2 = Brent MacDougall {{X}}
|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X| |2
}}
Playoffs
{{PagePlayoffBracket
| boldwinner = yes
| RD1 = Page playoff system
| RD2 = Semifinal
| RD3 = Final
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Matthew Manuel
| RD1-score1 = 11
| RD1-seed2 = 2
| RD1-team2 = Owen Purcell
| RD1-score2 = 7
| RD1-seed3 = 3
| RD1-team3 = Colten Steele
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = 4
| RD1-team4 = Paul Flemming
| RD1-score4 = 6
| RD2-seed1 = 2
| RD2-team1 = Owen Purcell
| RD2-score1 = 10
| RD2-seed2 = 4
| RD2-team2 = Paul Flemming
| RD2-score2 = 2
| RD3-seed1 = 1
| RD3-team1 = Matthew Manuel
| RD3-score1 = 8
| RD3-seed2 = 2
| RD3-team2 = Owen Purcell
| RD3-score2 = 2
}}
=1 vs. 2=
Saturday, January 20, 7:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Matthew Manuel {{X}}
|2|0|2|0|2|0|3|0|2|X| |11
| team2 = Owen Purcell
|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|X| |7
}}
=3 vs. 4=
Saturday, January 20, 2:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Colten Steele {{X}}
|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0| |3
| team2 = Paul Flemming
|0|0|2|1|2|0|0|0|0|1| |6
}}
=Semifinal=
Sunday, January 21, 9:00 am
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Owen Purcell {{X}}
|2|1|0|1|1|0|3|2|X|X| |10
| team2 = Paul Flemming
|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2
}}
=Final=
Sunday, January 21, 6:00 pm
{{Curlingbox
| sheet = 8
| team1 = Matthew Manuel {{X}}
|1|2|0|1|1|0|2|1|X|X| |8
| team2 = Owen Purcell
|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |2
}}
{{winners-other|2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard|NS|Matthew Manuel|2nd Nova Scotia Provincial Championship}}
References
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