The 2025 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 14 to 19 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Owen Purcell rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2025 Montana's Brier in Kelowna, British Columbia. The event was held in conjunction with the 2025 Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.
The tournament returned to a round robin format, which was last used in 2020.
Qualification process Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s) 2024 provincial finalists 2 Matthew Manuel Owen Purcell 2024-25 CTRS leaders 2 Kendal Thompson Colten Steele Open Qualifier 4 Calan MacIsaac Paul Flemming Nick Deagle Brent MacDougall
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Club Nick Deagle Jason van Vonderen Rob Phillips Nick MacInnis Ryan Sperry Bridgewater CC, Bridgewater Paul Flemming Peter Burgess Ian Juurlink Kelly Mittelstadt Truro CC, Truro Brent MacDougall Ben Mayhew Nick Burdock Scott Weagle Halifax CC, Halifax Calan MacIsaac Nathan Gray Owain Fisher Christopher McCurdy Craig Burgess Truro CC, Truro Matthew Manuel Cameron MacKenzie Jeffrey Meagher Nick Zachernuk Kim Kelly Halifax CC, Halifax Owen Purcell Luke Saunders Scott Saccary Ryan Abraham Colleen Jones Halifax CC, Halifax Colten Steele Kerry MacLean Paul Dexter Robby McLean Marty Gavin Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth Kendal Thompson Stuart Thompson Bryce Everist Michael Brophy Halifax CC, Halifax
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Skip Owen Purcell 6 1 – 49 24 30 19 6 10 Calan MacIsaac 5 2 1–0 48 42 25 28 7 4 Kendal Thompson 5 2 0–1 56 41 33 27 1 7 Matthew Manuel 4 3 – 47 42 28 27 5 7 Paul Flemming 3 4 1–0 42 46 25 27 4 3 Colten Steele 3 4 0–1 37 47 23 28 4 2 Nick Deagle 1 6 1–0 39 61 23 34 2 3 Brent MacDougall 1 6 0–1 36 51 25 22 3 7
Round robin results All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 2 Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 6 Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 Thursday, January 16, 2:00 pm
Draw 10 Friday, January 17, 9:00 am
Draw 12 Friday, January 17, 7:00 pm
Draw 14 Saturday, January 18, 12:00 pm
Playoffs Source:
Semifinal Saturday, January 18, 6:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm
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