The 2026 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from February 27 to March 8 at Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The winning Matt Dunstone rink will represent Canada at the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden City, Utah.

Notably, it is believed that this was the first Brier with a Black skip and a skip of Asian descent, with Jayden King, whose father is from Trinidad and Tobago, skipping team Ontario, and Cody Tanaka heading team British Columbia.

The event was also a "swan song" for 2006 Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue who announced his retirement from competitive curling, and is playing in his final Brier on home ice. It was also a final Brier for Quebec's Jean-Michel Ménard, Martin Crête and Jean-François Trépanier as well as Manitoba's E. J. Harnden who all announced their retirements from the sport.

Teams A total of eighteen teams qualified for the 2026 Brier. The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Brad Jacobs, who won the 2025 Montana's Brier. They are also fresh off winning gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

In a continuation of the 2025 qualifying format, the final three teams in the field pre-qualified for the 2026 Brier based on their 2024–25 Canadian Team Ranking Standings, which meant they bypassed the provincial qualifiers. These spots went to Teams Matt Dunstone, Mike McEwen and Brad Gushue.

The teams are listed as follows: British ColumbiaThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Brad Jacobs Third: Marc Kennedy Second: Brett Gallant Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Mike CaioneThe Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kevin Koe Third: Tyler Tardi Second: Aaron Sluchinski Lead: Karrick Martin Alternate: Jacob LibbusKamloops CC, Kamloops & Tunnel Town CC, Delta Skip: Cody Tanaka Third: Jared Kolomaya Second: Mitchell Kopytko Lead: Coburn Fadden Alternate: Sam Husdon Manitoba (Calvert) New Brunswick Heather CC, Winnipeg Skip: Braden Calvert Third: Corey Chambers Second: Kyle Kurz Lead: Brendan BilawkaGage G&CC, Oromocto Skip: James Grattan Third: Joel Krats Second: Andy McCann Lead: Noah Riggs Alternate: Drew GrattanSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Nathan Young Third: Colin Thomas Second: Nathan Locke Lead: Ben Stringer Alternate: Jeff Thomas Northern Ontario Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury Fourth: Sandy MacEwan Skip: Dustin Montpellier Second: Olivier Bonin-Ducharme Lead: Luc Ouimet Alternate: Lee TonerHalifax CC, Halifax Skip: Kendal Thompson Third: Stuart Thompson Second: Bryce Everist Lead: Michael Brophy Alternate: Adam McKerihenTillsonburg CC, Tillsonburg Skip: Jayden King Third: Dylan Niepage Second: Owen Henry Lead: Victor Pietrangelo Alternate: Spencer Dunlop Quebec Saskatchewan (Knapp)Crapaud Community CC, Crapaud Skip: Tyler Smith Third: Adams Cocks

Second: – Lead: Ed WhiteGlenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux,Curling des Collines, Chelsea,CC Etchemin, Saint-RomualdClub Sports Belvédère, Val-d'Or &CC Valleyfield, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Fourth: Félix Asselin Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard Second: Martin Crête Lead: Jean-François TrépanierHighland CC, Regina Skip: Kelly Knapp Third: Brennen Jones Second: Dustin Kidby Lead: Mat Ring Alternate: Trent Knapp Northwest Territories Nunavut Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Jamie Koe Third: Glen Kennedy Second: Roland Robinson Lead: Shadrach McLeod Alternate: Cole ParsonsIqaluit CC, Iqaluit Skip: Derek Samagalski Third: Sheldon Wettig Second: Christian Smitheram Lead: Justin McDonell Alternate: David AglukarkWhitehorse CC, Whitehorse Skip: Thomas Scoffin Third: Kerr Drummond Second: Trygg Jensen Lead: Joe Wallingham Alternate: Ben Robinson Manitoba (Dunstone) Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue)Granite CC, Winnipeg Skip: Matt Dunstone Third: Colton Lott Second: E.J. Harnden Lead: Ryan Harnden Alternate: Jacob HorganNutana CC, Saskatoon Skip: Mike McEwen Third: Colton Flasch Second: Kevin Marsh Lead: Dan Marsh Alternate: Brent LaingSt. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Brendan Bottcher Lead: Geoff Walker Alternate: Adam Casey

CTRS Rankings As of February 9, 2026

Source:

Member Association (Team) Rank Points (Dunstone) 1 319.425 (Jacobs) 2 313.000 (McEwen) 5 160.700 (King) 6 147.500 (K. Koe) 8 128.925 (Calvert) 10 120.600 (Knapp) 15 99.175 (Gushue) 17 97.350 (Ménard) 20 77.850 (Grattan) 28 55.250 (Tanaka) 47 27.325 (Thompson) 57 24.938 (Smith) 60 23.050 (MacEwan) 67 19.238 (Scoffin) 69 18.600 (Young) 87 13.350 (Samagalski) 113 6.600 (J. Koe) 158 3.750

