The curling landscape traditionally experiences major changes after an Olympic Games.
Once again this year, many players are switching teams or forming new squads.
Here's a look at the biggest moves and new rosters (which are at the bottom of the page):
APRIL NEWS
April 21
Spiller forms new Italian team
After a strong debut at the men's world championship for Italy, 20-year-old skip Stefano Spiller has formed a new team with Amos Mosaner playing third, Sebastiano Arman at second and Cesare Spiller, Stefano's brother, at lead.
April 18
Black goes back to five-person lineup
Nova Scotia's biggest team is going back to a five-person unit after Team Christina Black announced Lindsey Burgess is joining the team and will play lead. Karlee Everist will move to alternate.
April 15
Tirinzoni retires from the game
The four-time world champion Silvana Tirinzoni officially announced her retirement, the team announced. Moving forward Alina Päetz and Selina Witschonke will be exploring their options together, but Carole Howald will spend next season focusing on mixed doubles and Rock League.
Young finds new squad
Nathan Young as officially found a new team based in Ontario for next season. Young will skip Brady Lumley, Matthew Garner and Spencer Dunlop, the team announced on social media.
Team Retornaz parts ways
A longtime Italian team is splitting up. Team Joel Retornaz has announced the players will seek new opportunities. Retornaz has won a pair of bronze medals at the world championship. Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman and Mattia Giovanella are the other team members.
April 15
Tirinzoni announces retirement
One of the most successful international skips is putting down her broom. Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni is retiring after a career that included four world championship triumphs and a silver at this year's Olympics. Fourth Alina Pätz and lead Selina Witschonke will stay together and explore their options, while second Carole Howald will focus on mixed doubles and Rock League.
April 13
Team Skrlik takes on new look
Alberta's Team Kayla Skrlik has recruited two players from B.C., along with a two-time Canadian junior champion. Sarah Koltun and Samantha Fisher join the Alberta skip after playing for B.C.'s Corryn Brown the past two years, while Myla Plett comes in after skipping another team to of Canadian junior crowns.
April 13
Nichols jumps to Dunstone's team
Mark Nichols will join Matt Dunstone's rink for next season. Nichols spent over 20 years playing third to the recently retired Brad Gushue, who ended his men's career after the most recent Brier, held in his hometown of St. John's, N.L.
April 11
Beuk back with Team Grattan
A familiar face is rejoining New Brunswick's Team James Grattan. Ontario third Jon Beuk will return to the team this season. He was part of the squad in a 2020-21 season in which they qualified for the Brier.
Inglis returns with new team
Ontario skip Danielle Inglis has a new team after finishing 4-3 at last year's Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials. She'll play this year with Jo-Ann Rizzo, Geri-Lynn Ramsay and Joanne Tarvit.
April 10
Smith adds players from Team Young
After the breakup of Team Nathan Young, two members of the Newfoundland and Labrador team will join Team Greg Smith to play out of the province.. Nate Locke and Ben Stringer will team up with Young.
Njegovan forms new team
After throwing skip rocks for Team Kaitlyn Lawes last season, Selena Njegovan is ready for a new challenge. With Lawes taking a year off from competitive curling after the team's runner-up showing at the Scotties, Njegovan will skip another Manitoba-based side along with former Team Kerri Einarson alternate Krysten Karwacki, Margot Flemming, and Erin Pincott. Flemming played for Alberta's Team Kayla Skrlik at this year's Scotties, while Pincott was an alternate for Lawes.
April 7
Team Young disbands
After 14 years together, Team Nathan Young is breaking up, the team announced. Young lives in Toronto and has decided to curl full-time out of Ontario moving forward. The team represented Newfoundland and Labrador at this year's Brier.
April 5
Kayla MacMillan's team adds Val Sweeing
Val Sweeting is heading west. The former third for Kerri Einarson is joining Kayla MacMillan's B.C. squad after winning five Scotties titles with the Manitoba-based rink. The Einarson rink and Sweeting parted ways after winning silver at this year's world championship.
April 2
Kate Cameron to curl out of Quebec
It will be a change of scenery for Manitoba native Kate Cameron. She announced a new team on social media, and now she will curl out of Quebec with Laurie St-Georges, Emily Riley and Emilia Gagne.
