2017 Ontario Tankard
| 2017 Ontario Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Cobourg, Ontario |
| Arena | Cobourg Community Centre |
| Dates | January 29–February 5 |
| Winner | Glenn Howard |
| Curling club | St. George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Toronto |
| Skip | Glenn Howard |
| Third | Richard Hart |
| Second | David Mathers |
| Lead | Scott Howard |
| Finalist | Wayne Tuck Jr. |
The 2017 Recharge With Milk Men's Tankard, better known as the Ontario Tankard was the 2017 edition of the Ontario men's provincial curling championship to determine who will represent the province of Ontario at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, the national curling championship of Canada. In 2017, the Tankard was contesteded in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario, January 29-February 5, 2017.
Ten teams played a round robin competition, followed by a page playoff to determine the tournament champion.
A 54 year old Glenn Howard led his team to win his 17th career provincial championship, qualifying himself for a record 17th Brier.
The teams are as follows:
Sunday, January 29, 7:00pm
Monday, January 30, 9:00am
Monday, January 30, 3:00pm
Tuesday, January 31, 2:30pm
Tuesday, January 31, 7:30pm
Wednesday, February 1, 9:30am
Wednesday, February 1, 2:30pm
Wednesday, February 1, 7:30pm
Thursday, February 2, 9:30am
Thursday, February 2, 2:30pm
Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm
Friday, February 3, 9:30am
Friday, February 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 4, 9:00am
Saturday, February 4, 2:00pm
Saturday, February 4, 2:00pm
Saturday, February 4, 7:00pm
Sunday, February 5, 9:00am
Sunday, February 5, 4:00pm
Qualifying for the men's Tankard has changed for 2017. Ten teams will qualify from two provincial qualifiers (three each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4) will also qualify. The provincial qualifiers are preceded by four regional qualifiers in which at least three teams qualify for the provincial qualifiers, plus the teams ranked 3-10 on the CTRS standings
December 17–18, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
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