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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kayla Skrlik's highly ranked Calgary crew earns early invite to 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kayla Skrlik's Calgary team has already secured a spot in next year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Garrison Curling Club crew is among three squads that 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 Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax. The Skrlik rink, which includes third Margot Flemming, second Ashton Skrlik (Kayla's sister) and lead Geri-Lynn Ramsay, is set to make its third Scotties appearance after competing in the 2023 and '25 championships. 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 Scotties champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa and defending Brier champion Brad Jacobs of The Glencoe Club in Calgary had already qualified for their respective tournaments. The remaining 14 teams in each tournament will be determined during the coming season. Homan topped the women's 2024-25 rankings, followed by Einarson, Skrlik and Black. Jacobs led the men's rankings, followed by Dunstone, McEwen and Gushue. — With files from Postmedia Sports


Calgary Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Kayla Skrlik's highly ranked Calgary crew earns early invite to 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kayla Skrlik's Calgary team has already secured a spot in next year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Article content The Garrison Curling Club crew is among three squads that have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men's and women's curling championships, Curling Canada announced Friday. Article content 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 Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax. Article content Article content The Skrlik rink, which includes third Margot Flemming, second Ashton Skrlik (Kayla's sister) and lead Geri-Lynn Ramsay, is set to make its third Scotties appearance after competing in the 2023 and '25 championships. Article content Article content 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. Article content The teams were awarded spots based on their 2024-25 Canadian Team Ranking System results. Article content Two-time defending Scotties champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa and defending Brier champion Brad Jacobs of The Glencoe Club in Calgary had already qualified for their respective tournaments. Article content


Edmonton Journal
4 days ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Kayla Skrlik's highly ranked Calgary crew earns early invite to 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kayla Skrlik's Calgary team has already secured a spot in next year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Article content The Garrison Curling Club crew is among three squads that have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men's and women's curling championships, Curling Canada announced Friday. Article content 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 Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax. Article content The Skrlik rink, which includes third Margot Flemming, second Ashton Skrlik (Kayla's sister) and lead Geri-Lynn Ramsay, is set to make its third Scotties appearance after competing in the 2023 and '25 championships. Article content Article content 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. Article content Two-time defending Scotties champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa and defending Brier champion Brad Jacobs of The Glencoe Club in Calgary had already qualified for their respective tournaments. Article content The remaining 14 teams in each tournament will be determined during the coming season. Article content


Vancouver Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Kayla Skrlik's highly ranked Calgary crew earns early invite to 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Kayla Skrlik's Calgary team has already secured a spot in next year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Garrison Curling Club crew is among three squads that 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 Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax. The Skrlik rink, which includes third Margot Flemming, second Ashton Skrlik (Kayla's sister) and lead Geri-Lynn Ramsay, is set to make its third Scotties appearance after competing in the 2023 and '25 championships. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 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 Scotties champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa and defending Brier champion Brad Jacobs of The Glencoe Club in Calgary had already qualified for their respective tournaments. The remaining 14 teams in each tournament will be determined during the coming season. Homan topped the women's 2024-25 rankings, followed by Einarson, Skrlik and Black. Jacobs led the men's rankings, followed by Dunstone, McEwen and Gushue. — With files from Postmedia Sports


Global News
4 days ago
- Sport
- Global News
Einarson, Dunstone among 6 rinks added to 2026 Scotties and Brier fields
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 Manitoba's Mike McEwen with his Saskatchewan-based foursome. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 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. Story continues below advertisement The remaining 14 teams in each tournament will be determined during the coming season.