# 2023 New Brunswick Tankard

The 2023 New Brunswick Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from February 8 to 12 at Curl Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick. The winning Scott Jones rink represented New Brunswick at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario where they finished last in Pool B with a 1–7 record.
The event reverted back to the previous format after the previous years event.

## Qualification process

| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying teams |
| 2022-23 CTRS Points | 2 | James Grattan Scott Jones |
| Tankard Prelims | 6 | Zach Eldridge Trevor Hanson Mike Kennedy Jason Roach Alex Robichaud Jack Smeltzer |

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
| Zach Eldridge | Chris Jeffrey | Ronnie Burgess | Brody Hanson | | Capital WC, Fredericton |
| James Grattan | Scott McDonald | Paul Dobson | Andy McCann | | Gage G&CC, Oromocto |
| Trevor Hanson | Adam MacDonald | Scott Archibald | Matt Murno | | Gage G&CC, Oromocto |
| Jeremy Mallais (Fourth) | Scott Jones (Skip) | Brian King | Jared Bezanson | | Curl Moncton, Moncton |
| Mike Kennedy | Grant Odishaw | Marc LeCocq | Vance LeCocq | Robert Daley | Capital WC, Fredericton |
| Jason Roach | Darren Roach | Spencer Mawhinney | Josh Vaughan | | Capital WC, Fredericton |
| Alex Robichaud | Rene Comeau | Chris Wagner | Alex Kyle | | Capital WC, Fredericton |
| Jack Smeltzer | Michael Donovan | Trevor Crouse | Mitchell Small | | Capital WC, Fredericton |

## Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings
Key :
* Teams to Playoffs
| Skip | W | L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
| Jason Roach | 6 | 1 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| Scott Jones | 5 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 8 |
| James Grattan | 5 | 2 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 11 |
| Jack Smeltzer | 4 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Robichaud | 3 | 4 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 11 |
| Mike Kennedy | 3 | 4 | 58 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 10 |
| Zach Eldridge | 2 | 5 | 38 | 51 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 6 |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 7 | 35 | 62 | 25 | 33 | 2 | 4 |

## Round Robin results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).

### Draw 1

Wednesday, February 8, 1:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Robichaud | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| James Grattan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mike Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Roach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Jack Smeltzer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |

### Draw 2

Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Jack Smeltzer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mike Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jason Roach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Robichaud | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| James Grattan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 11 |

### Draw 3

Thursday, February 9, 1:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Mike Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| James Grattan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Jason Roach | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Robichaud | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Smeltzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |

### Draw 4

Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Robichaud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Jason Roach | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| James Grattan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Jack Smeltzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Trevor Hanson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Kennedy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scott Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |

### Draw 5

Friday, February 10, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jack Smeltzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Roach | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Scott Jones | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| James Grattan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mike Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Alex Robichaud | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | 10 |

### Draw 6

Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mike Kennedy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| James Grattan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Zach Eldridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Alex Robichaud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jack Smeltzer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Scott Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Jason Roach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Trevor Hanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |

### Draw 7

Saturday, February 11, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Roach | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Zach Eldridge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jack Smeltzer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Robichaud | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Trevor Hanson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| James Grattan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Jason Roach | 7 |
| 2 | Scott Jones | 7 | 2 | Scott Jones | 8 |
| 3 | James Grattan | 6 | | | |

### Semifinal

Saturday, February 11, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| James Grattan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

### Final

Sunday, February 12, 2:00 PM
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Scott Jones | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
* 2023 New Brunswick Tankard
* Scott Jones 5th New Brunswick Provincial Championship title