# 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard

The 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 17 to 21 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Matthew Manuel rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2024 Montana's Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan. The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial championship.
For the first time since 2020, there was an Open Qualifier playdown to determine the final field.

## Qualification process

| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) |
| 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard finalists | 2 | Matthew Manuel Owen Purcell |
| 2023-24 CTRS leaders | 2 | Bryce Everist Stuart Thompson |
| Open Qualifier | 4 | Paul Flemming Brent MacDougall Glen MacLeod Colten Steele |

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Club |
| Bryce Everist | Paul Dexter | Chris MacRae | Taylor Ardiel | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Paul Flemming | Peter Burgess | Ian Juurlink | Kelly Mittelstadt | | Truro CC, Truro |
| Brent MacDougall | Martin Gavin | Neil Gallant | Kirk MacDiarmid | | Mayflower CC, Halifax |
| Glen MacLeod | Craig Burgess | Kevin Ouellette | Peter Neily | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Matthew Manuel | Luke Saunders | Jeffrey Meagher | Nick Zachernuk | Kim Kelly | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Owen Purcell | Ryan Abraham | Scott Saccary | Adam McEachren | Mark Dacey | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Colten Steele | Kerry MacLean | Nick Burdock | Robby McLean | | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth |
| Stuart Thompson | Cameron MacKenzie | Travis Colter | Phil Crowell | | Halifax CC, Halifax |

## Knockout brackets

Source:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 10 | | | | | | |
| Glen MacLeod | Glen MacLeod | 5 | | | | | | |
| Glen MacLeod | Glen MacLeod | 5 | Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 6 | | | |
| | | | Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 5 | | | |
| Bryce Everist | Bryce Everist | 7 | Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 5 | | | |
| Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 10 | | | | | | |
| Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 10 | | | | Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 5 |
| | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 7 |
| Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 7 | | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 7 |
| Brent MacDougall | Brent MacDougall | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brent MacDougall | Brent MacDougall | 4 | Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 7 | | | |
| | | | Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 4 | | | |
| Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 8 | Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 4 | | | |
| Colten Steele | Colten Steele | 6 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | Stuart Thompson | 9 | | | | |
| Glen MacLeod | 4 | Bryce Everist | 5 | | | Owen Purcell | 7 |
| Bryce Everist | 7 | | | Stuart Thompson | 7 | Stuart Thompson | 5 |
| | | | | Paul Flemming | 3 | | |
| | | Paul Flemming | 5 | | | | |
| Brent MacDougall | 5 | Brent MacDougall | 4 | | | | |
| Colten Steele | 2 | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | Stuart Thompson | 5 |
| Colten Steele | 8 | Colten Steele | 7 |
| Bryce Everist | 6 | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | Paul Flemming | 9 |
| Glen MacLeod | 4 | Brent MacDougall | 2 |
| Brent MacDougall | 8 | | |

## Knockout results

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

### Draw 1

Wednesday, January 17, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Glen MacLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 2

Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Colten Steele | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Brent MacDougall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |

### Draw 3

Thursday, January 18, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Brent MacDougall | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Colten Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Glen MacLeod | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |

### Draw 4

Thursday, January 18, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Stuart Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 5

Thursday, January 18, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brent MacDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

### Draw 6

Friday, January 19, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Glen MacLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Brent MacDougall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |

### Draw 7

Friday, January 19, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Colten Steele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 8

Friday, January 19, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |

### Draw 9

Saturday, January 20, 9:00 am
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Colten Steele | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
| Brent MacDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Matthew Manuel | 11 | | | | 1 | Matthew Manuel | 8 |
| 2 | Owen Purcell | 7 | | | | 2 | Owen Purcell | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Owen Purcell | 10 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Paul Flemming | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Colten Steele | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Paul Flemming | 6 | | | | | | |

### 1 vs. 2

Saturday, January 20, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |

### 3 vs. 4

Saturday, January 20, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Colten Steele | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

### Semifinal

Sunday, January 21, 9:00 am
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |

### Final

Sunday, January 21, 6:00 pm
| Sheet 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
* 2024 Ocean Contractors Tankard
* Matthew Manuel 2nd Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title