Draw schedule set for GSOC Masters in Medicine Hat - The Grand Slam of Curling

VICTORIA — Playoffs! It's going down Saturday in the GSOC Co-op Invitational at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Weekend and day passes, plus single draw tickets, are available. Visit GSOCtickets.com for more information. Can't make it to the arena? See below for broadcast details and check our full broadcast schedule so you never miss a moment. Saturday's featured games Canada's Team Kerri Einarson will face Japan's Team Miyu Ueno in the women's quarterfinals (3 p.m. ET / Noon PT). The crew from Gimli, Manitoba, will hold the hammer to start. Einarson finished the preliminary round at 3-1 to take the No. 2 seed, but her lone loss was against Ueno on Wednesday. It's an all-Canadian clash, and a Battle of Alberta no less, between Calgary's Team Brad Jacobs and Edmonton's Team Brendan Bottcher in the men's quarterfinals (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT). Jacobs was victorious 6-3 when they faced Wednesday in the preliminary round. "They've had a good season," Team Jacobs third Marc Kennedy said after the win. "That's a good team. They're going to be up there with the best of the Canadian teams. ... It was a good test for us. We were excited to come here and play.

By Jonathan Brazeau VICTORIA — It's the final day of the preliminary round in the GSOC Co-op Invitational at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Who will advance to the playoffs? Full-event, weekend and day passes plus single draw tickets are available. Visit GSOCtickets.com for more information. Can't make it to the arena? See below for broadcast details and check our full broadcast schedule so you never miss a moment. Friday's featured games The top two men's teams in the world rankings collide as Switzerland's Team Yannick Schwaller and Scotland's Team Grant Hardie face in Draw 14 (3 p.m. ET / Noon PT). World No. 1 Schwaller (3-0, eight points) will look to remain undefeated, while world No. 2 Hardie (2-1, five points) needs a victory to stay ahead of the logjam at two wins. Schwaller defeated Hardie 8-2 in the Euro Super Series final in August. This is Hardie's first Grand Slam as a skip since his series debut at the 2017 Champions Cup, before joining Bruce Mouat and forming a dynasty back-end pairing. Hardie's first-ever game in that event was an 8-1 loss to Peter de Cruz's team, featuring Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel at fourth stones. "Crazy.

Hamilton scored three goals in WHL Red Deer's 4-3 win over Lethbridge on Friday. Hamilton was a third-round pick of the Avalanche back in June. He broke out with 62 points in 67 regular-season appearances on a struggling team. This year, he's captaining the Rebels and is off to a hot start. The 18-year-old should be able to show growth on offense while playing in a large role for Red Deer throughout 2026-27.