2026 Montana's Brier Draw: Full Schedule, Teams, Results, Dates, Starts Times of Every Game

The 2026 Montana's Brier (Canada's national men's curling championship) is underway from February 27 to March 8, 2026, at the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

This event features 18 teams split into two pools of nine, with each team playing an eight-game round-robin.

The top three from each pool advance to the Page playoffs to determine the champion, who will represent Canada at the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship.As of February 23, 2026 (the day before the tournament begins), no games have been played yet.

All round-robin records stand at 0-0, and results will update as draws progress.

Pools and TeamsTeams are pre-qualified or provincial/territorial champions. Defending champion Team Brad Jacobs (representing Canada) headlines the field.

Montana's Brier 2026 Pools: Full List of Teams, Skipper

Pool A (Skip)

Canada (Brad Jacobs)

Newfoundland and Labrador (Brad Gushue)

Newfoundland and Labrador (Nathan Young)

Nova Scotia (Kowen Thompson)

Nunavut (Dallan Samagalski)

Ontario (Johnston King)

Prince Edward Island (Smith)

Quebec (Jean-Michel Menard)

Saskatchewan (Knapp)

Pool B (Skip)

Alberta (Kevin Koe)

British Columbia (Tanaka)

Manitoba (Calvert)

Manitoba (Matt Dunstone)

New Brunswick (Grattan)

Northern Ontario (Montpellier)

Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe)

Saskatchewan (Mike McEwen)

Yukon (Scoffin)

(Note: Some team names/skippers are based on pre-event announcements; minor variations may appear in live coverage.)

Full Draw Schedule (Times in Newfoundland Time / ET)

The event features 18 round-robin draws, followed by qualifiers and playoffs. Early draws are set, with later ones TBD until pools conclude.

Draw 1:

Fri, Feb 27, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

NL (Young) vs Nunavut

NL (Gushue) vs Quebec

Ontario vs Nova Scotia

PEI vs Canada

Draw 2:

Sat, Feb 28, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET)

NWT vs Saskatchewan (McEwen)

Alberta vs Manitoba (Calvert)

New Brunswick vs Manitoba (Dunstone)

Northern Ontario vs Yukon

Draw 3:

Sat, Feb 28, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

Canada vs Saskatchewan (Knapp)

Ontario vs PEI

NL (Gushue) vs Nunavut

Quebec vs NL (Young)

Draw 4:

Sun, Mar 1, 9:30 a.m. NT (8 a.m. ET)

Yukon vs BC

New Brunswick vs Northern Ontario

Alberta vs Saskatchewan (McEwen)

Manitoba (Calvert) vs NWT

Draw 5:

Sun, Mar 1, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET) NL

(Gushue) vs Ontario

Nunavut vs Canada

PEI vs NL (Young)

Nova Scotia vs Saskatchewan (Knapp)

Draw 6:

Sun, Mar 1, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

Alberta vs New Brunswick

Saskatchewan (McEwen) vs Yukon

Northern Ontario vs NWT

Manitoba (Dunstone) vs BC

Draw 7:

Mon, Mar 2, 9:30 a.m. NT (8 a.m. ET)

Nunavut vs PEI

NL (Young) vs Nova Scotia

Saskatchewan (Knapp) vs Quebec

Canada vs Ontario

Draw 8:

Mon, Mar 2, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET)

Saskatchewan (McEwen) vs Northern Ontario

NWT vs Manitoba (Dunstone)

BC vs Manitoba (Calvert)

Yukon vs New Brunswick

Draw 9:

Mon, Mar 2, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

Quebec vs Nova Scotia

PEI vs Saskatchewan (Knapp)

Nunavut vs Ontario

NL (Young) vs NL (Gushue)

Draw 10:

Tue, Mar 3, 9:30 a.m. NT (8 a.m. ET)

Manitoba (Calvert) vs Manitoba (Dunstone)

Northern Ontario vs BC

Saskatchewan (McEwen) vs New Brunswick

NWT vs Alberta

Draw 11:

Tue, Mar 3, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET)

Ontario vs NL (Young)

Nova Scotia vs NL (Gushue)

Quebec vs Canada

Saskatchewan (Knapp) vs Nunavut

Draw 12:

Tue, Mar 3, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

New Brunswick vs NWT

Manitoba (Dunstone) vs Alberta

Manitoba (Calvert) vs Yukon

BC vs Saskatchewan (McEwen)

Draw 13:

Wed, Mar 4, 9:30 a.m. NT (8 a.m. ET)

Nova Scotia vs Canada

Quebec vs Nunavut

NL (Young) vs Saskatchewan (Knapp)

NL (Gushue) vs PEI

Draw 14:

Wed, Mar 4, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET)

Manitoba (Dunstone) vs Yukon

Manitoba (Calvert) vs Saskatchewan (McEwen)

NWT vs BC

Alberta vs Northern Ontario

Draw 15:

Wed, Mar 4, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

Saskatchewan (Knapp) vs NL (Gushue)

Canada vs NL (Young)

Nova Scotia vs PEI

Ontario vs Quebec

Draw 16:

Thu, Mar 5, 9:30 a.m. NT (8 a.m. ET)

BC vs Alberta

Yukon vs NWT

Manitoba (Dunstone) vs Northern Ontario

New Brunswick vs Manitoba (Calvert)

Draw 17:

Thu, Mar 5, 2:30 p.m. NT (1 p.m. ET)

PEI vs Quebec

Saskatchewan (Knapp) vs Ontario

Canada vs NL (Gushue)

Nunavut vs Nova Scotia

Draw 18:

Thu, Mar 5, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET)

Northern Ontario vs Manitoba (Calvert)

BC vs New Brunswick

Yukon vs Alberta

Saskatchewan (McEwen) vs Manitoba (Dunstone)

Playoff Schedule

Page 1/2 Qualifier:Fri, Mar 6, 1:30 p.m. NT (Noon ET) — TBD

Page 3/4 Qualifier: Fri, Mar 6, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET) — TBD

Page 3/4: Sat, Mar 7, 1:30 p.m. NT (Noon ET) — TBD

Page 1/2: Sat, Mar 7, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET) — TBD

Semifinal: Sun, Mar 8, 1:30 p.m. NT (Noon ET) — TBD

Final: Sun, Mar 8, 7:30 p.m. NT (6 p.m. ET) — TBD

For live scores, standings, and updates, check official sources like Curling Canada (curling.ca/2026brier), The Grand Slam of Curling, CurlingZone, or TSN. The event is broadcast on TSN and streamed online.

This is a key tune-up for teams eyeing worlds, with heavy hitters like Jacobs, Gushue, Dunstone, and McEwen in contention. Stay tuned for results as the action starts tomorrow!

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