Cameron, 34, brings eight Scotties Tournament of Hearts worth of experience. Her best finish was as a rookie in 2017, when she played third for Michelle Englot and finished runner-up to Rachel Homan.
April 1
Team MacMillan to see change
One of British Columbia's biggest women's teams will look different next season. Brittany Tran and Sarah Loken will be moving on, the team announced. This leaves the squad currently with three players: Kayla MacMillan, Sarah Daniels and Lindsay Dubue.
NEW WOMEN'S TEAMS
NEW MEN'S TEAMS
PREVIOUS WOMEN'S NEWS
March 30
Massive shake-up to Team Fujisawa
After 11 seasons with the club, third Chinami Yoshida announced she will be leaving Team Fujisawa. The 34-year-old won an Olympic and world championship silver medal with Satsuki Fujisawa in 2022 and 2016, respectively. She also won an Olympic bronze medal in 2018 and a Grand Slam of Curling title in 2023 at the Canadian Open.
Gray-Withers fills roster spot
Serena Gray-Withers Alberta-based rink has announced Laura Walker will join the team for next season. Walker filled in for Team Lawes at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts while Jocelyn Peterman was competing at the Olympics with her husband Brett Gallant for the mixed doubles discipline.
Peterman is set to join Einarson
It didn't take long for Team Einarson to find their replacement for Val Sweeting. Jocelyn Peterman will be joining forces with Kerri Einarson, Shannon Birchard and Karlee Burgess the team announced.
Peterman will throw lead stones, but will also vice so Birchard and Bugress, two of the best sweepers in the world, can sweep skip stones. Burgess will move to second and Birchard will throw third stones.
March 27
A family affair
One of Canada's biggest curling families is teaming up next season on the women's side. Sherry Middaugh will skip, Megan Smith will be the third, with the front end made up of Sherry's daughters Emily and and Kelly, who will play second and lead respectively.
Wayne Middaugh, Sherry's husband and a three-time Brier champion will be the coach.
March 26
Lawes team breaks up
The runner-up team at this year's Scotties is no more. Fourth Kaitlyn Lawes and lead Kristin Gordon will take a year off from competitive curling, while skip Selena Njegovan and second Jocelyn Peterman are exploring other options for when play resumes.
Val Sweeting, Krysten Karwacki and Reid Carruthers to leave Team Einarson
After just falling short at the women's world curling championships, Team Einarson is parting ways with third Val Sweeting, alternate Krysten Karwacki and coach Reid Carruthers.
March 25
Brunton to skip new rink
After playing third for an Ontario rink skipped by Danielle Inglis in the last quadrennial, Kira Brunton will skip a new team in the Northern Ontario region next season. Brunton will be joined by Kendra Lilly, a member of Krista Scharf's disbanding Northern Ontario powerhouse, Jamie Smith and Lauren Rajala.
March 17
Gray-Withers to move on from Burgess
Serena Gray-Withers' squad from Alberta will have a different look next season after the team announced they're moving on from second Lindsey Burgess. In the statement the rink wrote: "Serena, Catherine and Zoe have made the difficult decision to make a change at the second position ... we wish Lindsey continued success and look forward to cheering her on in the future."
March 16
Black to become a four-person team
Team Black announced on Monday that longtime team member Jenn Baxter will be stepping back from high-level curling. Since the team was five members, Christina Black, Jill Brothers, Karlee Everist and Marlee Powers will stay together for next season.
March 11
Team Skrlik to part ways
Alberta's 2026 representative for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Kayla Skrlik, along with Margot Flemming, Ashton Skrlik and Geri-Lynn Ramsay, won't be returning as a team next season. In an Instagram post, they said: "We’ll always cherish the friendships, memories, and experiences we shared along the way."
Team Plett steps back from curling
One of Canada's brightest young teams from Alberta is stepping back from curling to focus on education. Skip Myla Plett will be focusing on her firefighting career but will explore other opportunities in women's curling. Third Alyssa Nedohin will be attending school and is unsure what her curling plans will look like for next season. Chloe Fediuk and Allie Iskiw are going to focus on school as well and will be stepping back from competitive curling. The team missed the playoffs at this year's world junior championship.
March 4
Kim announces new lineup
Just two days after South Korean skip Eun-jung Kim announced the team she won a silver medal with in 2018 would be splitting up, she has released her new squad for 2026-27.
