Schedule released for 2010 Tankard

 (Napanee, Ontario, September 18, 2009)  The Ontario Curling Association has released the schedule for the 2010 Ontario Men’s Curling Championship (The Tankard), to be held at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee from February 1 to 7, 2010.

Eleven teams from across the province will compete to represent Ontario at the 2010 Brier in Halifax.  For the first time ever, the defending champion receives an automatic berth into the event.  Team Glenn Howard from the Coldwater & District Curling Club who won the 2009 Tankard has been invited to Napanee.

The preliminary round is from Monday, February 1st to Friday the 5th.  Tie-breakers and page games are on Saturday, the 6th.  The Semi-final and Final take place on Sunday, February 7th.  Please visit www.2010Tankard.com/EventSchedule for more schedule information.

Full-tournament and weekend passes are on sale now and available by visiting www.2010Tankard.com/Tickets or by calling 613-354-4423.

The Ontario Men’s Curling Championship is considered the premiere curling event in the province.  Past winners of the Ontario Championship include Glen Howard, Wayne Middaugh and Mike Harris. 

The Championship will be hosted by the Napanee and District Curling Club and the Napanee Sports Association in partnership with the Town of Greater Napanee and is proudly sponsored by Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate, BMO Bank of Montreal, Lafarge Canada, Waste Management, 88.7 MyFM Radio, CKWS Television, Napanee Guide, Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corporation.

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For more information please contact:

Stephen Paul   
Host Committee Chair
2010 Ontario Men’s Curling Championship
613-354-4883 ext. 234
spaul@lennox-addington.on.ca

Doug Bakes
Executive Director
Ontario Curling Association
905-831-1757 or-1-877-668-2875
doug@ontcurl.com