1994 Ontario Tankard

March 2026 1994 Ontario Tankard St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas-Elgin Memorial Arena February 8-13 Team Howard Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene, Ontario Russ Howard Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Axel Larsen (Guelph) 1993 1995 The 1994 Ontario Tankard, (known as the Blue Light Tankard for sponsorship reasons) the southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 8-13 at the St. Thomas-Elgin Memorial Arena in St. Thomas, Ontario.Wrench wins pair, Howard stumbles February 9, 1994 41 Waterloo Region Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record/139745492/ January 28, 2024 The winning rink of Russ Howard, Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Peter Corner from the Penetanguishene Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1994 Labatt Brier in Red Deer, Alberta. Team Howard of Penetanguishene entered the event as the defending World Champions, having won the 1993 World Men's Curling Championship. They easily beat the Axel Larsen rink from Guelph in the final, 9–4, in front of 2,236 fans. The turning point in the game came in the fourth end, when Larsen accidentally bumped one of Howard's rocks into the rings on his first, which eventually resulted in a score of three for Howard in the end, taking a 5–1 lead. It was the eighth provincial championship for Howard.Back to the Brier: Howard rink best out of Ontario again February 14, 1994 48 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/139748262/ January 28, 2024 There were rumours during the event that Howard would decline the opportunity to represent Ontario at the Brier due to a dispute over not being allowed to use their sponsors on their sweaters. Standings Final standingsCurling February 13, 1994 77 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/139743558/ January 28, 2024 KeyTeams to Playoffs SkipClubCurling February 8, 1994 22 St. Catharines Standard https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard/139744568/ January 28, 2024 WinsLosses Russ Howard Penetanguishene 8 2 Axel Larsen Guelph 7 3 Doug Johnston West Ottawa Granite 7 3 Ed Werenich Churchill 6 4 Mike Altenhof Chatham Granite 6 4 Ian Robertson Thornhill 5 5 Peter Steski Westmount 4 6 Ron Diguer West Ottawa Granite 4 6 Bob Turcotte Oshawa 3 7 John Base Oakville 3 7 Bob Ray Land O'Lakes 2 7 Scores February 8 Draw 1Curling February 9, 1994 43 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/139745199/ January 28, 2024 Werenich 10, Altenhof 4 Diguer 6, Turcotte 4 Steski 7, Ray 3 Base 9, Howard 6 Robertson 7, Larsen 6 Draw 2 Turcotte 10, Ray 3 Larsen 8, Howard 5 Werenich 7, Base 5 Johnston 10, Altenhof 7 Robertson 7, Diguer 4 February 9 Draw 3Curling February 10, 1994 30 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/139746091/ January 28, 2024 Johnston 7, Base 6 Howard 10, Diguer 1 Ray 8, Robertson 4 Steski 9, Turcotte 2 Larsen 10, Werenich 8 Draw 4 Robertson 9, Steski 8 Werenich 7, Diguer 5 Larsen 7, Johnston 5 Altenhof 9, Base 2 Howard 10, Ray 4 Draw 5 Altenhof 7, Larsen 4 Ray 9, Werenich 7 Howard 6, Steski 2 Turcotte 8, Robertson 6 Johnston 9, Diguer 4 February 10 Draw 6Curling February 11, 1994 24 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/139746493/ January 28, 2024 Howard 6, Turcotte 4 Johnston 7, Ray 6 Altenhof 7, Diguer 5 Larsen 7, Base 4 Werenich 7, Steski 5 Draw 7 Diguer 10, Base 7 Johnston 8, Steski 7 Werenich 8, Turcotte 6 Howard 9, Robertson 2 Altenhof 7, Ray 4 February 11 Draw 8Curling February 12, 1994 67 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/139746933/ January 28, 2024 Robertson 6, Werenich 5 Steski 11, Altenhof 5 Base 8, Ray 3 Larsen 9, Diguer 6 Johnston 10, Turcotte 5 Draw 9 Larsen 8, Ray 6 Altenhof 9, Turcotte 6 Johnston 6, Robertson 3 Howard 7, Werenich 4 Base 9, Steski 7 Draw 10 Howard 10, Johnston 6 Turcotte 8, Base 5 Steski 9, Larsen 8 Diguer 9, Ray 4 Altenhof 8, Robertson 5 February 11 Draw 11 Diguer 9, Steski 3 Robertson 7, Base 2 Howard 7, Altenhof 5 Werenich 13, Johnston 8 Larsen 13, Turcotte 6 Playoffs Semifinal Final 2 Axel Larsen 9 3 Doug Johnston 3 1 Russ Howard 9 2 Axel Larsen 4 Semifinal February 12Ontario Men's February 13, 1994 7 Edmonton Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/139747345/ January 28, 2024 Doug Johnston 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 Axel Larsen 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 X X 9 Final February 13Curling February 14, 1994 24 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/139747495/ January 28, 2024 Axel Larsen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4 Russ Howard 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 X 9 References Ontario Tankard Category:Ontario Tankard Category:St. Thomas, Ontario Ontario Tankard Ontario Tankard