Teams practicing at the ENMAX Centre on Friday, March 4 2022. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet and Connor Gunn

2022 Tim Hortons Brier underway in Lethbridge

Mar 4, 2022 | 6:12 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Excitement is in the air as the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier takes over the ENMAX Centre.

The 93^rd edition of the Canadian men’s curling championship will be played March 4 through 13, 2022 in Lethbridge. This makes Lethbridge just the fourth city that has hosted all four major Season of Champions events.

These events include the Tim Hortons Brier, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the World Men’s Championship, and the World Women’s Championship. Most recently, the ENMAX Centre played host to the 2019 World Men’s Curling Championship. Sweden’s Niklas Edin defeated Canada’s Kevin Koe to win the tournament.

This week’s event will not feature any international teams, though, as it will be a battle between teams from Canadian provinces and territories, as well as the defending champion Team Canada.

Lethbridge City Council submitted a successful $1 million bid to host the prestigious event in July of 2020.

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At the event, Team Alberta skip Kevin Koe will be chasing his fifth Tim Hortons Brier championship.

In total, 18 teams will be competing at the ENMAX Centre. The tournament will be played in an eight-game round-robin within each team’s respective pools, and the top three teams in each pool will advance to a playoff field.

On Friday, March 4, Curling Canada announced that four competitors – all from different teams – set to take part in the event, had tested positive for COVID-19 on their pre-departure PCR tests and did not travel to Lethbridge for the tournament’s opening weekend. The participants are isolating in their hometowns. Curling Canada said depending on their recovery times and further testing results, they may be able to participate later in the event, pending evaluation by Curling Canada’s medical staff. Curling Canada is not disclosing their identities.

The full event schedule is available via Curling Canada’s website and tickets can be purchased through the ENMAX Centre.