Map of teams

Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Championship Round Pool ASkip (Gushue) Brad Gushue 8 0 – 67 31 38 23 7 11 87% 8.27 Brad Jacobs 7 1 – 65 32 36 25 2 12 89% 17.11 Jayden King 5 3 1–0 58 47 35 31 3 13 81% 47.11 Jean-Michel Ménard 5 3 0–1 60 50 34 29 4 9 84% 16.24 Tyler Smith 3 5 1–1 47 59 29 36 4 4 75% 21.35 (Knapp) Kelly Knapp 3 5 1–1 54 53 34 34 6 8 80% 28.84 (Young) Nathan Young 3 5 1–1 51 66 32 37 1 5 76% 48.39 Kendal Thompson 2 6 – 52 59 32 34 1 8 79% 18.57 Derek Samagalski 0 8 – 26 83 20 41 4 3 66% 34.51 Pool BSkip Kevin Koe 8 0 – 61 28 34 24 8 10 85% 16.47 (Dunstone) Matt Dunstone 7 1 – 55 31 30 26 9 5 89% 14.37 (Calvert) Braden Calvert 5 3 1–1 59 45 33 30 7 6 83% 15.36 (McEwen) Mike McEwen 5 3 1–1 58 46 32 28 6 8 84% 17.22 James Grattan 5 3 1–1 53 49 35 32 2 7 80% 38.00 Jamie Koe 2 6 1–0 40 64 28 34 2 7 76% 44.39 (MacEwan) Dustin Montpellier 2 6 0–1 42 56 28 33 4 4 77% 38.68 Thomas Scoffin 1 7 1–0 44 64 28 35 8 4 78% 34.43 Cody Tanaka 1 7 0–1 39 68 29 34 3 6 76% 38.69

+ Pool A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team CAN NL–G NL–Y NS NU ON PE QC SK–K Record 2 7–1 1 (Gushue) 8–0 7 (Young) 3–5 8 2–6 9 0–8 3 5–3 5 3–5 4 5–3 6 (Knapp) 3–5

+ Pool B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team AB BC MB–C MB–D NB NO NT SK–M YT Record 1 8–0 9 1–7 3 (Calvert) 5–3 2 (Dunstone) 7–1 5 5–3 7 (MacEwan) 2–6 6 2–6 4 (McEwen) 5–3 8 1–7

Round robin results All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Time (UTC−03:30).

Draw 1 Friday, February 27, 7:30 pm

Draw 2 Saturday, February 28, 2:30 pm

Draw 3 Saturday, February 28, 7:30 pm

Draw 4 Sunday, March 1, 9:30 am

Draw 5 Sunday, March 1, 2:30 pm

Draw 6 Sunday, March 1, 7:30 pm

Draw 7 Monday, March 2, 9:30 am

Draw 8 Monday, March 2, 2:30 pm

Draw 9 Monday, March 2, 7:30 pm

Draw 10 Tuesday, March 3, 9:30 am

Draw 11 Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 pm

Draw 12 Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 pm

Draw 13 Wednesday, March 4, 9:30 am

Draw 14 Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 pm

Draw 15 Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 pm

Draw 16 Thursday, March 5, 9:30 am

Draw 17 Thursday, March 5, 2:30 pm

Draw 18 Thursday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Championship round

Page 1/2 Qualifier Friday, March 6, 1:30 pm

Page 3/4 Qualifier Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm

3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Semifinal Sunday, March 8, 1:30 pm

Final Sunday, March 8, 7:30 pm

Statistics Top 5 player percentages Round robin only; minimum 6 games played KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % (D) Ryan Harnden 93 (G) Geoff Walker 92 Ben Hebert 92 (M) Dan Marsh 91 91 Seconds % Brett Gallant 90 (D) E.J. Harnden 88 Aaron Sluchinski 84 (G) Brendan Bottcher 83 (C) Kyle Kurz 83 Thirds % (D) Colton Lott 91 Marc Kennedy 88 (G) Mark Nichols 88 Jean-Michel Ménard 85 Tyler Tardi 84 Skips % Kevin Koe 89 (D) Matt Dunstone 87 (G) Brad Gushue 86 Brad Jacobs 85 (M) Mike McEwen 81

Perfect games Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown Player Team Position Shots Opponent Matt Dunstone (Dunstone) Skip 20 (Calvert) Colton Lott (Dunstone) Third 16 Matt Dunstone (Dunstone) Skip 15

Provincial and territorial playdowns Source:

2026 Alberta Men's Curling Championship: January 5–11 2026 BC Men's Curling Championship: December 30 – January 4 2026 Bunge Championship (Manitoba): February 4–8 2026 New Brunswick Tankard: January 28 – February 1 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard: January 20–25 2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship: January 6–11 2026 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship: January 22–25 2026 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship (Nova Scotia): January 6–11 2026 Nunavut Men's Curling Championship: January 9–10 2026 Ontario Tankard: January 5–11 2026 PEI Men's Curling Championship: January 2–5 2026 Quebec Tankard: January 5–11 2026 SaskTel Tankard (Saskatchewan): January 5–11 2026 Yukon Men's Curling Championship: January 8–10

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