Medicine Hat to host 32-team Junior Grand Slam of Curling Nov. 5-8
The U21 tournament brings men's and women's championship finals to Co-op Place alongside the Grand Slam of Curling Masters finals.
Medicine Hat will host the 2026 Junior Grand Slam of Curling U21 tournament from Nov. 5 to 8, drawing 32 teams of young curlers for men's and women's competitions. The first three days of round-robin and playoff action take place at the Medicine Hat Curling Centre, with free admission for spectators.
Play opens Nov. 5 with draws at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., followed by round-robin games starting at 8 a.m. on Friday. Quarterfinals go Saturday at 11 a.m., with semifinals at 3 p.m. The event wraps Sunday, Nov. 8, with the men's final at 10:30 a.m. and the women's championship at 2:30 p.m., both moving to arena ice at Co-op Place alongside the Grand Slam of Curling Masters finals. Tickets are required for the finals at Co-op Place.
The field features 16 men's and 16 women's teams split into eight pools of four, including a dozen Alberta teams. Medicine Hat's own Team Sherwick, made up of Ryker Miller, Emmett Cook, and Colby and Lyndon Sherwick, will compete on the men's side. International entries include curlers from Japan and the United States.
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