2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials

2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaScotiabank Centre
DatesNovember 22–30
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The 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2025 Montana's Canadian Curling Trials for sponsorship reasons) will be held from November 22 to 30 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winners of the men's and women's events will represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Qualification process

For the first time since 2013, the Olympic Trials returned to an eight-team format with teams qualifying either through national championship berths or CTRS standings.[1] The final spot in both fields was decided by the pre-trials event held in October.[2]

Men

Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified
Winner of the 2024 Montana's Brier Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue None (first qualifier)
CTRS Leader for 2023–24 Alberta Brad Jacobs Next team on the 2023–24 CTRS not already qualified
Winner of the 2025 Montana's Brier Manitoba Matt Dunstone Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Saskatchewan Mike McEwen Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Alberta Kevin Koe Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2024–25 Ontario John Epping Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified
Pre-Trials Winner (None)

Women

Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified
Winner of the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Ontario Rachel Homan None (first qualifier)
CTRS Leader for 2023–24[a] Manitoba Kerri Einarson Next team on the 2023–24 CTRS not already qualified
Winner of the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Alberta Kayla Skrlik Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Manitoba Kate Cameron Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Nova Scotia Christina Black Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified
CTRS Leader for 2024–25 British Columbia Corryn Brown Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified
Pre-Trials Winner (None)

Men

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Matt Dunstone Colton Lott E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Adam Kingsbury Manitoba Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan Ontario Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury, Ontario
Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brendan Bottcher Geoff Walker Adam Casey Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's CC, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Alberta The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta
Rylan Kleiter Joshua Mattern Matthew Hall Trevor Johnson Saskatchewan Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Kevin Koe Aaron Sluchinski Tyler Tardi Karrick Martin Mike Libbus Alberta The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta
Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Brent Laing Saskatchewan Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario John Epping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).[4]

Draw 2

Saturday, November 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Ontario John Epping 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0

Draw 4

Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario John Epping 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0

Draw 6

Monday, November 24, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Ontario John Epping 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0

Draw 8

Monday, November 24, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario John Epping 0
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0

Draw 10

Tuesday, November 25, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
Ontario John Epping 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0

Draw 12

Wednesday, November 26, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario John Epping 0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0

Draw 14

Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Rylan Kleiter 0
Alberta Kevin Koe 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue 0
Alberta Brad Jacobs 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan Mike McEwen 0
Manitoba Matt Dunstone 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Ontario John Epping 0

Playoffs

SemifinalFinals
1    
2       
3  

Semifinal

Thursday, November 27, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Finals

Game 1

Friday, November 28, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 2

Saturday, November 29, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 3

Sunday, November 30, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Women

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Christina Black Jill Brothers Jenn Baxter Karlee Everist Marlee Powers Nova Scotia Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Corryn Brown Erin Pincott Sarah Koltun Samantha Fisher British Columbia Kamloops CC, Kamloops, British Columbia
Kate Cameron Briane Harris Taylor McDonald Mackenzie Elias Manitoba Heather CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Karlee Burgess Krysten Karwacki Manitoba Gimli CC, Gimli, Manitoba
Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Rachelle Brown Ontario Ottawa CC, Ottawa, Ontario
Kaitlyn Lawes Selena Njegovan Jocelyn Peterman Kristin Gordon Manitoba Heather CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kayla Skrlik Margot Flemming Ashton Skrlik Geri-Lynn Ramsay Crystal Rumberg Alberta Garrison CC, Calgary, Alberta

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).[4]

Draw 1

Saturday, November 22, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0

Draw 3

Sunday, November 23, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0

Draw 5

Sunday, November 23, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0

Draw 7

Monday, November 24, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0

Draw 9

Tuesday, November 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0

Draw 11

Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0

Draw 13

Wednesday, November 26, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia Christina Black 0
Manitoba Kate Cameron 0
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba Kerri Einarson 0
Ontario Rachel Homan 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alberta Kayla Skrlik 0
Manitoba Kaitlyn Lawes 0
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pre-Trials Winner 0
British Columbia Corryn Brown 0

