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.
| 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Teams
editTeams are as follows:[1]
Round-robin standings
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Final | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Gushue | 5 | 0 |
| Thomas | 3 | 2 |
| Rowsell | 3 | 2 |
| Symonds | 3 | 2 |
| Hunt | 1 | 4 |
| Boland | 0 | 5 |
Round-robin results
editJanuary 28
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Draw 5
- Rowsell 11-5 Hunt
- Symonds 8-3 Boland
- Gushue 8-5 Thomas
Tiebreakers
edit- Rowsell 9-8 Symonds
- Thomas 6-4 Rowsell
Final
edit- Gushue must be beaten twice
Sunday, January 31, 10:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Gushue 
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Colin Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
| 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard |
|---|
 Brad Gushue 13th Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Championship title |
References
edit- ^ "RE/MAX Centre | Men and Women's Provincial Championships start today!". www.stjohnscurlingclub.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07.