# 2019 PEI Tankard

The 2019 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Prince Edward Island, was held January 9–13 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. The winning John Likely rink represented Prince Edward Island at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 Prince Edward Island Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's championship.

## Teams Entered

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club(s) |
| Darren Higgins | Tim Hockin | Mike Spencer | Jonathan Greenan | | Silver Fox Curling Club, Summerside |
| John Likely | Anson Carmody | Steve Burgess | Robbie Doherty | Matthew Nabuurs | Charlottetown Curling Complex, Charlottetown Western Community Curling Club, Alberton |
| Eddie MacKenzie | Tyler MacKenzie | Christopher Gallant | Sean Ledgerwood | | Charlottetown Curling Complex, Charlottetown |
| Jamie Newson | Corey Miller | Patrick Ramsay | Adam Arsenault | | Silver Fox Curling Club, Summerside |
| Tyler Smith | Ryan Abraham | Alex MacFadyen | Ryan Lowery | | Charlottetown Curling Complex, Charlottetown |
| Steve vanOuwerkerk | Sam Ramsay | Ian Juurlink | Nick vanOuwerkerk | | Silver Fox Curling Club, Summerside |

## Knockout draw brackets
### A Event

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Steve vanOuwerkerk | Steve vanOuwerkerk | 4 | | | |
| Darren Higgins | Darren Higgins | 4 | John Likely | John Likely | 7 | | | |
| John Likely | John Likely | 6 | | | | John Likely | John Likely | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jamie Newson | Jamie Newson | 5 |
| | | | Tyler Smith | Tyler Smith | 3 | | | |
| Eddie MacKenzie | Eddie MacKenzie | 7 | Jamie Newson | Jamie Newson | 6 | | | |
| Jamie Newson | Jamie Newson | 8 | | | | | | |

### B Event

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Tyler Smith | Tyler Smith | 7 | | | |
| Tyler Smith | Tyler Smith | 8 | John Likely | John Likely | 1 | | | |
| Darren Higgins | Darren Higgins | 6 | | | | Tyler Smith | Tyler Smith | 3 |
| | | | | | | Eddie MacKenzie | Eddie MacKenzie | 6 |
| | | | Eddie MacKenzie | Eddie MacKenzie | 9 | | | |
| Steve vanOuwerkerk | Steve vanOuwerkerk | 4 | Jamie Newson | Jamie Newson | 1 | | | |
| Eddie MacKenzie | Eddie MacKenzie | 8 | | | | | | |

### C Event

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Darren Higgins | Darren Higgins | 8 | | | |
| Darren Higgins | Darren Higgins | 10 | Tyler Smith | Tyler Smith | 2 | | | |
| Jamie Newson | Jamie Newson | 4 | | | | Darren Higgins | Darren Higgins | 2 |
| | | | | | | John Likely | John Likely | 7 |
| | | | John Likely | John Likely | 5 | | | |
| Steve vanOuwerkerk | Steve vanOuwerkerk | 6 | Eddie MacKenzie | Eddie MacKenzie | 4 | | | |
| John Likely | John Likely | 8 | | | | | | |

## Playoffs

As the winner of two events, the John Likely rink needed to be beaten twice. Likely defeated MacKenzie in the first game, so a second game was not necessary.
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final |
| | | John Likely |
| John Likely | 6 | John Likely |
| Eddie MacKenzie | 5 | |

### Playoff #1

Sunday, January 13, 8:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| John Likely | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Eddie MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* 2019 PEI Tankard
* John Likely 3rd PEI Provincial Championship title