1993 Ontario Tankard

March 2026 1993 Ontario Tankard Trenton, Ontario Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens February 9–14 Team Howard Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene, Ontario Russ Howard Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Peter Corner Mike Harris (Tam Heather) 1992 1994 The 1993 Ontario Tankard, (known as the Blue Light Tankard for sponsorship reasons) the southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 9–14 at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens in Trenton, Ontario.Howard by a hair in Tankard February 15, 1993 19 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/145776301/ April 21, 2024 April 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240421142105/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/145776301/ live 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 1993 Labatt Brier in Ottawa, which they went on to win. The team then went on to win the 1993 World Men's Curling Championship for Canada. The final was a rematch of the 1992 Tankard between Howard and Mike Harris, and just like in 1992, Howard and his Penetanguishene rink of brother Glenn, Wayne Middaugh and Peter Corner were victorious over Harris and his rink of George Karrys, Collin Mitchell and Richard Hart of the Tam Heather Club in West Hill, Scarborough. It was Russ Howard's seventh provincial title.Howard claims seventh Tankard February 15, 1993 29 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/163994746/ January 26, 2025Howard predicts Brier will be a bore February 15, 1993 33 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/163995528/ January 26, 2025 They won the game 7–6, thanks in part to a missed shot by Harris' second Collin Mitchell in the tenth end, which saw one of his stones pick, failing to make the hog line. Heading into the 10th, Howard led 6–5. After Mitchell's picked stone, Howard's second Wayne Middaugh capitalized by making a hit to sit two. Harris' third Richard Hart then hit a guard on his double takeout attempt. After Glenn Howard made a draw to the four-foot, the teams traded takeouts which resulted in Team Howard sitting three. On his first rock of the 10th, Mike Harris wrecked on a guard, which was replaced by Russ Howard. Harris then attempted to raise one his own stones, but only cut Howard down to two, thus losing the game. There were 1,500 spectators in attendance to see the final.Hair helps Howard to Tankard February 15, 1993 25 Kingston Whig Standard https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-whig-standard/163996973/ January 26, 2025 Standings Final standingsOntario Men's championship February 14, 1993 12 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/163993169/ January 26, 2025 KeyTeams to Playoffs Skip (club)WinsLosses Mike Harris (Tam Heather) 8 1 Ed Werenich (Churchill) 7 2 Russ Howard (Penetanguishene) 7 2 Dave Merklinger (Ottawa Granite) 6 3 Ron Diguer (Ottawa Granite) 5 4 Bob Ingram (Ridgetown) 3 6 Rich Moffatt (Rideau) 3 6 Axel Larsen (Guelph) 2 7 Bob Turcotte (Annandale) 2 7 Nick Rizzo (Brantford) 2 7 Scores February 9 Draw 1Ontario Provincial Championships February 10, 1993 20 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/163997488/ January 26, 2025 Harris 5, Ingram 4 Diguer 7, Larsen 4 Werenich 7, Turcotte 6 Moffatt 6, Rizzo 5 Howard 7, Merklinger 6 Draw 2 Howard 8, Larsen 6 Harris 6, Turcotte 4 Moffatt 10, Ingram 4 Diguer 5, Merklinger 4 Werenich 8, Rizzo 7 February 10 Draw 3Ontario Provincial Championships February 11, 1993 36 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/163997793/ January 26, 2025 Diguer 5, Werenich 4 Merklinger 7, Moffatt 6 Harris 6, Rizzo 5 Howard 8, Turcotte 7 Ingram 8, Larsen 4 Draw 4 Harris 8, Moffatt 1 Werenich 7, Larsen 4 Howard 8, Diguer 3 Ingram 7, Rizzo 6 Merklinger 8, Turcotte 7 February 11 Draw 5Ontario Provincial Championships February 12, 1993 26 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/163998062/ January 26, 2025 Ingram 8, Turcotte 5 Howard 6, Rizzo 4 Merklinger 9, Larsen 5 Harris 8, Diguer 5 Werenich 8, Moffatt 5 Draw 6 Merklinger 8, Rizzo 1 Werenich 8, Ingram 7 Diguer 7, Moffatt 6 Larsen 6, Turcotte 2 Harris 7, Howard 4 February 12 Draw 7Ontario Championships February 13, 1993 22 Windsor Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star/163998797/ January 26, 2025 Harris 7, Merklinger 6 Werenich 7, Howard 6 Larsen 11, Moffatt 6 Diguer 5, Ingram 4 Turcotte 9, Rizzo 3 Draw 8 Werenich 7, Harris 1 Rizzo 8, Larsen 7Rizzo foursome gets first victory February 13, 1993 19 Brantford Expositor https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-expositor/163999044/ January 26, 2025 Turcotte 7, Diguer 5 Howard 6, Moffatt 4 Merklinger 10, Ingram 7 February 13 Draw 9 Merklinger 8, Werenich 7Harris, Howard to vie for berth in Brier February 14, 1993 18 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/163999389/ January 26, 2025 Rizzo 7, Diguer 2 Howard 10, Ingram 5 Harris 8, Larsen 6 Moffatt 9, Turcotte 4 Playoffs Semifinal Final 2 Ed Werenich 6 3 Russ Howard 7 1 Mike Harris 6 3 Russ Howard 7 Final February 14Ontario Provincial Championships February 15, 1993 22 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/163994385/ January 26, 2025 Russ Howard 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 Mike Harris 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 References Ontario Tankard Category:Ontario Tankard Category:Quinte West Ontario Tankard Ontario Tankard