Canada's men's curling championship
The 2025 Montana's Brier , Canada's national men's curling championship, will be held from February 28 to March 9 at Prospera Place in Kelowna , British Columbia .[ 1] [ 2] The winning team will represent Canada at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan .[ 3]
A total of eighteen teams will qualify for the 2025 Brier. The fourteen Canadian curling member associations will hold playdowns to determine who will represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Brad Gushue , who won the 2024 Montana's Brier .[ 4]
In a slight change in the qualification format from 2024, the final three teams in the field pre-qualified for the 2025 Brier based on their 2023–24 Canadian Team Ranking Standings , which meant they bypassed the provincial qualifiers. These spots went to Teams Brad Jacobs , Mike McEwen and Matt Dunstone .[ 5] This is different from the 2024 qualification where two teams pre-qualified for the event with the final spot going to the highest ranked team on the CTRS standings following the conclusion of the provincial championships.[ 6]
The teams are listed as follows:
Canada [ 4]
Alberta
British Columbia
St. John's CC , St. John's
Skip: Brad Gushue
Third: Mark Nichols
Second: Brendan Bottcher
Lead: Geoff Walker
Alternate: Adam Casey
The Glencoe Club , Calgary
Skip: Kevin Koe
Third: Aaron Sluchinski
Second: Tyler Tardi
Lead: Karrick Martin
Alternate: Mike Libbus
Victoria CC , Victoria
Skip: Cameron de Jong
Third: Alex Horvath
Second: Corey Chester
Lead: Brayden Carpenter
Alternate: Paul Cseke
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Granite CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Reid Carruthers
Third: B.J. Neufeld
Second: Catlin Schneider
Lead: Connor Njegovan
Alternate: Kyle Doering
Gage G&CC , Oromocto
Skip: James Grattan
Third: Joel Krats
Second: Paul Dobson
Lead: Andy McCann
Alternate: Drew Grattan
St. John's CC , St. John's
Skip: Ty Dilello
Third: Ryan McNeil Lamswood
Second: Daniel Bruce
Lead: Aaron Feltham
Alternate: Nathan King
Northern Ontario
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Northern Credit Union CC , Sudbury
Skip: John Epping
Third: Jacob Horgan
Second: Tanner Horgan
Lead: Ian McMillan
Alternate:
Halifax CC , Halifax
Skip: Owen Purcell
Third: Luke Saunders
Second: Scott Saccary
Lead: Ryan Abraham
Alternate: Calan MacIsaac
Whitby CC , Whitby
Skip: Sam Mooibroek
Third: Ryan Wiebe
Second: Scott Mitchell
Lead: Nathan Steele
Alternate: Gavin Lydiate
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Crapaud Community CC , Crapaud
Skip: Tyler Smith
Third: Adams Cocks
Second: Christopher Gallant
Lead: Ed White
Alternate:
Glenmore CC , Dollard-des-Ormeaux ,Curling des Collines , Chelsea ,CC Etchemin , Saint-Romuald &CC Valleyfield , Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Fourth: Félix Asselin
Skip: Jean-Michel Ménard
Second: Martin Crête
Lead: Jean-François Trépanier
Alternate: Pierre Charette
Nutana CC , Saskatoon
Skip: Rylan Kleiter
Third: Joshua Mattern
Second: Matthew Hall
Lead: Trevor Johnson
Alternate: John Mattern
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Yukon
Hay River CC , Hay River
Skip: Aaron Bartling
Third: D'arcy Delorey
Second: Norman Bassett
Lead: Eric Preston
Alternate: Adam Naugler
Iqaluit CC , Iqaluit
Skip: Shane Latimer
Third: Sheldon Wettig
Second: Justin McDonell
Lead: Peter Van Strien
Alternate:
Whitehorse CC , Whitehorse
Skip: Thomas Scoffin
Third: Kerr Drummond
Second: Trygg Jensen
Lead: Joe Wallingham
Alternate:
Alberta (Jacobs) [ 5]
Saskatchewan (McEwen) [ 5]
Manitoba (Dunstone) [ 5]
The Glencoe Club , Calgary
Skip: Brad Jacobs
Third: Marc Kennedy
Second: Brett Gallant
Lead: Ben Hebert
Alternate: Mike Caione
Nutana CC , Saskatoon
Skip: Mike McEwen
Third: Colton Flasch
Second: Kevin Marsh
Lead: Dan Marsh
Alternate: Brent Laing
Fort Rouge CC , Winnipeg
Skip: Matt Dunstone
Third: Colton Lott
Second: E. J. Harnden
Lead: Ryan Harnden
