Veteran curler Mike McEwen announced that his Saskatoon-based teammates have chosen to part ways with him for the next season. The 45-year-old skip, who joined the team in 2023, expressed no intention of retiring and is now seeking a new squad. McEwen's team had notable success, including a runner-up finish at the 2024 Brier.
Mike McEwen, a 45-year-old skip from Winnipeg originally based in Brandon, Manitoba, revealed on social media on March 12, 2026, that his teammates—third Colton Flasch, second Kevin Marsh, and lead Daniel Marsh—have opted for a different path without him starting next season. "Dug deep and gave it everything," McEwen wrote. "Some great runs and results together, and I'll always be grateful for the incredible support from Saskatchewan. I may be getting older, but the fire's still very much there. The rocks don't seem to care."
McEwen linked up with the Saskatoon rink ahead of the 2023-24 season as an import curler. The team achieved immediate success by reaching the final of the 2024 Montana’s Brier in Regina, where they fell short against Brad Gushue's defending champions. At the 2025 Brier in Kelowna, British Columbia, they posted a strong 7-1 round-robin record but were eliminated after back-to-back playoff losses.
Their most recent performance came at the 2026 Brier in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, where McEwen's team finished with a 5-3 record, tying for the final playoff spot from their pool with Manitoba's Braden Calvert and New Brunswick's James Grattan. Calvert advanced based on last-stone draw averages after head-to-head records were level. Earlier, at the November 2025 Canadian Olympic curling trials, the team placed third after a 9-5 semifinal loss to Matt Dunstone's squad.
Ranked 14th in the world and fourth in Canada at the end of the 2025-26 season, McEwen has a long career spanning teams in Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. He has qualified for the Brier in each of the last 11 seasons and holds seven Grand Slam of Curling titles, though he has yet to win the Brier Tankard. In 2017, he lost the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials final to Kevin Koe.
