Stacked field set to race for Tankard at Lethbridge Brier

The excitement, elation and heartbreak of the Olympics has finally passed as a new journey to the pinnacle of the curling mountain at the 2026 Milan Games is set to begin.

But, for now, there’s still plenty of high-stakes curling to be played this season.

For the second year in a row, 18 of Canada’s best male curling rinks will compete at the Tim Hortons Brier in pursuit of the prestigious Tankard. The event runs from March 4-13 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alta.

The storylines may even be juicer this year as this could be the last major event for some top teams with the potential of lineup changes a real possibility. Of course, all curling fans will have their eyes on Darren Moulding, now with New Brunswick’s James Grattan, taking on his former teammate in Brendan Bottcher and the defending champs who curl out of Edmonton.

Like last month’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the format sees the top three teams in each pool advance to a six-team playoff which will be dwindled down to a regular four-team page playoff to determine the 2022 Canadian men’s curling champions. 

The pools and seeding are based on the Canadian Team Ranking System.

You can watch every draw throughout the week on TSN, TSN Direct and the TSN App.

The winner will represent Canada at the World Men’s Curling Championship, slated to take place in Las Vegas from April 2-10.

Let’s take a closer look at the teams competing in Lethbridge.

2021-22 Record: 37-15 Curling Club: The Glencoe Club in Calgary

Lineup

Skip: Kevin Koe Third: BJ Neufeld Second: John Morris Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Carter Rycroft Coach: John Dunn

The Lethbridge Brier could be the swan song for this version of Team Kevin Koe as all signs point towards the Calgary foursome