2026 Montana's Brier Tracker: Who will compete at Canadian championship

January 16, 2026 - 10:20am

Alberta skip Kevin Koe watches his shot during his match against Reid Carruthers' Wild Card team from the Morris Curling Club in Manitoba at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Monday, March 6, 2023. (Geoff Robins/CP)

Top men's teams from coast to coast will square off for the opportunity to represent Canada on the world stage in 2026.

The Montana's Brier runs Feb. 27-March 8 in St. John's, N.L.

Reigning Brier champ Brad Jacobs is expected to be Team Canada at the Brier. Brad Gushue, Matt Dunstone and Mike McEwen also earned berths for their teams to the Montana's Brier based on last season's points.

Here is the full list of teams that have qualified.

Team	Team/Playdown dates
Canada	Brad Jacobs
Newfoundland and Labrador — Gushue	Brad Gushue
Manitoba — Dunstone	Matt Dunstone
Saskatchewan — McEwen	Mike McEwen
Alberta	Kevin Koe
B.C.	Cody Tanaka
Manitoba	Feb. 3-8 (Selkirk)
New Brunswick	Jan. 27-Feb. 1 (Oromocto)
Newfoundland and Labrador	Jan. 20-25 (St. John's)
Northern Ontario	Sandy MacEwan
Nova Scotia	Kendal Thompson
Ontario	Jayden King
Prince Edward Island	Tyler Smith
Quebec	Jean-Michel Menard
Saskatchewan	Kelly Knapp
Northwest Territories	Jan. 21-26 (Yellowknife)
Nunavut	Derek Samagalski
Yukon	Thomas Scoffin