# 2023 SaskTel Tankard

The 2023 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 1 to 5 at the Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan. The winning Kelly Knapp rink represented Saskatchewan at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario where they finished fourth in Pool A with a 4–4 record.

## Qualification process

| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) |
| CTRS Leaders | 4 | Colton Flasch Kody Hartung Rylan Kleiter Kelly Knapp |
| Sask CTRS Leaders | 4 | Daymond Bernath Michael Carss Jason Jacobson Steve Laycock |
| Last Chance Qualifier | 4 | Logan Ede Josh Heidt Dustin Kalthoff Dallan Muyres |

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
| Daymond Bernath | Bryden Tessier | David Baum | Jack Reid | | Sutherland CC, Saskatoon |
| Michael Carss | Samuel Wills | Aaron Shutra | Mat Ring | | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Logan Ede | Brayden Grindheim | Michael Hom | Austin Krupski | | Martensville CC, Martensville |
| Colton Flasch | Catlin Schneider | Kevin Marsh | Dan Marsh | | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Kody Hartung | Tyler Hartung | Brady Scharback | Brady Kendel | | Sutherland CC, Saskatoon |
| Josh Heidt | Drew Heidt | Matt Lang | Tyler Gamble | | Kerrobert CC, Kerrobert |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Ackerman | Jacob Hersikorn | Quinn Hersikorn | Darrell McKee | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Dustin Kalthoff | Braden Fleischhacker | Jayden Bindig | Nathen Pomedli | Verne Anderson | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Rylan Kleiter | Joshua Mattern | Trevor Johnson | Matthieu Taillon | | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
| Kelly Knapp | Brennen Jones | Mike Armstrong | Trent Knapp | Dustin Kidby | Highland CC, Regina |
| Steve Laycock | Shaun Meachem | Chris Haichert | Brayden Stewart | | Swift Current CC, Swift Current |
| Dallan Muyres | Garret Springer | Jordan Tardi | Dustin Mikush | | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |

## Knockout brackets

Source:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| | | Colton Flasch | 9 | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | 7 | Jason Jacobson | 4 | | | | |
| Dallan Muyres | 3 | | | Colton Flasch | 8 | | |
| | | | | Kody Hartung | 2 | | |
| | | Kody Hartung | 8 | | | | |
| Michael Carss | 7 | Dustin Kalthoff | 6 | | | | |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 9 | | | | | Colton Flasch | 4 |
| | | | | | | Kelly Knapp | 9 |
| | | Kelly Knapp | 9 | | | | |
| Daymond Bernath | 8 | Daymond Bernath | 7 | | | | |
| Josh Heidt | 4 | | | Kelly Knapp | 9 | | |
| | | | | Steve Laycock | 7 | | |
| | | Rylan Kleiter | 5 | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | 8 | Steve Laycock | 8 | | | | |
| Logan Ede | 4 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Dallan Muyres | Dallan Muyres | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dustin Kalthoff | Dustin Kalthoff | 7 | Dustin Kalthoff | Dustin Kalthoff | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 8 | | | |
| Daymond Bernath | Daymond Bernath | 3 | | | | Kody Hartung | Kody Hartung | 2 | | | |
| Michael Carss | Michael Carss | 7 | Michael Carss | Michael Carss | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kody Hartung | Kody Hartung | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 10 |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 3 | | | | | | | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 4 |
| Rylan Kleiter | Rylan Kleiter | 7 | Rylan Kleiter | Rylan Kleiter | 3 | | | | | | |
| Logan Ede | Logan Ede | 4 | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 7 | | | | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Colton Flasch | Colton Flasch | 5 | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | Colton Flasch | 8 | | |
| Dallan Muyres | 9 | Dallan Muyres | 9 | | |
| Daymond Bernath | 4 | | | Dallan Muyres | 3 |
| | | | | Kody Hartung | 9 |
| | | Rylan Kleiter | 3 | | |
| | | Kody Hartung | 6 | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | | | | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 7 | | | | | | |
| Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 7 | | | | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 10 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | Dustin Kalthoff | 5 | | | | Jason Jacobson | Jason Jacobson | 10 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | Dustin Kalthoff | 5 | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 5 | Josh Heidt | Josh Heidt | 4 |
| | | | Logan Ede | Logan Ede | 4 | | | |
| Logan Ede | Logan Ede | 9 | Logan Ede | Logan Ede | 4 | | | |
| Michael Carss | Michael Carss | 7 | | | | | | |

## Knockout results

All draw times listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).

### Draw 1

Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Michael Carss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Daymond Bernath | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Josh Heidt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Jacobson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Dallan Muyres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Logan Ede | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |

### Draw 2

Thursday, February 2, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Jacobson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Colton Flasch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kody Hartung | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Daymond Bernath | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Draw 3

Thursday, February 2, 3:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Michael Carss | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
| Daymond Bernath | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Dallan Muyres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |

### Draw 4

Thursday, February 2, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Josh Heidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Logan Ede | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Steve Laycock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Colton Flasch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |

### Draw 5

Friday, February 3, 10:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Laycock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Michael Carss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |

### Draw 6

Friday, February 3, 3:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Dallan Muyres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Daymond Bernath | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Colton Flasch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 8 |

### Draw 7

Friday, February 3, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Logan Ede | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Michael Carss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Josh Heidt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Dustin Kalthoff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Colton Flasch | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 8

Saturday, February 4, 10:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Colton Flasch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dallan Muyres | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Steve Laycock | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Logan Ede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Heidt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

### Draw 9

Saturday, February 4, 3:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Josh Heidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Dallan Muyres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |

## Playoffs

Source:
| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| A | Kelly Knapp | 9 | | | | A | Kelly Knapp | 5 |
| B | Steve Laycock | 4 | | | | B | Steve Laycock | 4 |
| | | | B | Steve Laycock | 11 | | | |
| | | | C2 | Jason Jacobson | 8 | | | |
| C1 | Kody Hartung | 3 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Jason Jacobson | 8 | | | | | | |

### A vs. B

Saturday, February 4, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Steve Laycock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |

### C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 4, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kody Hartung | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Jason Jacobson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |

### Semifinal

Sunday, February 5, 10:00 am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Jason Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |

### Final

Sunday, February 5, 3:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Laycock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* 2023 SaskTel Tankard
* Kelly Knapp 1st Saskatchewan Provincial Championship title