The 2023 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Prince Edward Island, was held from January 25 to 29 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's championship.[1]

2023 PEI Tankard
Men's Championship
Host cityCrapaud, Prince Edward Island
ArenaCrapaud Community Curling Club
DatesJanuary 25–29
WinnerTeam Smith
Curling clubCrapaud Community CC, Crapaud
SkipTyler Smith
ThirdAdam Cocks
SecondAlex MacFadyen
LeadEdward White
FinalistDarren Higgins
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The winning Tyler Smith rink represented Prince Edward Island at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario where they finished eighth in Pool B with a 2–6 record.

This is the first time since 2021 that the event will be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[2][3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Adam Casey Craig Savill Steve Burgess Robbie Doherty Cornwall CC, Cornwall
Bryan Cochrane Ian MacAulay Eddie MacKenzie Jeremy MacAulay Cornwall CC, Cornwall
Philip Gorveatt Kevin Champion Sean Ledgerwood Mike Dillon Montague CC, Montague
Tyler Harris Tyler MacKenzie Daniel MacFadyen Nathan Hardy Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud
Tim Hockin (Fourth) Darren Higgins (Skip) Mike Spencer Jonathan Greenan Silver Fox CC, Summerside
Blair Jay Chuck Jay Corey Montgomery Glenn Rogers Silver Fox CC, Summerside
Jamie Newson Dennis Watts Corey Miller Andrew MacDougall Terry Arsenault Silver Fox CC, Summerside
Chase MacMillan (Fourth) Mitchell Schut (Skip) Cruz Pineau Liam Kelly Colin MacKenzie Cornwall CC, Cornwall
Calvin Smith Alan Inman Adam Arsenault Tyson Smith Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud
Tyler Smith Adam Cocks Alex MacFadyen Edward White Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud
Steve vanOuwerkerk Sam Ramsay Nick vanOuwerkerk Patrick Ramsay Silver Fox CC, Summerside

Knockout brackets edit

Source: [4]

A event edit

First Knockout     Qualifier 1
Mitchell Schut 7
Blair Jay 5
Mitchell Schut 3
Adam Casey 8
Adam Casey 10
Jamie Newson 6 Bryan Cochrane 5
Bryan Cochrane 7 Adam Casey 8
Tyler Smith 9
Tyler Smith 11
Steve vanOuwerkerk 7 Steve vanOuwerkerk 5
Calvin Smith 6 Tyler Smith 7
Darren Higgins 5
Darren Higgins 9
Tyler Harris 4 Philip Gorveatt 7
Philip Gorveatt 8

B event edit

Second Knockout       Qualifier 2
Adam Casey 4
Darren Higgins 7
Darren Higgins 8
Calvin Smith 11 Bryan Cochrane 3
Blair Jay 6 Calvin Smith 3
Tyler Harris 2 Bryan Cochrane 7
Bryan Cochrane 10 Darren Higgins 8
Tyler Smith 5
Tyler Smith 10
Philip Gorveatt 9
Mitchell Schut 1
Philip Gorveatt 9
Philip Gorveatt 7
Jamie Newson 9 Jamie Newson 5
Steve vanOuwerkerk 4

C event edit

Third Knockout  To Qualifier 3
Tyler Smith9
Adam Casey4
Adam Casey10
Mitchell Schut5Steve vanOuwerkerk3
Steve vanOuwerkerk7Steve vanOuwerkerk10
Calvin Smith5
Third Knockout       To Qualifier 3
Darren Higgins 9
Bryan Cochrane 2
Philip Gorveatt 4
Bryan Cochrane 9
Qualifier 3
Bryan Cochrane 13 Tyler Smith 7
Tyler Harris 4 Darren Higgins 1
Jamie Newson 6
Blair Jay 6 Tyler Harris 9
Tyler Harris 9

Knockout results edit

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).[5]

Draw 1 edit

Wednesday, January 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Newson 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Bryan Cochrane   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steve vanOuwerkerk   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
Calvin Smith 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Harris   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4
Philip Gorveatt 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mitchell Schut 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
Blair Jay   1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 2 edit

Wednesday, January 25, 2:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darren Higgins 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 9
Philip Gorveatt   2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Smith   2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 X 11
Steve vanOuwerkerk 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Casey 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 X X X 10
Bryan Cochrane   0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X X X 5

Draw 3 edit

Wednesday, January 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Harris   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Bryan Cochrane 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 3 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Calvin Smith   2 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 X 11
Blair Jay 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Newson   0 0 0 3 3 1 2 X X X 9
Steve vanOuwerkerk 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 4

Draw 4 edit

Thursday, January 26, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mitchell Schut 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Adam Casey   1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Smith 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 7
Darren Higgins   1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 5 edit

Thursday, January 26, 2:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Blair Jay   0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6
Tyler Harris 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Philip Gorveatt   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7
Jamie Newson 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Calvin Smith   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Bryan Cochrane 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 X 7

Draw 6 edit

Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darren Higgins   0 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 X X 8
Bryan Cochrane 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Casey   2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8
Tyler Smith 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mitchell Schut 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Philip Gorveatt   1 1 3 1 0 3 X X X X 9

Draw 7 edit

Friday, January 27, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie Newson 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 6
Tyler Harris   0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steve vanOuwerkerk 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7
Calvin Smith   2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 8 edit

Friday, January 27, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Tyler Smith 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 10
Philip Gorveatt   1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Casey   0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4
Darren Higgins 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mitchell Schut 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Steve vanOuwerkerk   2 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bryan Cochrane   1 0 0 2 0 5 3 2 X X 13
Tyler Harris 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 4

Draw 9 edit

Friday, January 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darren Higgins 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 8
Tyler Smith   1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5

Draw 10 edit

Saturday, January 28, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Philip Gorveatt   1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 4
Bryan Cochrane 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Casey 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 X X X 10
Steve vanOuwerkerk 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3

Draw 11 edit

Saturday, January 28, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darren Higgins   0 4 0 3 2 X X X X X 9
Bryan Cochrane 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Smith   2 0 3 0 4 0 X X X X 9
Adam Casey 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X X X 4

Draw 12 edit

Saturday, January 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Smith 0 1 2 0 2 2 X X X X 7
Darren Higgins 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

Playoffs edit

Source: [6]

Semifinal Final
A Tyler Smith
B Darren Higgins 5 C Tyler Smith
C Tyler Smith 9

Semifinal edit

Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darren Higgins 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Tyler Smith   1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 X 9

Final edit

  • Not needed as Team Smith would've needed to be beaten twice


2023 PEI Tankard
 
Tyler Smith
1st PEI Provincial Championship title

References edit

  1. ^ "2022-23 Curl PEI Events" (PDF). PEI Curling. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Teams". PEI Curling. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tankard Teams". PEI Curling. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Tankard". PEI Curling. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Scoreboard". PEI Curling. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Playoffs". PEI Curling. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

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