What you should know ahead of curling’s Rock League debut season

Thought curling season was over? Well, think again.

Because even after an electric ride through the Grand Slams, Olympic trials, Olympics, Scotties, Brier and world championships, there is one event still to come.

Rock League — a new professional curling outfit — will make its debut Monday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Live coverage throughout the week will be available on CBC Gem and CBCSports.ca, with draws every day at noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET. A champion will be crowned on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET.

Even if you’ve been locked in on every end of a wild 2026 season, Rock League will offer something different, with new rules and new teams that should spice things up.

And if you’re the type to scoff and call it gimmicky — well, can we interest you in a Brad Jacobs vs. Oskar Eriksson match to open the proceedings on Monday? Thought so.

Here’s everything else you need to know:

Each of the six teams will play each other once during the round robin from Monday through Friday, culminating in a matchup between the Canadian-centred Maple United and Shield Curling Club on Friday night.

During this period, each match will consist of three separate games: men’s, women’s and mixed doubles. General managers must disperse their players across all three sheets, with lineups submitted the night before each match.

One twist: while players cannot move between matches, GMs are able to adjust their lineups within each sheet at any point during the game.

From there, each of the six clubs will be seeded for Saturday’s mixed fours matches, with the top seed taking on the sixth, 2 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 4. Each of these matches will consist of two mixed-fours games — and GMs can switch or substitute players between sheets after any end.

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