# 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard

The 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 25 to 30 at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial championship.
The winning Matthew Manuel rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario where they finished sixth in Pool A with a 3–5 record.
This was the first time the event has been held since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unlike previous tournaments, there was no preliminary round to qualify for the provincial championship. Any team was able to register to compete in the championship.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
| Peter Burgess | Andrew Burgess | Todd Burgess | Kelly Mittelstadt | | Truro CC, Truro |
| Travis Colter | Cameron MacKenzie | Ian Juurlink | Robert McLean | | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth |
| Nick Deagle | Jason van Vonderen | Robert Phillips | Nick MacInnis | Ryan Sperry | Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater |
| Bryce Everist | Paul Dexter | Chris MacRae | Taylor Ardiel | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | Christopher McDonah | Mark Robar | Alex McDonah | | Unaffiliated |
| Paul Flemming | Scott Saccary | Ryan Abraham | Philip Crowell | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Andrew Gibson | Mike Flemming | Mike Bardsley | Kris Granchelli | | Mayflower CC, Halifax |
| Pete Heck | Josh Kroker | Simon Maltby | Simon Labine | | Truro CC, Truro |
| Glen MacLeod | Craig Burgess | Kevin Ouellette | Peter Neily | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Matthew Manuel | Luke Saunders | Jeffrey Meagher | Nick Zachernuk | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Owen Purcell | Joel Krats | Adam McEachren | Scott Weagle | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Tom Sullivan | Brent MacDougall | Kirk MacDiarmid | Martin Gavin | | Halifax CC, Halifax Mayflower CC, Halifax |
| Stuart Thompson | Kendal Thompson | Colten Steele | Michael Brophy | | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth |

## Knockout brackets

Source:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | | | | | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| | | | Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 10 | Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 9 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gibson | Andrew Gibson | 3 | | | | Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 6 | | | |
| | | | Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 7 | | | | | | |
| Tom Sullivan | Tom Sullivan | 6 | Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 7 | | | | | | | Paul Flemming | Paul Flemming | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 5 |
| | | | Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 9 | | | | | | |
| Nick Deagle | Nick Deagle | 9 | Nick Deagle | Nick Deagle | 2 | | | | | | |
| Glen MacLeod | Glen MacLeod | 5 | | | | Owen Purcell | Owen Purcell | 8 | | | |
| Bryce Everist | Bryce Everist | 7 | | | | Peter Burgess | Peter Burgess | 3 | | | |
| Pete Heck | Pete Heck | 5 | Bryce Everist | Bryce Everist | 9 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 7 | Peter Burgess | Peter Burgess | 10 | | | | | | |
| Peter Burgess | Peter Burgess | 10 | | | | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | | | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Paul Flemming | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | 10 | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Burgess | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | 8 | | | | |
| | | Matthew Manuel | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Travis Colter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Matthew Manuel | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Glen MacLeod | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Glen MacLeod | 8 | Glen MacLeod | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Pete Heck | 7 | | | | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Owen Purcell | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Owen Purcell | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Stuart Thompson | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Stuart Thompson | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bryce Everist | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Bryce Everist | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tom Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Nick Deagle | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gibson | 1 | Tom Sullivan | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | | | | | | | | | | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Matthew Manuel | Matthew Manuel | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stuart Thompson | Stuart Thompson | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Burgess | Peter Burgess | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Sullivan | Tom Sullivan | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 6 | Travis Colter | Travis Colter | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | | | | | | | | | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Owen Purcell | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Paul Flemming | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | Paul Flemming | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Bryce Everist | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Bryce Everist | 12 | | | Matthew Manuel | 10 |
| | | | | | | Glen MacLeod | 6 | | | Paul Flemming | 5 |
| | | | | Glen MacLeod | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Andrew Gibson | 1 | | | | |
| | | Nick Deagle | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Pete Heck | 6 | Andrew Gibson | 9 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gibson | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Knockout results

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

### Draw 1

Wednesday, January 25, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Andrew Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tom Sullivan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nick Deagle | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Glen MacLeod | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pete Heck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 2

Wednesday, January 25, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Travis Colter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Paul Flemming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Peter Burgess | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Nick Deagle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |

### Draw 3

Wednesday, January 25, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Glen MacLeod | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Pete Heck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Peter Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Andrew Gibson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Tom Sullivan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |

### Draw 4

Thursday, January 26, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Travis Colter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nick Deagle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Sullivan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Glen MacLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Heck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Andrew Gibson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 12 |

### Draw 5

Thursday, January 26, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Peter Burgess | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Glen MacLeod | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Tom Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |

### Draw 6

Friday, January 27, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Travis Colter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ian Fitzner-Leblanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nick Deagle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Andrew Gibson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |

### Draw 7

Friday, January 27, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 8

Friday, January 27, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Glen MacLeod | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Andrew Gibson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Tom Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Travis Colter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 8 |

### Draw 9

Saturday, January 28, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Travis Colter | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 12 |
| Glen MacLeod | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Draw 10

Saturday, January 28, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Stuart Thompson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Travis Colter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Bryce Everist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

### Draw 11

Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Travis Colter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 12

Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Paul Flemming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |

## Playoffs

Source:
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | B | Matthew Manuel | 5 |
| A | Owen Purcell | 8 | A | Owen Purcell | 4 |
| C | Matthew Manuel | 7 | | | |

### Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |

### Final

Monday, January 30, 9:30 am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Matthew Manuel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Owen Purcell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard
* Matthew Manuel 1st Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title