Playoffs

SemifinalFinals
1    
2       
3  

Semifinal

Thursday, November 27, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Finals

Game 1

Friday, November 28, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 2

Saturday, November 29, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 3

Sunday, November 30, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Pre-Trials

The Home Hardware Pre-Trials will be held October 20 to 26 at the Andrew H. McCain Arena in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.[2]

Men

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Braden Calvert Corey Chambers Kyle Kurz Brendan Bilawka Manitoba Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scott Howard Mat Camm Jason Camm Scott Chadwick Ontario Navan CC, Navan, Ontario
Mark Kean Brady Lumley Matthew Garner Spencer Dunlop Ontario Woodstock CC, Woodstock, Ontario
Jayden King[b] Dylan Niepage Owen Henry Daniel Del Conte Ontario London CC, London, Ontario
Jordon McDonald Jacques Gauthier Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Manitoba Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Félix Asselin (Fourth) Jean-Michel Ménard (Skip) Martin Crête Jean-François Trépanier Quebec Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
Sam Mooibroek Ryan Wiebe Scott Mitchell Nathan Steele Wyatt Small Ontario Whitby CC, Whitby, Ontario
Owen Purcell Luke Saunders Gavin Lydiate Ryan Abraham Nova Scotia Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
Manitoba Braden Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Scott Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Mark Kean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Jayden King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Manitoba Jordon McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Quebec Jean-Michel Ménard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Sam Mooibroek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Nova Scotia Owen Purcell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0

Playoffs

SemifinalFinals
1    
2       
3  
Semifinal

Friday, October 24, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Finals
Game 1

Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 2

Saturday, October 25, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 3

Sunday, October 26, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Women

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club
Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck Ontario Ottawa Hunt & GC, Ottawa, Ontario
Kayla MacMillan Brittany Tran Lindsay Dubue Sarah Loken Lauren Lenentine British Columbia Victoria CC, Victoria, British Columbia
Nancy Martin Chaelynn Kitz Kadriana Lott Christie Gamble Saskatchewan Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Krista McCarville Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Ontario Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Beth Peterson Kelsey Calvert Katherine Remillard Melissa Gordon-Kurz Manitoba Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Myla Plett Alyssa Nedohin Chloe Fediuk Allie Iskiw Abby Whitbread Alberta Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta
Selena Sturmay Danielle Schmiemann Dezaray Hawes Paige Papley Alberta Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta
Ashley Thevenot Stephanie Schmidt Taylor Stremick Kaylin Skinner Susan O'Connor Saskatchewan Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Team W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC
Ontario Danielle Inglis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
British Columbia Kayla MacMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Saskatchewan Nancy Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Ontario Krista McCarville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Manitoba Beth Peterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Alberta Myla Plett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Alberta Selena Sturmay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0
Saskatchewan Ashley Thevenot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % 0.0

Playoffs

SemifinalFinals
1    
2       
3  
Semifinal

Friday, October 24, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Finals
Game 1

Saturday, October 25, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 2

Saturday, October 25, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0
Game 3

Sunday, October 26, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
0
0

Notes

  1. ^ Spot was initially given to Team Chelsea Carey, however, the team disbanded during the 2024–25 season. The spot was then given to Team Kerri Einarson, the next highest ranked team on the CTRS standings.[3]
  2. ^ Spot was initially give to Team Reid Carruthers, however, they withdrew from the pre-trials due to Carruthers' coaching commitments with Team Kerri Einarson. They were replaced with Team Jayden King, the top-ranked men's team in the CTRS yet to qualify.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Olympic Curling Trials qualifying". TSN. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Road to 2026!". Curling Canada. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Team Carey loses spots at Scotties, Olympic Trials following Burgess' departure". TSN. January 3, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Draw Schedule". Curling Canada. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "Veteran skip Carruthers pulls out of curling Pre-Trials to focus on coaching". TSN. The Canadian Press. June 25, 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.