2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship

2026 Northern Ontario Men's
Provincial Curling Championship
Host cityNorth Bay, Ontario
ArenaNorth Bay Granite Club
DatesJanuary 6โ€“11
WinnerTeam MacEwan
Curling clubNorthern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
SkipSandy MacEwan
ThirdDustin Montpellier
SecondLuc Ouimet
LeadLee Toner
AlternateOlivier Bonin-Ducharme
FinalistJohn Epping
ยซ 2025
2027 ยป

The 2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the men's provincial curling championship for Northern Ontario, was held from January 6 to 11 at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay, Ontario.[1] The winning Sandy MacEwan rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2026 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador where they missed the playoffs finishing 2โ€“6 in Pool B.[2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3][4]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Club
Brian Adams Jr. Colin Koivula Mark Koivula Joel Adams Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay
Mike Anderson Ryan Sayer Graehem Sayer Tyler Smith Horne GC, New Liskeard
Mike Assad Zack Warkentin Chris Gordon Matthew Gordon Jason Strelezski Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury
J.C. Beecroft Al Johnson Rob Clayton Tyler Rooley YNCU Curling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie
Trevor Bonot Mike McCarville Jordan Potts Jamie Childs Al Hackner Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Jeff Brown Chris Bowman Gavan Jamieson Brad Griffith Bobby Ray North Bay GC, North Bay
Kurtis Byrd Kris Leupen Chris Silver Justin McCarville Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Jordan Chandler Kyle Chandler Ron McQuarrie Jim Bickell Little Current CC, Little Current
John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan Jim Wilson Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
Chris Glibota Dan Mick Jake Reid Kyle Sherlock YNCU Curling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie
Matthew Hunt Nick Lemieux Connor Simms Gavin Bell YNCU Curling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie
Dylan Johnston Jordan Potter Chris Briand Brennan Wark Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
Sandy MacEwan Dustin Montpellier Luc Ouimet Lee Toner Olivier Bonin-Ducharme Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
Evan Robert[a] Ben Appleton Justin MacKay Jake Clouthier Dan Lemieux YNCU Curling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie
Tyler Stewart Jackson Dubinsky Travis Potter Brayden Sinclair Kakabeka Falls CC, Kakabeka Falls
Riley Winters Wesley Decary Grayson Gribbon Aidan Baxter Steve Decary North Bay GC, North Bay

Map of teams

Adams Jr.
Assad
Beecroft
Glibota
Hunt
Sault College
Bonot
Byrd
Johnston
Brown
Winters
Chandler
Epping
MacEwan
Stewart
Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship Teams

Knockout Brackets

Source:[3][5]

A Event

First Knockout     Qualifier 1
        
John Epping 11
J.C. Beecroft 1
John Epping 7
Kurtis Byrd 2
Mike Assad 3
Kurtis Byrd 9
John Epping 8
Brian Adams Jr. 2
Brian Adams Jr. 7
Jeff Brown 6
Brian Adams Jr. 9
Matthew Hunt 4
Dylan Johnston 5
Matthew Hunt 6
John Epping 9
Trevor Bonot 4
Team MacEwan 7
Sault College 4
Team MacEwan 8
Chris Glibota 6
Jordan Chandler 6
Chris Glibota 7
Team MacEwan 4
Trevor Bonot 7
Tyler Stewart 9
Mike Anderson 6
Tyler Stewart 2
Trevor Bonot 9
Trevor Bonot 7
Riley Winters 4

B Event

Second Knockout    Qualifier 2
Tyler Stewart6
Brian Adams Jr.7
J.C. Beecroft0Mike Assad5
Tyler Stewart5Dylan Johnston4
Mike Assad12
Dylan Johnston7
Chris Glibota6
Jeff Brown5Dylan Johnston9
Dylan Johnston7
Trevor Bonot8
Brian Adams Jr.8Brian Adams Jr.1
Team MacEwan7
Matthew Hunt7
Team MacEwan6
Sault College6Jordan Chandler9
Jordan Chandler7Riley Winters5
Jordan Chandler8
Riley Winters9
Kurtis Byrd4
Mike Anderson7Riley Winters6
Riley Winters8