Ha reveals new lineup
A lot of curling news keeps coming out of South Korea as Seung-youn Ha, Hye-rin Kim, Cho-hi Kim and Seon-yeong Kim have formed a team, as first reported by Curling1spoon.
March 3
Team Kang picks up Kyeong-ae
It didn't take long for South Korean third Kyeong-ae Kim to find a new home, as Bo-bae Kang has announced she would join the team for the upcoming season, as first reported by Curling1spoon.
Park forms new team
South Korea's Chuncheon City Hall team will have You-been Park join Seo-jin Park, Tae-i Yang and Su-jun Kim, while Seung-youn Ha and Hye-rin Kim will be looking elsewhere, as first reported by Curling1spoon.
March 2
Scharf team splits up after decade-long run
A longtime Northern Ontario force is breaking up. Skip Krista Scharf, lead Sarah Potts and third Ashley Sippala have announced they are stepping back, while second Kendra Lilly said she is looking at other options.
Kim announces shocking break up
South Korea's Eun-jung Kim, Kyeong-ae Kim, Cho-hi Kim, Yeong-mi Kim and Seon-yeong Kim announced they would not be returning together for the 2026-27 season.
Feb. 28
Daniels departs from St-Georges
Sarah Daniels has decided to leave Quebec's Team Laurie St-Georges to "pursue new opportunities for the upcoming (Olympic) cycle." St-Georges, Emilia Gagne and Emily Riley will be staying together.
Feb. 27
Dupont lineup will look different
The Danish squad of Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse and Denise Dupont will have a new look next season after second Jasmin Holtermann said she's stepping back from competitive curling.
Feb. 23
Cameron splits after three years
Manitoba's Kate Cameron, Taylor McDonald and Mackenzie Elias won't be returning together for the 2026-27 season after three years together. Briane Harris, who's also stepping back from the side, just joined the team this season.
Feb. 17
Ackerman lands new team
After wearing the Saskatchewan jacket at the 2024 Scotties before stepping away from curling to focus on education, Skylar Ackerman is back and will be skipping Robyn Silvernagle, Rachel Big Eagle and Mary Little in 2026-27.
Feb. 16
'Philosophical differences' caused Armstrong split
Grace Lloyd, Michaela Robert and Rachel Steele will stay together next season, but will look for someone to replace Ontario skip Hailey Armstrong. The three are "grateful for the time spent with Hailey."
Feb. 15
Campbell calls it a career
After representing Saskatchewan at the 2026 Scotties, skip Jolene Campbell announced she's retiring. That leaves Robyn Silvernagle, Rachel Big Eagle and Dayna Demmans looking for a new team.
MEN'S NEWS
March 24
Felix Asselin forms new team
After the retirement of three members of his Quebec team, including Jean-Michel Menard, Felix Asselin has a new team for 2026-27. He'll be joined by Julien Tremblay, Jesse Mullen and Jean-Michel Arsenault.
March 23
David Mathers comes out of retirement to play with Howard
On Scott Howard's Ontario-based team for next season, Howard and Scott Chadwick, who said he would be staying with Howard, will be joined by David Mathers and Pat Janssen.
Mathers is ending his retirement to play with Howard once again while Janssen also played with Chadwick on a previous team as well.
March 21
Mooibroek and Purcell team up
There has been a massive change in the Ontario curling landscape. Sam Mooibroek's team announced its new lineup, which includes former Nova Scotia skip Owen Purcell playing the third position, Scott Mitchell staying with Mooibroek playing second and Gavin Lydiate joining the team at lead.
Both Mooibroek and Purcell represented Ontario and Nova Scotia at the 2025 Brier, which was also their debuts. Lydiate also served as Mooibroek's alternate for the Brier.
March 19
Scott Howard's team to change
Next season will look a little bit different for skipper Scott Howard and his lead Scott Chadwick. The two announced they would stay together, but also in the same statement, the Ontario team said third Mat Camm would be stepping away from competitive curling and second Jason Camm is exploring other options.
Koe finds Tardi's replacement
Coming off a run to the Brier final, Kevin Koe isn't retiring just yet. His team announced a replacement for Tyler Tardi, bringing 23-year-old Johnson Tao into the fold. Koe beat Tao in the Alberta final this year to make the Brier when he was skipping his own team.
