By Canadian Press

Einarson, Gushue among six rinks added to 2026 Scotties and Brier fields

Jul 18, 2025 | 9:54 AM

Three teams have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships, Curling Canada announced Friday.

Four-time champion Kerri Einarson and her team from Gimli, Man., have been added to the field of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, set for Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont. She will be joined by Calgary’s Kayla Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax.

Hometown favourite and six-time champion Brad Gushue was added to the Montana’s Brier, set for Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, N.L., along with Winnipeg’s Matt Dunstone and Saskatoon’s Mike McEwen.

The teams were awarded spots based on their 2024-25 Canadian Team Ranking System results.

Two-time defending Tournament of Hearts champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa and defending Brier champion Brad Jacobs of Calgary had already qualified for their respective tournaments.

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The remaining 14 teams in each tournament will be determined during the coming season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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