# 2008 TSC Stores Tankard

The 2008 TSC Stores Tankard, the Ontario men's curling championship, was held February 4–10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo.
The event featured 11 teams, instead of the usual 10, since the Glenn Howard team was granted an automatic bye for having won the Brier the previous year.
Team Glenn Howard would repeat their third straight provincial championship, defeating 2000 champion Peter Corner in the final.

## Qualification

| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying team(s) |
| Brier champion | 1 | Glenn Howard |
| Region 1 | 2 | Howard Rajala Rob Dickson |
| Region 2 | 2 | Bob Turcotte Wayne Middaugh |
| Region 3 | 2 | Peter Corner Rob Lobel |
| Region 4 | 2 | Rob Todd Wayne Tuck Jr. |
| Challenge Round East | 1 | Mike Harris |
| Challenge Round West | 1 | Daryl Shane |

## Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
| Peter Corner | John Base | Phil Loevenmark | Paul Moffatt |
| Rob Dickson | Ryan Rowe | Kyle Martin | Scott Dickson |
| John Epping | Mike Harris* | Collin Mitchell | Trevor Wall |
| Glenn Howard | Richard Hart | Brent Laing | Craig Savill |
| Rob Lobel | Steve Lobel | Scott Foster | Ken McDermott |
| Wayne Middaugh | Graeme McCarrel | Ian Tetley | Scott Bailey |
| Howard Rajala | Chris Fulton | Jeff Henderson | Craig Cordiner |
| Wayne Tuck, Jr. | Nick Rizzo* | Codey Maus | Jeff Wilson |
| Daryl Shane | Kevin Fanjoy | Dylan Tippin | Aaron Johnson |
| Rob Todd | Scott Banner | Chris De Cloet | Kevin Ackerman |
| Bob Turcotte | Dennis Noakes | Kevin Noakes | Kent Cochrane |
* Skips, throws third rocks

## Standings

| Skip | Club | Wins | Losses |
| Glenn Howard | Coldwater and District Curling Club | 9 | 1 |
| Peter Corner | Brampton Curling Club | 8 | 2 |
| Mike Harris | Tam Heather Curling Club | 8 | 2 |
| Rob Lobel | Brampton Curling Club | 5 | 5 |
| Wayne Middaugh | St. George's Golf and Country Club | 5 | 5 |
| Wayne Tuck, Jr. | Brantford Golf and Country Club | 5 | 5 |
| Howard Rajala | Rideau Curling Club | 4 | 6 |
| Bob Turcotte | Oshawa Golf and Country Club | 4 | 6 |
| Daryl Shane | Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club | 3 | 7 |
| Rob Dickson | Land O'Lakes Curling Club | 2 | 8 |
| Rob Todd | Brant Curling Club | 2 | 8 |

## Tie breakers

* Tuck 9-4 Middaugh
* Lobel 9-8 Tuck

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Glenn Howard | 4 | | | | 2 | Peter Corner | 4 |
| 2 | Peter Corner | 6 | | | | 1 | Glenn Howard | 9 |
| | | | 1 | Glenn Howard | 7 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Mike Harris | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Mike Harris | 8 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rob Lobel | 7 | | | | | | |
1 vs. 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Corner (Brampton) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
3 vs. 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Rob Lobel (Brampton) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Harris (Tam Heather) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Semifinal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Mike Harris (Tam Heather) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Corner (Brampton) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Glenn Howard (Coldwater & District) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 9 |