March 18
Epping forms team in Manitoba
Another Northern Ontario skip has left to represent Manitoba. This time it's John Epping. He will team up with third BJ Neufeld, second Ryan Wiebe and lead Ian McMillan, who was on his previous team for the upcoming season.
McEwen, Kleiter join forces
Big news out of Saskatchewan on Wednesday morning as Mike McEwen and Rylan Kleiter have announced they will team up, with McEwen as the skip. Kleiter's former third, Joshua Mattern will go to second and Trevor Johnson will stick at lead.
March 17
Spot opens up on Team Kleiter
Rylan Kleiter's team from Saskatchewan will look different next season as second Matthew Hall has decided to step away from team. In a statement Hall released on Tuesday, he wrote: "I'm proud of everything we accomplished as a team and grateful for the friendships and experiences that came with it."
March 16
Grattan's team loses player
Joel Krats will step away from Team James Grattan, the New Brunswick team announced. Grattan, Andy McCann and Noah Riggs plan to stay together. Krats, a Newfoundland and Labrador native, went to three straight Briers with McGrattan.
Mooibroek's team set to split
After just two seasons, Ontario's Team Sam Mooibroek has decided to "pursue new opportunities moving forward," the team announced. They represented Ontario at the 2025 Montana's Brier.
Bottcher creates new Alberta-based team
After two seasons of playing second with Brad Gushue, Brendan Bottcher will return to the skip position with a brand new team. He have one familiar face with him as Geoff Walker, who also played on Gushue's team, will be joining him as the lead while former Northern Ontario brothers Jacob and Tanner Horgan will play third and second the team announced.
March 14
Tardi takes over McEwen's old team
The first new men's team for next season has been announced. Tyler Tardi will be taking Mike McEwen's old position as skip and will be joined by third Colton Flasch, second Kevin Marsh and lead Dan Marsh. Tardi played skip in junior, but moved to third recently when playing with Kevin Koe's team.
March 13
Olympic champions sticking together
The 2026 Olympic gold medallists — Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert — will be back together next season, the Alberta-based team announced on social media. They also won the 2025 Brier and finished in third place at the world championships.
Tardi to leave Team Koe
After an undefeated run until the Brier final, Team Kevin Koe announced that third Tyler Tardi, 27, will be leaving the team to "pursue other curling opportunities." Tardi won an Olympic gold medal this year as the alternate for Brad Jacobs' team.
Bottcher confirms he'll join new team
Another member of Brad Gushue's old team, Brendan Bottcher, put out a statement thanking Gushue himself along with his teammates for the past two seasons while saying "I am excited for what comes next and am looking forward to leaving it all out on the ice again very soon."
March 12
McEwen announces team has left him
Veteran skip Mike McEwen is looking for a new team. McEwen announced he is a free agent after the other members of his Saskatchewan-based team "have chosen a different path." The rink missed the playoffs after going 5-3 at this year's Brier. McEwen is a Manitoba native.
Walker leaving Newfoundland and Labrador
After a long run with Team Brad Gushue, Alberta native Geoff Walker announced he will no longer curl for a Newfoundland and Labrador rink. Gushue is retiring after this season. Walker has been Gushue's lead since 2012. All eyes are now on second Brendan Bottcher and third Mark Nichols.
Feb. 27
Purcell will be 'exploring' options
After reaching the Brier playoffs in 2025 and not making the field in 2026, Owen Purcell's Nova Scotia team with Luke Saunders, Gavin Lydiate and Ryan Abraham will be exploring their options for next season.
Feb. 25
Carruthers, Njegovan stepping back
B.J. Neufeld and Catlin Schneider will be searching for new teams next season after Manitoba's Reid Carruthers announced he would be retiring from curling this year. Connor Njegovan also announced he would be stepping back from curling with his family growing from three to five this summer.
Feb. 3
Team Epping splits after provincial playdown loss
On the heels of losing the Northern Ontario playdowns to Sandy MacEwan, John Epping and his team of Jake, Tanner Horgan and Ian McMillan will not be returning together for next season.
Dec. 28, 2025
Dunstone roster will have new look
E.J. Harnden, now a four-time Brier champion, announced this would be the last year of his professional curling career. This opens up a roster spot on Matt Dunstone's Brier-winning team with Colton Lott and Ryan Harnden also on the Manitoba squad.
Sources: The Curling Group.
