With the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials quickly approaching, TSN.ca will profile one men’s team and one women’s team each day before the first rocks fly on Nov. 22 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
Team Rylan Kleiter
Lineup
Skip: Rylan Kleiter (Age 27)
Third: Joshua Mattern (26)
Second/Vice-Skip: Matthew Hall (28)
Lead: Trevor Johnson (26)
Coach: Dean Kleiter
Curling Club: Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon
2025-26 Season
Events: 7 Record: 9-21 World Ranking: 26th
Highlights: Team Kleiter has just one playoff appearance across seven events, making the semifinal of the season-opening Trentino World Cup before losing to Minnesota’s Team Daniel Casper.
How They Qualified
Qualified via their two-year total (2023-25) on the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS).
Trials Schedule
Nov. 22 – Brad Gushue
Nov. 23 – Brad Jacobs
Nov. 24 – Matt Dunstone, John Epping
Nov. 25 – Mike McEwen
Nov. 26 – Jordon McDonald, Kevin Koe
Expert Analysis from TSN’s Russ Howard
Team Kleiter will have a successful week at the Canadian Curling Trials if...
“They embrace the crowd early and miss the right way. Team Kleiter will have no pressure as one of most inexperienced groups in the field.”
Team Story
Team Rylan Kleiter competed in their first Montana’s Brier last year and now they’ll play in their first Canadian Curling Trials.
It was a breakout season for Kleiter and company in 2024-25, posting a 47-31 record with three bonspiel victories, highlighted by winning the Saskatchewan men’s curling championship.
Enjoyed an afternoon boat cruise before our final game here in Lake Tahoe! 🛥️☀️🏔️ pic.twitter.com/8d7IqttI0j
— Team Kleiter (@teamkleiter) November 7, 2025
At the Brier in Kelowna, the 27-year-old Kleiter led his side to a 3-5 record, but was on the outside looking in come playoff time.
As the sixth ranked team in Canada last season, Team Kleiter has had the opportunity to play bigger events this year.
Facing tougher competition, Kleiter’s rink has struggled to find wins in 2025-26, qualifying for the playoffs in just one of seven events.
Team Kleiter own a 3-13 record in three Grand Slams and the PointsBet Invitational during the fall portion of the schedule leading into the Trials. They’re 1-10 against Trials teams this season as well.
Matthew Hall throws second stones and holds the broom for the skip.
Team Kleiter will be one of the most inexperienced rinks in Halifax and will need to catch lightning in a bottle if they’re going to compete for a playoff spot.
It won’t be an easy start to for Team Kleiter either with games against world-class skips in Brad Gushue, Brad Jacobs and Matt Dunstone to open the tournament.
