History of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Bonspiel
If anyone has any information regarding the location of the Bonspiel for the years not noted above, please contact me.............Joe |
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario
Curling Association
T.&.N.O. BONSPIEL
RULES AND GUIDELINES
GENERAL -
The Association shall sponsor one Bonspiel annually and it shall be known as the T.&.N.O. Bonspiel.
The Bonspiel shall be open to all Curlers from any part of Canada or the United States.
The entry fee shall be set annually by the Association meeting.
The annual Bonspiel shall be at a place and time decided by the annual meeting
( see rotation schedule )
All games played under the auspices of this Bonspiel shall be governed and played to the rules of the Canadian Curling Association, unless stated otherwise in this manual.
The draw for this Bonspiel shall be designed to comprise five (5) events.
(This format may be modified at the discretion of the Bonspiel Committee, in
consultation with the Association Bonspiel Chairman)
Each team shall be guaranteed to play a minimum of four games.
If five (5) events are held, the structure shall be as follows:
The Losers of the first game in the First Event shall go to the Second Event
The Losers of the second game in the First Event shall go to the Third Event
The losers of the third game in the First Event shall go to the Fourth Event.
The losers of the "quarter finals" in the First Event shall go to the Fifth Event
The Losers of the first game in the Second Event shall go to the Third Event
The Losers of the second game in the Second Event shall go to the Fourth Event
The losers of the "quarter finals" in the Second Event shall go to the Fifth Event.
The Losers of the first game in the Third Event shall go to the Fourth Event
If four (4) events are held, the structure shall be as follows:
The Losers of the first game in the First Event shall go to the Second Event
The Losers of the second game in the First Event shall go to the Third Event
The losers of the third game in the First Event shall go to the Fourth Event.
The Losers of the first game in the Second Event shall go to the Third Event
The Losers of the second game in the Second Event shall go to the Fourth Event
The Losers of the first game in the Third Event shall go to the Fourth Event
The runner-up team in the First Event shall be awarded the Fifth Event Trophy.
SPONSORS -
There are five trophy sponsors as follows :
FIRST EVENT - The Nortel Mobility Trophy
Sponsored by : Nortel Mobility
SECOND EVENT - MCTV Trophy
Sponsored by : Mid Canada Television
THIRD EVENT - Guillevin International Trophy
Sponsored by : Guillevin International Inc.
FOURTH EVENT - The Labatt Trophy
Sponsored by : Labatt Breweries
FIFTH EVENT - Don McKelvie Trophy
(or Runner-up in the First Event)
Sponsored by : Northern Telephone
ROTATION :
The rotation of the annual Bonspiel shall be as per the chart below.
The Club hosting the Bonspiel must verify its intention to the annual meeting prior to the Bonspiel and must declare the Bonspiel Chairman who will be responsible to the Association regarding the co-ordination and scheduling of the event.
NO. YEAR HOST CLUB
68 1998 Horne-Granite
69 1999 Cochrane
70 2000 Iroquois Falls
71 2001 Kirkland Lake
72 2002 Cobalt-Haileybury
73 2003 Kapuskasing
74 2004 McIntyre
75 2005 Horne-Granite
76 2006 Cochrane
77 2007 Iroquois Falls
The dates of the annual Bonspiel are designated as being the week-end immediately following the Northern Ontario Provincial Tankard playdowns.
( or as determined at the annual meeting )
ASSESSMENT :
The Club hosting the annual Bonspiel shall pay to the Association the sum of
$ 30.00 per team for the number of teams entered.
This payment shall be made no later then 30 days after the completion of the Bonspiel.
ENTRY FEES :
For the season 2002-2003, the entry fee for the Bonspiel has been established at
$ 200.00 per team.
Any changes to the entry fee structure shall be set annually by the Association meeting.
No Club shall charge an entry fee in excess of the amount approved by the annual meeting.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
The responsibility for planning and execution of the Bonspiel shall be shared between the host Club and the Association.
ASSOCIATION :
1.Contact the five trophy sponsors of the Bonspiel in the fall of the year prior to the Bonspiel in order to confirm their commitment.
2. Ensure that the trophies are on hand for presentation to the winning teams at the conclusion of the Bonspiel.
3. Ensure that the trophies are repaired as required and that the plaques for the winning teams are made up and installed on the trophies.
4. Make presentation of the Association crests to the winning team of the first event.
5. Arrange with the trophy sponsors and the host Club to have advertising banners or posters available for display at the host Club.
HOST CLUB :
1. Assure that the posters announcing the Bonspiel are sent out to all Clubs in the Association and in the surrounding area of Northern Ontario no later then December 15 th. of the year prior to the Bonspiel.
2. The host Club is responsible for the design of the Bonspiel pin.
Assure that Bonspiel pins are ordered on time.
3. Arrange for food for the participating curlers. This may consist of a banquet or buffet style.
4. It has been customary to provide each curler with a minimum of two (2) free drink tickets. These are to be honoured any time during the weekend of the Bonspiel.
5. Assure that the prizes presented to the winning teams are of an appropriate selection and value. Event winners prizes may be substituted if prizes received from trophy sponsors are deemed un-acceptable.
6. Arrange for photographs to be taken of the trophy winners. Two copies are to be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association no later then 30 days after the completion of the Bonspiel.
7. A written report, indicating all the winners and runners-up in all events must be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association no later then 30 days after the completion of the Bonspiel.
8.The Host Committee is commited to providing product exclusivity and corporate signage (provided) for this function.
HELPFUL HINTS:
From past experiences of Clubs who have hosted this Bonspiel, here are some helpful hints to make the Bonspiel more successful.
- Posters should indicate that curling will be all day Friday. Some curlers may not be aware of this.
- Do not accept post-dated cheques. This has been a problem in the past.
- Have one or two teams in reserve in case of last minute drop-outs. This could be a problem for the Drawmaster.
- Use common sense when approaching secondary ( local ) sponsors. These should not conflict with the main trophy sponsors.
- Always invite representatives of the trophy sponsors to the various functions i.e. opening ceremonies and prize presentation.
- Indicate Hotel / Motel accommodations on your poster including telephone numbers.
- It has been a common practice to have a piper escort the participating teams onto the ice prior to a game on the Friday night.
- Do not try to accommodate teams for special times. This will only lead to problems in the draw.
- When making up the draw, make sure that teams are "flipped" after the first event, in order to avoid the same teams playing each other again in subsequent event.
- Presentation of prizes should be done according to the following table:
For Five (5) Event Bonspiel:
First Event Second Event Third Event Fourth Event Fifth Event
1 2 3 4 5
6 9 10 11 12
7 13 15 17
8 14 16 18
For Four (4) Event Bonspiel:
First Event Second Event Third Event Fourth Event
1 2 3 4
5 8 9 10
6 11 13 15
7 12 14 16
SPECIAL RULES:
and the reason for the substitution must be validated.
Rules do not exclude players who have competed in the Bonspiel and have been eliminated from competition. Substitute players must play at Lead position, or in the event that two substitutes are used, must play at Lead and Second position. However, a team may elect to play with three players, having the first two players deliver three rocks each.
History of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Bonspiel
If anyone has any information regarding the location of the Bonspiel for the years not noted above, please contact me.............Joe |
