The 2024 Brier is here, and soon, one curling rink is heading home with the title of Canadian men's champions.
The annual competition, now commercially named Montana's Brier, kicks off this weekend, as 18 of the top curling squads are gathered in Saskatchewan to compete for Canadian curling's most prestigious title. Not only is there a large cash prize at the top of the podium, but there is also a ticket to the World Men's Curling Championship.
Brad Gushue and his rink enter the 2024 Brier as back-to-back defending champions. The St. John's-based crew defeated Matt Dunstone and Team Manitoba at the 2023 competition.
Gushue's win last year, along with lead Geoff Walker, second E.J. Harnden, and third Mark Nichols, broke the record for most Briers won by a skip, surpassing the likes of Ernie Richardson, Kevin Martin, Randy Ferbey, and Kevin Koe.
Will Gushue build on his legacy in Canadian curling, or will another skip like Dunstone, Koe or, Brendan Bottcher take the 2024 Brier?
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Brier.
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Brier 2024 playoff scores, bracket
Page Playoff 1/2 Qualifier (Friday, March 8, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 7
Canada — 9
Sheet B
Saskatchewan — 7
Alberta (Bottcher) — 9
Page Playoff 3/4 Qualifier (Friday, March 10, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Northwest Territories — 0
Saskatchewan — 7
Sheet B
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 6
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 2
Page Playoff (Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 5
Saskatchewan — 6
Page Playoff (Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 7
Alberta (Bottcher) — 3
Semifinal (Sunday, March 10, 2 ET)
Sheet A
Saskatchewan — 7
Alberta (Bottcher) — 3
Final (Sunday, March 10, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Saskatchewan — 5
Canada — 9
2024 Brier pools, standings
The 18 teams at the tournament are broken up into two pools of nine. There is at least one team from each province in Canada and a team from Northern Ontario. Alberta has three rinks at the tournament, while Manitoba has two. As always, there is also Team Canada, which is the winning squad from the previous year.
Each team plays one another during the pool play, totaling eight matches. The top three teams from each pool advance to the championship round.
Pool A
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Carruthers) | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Alberta (Bottcher) | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Manitoba (Dunstone) | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Northern Ontario | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| British Columbia | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Ontario | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Yukon | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| New Brunswick | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Pool B
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Canada | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Northwest Territories | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Alberta (Sluchinski) | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Quebec | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Alberta (Koe) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Nunavut | 8 | 1 | 7 |
2024 Brier scores, results
Draw 1 (Friday, March 1, 7 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Nova Scotia — 4
Canada — 7
Sheet B
Saskatchewan — 7
Prince Edward Island — 6
Sheet C
Alberta (Koe) — 4
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 8
Sheet D
Northwest Territories — 7
Quebec — 4
Draw 2 (Saturday, March 2, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
British Columbia — 5
Ontario — 7
Sheet B
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 7
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 5
Sheet C
Northern Ontario — 9
New Brunswick — 4
Sheet D
Newfoundland and Labrador — 3
Alberta (Bottcher) — 11
Draw 3 (Saturday, March 2, 7 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Quebec — 11
Nunavut — 4
Sheet B
Alberta (Koe) — 8
Northwest Territories — 4
Sheet C
Saskatchewan — 7
Canada — 6
Sheet D
Prince Edward Island — 11
Nova Scotia — 7
Draw 4 (Sunday, March 3, 10 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Alberta (Bottcher) — 8
Yukon — 3
Sheet B
Northern Ontario — 7
Newfoundland and Labrador — 6
Sheet C
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 7
Ontario — 6
Sheet D
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 8
British Columbia — 5
Draw 5 (Sunday, March 3, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Saskatchewan — 6
Alberta (Koe) — 5
Sheet B
Canada — 9
Quebec — 7
Sheet C
Northwest Territories — 8
Nova Scotia — 7
Sheet D
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 12
Nunavut — 10
Draw 6 (Sunday, March 3, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 9
Northern Ontario — 8
Sheet B
Ontario — 2
Alberta (Bottcher) — 8
Sheet C
Newfoundland and Labrador — 2
British Columbia — 7
Sheet D
New Brunswick — 7
Yukon — 11
Draw 7 (Monday, March 4, 10 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 5
Northwest Territories — 7
Sheet B
Nova Scotia — 6
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 2
Sheet C
Nunavut — 3
Prince Edward Island — 10
Sheet D
Quebec — 11
Alberta (Koe) — 6
Draw 8 (Monday, March 4, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Ontario — 7
Newfoundland and Labrador — 3
Sheet B
British Columbia — 6
New Brunswick — 3
Sheet C
Yukon — 2
