Playdowns are underway from coast to coast to determine who will be heading to the Montana’s Brier.
The Canadian men’s curling championship runs March 1-10 in Regina.
The winner will represent Canada at the world men’s curling championship taking place March 30-April 7 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Here’s an overview of the Brier teams plus a rundown of how they qualified.
Last Updated: Monday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. ET
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TEAM |
SKIP/PLAYDOWN DATES |
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Canada |
Brad Gushue |
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Alberta |
Feb. 7-11 in Hinton, Alta. |
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B.C. |
Catlin Schneider |
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Manitoba |
Feb. 7-11 in Stonewall, Man. |
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New Brunswick |
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 in Miramichi, N.B. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
Andrew Symonds |
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Northern Ontario |
Trevor Bonot |
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Nova Scotia |
Matthew Manuel |
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Ontario |
Scott Howard |
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Prince Edward Island |
Tyler Smith |
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Quebec |
Jean-Michel Arsenault |
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Saskatchewan |
Jan. 31-Feb. 4 in Saskatoon |
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Northwest Territories |
Jamie Koe |
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Nunavut |
Shane Latimer |
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Yukon |
Thomas Scoffin |
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Alberta — Bottcher |
Brendan Bottcher |
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Manitoba — Dunstone |
Matt Dunstone |
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Wild Card |
CTRS Ranking |
CANADA
Brad Gushue of St. John’s returns, looking to win a sixth title after capturing five of the past seven.
Gushue has won silver at the past two world championships.
ALBERTA
Edmonton’s Kevin Koe is the highest-ranked skip from the province not yet in the field.
A champion will be crowned on Feb. 11
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Victoria’s Catlin Schneider beat Jason Montgomery 5-2 in the provincial final.
Schneider, a former Saskatchewan curler, replaced Jacques Gauthier (now with Koe) as skip of this team this season. He’ll make his fourth Brier appearance.
MANITOBA
Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers is the top-ranked skip from the province not yet in the field.
The provincial final is Feb. 11.
NEW BRUNSWICK
James Grattan of Oromocto, N.B. is the top-ranked skip from the province.
The provincial championship is Feb. 4.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Andrew Symonds of St. John’s beat Greg Smith 7-5 in the provincial final.
Symonds last went to the Brier in 2019.
NORTHERN ONTARIO
Trevor Bonot of Thunder Bay beat Tanner Horgan 7-5 to earn the berth.
It will mark Bonot’s first Brier.
NOVA SCOTIA
Matthew Manuel of Halifax downed Owen Purcell 8-2 in the provincial final.
It will mark Manuel’s second appearance in a row after the team made its national debut last year.
ONTARIO
With Glenn Howard out with a knee injury, his son Scott Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont. skipped a three-man rink to an 8-7 win over Jayden King in the Ontario championship.
It will mark Scott Howard’s ninth Brier appearance.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Tyler Smith of Crapaud, P.E.I. will make his fourth consecutive Brier appearance after an 8-3 win over Jamie Newson in the provincial final.
QUEBEC
Jean-Michel Arsenault of Levis, Que. defeated Felix Asselin 7-6 in an extra end in the provincial final.
SASKATCHEWAN
Mike McEwen, in his first year representing Saskatchewan, is the top-ranked skip from the province not in the field.
The final is Feb. 4.
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Jamie Koe of Yellowknife swept Nick Saturnino in a best-of-five series to claim the title.
Koe will make his 17th Brier appearance.
NUNAVUT
Shane Latimer’s Iqaluit side beat Wade Kingdon 11-3 in the final of last month’s territorial playdowns.
It will be Latimer’s first Brier appearance.
YUKON
Thomas Scoffin of Whitehorse is going to his fifth Brier after winning a three-team playdown.
ALBERTA — BOTTCHER
Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher received a pre-qualifier berth based on last season’s Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.
He’ll make his eighth Brier appearance. Bottcher will be looking for his second title after winning in 2021.
MANITOBA — DUNSTONE
Winnipeg’s Matt Dunstone received a pre-qualifier berth based on last season’s Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points.
Dunstone makes his sixth Brier appearance. He lost to Gushue in last year’s final.
WILD CARD
The top-ranked CTRS team not in the field after playdowns will get the last spot.
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