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1996 Ontario Nokia Cup

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1996 Ontario Nokia Cup
Host cityPickering, Ontario
ArenaPickering Recreation Complex
DatesFebruary 6-11
WinnerTeam Ingram
Curling clubRidgetown Curling Club,
Ridgetown, Ontario
SkipBob Ingram
ThirdLarry Smyth
SecondRobert Rumfeldt
LeadJim Brackett
FinalistRuss Howard (MacTier)
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The 1996 Nokia Cup, southern Ontario men's provincial curling championship was held February 6-11 at the Pickering Recreation Complex in Pickering, Ontario. The winning rink of Bob Ingram, Larry Smyth, Robert Rumfeldt, Jim Brackett from the Ridgetown Curling Club would go on to represent Ontario at the 1996 Labatt Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.[1]

Ingram won his lone provincial championship, defeating future Olympic gold medallist Russ Howard in the final. Ingram scored a big four-ender in the first thanks to a Howard miss, and Howard missed a double attempt in the last end which gave the win to Ingram.[2]

Standings

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Final standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip Club Wins Losses
Russ Howard MacTier 7 2
Ed Werenich Avonlea 7 2
Bob Ingram Ridgetown 6 3
Adam Spencer Guelph 5 4
Brad Minogue Highland 5 4
Alex Tosh Royal Kingston 4 5
Ian Robertson Thornhill 3 6
Dave Walker Avonlea 3 6
Bruce Park Brant 2 7
Brad Shinn Ottawa 2 7

Scores

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February 6

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Draw 1[3]
  • Spencer 7, Minogue 6
  • Werenich 10, Ingram 5
  • Roberson 8, Park 0
  • Tosh 8, Walker 6
  • Shinn 8, Howard 5
Draw 2
  • Werenich 10, Shinn 4
  • Minogue 9, Park 3
  • Walker 7, Spencer 4
  • Howard 10, Ingram 8
  • Tosh 8, Robertson 5

February 7

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Draw 3[4]
  • Ingram 9, Robertson 4
  • Howard 9, Walker 7
  • Minogue 6, Tosh 4
  • Park 7, Shinn 5
  • Spencer 9, Werenich 8
Draw 4[4]
  • Minogue 9, Walker 4
  • Werenich 9, Robertson 6
  • Ingram 9, Shinn 2
  • Tosh 7, Spencer 2
  • Howard 5, Park 4

February 8

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Draw 5[5]
  • Tosh 8, Shinn 4
  • Spencer 8, Park 4
  • Howard 10, Werenich 8
  • Minogue 6, Ingram 5
  • Robertson 8, Walker 5
Draw 6 [5]
  • Howard 9, Tosh 6
  • Spencer 7, Robertson 6
  • Ingram 11, Walker 3
  • Werenich 9, Park 2
  • Minogue 9, Shinn 4

February 9

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Draw 7[6]
  • Tosh 8, Park 7
  • Werenich 10, Walker 4
  • Howard 10, Minogue 2
  • Shinn 10, Robertson 8
  • Ingram 8, Spencer 1
Draw 8[6]
  • Werenich 10, Tosh 3
  • Ingram 6, Park 3
  • Walker 9, Shinn 8
  • Robertson 8, Minogue 4
  • Howard 9, Spencer 3

February 10

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Draw 9[7]
  • Robertson 7, Howard 5
  • Ingram 12, Tosh 3
  • Spencer 11, Shinn 5
  • Werenich 7, Minogue 2
  • Walker 10, Park 6

Playoffs

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Semifinal Final
1 Russ Howard 5
2 Ed Werenich 5 3 Bob Ingram 7
3 Bob Ingram 8

Semifinal

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February 10, 1996[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Ingram 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 8
Ed Werenich 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5

Final

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February 11, 1996[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bob Ingram 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
Russ Howard 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5

References

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  1. ^ "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 3, 1996. p. 64. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Curling". Sault Star. February 12, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Draw 3". Ottawa Citizen. February 8, 1996. p. 43. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Nokia Cup". Kingston Whig-Standard. February 9, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Nokia Cup". Kingston Whig-Standard. February 10, 1996. p. 22. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Nokia Cup". Ottawa Citizen. February 12, 1996. p. 21. Retrieved February 13, 2022.