C Event

Third Knockout     Qualifier 3
J.C. Beecroft2Riley Winters7
Kurtis Byrd9Tyler Stewart6Tyler Stewart8
Kurtis Byrd3Jeff Brown5Brian Adams Jr.5
Jeff Brown7Team MacEwan5Team MacEwan9
Jeff Brown7Tyler Stewart8Tyler Stewart4
Matthew Hunt6Mike Anderson2
Sault College7Dylan Johnston8
Chris Glibota8Jordan Chandler3Mike Anderson12
Chris Glibota2Mike Anderson9
Mike Anderson8
Mike Anderson7
Mike Assad4

Knockout Results

All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTCโˆ’05:00).[3][6]

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 6, 2:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping ๐Ÿ”จ 1 3 2 0 5 X X X X X 11
J.C. Beecroft 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Assad 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X X 3
Kurtis Byrd ๐Ÿ”จ 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Jeff Brown 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Johnston ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 5
Matthew Hunt 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 6

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team MacEwan 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 7
Sault College ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jordan Chandler ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Chris Glibota 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
Mike Anderson 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Trevor Bonot ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 X 7
Riley Winters 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 7, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Anderson 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
Riley Winters ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeff Brown 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Dylan Johnston ๐Ÿ”จ 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
J.C. Beecroft 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Mike Assad ๐Ÿ”จ 0 3 2 3 1 3 X X X X 12
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sault College ๐Ÿ”จ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Jordan Chandler 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 8

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 7, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Stewart 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Trevor Bonot ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 X X 9
Matthew Hunt 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 X X X 7
Kurtis Byrd 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team MacEwan 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 8
Chris Glibota ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 5

Wednesday, January 7, 8:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chris Glibota 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 6
Dylan Johnston ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
Mike Assad 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5

Draw 6

Thursday, January 8, 8:30 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Hunt ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Jordan Chandler 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kurtis Byrd ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Riley Winters 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sault College 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 7
Chris Glibota ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 8
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Anderson ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 X 7
Mike Assad 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 7

Thursday, January 8, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
J.C. Beecroft 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
Kurtis Byrd ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5
Dylan Johnston 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeff Brown 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 7
Matthew Hunt ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6

Draw 8

Thursday, January 8, 5:30 pm

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team MacEwan 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4
Trevor Bonot ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 X X 8
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Draw 9

Friday, January 9, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kurtis Byrd ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Jeff Brown 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chris Glibota ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Mike Anderson 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 X X X 8
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jordan Chandler 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Riley Winters ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 9

Draw 10

Friday, January 9, 2:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
Dylan Johnston 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team MacEwan ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Riley Winters 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Anderson ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 1 3 0 3 X X X X 9
Jordan Chandler 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeff Brown ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
Tyler Stewart 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 6

Draw 11

Friday, January 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping ๐Ÿ”จ 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 X X 9
Trevor Bonot 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8
Team MacEwan 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7

Draw 12

Saturday, January 10, 10:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Riley Winters 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dylan Johnston 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8
Mike Anderson ๐Ÿ”จ 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 3 12

Draw 13

Saturday, January 10, 2:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Trevor Bonot ๐Ÿ”จ 1 2 1 2 0 2 X X X X 8
Brian Adams Jr. 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 X X 8
Mike Anderson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Draw 14

Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Team MacEwan 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Tyler Stewart ๐Ÿ”จ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4

Draw 15

Sunday, January 11, 9:00 am

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Adams Jr. ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Team MacEwan 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 9

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
A John Epping 5
B Trevor Bonot 8 C Team MacEwan 6
C Team MacEwan 9

Semifinal

Sunday, January 11, 1:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Trevor Bonot ๐Ÿ”จ 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 8
Team MacEwan 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 9

Final

Sunday, January 11, 6:00 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Epping ๐Ÿ”จ 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
Team MacEwan 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6
2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship

Sandy MacEwan
1st Northern Ontario Provincial Championship title

Notes

  1. ^ Team name is listed as Sault College.

References

  1. ^ "Men". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 Montana's Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "NOCA Men's & Women's Provincial Championship" (PDF). Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "Teams". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's Triple Knockout". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. NOCA. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Schedule". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. NOCA. Retrieved 6 January 2026.