Veteran skip Mike McEwen is a now a free agent after departing from his Saskatoon-based team.
The 45-year-old McEwen, who played the past three seasons with Colton Flasch, Kevin Marsh and Daniel Marsh, said “the team has chosen a different path without me next season,” in a social media post on Thursday night.
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Announcement from @MikeMcEwen80 🚨 pic.twitter.com/u7ESSOt1MR
— Team Mike McEwen (@TeamMcEwen) March 12, 2026
It doesn’t appear the seven-time Grand Slam winner has any plans on retiring before next season.
“I may be getting older, but the fire’s still very much there,” McEwen said. “The rocks don’t seem to care. Free agent for next season.”
McEwen, originally from Brandon, Man., joined forces with this rink as the import curler ahead of the 2023-24 season. They found instant success by making a memorable run to the final of the 2024 Montana’s Brier in Regina, but came up short to Brad Gushue and the defending champions.
Team McEwen posted an impressive 7-1 round robin record at last year’s Brier in Kelowna, B.C., before losing back-to-back playoff games for an early elimination.
McEwen and company weren’t at their best at the recent Canadian men’s curling championship in St. John’s, Nfld., missing the playoffs with a 5-3 record.
At the Canadian Curling Trials in November, Team McEwen dropped the semifinal to Team Matt Dunstone by a score of 9-5.
Team McEwen ended the 2025-26 curling campaign ranked 14th in the world and fourth in Canada.
McEwen has played for teams based in Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan over his long curling career.
The veteran skip has qualified for the Brier in each of the last 11 seasons, but has yet to hoist the Brier Tankard. McEwen was defeated by Kevin Koe in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials final.