Alternate: Adam Kingsbury
As of February 10, 2025
Source:[ 7]
Team Canada
Pre-Qualified Teams
Provincial Winners
Provincial winners that are in the same location as Team Canada or the Pre-Qualified teams are listed at the bottom
Round robin standings [ edit ]
Key
Teams to Championship Round
Pool A Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Team
AB–K
BC
CAN
MB-C
MB-D
NB
NL
NO
NU
Record
1
Alberta (Koe)
—
D7
D13
D5
D1
D15
D17
D3
D9
0–0
1
British Columbia
D7
—
D3
D1
D5
D17
D13
D9
D11
0–0
1
Canada
D13
D3
—
D9
D17
D11
D1
D5
D15
0–0
1
Manitoba (Carruthers)
D5
D1
D9
—
D15
D7
D3
D11
D13
0–0
1
Manitoba (Dunstone)
D1
D5
D17
D15
—
D13
D11
D7
D3
0–0
1
New Brunswick
D15
D17
D11
D7
D13
—
D9
D1
D5
0–0
1
Newfoundland and Labrador
D17
D13
D1
D3
D11
D9
—
D15
D7
0–0
1
Northern Ontario
D3
D9
D5
D11
D7
D1
D15
—
D17
0–0
1
Nunavut
D9
D11
D15
D13
D3
D5
D7
D17
—
0–0
Pool B Round Robin Summary Table
Pos.
Team
AB–J
NT
NS
ON
PE
QC
SK-K
SK-M
YT
Record
1
Alberta (Jacobs)
—
D6
D12
D14
D8
D16
D10
D18
D2
0–0
1
Northwest Territories
D6
—
D16
D4
D14
D10
D8
D12
D18
0–0
1
Nova Scotia
D12
D16
—
D18
D10
D14
D2
D4
D6
0–0
1
Ontario
D14
D4
D18
—
D16
D2
D12
D6
D8
0–0
1
Prince Edward Island
D8
D14
D10
D16
—
D6
D4
D2
D12
0–0
1
Quebec
D16
D10
D14
D2
D6
—
D18
D8
D4
0–0
1
Saskatchewan (Kleiter)
D10
D8
D2
D12
D4
D18
—
D14
D16
0–0
1
Saskatchewan (McEwen)
D18
D12
D4
D6
D2
D8
D14
—
D10
0–0
1
Yukon
D2
D18
D6
D8
D12
D4
D16
D10
—
0–0
Round robin results [ edit ]
All draw times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00 ).[ 8]
Friday, February 28, 6:30 pm
Saturday, March 1, 1:30 pm
Saturday, March 1, 6:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 8:30 am
Sunday, March 2, 1:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 6:30 pm
Monday, March 3, 8:30 am
Monday, March 3, 1:30 pm
Monday, March 3, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 am
Tuesday, March 4, 1:30 pm
Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 am
Wednesday, March 5, 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 pm
Thursday, March 6, 8:30 am
Thursday, March 6, 1:30 pm
Thursday, March 6, 6:30 pm
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Page 1/2 Qualifier Page 3/4 Qualifier Qualified for Playoffs B1 vs. A2 B1 To 1 vs. 2 Page A2 TBD vs. B3 To 3 vs. 4 Page B3
Friday, March 7, 12:30 pm
Player percentages
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Friday, March 7, 6:30 pm
Player percentages
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Saturday, March 8, 6:30 pm
Player percentages
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Saturday, March 8, 12:30 pm
Player percentages
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Sunday, March 9, 11:00 am
Player percentages
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Sunday, March 9, 5:00 pm
Player percentages
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Provincial and territorial playdowns [ edit ]
Source:[ 9]
^ "2025 Montana's Brier presented by AGI" . Curling Canada . Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ Kathy Michaels (October 27, 2023). "Kelowna confirmed as host of the 2025 Brier" . Global News. Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ "BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship 2025" . World Curling Federation . Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ a b "Three in a row!" . Curling Canada. March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ a b c d "CTRS Teams Confirmed!" . Curling Canada. June 26, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ "Early Brier qualifiers!" . Curling Canada. July 11, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ "2024–25 CTRS Standings" . Curling Canada . Retrieved February 10, 2025 .
^ "Draw" . Curling Canada . Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
^ "2024-25 Provincial and Territorial Playdown Schedule" (PDF) . Curling Canada . Retrieved December 23, 2024 .
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