2026 SaskTel Tankard
Canadian provincial men's curling championship
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The 2026 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 5 to 11 at the CN Community Centre in Melville, Saskatchewan.[1] The winning Kelly Knapp rink will represent Saskatchewan at the 2026 Montana's Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Bunge Prairie Pinnacle, the provincial women's championship.
| 2026 SaskTel Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Melville, Saskatchewan |
| Arena | CN Community Centre |
| Dates | January 5–11 |
| Winner | Team Knapp |
| Curling club | Highland CC, Regina |
| Skip | Kelly Knapp |
| Third | Brennen Jones |
| Second | Dustin Kidby |
| Lead | Mat Ring |
| Alternate | Trent Knapp |
| Coach | Brian McCusker |
| Finalist | Rylan Kleiter |
« 2025 2027 » | |
Having finished third on the CTRS standings for the 2024–25 season, Team Mike McEwen earned an automatic berth at the national championship. This meant Saskatchewan would qualify two teams for the Brier.[3]
Qualification process
| Qualification method | Berths | Qualifying teams |
|---|---|---|
| SaskCTRS Leaders[4] | 3 | Kelly Knapp Carl deConinck Smith Steve Laycock |
| CTRS Leaders[5] | 3 | Dustin Kalthoff Rylan Kleiter Brad Moser |
| Last Chance Qualifier[6] | 3 | Josh Bryden Tyler Hartung Michael Carss |
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bryden | Adam Bukurak | Carter Williamson | Ayden Whittmire | Callie CC, Regina | ||
| Michael Carss | James Hom | Jared Tessier | Lyndon Holm | Nutana CC, Saskatoon | ||
| Carl deConinck Smith | Ryan Deis | Dustin Mikush | Kalin Deis | Fox Valley CC, Fox Valley | ||
| Tyler Hartung | Matt Lang | Jayden Shwaga | Kody Hartung | Mark Lang | Langenburg CC, Langenburg | |
| Dustin Kalthoff (Fourth) | Brent Pierce (Skip)[a] | Josh Heidt | Logan Ede | Jason Jacobson | Nutana CC, Saskatoon | |
| Rylan Kleiter | Matthew Hall | Joshua Mattern | Trevor Johnson | Dean Kleiter | Nutana CC, Saskatoon | |
| Kelly Knapp | Brennen Jones | Dustin Kidby | Mat Ring | Trent Knapp | Brian McCusker | Highland CC, Regina |
| Steve Laycock (Fourth) | Shaun Meachem (Skip)[b] | Chris Haichert | Brayden Grindheim | Austin Krupski | Swift Current CC, Swift Current | |
| Brad Moser | Bryden Tessier | David Baum | Cody Sutherland | Darren Camm | Nutana CC, Saskatoon |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[8]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter | 8 | 0 | – | 63 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 10 |
| Kelly Knapp | 7 | 1 | – | 65 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 10 |
| Team Laycock | 6 | 2 | – | 62 | 53 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 8 |
| Tyler Hartung | 3 | 5 | 2–1 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 11 |
| Carl deConinck Smith | 3 | 5 | 2–1 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 35 | 2 | 7 |
| Brad Moser | 3 | 5 | 1–2 | 40 | 53 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 |
| Josh Bryden | 3 | 5 | 1–2 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 15 |
| Team Kalthoff | 2 | 6 | – | 49 | 64 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 8 |
| Michael Carss | 1 | 7 | – | 35 | 58 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 11 |
Round robin results
All draw times listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).[7][9]
Draw 1
Monday, January 5, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moser 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Josh Bryden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Team Kalthoff | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Knapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 10 |
| Michael Carss 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, January 6, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Hartung | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Team Laycock 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Bryden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kalthoff 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brad Moser | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, January 6, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 5 |
| Kelly Knapp | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bryden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Laycock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Brad Moser 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 8 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 7, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bryden 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team Laycock | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moser 🔨 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Michael Carss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team Kalthoff | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kalthoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Michael Carss 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bryden 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 7 |
Draw 6
Thursday, January 8, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Knapp 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Brad Moser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kalthoff 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Josh Bryden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
Draw 7
Thursday, January 8, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carss | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kalthoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Bryden 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl deConinck Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Laycock 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 8
Friday, January 9, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Carl deConinck Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Brad Moser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team Laycock 🔨 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Knapp 🔨 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 11 |
| Team Kalthoff | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 |
Draw 9
Saturday, January 10, 9:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Laycock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Team Kalthoff 🔨 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Hartung 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Carl deConinck Smith 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bryden 🔨 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Michael Carss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Playoffs
Source:[7]
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rylan Kleiter | 5 | 2 | Kelly Knapp | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | Kelly Knapp | 6 | 1 | Rylan Kleiter | 4 | ||||||||
| 1 | Rylan Kleiter | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Laycock | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Team Laycock | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Tyler Hartung | 1 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kelly Knapp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
3 vs. 4
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Laycock 🔨 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Tyler Hartung | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 |
Semifinal
Sunday, January 11, 9:00 am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rylan Kleiter 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Team Laycock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
Final
Sunday, January 11, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Knapp 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Rylan Kleiter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 SaskTel Tankard |
|---|
 Kelly Knapp 2nd Saskatchewan Provincial Championship title |
Notes
- Brent Pierce skipped Team Kalthoff.
- Shaun Meachem skipped Team Laycock.