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 15
Sheet D
Alberta (Bottcher) — 5
Northern Ontario — 6
Draw 9 (Monday, March 4, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Prince Edward Island — 8
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 5
Sheet B
Northwest Territories — 9
Nunavut — 2
Sheet C
Canada — 8
Alberta (Koe) — 3
Sheet D
Nova Scotia — 7
Saskatchewan — 4
Draw 10 (Tuesday, March 5, 10 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 9
New Brunswick — 6
Sheet B
Newfoundland and Labrador — 6
Yukon — 5
Sheet C
Ontario — 6
Northern Ontario — 10
Sheet D
British Columbia — 9
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 8
Draw 11 (Tuesday, March 5, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Alberta (Koe) — 5
Nova Scotia — 11
Sheet B
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 6
Saskatchewan — 11
Sheet C
Prince Edward Island — 10
Quebec — 5
Sheet D
Nunavut — 3
Canada — 8
Draw 12 (Tuesday, March 5, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Northern Ontario — 7
British Columbia — 4
Sheet B
New Brunswick — 3
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 7
Sheet C
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 5
Alberta (Bottcher) — 7
Sheet D
Yukon — 3
Ontario — 8
Draw 13 (Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 10
Quebec — 8
Sheet B
Prince Edward Island — 3
Canada — 11
Sheet C
Nova Scotia — 5
Nunavut — 7
Sheet D
Saskatchewan — 10
Northwest Territories — 2
Draw 14 (Wednesday, March 6, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
New Brunswick — 3
Alberta — 15
Sheet B
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 8
Ontario — 7
Sheet C
British Columbia — 11
Yukon — 2
Sheet D
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 6
Newfoundland and Labrador — 3
Draw 15 (Wednesday, March 6, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Nunavut — 3
Saskatchewan — 9
Sheet B
Quebec — 5
Nova Scotia — 6
Sheet C
Alberta (Sluchinski) — 10
Northwest Territories — 4
Sheet D
Alberta (Koe) — 3
Prince Edward Island — 9
Draw 16 (Thursday, March 7, 10 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Yukon — 4
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 6
Sheet B
Alberta (Bottcher) — 9
British Columbia — 4
Sheet C
New Brunswick — 4
Newfoundland and Labrador — 10
Sheet D
Northern Ontario — 3
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 8
Draw 17 (Thursday, March 7, 3 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Northwest Territories — 9
Prince Edward Island — 8
Sheet B
Nunavut — 4
Alberta (Koe) — 6
Sheet C
Quebec — 6
Saskatchewan — 7
Sheet D
Canada — 10
Alberta — 4
Draw 18 (Thursday, March 7, 8 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Newfoundland and Labrador — 4
Manitoba (Dunstone) — 12
Sheet B
Yukon — 8
Northern Ontario — 7
Sheet C
Alberta (Bottcher) — 3
Manitoba (Carruthers) — 6
Sheet D
Ontario — 5
New Brunswick — 6
When is the 2024 Brier?
This year's tournament starts on Friday, March 1, and runs until Sunday, March 10.
Pool play is from the 1st to the 7th. The playoff and page playoffs take place on the 8th and 9th before the semifinals and final wrap up the action on the 10th.
What channel is the 2024 Brier on?
The Brier will air on TSN, with live streaming available on TSN.ca and in the TSN app.
Longtime curling announcer Vic Rauter is set to be in the booth, splitting play-by-play duties with Bryan Mudryk. Cathy Gauthier, and Russ Howard join the team as analysts.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
| Friday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| Saturday, March 2 | 2 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1 |
| 7 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 | |
| Sunday, March 3 | 10 a.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| 3 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/4/5 | |
| Monday, March 4 | 10 a.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| 3 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3/5 | |
| Tuesday, March 5 | 10 a.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| 3 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1 | |
| Wednesday, March 6 | 10 a.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| 3 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/4 | |
| 8 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1 | |
| Thursday, March 7 | 10 a.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/3 |
| 3 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1/4 | |
| 8 p.m. | Pool Play | TSN1 | |
| Friday, March 8 | 2 p.m. | Playoff 1/2 Qualifier | TSN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Playoff 3/4 Qualifier | TSN1 | |
| Saturday, March 9 | 2 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1 |
| 8 p.m. | Page Playoff | TSN1/5 | |
| Sunday, March 10 | 2 p.m. | Semifinal | TSN1/3 |
| 8 p.m. | Final | TSN1/3 |
Where is the 2024 Brier taking place?
The 2024 edition of the tournament is being played at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The arena is the home of the WHL's Regina Pats.
This was the sixth time that Regina has hosted the Brier. The last time the event was held in Regina was in 2018.
What is the purse for the 2024 Brier?
The 18 teams compete for a share of a $300,000 purse.
Here is the breakdown of prize money for the event:
1st: $100,000
2nd: $60,000
3rd: $40,000
Championship Pool (4th-8th): $15,000
Non-Championship Pool (9th-18th): $2,500
In addition to $100,000, the winner of the 2024 Brier will represent Canada at the 2024 LGT World Men’s Curling Championship. That tournament will be played in late March/beginning of April in Switzerland.
