2026 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship

2026 Ocean Contractors
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityHalifax, Nova Scotia
ArenaHalifax Curling Club
DatesJanuary 6–11
WinnerTeam Thompson
Curling clubHalifax CC, Halifax
SkipKendal Thompson
ThirdStuart Thompson
SecondBryce Everist
LeadMichael Brophy
CoachChris Jeffrey
FinalistOwen Purcell
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The 2026 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 6 to 11 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winning Kendal Thompson rink will represent Nova Scotia at the 2026 Montana's Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.[2]

Teams

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

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Club
Zach Atherton Alan Fawcett Tyler McMullen Jed Freeman Owen McPherson Joel Krats Halifax CC, Halifax
Nick Deagle Travis Stone Jason van Vonderen Mark MacNamara Rob Phillips Sydney CC, Sydney
Sebastien LeFort Todd Mercer Michael Garden Nolan Drover Devin George Sydney CC, Sydney
Brent MacDougall Paul Dexter Kerry MacLean Robby McLean Marty Gavin Mayflower CC, Timberlea
Matthew Manuel Cameron MacKenzie Jeffrey Meagher Nick Zachernuk Kevin Patterson Halifax CC, Halifax
Owen Purcell Luke Saunders Gavin Lydiate Ryan Abraham Helen Radford Halifax CC, Halifax
Kendal Thompson Stuart Thompson Bryce Everist Michael Brophy Chris Jeffrey Halifax CC, Halifax
Graeme Weagle Scott Weagle Caelan McPherson David McCurdy Glen MacLeod Halifax CC, Halifax

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE
Owen Purcell 6 1 1–0 62 35 31 24 3 7
Kendal Thompson 6 1 0–1 48 28 27 19 3 13
Graeme Weagle 4 3 1–0 47 43 30 28 2 9
Matthew Manuel 4 3 0–1 51 44 28 28 4 6
Zach Atherton 3 4 1–0 44 45 26 24 1 8
Nick Deagle 3 4 0–1 41 50 23 31 2 4
Brent MacDougall 2 5 – 36 58 24 30 2 4
Sebastien LeFort 0 7 – 41 67 27 32 2 8

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).[6][7]

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Graeme Weagle 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Nick Deagle 🔨 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Zach Atherton 🔨 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 5
Kendal Thompson 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sebastien LeFort 🔨 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 10
Owen Purcell 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 11
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Manuel 🔨 1 0 0 4 4 X X X X X 9
Brent MacDougall 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 7, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Zach Atherton 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X X 2
Owen Purcell 🔨 2 0 3 3 0 X X X X X 8
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Graeme Weagle 🔨 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
Brent MacDougall 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Manuel 🔨 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 9
Nick Deagle 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sebastien LeFort 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1
Kendal Thompson 2 3 0 3 1 X X X X X 9

Draw 5

Wednesday, January 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Matthew Manuel 🔨 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 8
Sebastien LeFort 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 7
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nick Deagle 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Owen Purcell 🔨 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 X X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brent MacDougall 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
Kendal Thompson 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Graeme Weagle 🔨 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 8
Zach Atherton 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X 4

Draw 7

Thursday, January 8, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Purcell 🔨 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 X X X 9
Kendal Thompson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Manuel 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 X 7
Graeme Weagle 🔨 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 X 10
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Zach Atherton 🔨 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 X 10
Sebastien LeFort 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brent MacDougall 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 4
Nick Deagle 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 4 X X 11

Draw 9

Thursday, January 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sebastien LeFort 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 5
Graeme Weagle 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 6 X 13
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kendal Thompson 0 2 2 4 0 X X X X X 8
Nick Deagle 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Purcell 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 9
Brent MacDougall 🔨 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 10
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Zach Atherton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Matthew Manuel 🔨 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 X X X 10

Draw 11

Friday, January 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kendal Thompson 🔨 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7
Matthew Manuel 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brent MacDougall 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Sebastien LeFort 🔨 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nick Deagle 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X 3
Zach Atherton 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 X X 13
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Purcell 🔨 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 9
Graeme Weagle 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4

Draw 13

Saturday, January 10, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brent MacDougall 🔨 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Zach Atherton 1 2 0 4 0 1 X X X X 8
Sheet 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Purcell 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 X 9
Matthew Manuel 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kendal Thompson 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 X X X 6
Graeme Weagle 🔨 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nick Deagle 🔨 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 8
Sebastien LeFort 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4

Playoffs

Source:[8]

Semifinal Final
1 Owen Purcell 7
2 Kendal Thompson 8 2 Kendal Thompson 9
3 Graeme Weagle 5

Semifinal

Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kendal Thompson 🔨 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 X 8
Graeme Weagle 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 5

Final

Sunday, January 11, 10:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Purcell 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
Kendal Thompson 🔨 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 9
2026 Ocean Contractors Men's Curling Championship

Kendal Thompson
1st Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title

References

  1. ^ "2026 Montana's Brier". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 NS Provincials". Google Sites. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Teams". Google Sites. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Teams". Nova Scotia Curling. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Standings". 2026 Ocean Contractors Ltd. Men's Provincial Championship. Nova Scotia Curling. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Men's Schedule". Google Sites. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Schedule". 2026 Ocean Contractors Ltd. Men's Provincial Championship. Nova Scotia Curling. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Playoffs". Google Sites. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
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