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. The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Ocean Contractors Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: 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 KeyTeams to Playoffs Skip 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).
Draw 1 Tuesday, January 6, 2:00 pm
Draw 3 Wednesday, January 7, 8:00 am
Draw 5 Wednesday, January 7, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 Thursday, January 8, 9:00 am
Draw 9 Thursday, January 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 11 Friday, January 9, 2:00 pm
Draw 13 Saturday, January 10, 9:00 am
Playoffs
Source:
Semifinal Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm
Final Sunday, January 11, 10:00 am
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