2026 Montana's Brier Playoff Schedule, Score, Live Standing, TV Channel, Live Stream

Manitoba's Matt Dunstone Wins 2026 Montana's Brier

Manitoba's Matt Dunstone (skipped by Matt Dunstone from Winnipeg) captured the 2026 Montana's Brier title with a 6–3 victory over Alberta's Kevin Koe in the final on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. This marks Dunstone's first Brier championship, earning him and his team (third Colton Lott, second E.J. Harnden, lead Ryan Harnden) the right to represent Canada at the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship in Ogden, Utah (March 27–April 4).

The final was a low-scoring, defensive battle, with Dunstone pulling ahead decisively in the later ends—including a key triple takeout for two points to seal the win. Koe, a four-time Brier champion, had advanced directly to the final after a 9-7 extra-end win over Dunstone in the Page 1-2 playoff on Saturday, but Dunstone rebounded strongly by defeating Team Canada (Brad Jacobs) 7-3 in the semifinal earlier Sunday.

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The winner earns the right to represent Canada at the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship in Ogden, Utah.

Qualified Teams and Seeding

From the round-robin results:

Pool A (top 3 advanced):

Newfoundland & Labrador (Brad Gushue) — 8-0, Pool A winner (home crowd favorite in his final Brier before retirement).

Canada (Brad Jacobs, defending champion and recent Olympic gold medalist) — 7-1.

Ontario (Jayden King) — 5-3 (noted as a strong showing for the rookie skip).

Pool B (top 3 advanced):

Alberta (Kevin Koe) — 8-0 (unbeaten in pool play).

Manitoba (Matt Dunstone) — strong record (likely 6-2 or similar, based on key wins like over McEwen to secure spot).

Manitoba (Braden Calvert) — secured the third spot.

These match the clinched teams listed: NL (Gushue), Canada (Jacobs), Ontario (King), Alberta (Koe), Manitoba (Dunstone), and Manitoba (Calvert).

2026 Montana's Brier Playoff Schedule, Score

(All times ET; add 1.5 hours for local NT)

Friday, March 6:12:00 p.m. — Page 1/2 Qualifiers:

- Manitoba (Dunstone) 7, Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 5

- Alberta 7, Canada 4

6:00 p.m. — Page 3/4 Qualifiers:

Involves the losers from the afternoon games vs. the third-place teams (likely Ontario and Manitoba-Calvert).

- Canada 7, Manitoba (Calvert) 3

- Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 12, Ontario 6

Saturday, March 7:12:00 p.m. — Page 3/4 Playoff: Winners of Friday evening's qualifiers.

Page 3/4: Saturday, March 7, 1:30 p.m. NT / Noon ET

- Canada 7, Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 5

Page 1/2: Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. NT / 6 p.m. ET

- Alberta 9, Manitoba (Dunstone) 7

Semifinal: Sunday, March 8, 1:30 p.m. NT / Noon ET

- Canada 3, Manitoba (Dunstone) 7

Final: Sunday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. NT / 6 p.m. ET

- Alberta 3, Manitoba (Dunstone) 6,

Broadcast and NotesFull coverage is on TSN and RDS2 across Canada. This event carries extra emotion as it's Brad Gushue's final Brier—he's retiring after the season, chasing a seventh title in front of his hometown fans. The round-robin saw strong performances from veterans like Gushue (undefeated), Koe (undefeated), and Jacobs.As the playoffs kick off today, expect intense matches, especially the Gushue-Dunstone and Koe-Jacobs games in the afternoon draw.

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