Gushue wins battle of undefeated teams, Koe and Epping record 2-win days

We’re through four days of action at the Montana’s Brier in Kelowna and that means half of the 18 round robin draws are now in the books.

Here’s a look at how the action played out at Prospera Place on Monday.

Draw 7

Kevin Koe’s Team Alberta finally recorded their first win of the 2025 Brier. Unfortunately for the home fans, it came at the expense of Team BC as Cameron de Jong’s rink fell to 0-4 after the 8-5 loss.

Monday morning’s draw also featured a thriller between John Epping and Matt Dunstone’s rinks. In the end, Northern Ontario scored two in the 10th end to beat Manitoba 8-7 and move both teams to 3-1 at the time.

Other Pool A action this morning included Reid Carruthers leading his Manitoba rink to a 6-4 win over New Brunswick and Ty Dilello-led Newfoundland and Labrador picking up their first victory, a 10-6 triumph over Nunavut.

Draw 8

Blowouts were the name of the game on Monday afternoon, as the four matchups finished with an average winning margin of six points.

The closest was a 9-4 win for Saskatchewan-McEwen over Quebec, moving the team from Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon to 4-0 while Felix Asselin and company dropped to 2-2.

Brad Jacobs’ Alberta rink also remained perfect at 3-0 after beating up on Prince Edward Island by a score of 10-3. The other Saskatchewan rink, led by Rylan Kleiter, beat Northwest Territories 8-2, while Sam Mooibroek’s dream Brier debut continued with a 9-3 win over Yukon.

Draw 9

The TSN featured game for Monday night’s draw was arguably the biggest matchup of the Brier through four days, with a pair of undefeated teams in Pool A going head to head.

After a blank in the first, Brad Gushue’s Team Canada and Manitoba-Carruthers alternated positive hammer ends but it was Gushue posting doubles on the scoreboard while Carruthers could only muster up singles. Three points for Canada in the seventh end blew the game wide open and Gushue’s rink finished with a 7-3 victory. They’re now 4-0 on the week, while Carruthers and company fall to 4-1.

In other evening action, a pair of teams managed to secure their second wins of the day. After an 0-3 start, Kevin Koe’s Alberta rink is now 2-3 after following up their morning win over Team BC with a lopsided 10-2 triumph over Nunavut.

Unfortunately for the home fans, Cameron de Jong’s team also lost a hard-fought matchup against John Epping that allowed Northern Ontario to complete a two-win day as well. Epping’s rink out of Sudbury is now 4-1 through four days of Brier action.

The final game to finish on Monday night was a tight east coast battle that need an extra end. Ty Dilello had the hammer in the 11th and a chance to draw to the button for Newfoundland and Labrador's own two-win day, but his throw was heavy and James Grattan's New Brunswick rink escaped with a narrow victory.