A world-class event for fans from across the globe to enjoy!
Eighteen of Canada’s top men’s teams compete for the national title and the chance to represent Canada at the 2026 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. Defending champion Team Jacobs returns as Team Canada, joined by three pre-qualified teams based on 2024–25 Canadian Team Ranking System results, along with fourteen provincial and territorial champions. The teams are split into two nine-team pools, with each team playing an eight-game round robin. The top three teams from each pool advance to the page qualifiers to determine the top four overall teams who move on to the page playoffs.
Metrobus transit
Want to leave the car at home? Let Metrobus be your ride to and from the 2026 Montana’s Brier with regular service and a special Brier TransitPass option.
Welcome to St. John’s
Venue Information
Mary Brown’s Centre (formerly Mile One Centre) is an indoor arena and entertainment venue located in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Opened in May 2001, the arena can seat 7,000 people.
Having hosted the Montana’s Brier in 2017, it is currently home to the Newfoundland Rogues of the BSL, the St. John’s Jr. Caps of the SJJHL, the St. John’s Sr. Caps of the AESHL, and the Newfoundland Regiment of the QMJHL.
The history of the brier
The Montana’s Brier is probably the truest of any Canadian sporting championship. Curling Canada's 14 Member Associations as well as the defending champion Team Canada and the top three CTRS teams from the past season. The trophy was re-introduced in 2001 in Ottawa at the first Nokia Brier, when the famed Labatt Brier Tankard was retired after the 2000 Brier in Saskatoon.
