Shorty Jenkins Classic Men's Field Announced
John Epping defends a title he won with a roster he no longer has. Only lead Ian McMillan came with him from the team that went undefeated through the 2025 round robin, and the two have relocated to Manitoba alongside B.J. Neufeld and Ryan Wiebe.
Turnover is the theme across the 20-team, $60,000 draw: Grant Hardie calls his own game for the first time since leaving Bruce Mouat, throwing third for a side anchored by 2023 Shorty Jenkins champion Ross Whyte, while Joel Retornaz starts a new Olympic cycle with three fresh faces around him. Czechia's Lukas Klíma, who skipped his country's first Olympic men's entry at Milano Cortina, joins Switzerland's Team Hoesli and Italy's Team Zisa on the European side. Canada counters with Team King, Scott Howard's retooled Ontario rink, Sam Mooibroek and Owen Purcell's new pairing, and Felix Asselin, back to skipping after Jean-Michel Ménard's retirement.
Turnover is the theme across the 20-team, $60,000 draw: Grant Hardie calls his own game for the first time since leaving Bruce Mouat, throwing third for a side anchored by 2023 Shorty Jenkins champion Ross Whyte, while Joel Retornaz starts a new Olympic cycle with three fresh faces around him. Czechia's Lukas Klíma, who skipped his country's first Olympic men's entry at Milano Cortina, joins Switzerland's Team Hoesli and Italy's Team Zisa on the European side. Canada counters with Team King, Scott Howard's retooled Ontario rink, Sam Mooibroek and Owen Purcell's new pairing, and Felix Asselin, back to skipping after Jean-Michel Ménard's retirement.
