2025 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship
| 2025 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Arena | Port Arthur Curling Centre |
| Dates | January 21โ26 |
| Winner | Team Epping |
| Curling club | Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury |
| Skip | John Epping |
| Third | Jacob Horgan |
| Second | Tanner Horgan |
| Lead | Ian McMillan |
| Finalist | Dylan Johnston |
ยซ 2024 2026 ยป | |
The 2025 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the men's provincial curling championship for Northern Ontario, was held from January 21 to 26 at the Port Arthur Curling Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[1] The winning John Epping rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2025 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in Kelowna, British Columbia.[2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2025 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[3][4]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adams Jr. | Colin Koivula | Mark Koivula | Joel Adams | Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay | |
| Trevor Bonot | Mike McCarville | Jordan Potts | Kurtis Byrd | Al Hackner | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay |
| Jeff Brown | Chris Bowman | Gavan Jamieson | Ben Alexander | North Bay GC, North Bay | |
| John Epping | Jacob Horgan | Tanner Horgan | Ian McMillan | Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury | |
| Matthew Hunt | Kyle Sherlock | Jake Reid | Connor Simms | YNCU Curling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie | |
| Dylan Johnston | Chris Briand | Jordan Potter | Brennan Wark | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay | |
| Dustin Kroeker | Jonathon Ranger | Justin McGinnis | Dave Hamilton | Kenora CC, Kenora | |
| Sandy MacEwan | Dustin Montpellier | Lee Toner | Luc Ouimet | Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury | |
| Brad Minogue | Ryan Sayer | Graehem Sayer | Ryan Forget | North Bay GC, North Bay | |
| Frank Morissette | Pat Berezowski | Kris Leupen | Gary Champagne | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay | |
| Chris Silver | Owen Riches | Brayden Sinclair | Travis Showalter | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay | |
| Zack Warkentin | Tyler Stewart | Travis Potter | Jamie Childs | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay | |
| Gary Weiss | Deron Surkan | Aaron Rogalski | Mark Beazley | Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay |
Map of teams
Knockout Brackets
A Event
| First Knockout | Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||||
| John Epping | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Weiss | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Weiss | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Brad Minogue | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| John Epping | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Dylan Johnston | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Dylan Johnston | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Matthew Hunt | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Dylan Johnston | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Dustin Kroeker | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| John Epping | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Sandy MacEwan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sandy MacEwan | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Warkentin | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chris Silver | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Zack Warkentin | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Sandy MacEwan | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Trevor Bonot | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Trevor Bonot | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Morissette | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 6 | ||||||||||||||
B Event
| Second Knockout | Qualifier 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Morissette | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Weiss | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Weiss | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Silver | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Bonot | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Hunt | 8 | Dylan Johnston | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dustin Kroeker | 9 | Dustin Kroeker | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Warkentin | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Warkentin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brad Minogue | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Johnston | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy MacEwan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Johnston | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Event
| Third Knockout | Qualifier 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Adams Jr. | 7 | Sandy MacEwan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zack Warkentin | 7 | Zack Warkentin | 9 | Trevor Bonot | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brad Minogue | 2 | Frank Morissette | 5 | Zack Warkentin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Hunt | 6 | Frank Morissette | 12 | Trevor Bonot | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank Morissette | 7 | Trevor Bonot | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Brown | 5 | Chris Silver | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Weiss | 8 | Chris Silver | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Silver | 9 | Chris Silver | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dustin Kroeker | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Knockout Results
All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTCโ05:00).[3][6]
Draw 1
Tuesday, January 21, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Weiss ๐จ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Brad Minogue | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Matthew Hunt ๐จ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Zack Warkentin ๐จ | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adams Jr. ๐จ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Dustin Kroeker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 6 |
| Sheet 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Morissette | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Jeff Brown ๐จ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 2
Wednesday, January 22, 11:30 am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hunt ๐จ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Dustin Kroeker | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Epping | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Gary Weiss ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bonot ๐จ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy MacEwan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Zack Warkentin ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Brian Adams Jr. ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 22, 8:30 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Silver ๐จ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Brian Adams Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Kroeker ๐จ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Zack Warkentin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Morissette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Gary Weiss ๐จ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Minogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Brown ๐จ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 5
Thursday, January 23, 9:00 am
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hunt ๐จ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Frank Morissette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 6
Thursday, January 23, 2:30 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Warkentin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Jeff Brown ๐จ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy MacEwan ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Trevor Bonot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Weiss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
| Brian Adams Jr. ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Epping | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Dylan Johnston ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 4 |
Draw 7
Thursday, January 23, 7:30 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Silver ๐จ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Dustin Kroeker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Minogue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Frank Morissette ๐จ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 12 |
Draw 8
Friday, January 24, 9:30 am
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adams Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Trevor Bonot ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
Draw 9
Friday, January 24, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Epping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sandy MacEwan ๐จ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Weiss | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Silver ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brown ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Warkentin ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Frank Morissette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 10
Friday, January 24, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Chris Silver ๐จ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adams Jr. ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Draw 11
Saturday, January 25, 9:30 am
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Adams Jr. ๐จ | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Zack Warkentin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheet 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Bonot ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Chris Silver | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 12
Saturday, January 25, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy MacEwan ๐จ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Warkentin ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Trevor Bonot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
Draw 13
Saturday, January 25, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy MacEwan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Trevor Bonot ๐จ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Playoffs
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| A | John Epping | 10 | |||||||
| B | Dylan Johnston | 9 | B | Dylan Johnston | 2 | ||||
| C | Sandy MacEwan | 5 | |||||||
Semifinal
Sunday, January 26, 9:00 am
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Johnston ๐จ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Sandy MacEwan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Final
Sunday, January 26, 5:30 pm
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Epping ๐จ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Dylan Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| 2025 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship |
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John Epping 1st Northern Ontario Provincial Championship title |
References
- โ "Men". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- โ "2025 Montana's Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "NOCA Men's & Women's Provincial Championship" (PDF). Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- โ "Teams". 2025 Men's and Women's Provincial - Port Arthur Curling Centre, Thunder Bay ON. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- โ "Standings - Men's Triple Knockout". 2025 Men's and Women's Provincial - Port Arthur Curling Centre, Thunder Bay ON. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- โ "Schedule". 2025 Men's and Women's Provincial - Port Arthur Curling Centre, Thunder Bay ON. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
