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2015 SaskTel Tankard
Host city	Melville, Saskatchewan
Arena	Horizon Credit Union Centre
Dates	February 4–8
Winner	Steve Laycock
Curling club	Nutana CC, Saskatoon
Skip	Steve Laycock
Third	Kirk Muyres
Second	Colton Flasch
Lead	Dallan Muyres
Finalist	Jason Jacobson
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The 2015 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from February 4 to 8 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville. The winning Steve Laycock team represented Saskatchewan at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale(s)
Jason Ackerman	Brent Goeres	Chris Horwath	Mike Armstrong	Highland Curling Club, Regina
Scott Bitz	Jeff Sharp	Aryn Scmhidt	Dean Hicke	Highland Curling Club, Regina
Randy Bryden	Troy Robinson	Kelly Knapp	Trent Knapp	Callie Curling Club, Regina
Michael Carss	Mark Bahrey	Loren Trofimenkoff	Tyler Matheson	Sutherland Curling Club, Saskatoon
Dale Craig	Brady Scharback	Dustin Philips	Cory Fleming	Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Brent Gedak	Catlin Schneider	Derek Owens	Shawn Meyer	Estevan Curling Club, Estevan
Erwin Hanley	Andrew Edgar	Dean Cursons	Cory Hubick	Highland Curling Club, Regina
Kody Hartung (fourth)	Jeff Hartung (skip)	Tyler Hartung	Claire DeCock	Langenburg Curling Club, Langenburg
Shaun Meachem (fourth)	Drew Heidt (skip)	Mitch Heidt	Jeff Chambers	Unity Curling Club, Unity
Josh Heidt	Brock Montgomery	Matt Lang	Jayden Shwaga	Kerrobert Curling Club, Kerrobert
Jacon Jacobson	Dustin Kalthoff	Tony Korol	Rory Golanowski	Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Joel Jordison	Chris Busby	Dane Roy	Matt Froehlich	Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre, Moose Jaw
Steve Laycock	Kirk Muyres	Colton Flasch	Dallan Muyres	Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Kevin Marsh	Matt Ryback	Dan Marsh	Aaron Shutra	Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon
Terry Marteniuk	Trevor Mackan	Ray Sharp	Aron Hershmiller	Yorkton Curling Club, Yorkton
Rick Schneider	Jamie Schneider	Curt England	Shannon England	Highland Curling Club, Regina

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

	First Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
	Laycock		6
	Hanley		4			Layock		3
	Gedak		7			Ackerman		2
	Ackerman		9								Laycock		6
	Jordison		7								Jacobson		5
	Bitz		6			Jordison		2
	Marteniuk		4			Jacobson		3
	Jacobson		6													Laycock		2
	Bryden		6													Hartung		4
	Craig		7			Craig		5
	J. Heidt		3			Schneider		6
	Schneider		10								Schneider		4
	Hartung		6								Hartung		7
	D. Heidt		5			Hartung		10
	Carss		3			Marsh		5
	Marsh		7

B Event

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 2
	Hanley		5
	Gedak		8			Jordison		3
						Gedak		7
											Gedak		9
											Schneider		7
																Gedak		4
	Bryden		10													Jacobson		8
	J. Heidt		5			Marsh		7
						Bryden		9
											Bryden		1			Qualifier 2
											Jacobson		8
																Jacobson		4
																Laycock		7

	Second Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To Qualifier 2
	Bitz		8
	Marteniuk		3			Ackerman		7
						Bitz		8
											Bitz		2
	D. Heidt		10								D. Heidt		8
	Carss		4			Craig		4
						D. Heidt		7
																D. Heidt		5
																Laycock		6

C Event

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 3
											D. Heidt		6
	Hanley		6								Bryden		8
	Marteniuk		3			Hanley		5
						Bryden		6
																Bryden		6
																Bitz		3
						Bitz		7
	Jordison		6			Marsh		4
	Marsh		7								Bitz		7
											Gedak		4

	Third Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
	J. Heidt		10
	Carss		2			Schneider		7
						J. Heidt		6
											Schneider		7
											Craig		2
						Ackerman		6
						Craig		7
																Schneider		6
																Jacobson		7

Playoffs

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Jeff Hartung	4								2	Steve Laycock	8
	2	Steve Laycock	7								4	Jason Jacobson	7
						1	Jeff Hartung	3
						4	Jason Jacobson	8
	3	Randy Bryden	6
	4	Jason Jacobson	8

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Hartung 🔨	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4
Steve Laycock	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	7

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 7, 7:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Randy Bryden 🔨	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	6
Jason Jacobson	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	8

Semifinal

Sunday, February 8, 9:30 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Hartung 🔨	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	3
Jason Jacobson	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	1	X	X	8

Final

Sunday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Steve Laycock 🔨	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	8
Jason Jacobson	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	7

2015 SaskTel Tankard
Steve Laycock 5th Saskatchewan Provincial Championship title