2025 SaskTel Tankard Event Recap

SaskTel Tankard Recap

9 of the best competitive Men’s Curling teams in Saskatchewan qualified for the 2025 SaskTel Tankard through CTRS points, Saskatchewan Curling Tour points, or our last chance qualifier.

Team Kleiter – skip Rylan Kleiter, third Joshua Mattern, second Matthew Hall, lead Trevor Johnson, coach Dean Kleiter (Nutana Curling Club)

Team Knapp – skip Kelly Knapp, third Brennen Jones, second Mike Armstrong, lead Trent Knapp, alternate Dustin Kidby, coach Brian McCusker (Highland Curling Club)

Team Kalthoff – skip Dustin Kalthoff, third Josh Heidt, lead Matt Ring (Nutana Curling Club)

Team Jacobson – skip Jason Jacobson, third Jason Ackerman, second Jacob Hersikorn, lead Quinn Hersikorn, alternate Brent Gedak (Nutana Curling Club)

Team Ede – skip Logan Ede, third Matthew Drewitz, second Dustin Mikush, lead Brayden Heistad, coach Patrick Ackerman (Martensville Curling Club)

Team Moser – skip Brad Moser, third Bryden Tessier, second David Baum, lead Cole Macknak, alternate Darren Camm (Nutana Curling Club)

Team Laycock – skip Steve Laycock, third Shaun Meachem, second Chris Haichert, lead Brayden Grindheim (Swift Current Curling Club)

Team Thomas – skip Charley Thomas, third Tyler Hartung, second Jayden Shwaga, lead Matthew Lang (Langenberg Curling Club)

Team Derksen – skip Dylan Derksen, third Brecklin Gervais, second Tyler Derksen, lead Gavin Martens, coach Garnet Zummack (Martensville Curling Club)

The competition kicked off with a team social on January 20 at the Kindersley Inn, bringing players, sponsors, and organizers together. Representatives from Viterra, SaskTel, the host committee, and CURLSASK’s Executive Director spoke at the event. This was a great way for players to socialize with each other, host committee and sponsors before the event began.

The competition was a nine-team round robin with 4 teams advancing to the playoffs. After the playoffs, here were the standings:

 

Team	Record
Team Laycock	7-1
Team Kalthoff	6-2
Team Kleiter	5-3
Team Knapp	5-3
Team Derksen	4-4
Team Thomas	3-5
Team Jacobson	3-5
Team Ede	2-6
Team Moser	1-7

Playoff Recap:

• 1 vs 2 Game: Team Laycock (7-1) faced Team Kalthoff (6-2), with Laycock securing a close 9-8 victory and advancing directly to the final.
• 3 vs 4 Game: Team Kleiter (5-3) defeated Team Knapp (5-3) 8-6, moving on to the semi-final.
• Semi-Final: Team Kalthoff faced a strong Team Kleiter with Team Kleiter claiming a 7-5 win.

At 3:00pm, it was a rematch of the 1 vs 2 game with Team Campbell taking on Team Martin. This time, Team Martin took home the title of Team Saskatchewan with a 9-7 victory! The third time was the charm for Nancy Martin as she has lost the last 2 provincial finals in Estevan and Tisdale.

Congratulations to Skip Rylan Kleiter, third Josh Mattern, second Matthew Hall, lead Trevor Johnson, coach Dean Kleiter from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon. They will represent Team Saskatchewan at the 2025 Montana’s Brier on Feb. 28 – Mar. 9, 2025, in Kelowna, BC.

A huge THANK YOU to the town of Kindersley for being such incredible hosts! From the community and local businesses to Lexie and the entire host committee – your hard work and hospitality made this event a success. Shoutout to the Klippers for letting us transform their state-of-the-art facility into a championship curling venue, the Umpires for keeping everything running smoothly, and the Ice Makers for crafting top-tier ice. To Real Cast Media – thank you for bringing the action to fans across the province. And of course, to the players for putting on an amazing show and the fans who came to cheer on their favourite teams at the rink, tuned in online, or followed the online scores – this event wouldn’t be the same without you!

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