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Kevin Koe, Matt Dunstone Win Their First Brier Playoff Games

On Friday, Alberta skip Kevin Koe and Manitoba skip Matt Dunstone won their Montana's Brier playoff games in St. John's, defeating Brad Jacobs and Brad Gushue, respectively, to reach the Page 1-2 game on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
With elimination looming, Friday's results narrowed the field and intensified stakes as the Page playoff format rewards the 1-2 winner with an express ticket to Sunday's final, while losers Friday evening faced elimination or longer routes.
Koe swung for the fences with a risky thin double that produced three points, and Dunstone capitalized on an open lane to score a multi-point end; Tyler Tardi said, 'Kev is standing on his head out there.'
Koe's win means Jacobs must take a longer route after a draining Olympic campaign, and Tardi said he was grateful for the extra rest Koe's win afforded him.
Sunday's winner will represent Canada at the men's world championship March 27 to April 4 in Ogden, Utah, with the semifinal at 11 a.m. and final at 5 p.m. at Mary Brown's Centre, St. John's, N.L.

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Alberta’s Kevin Koe reaches Brier final with 9-7 win over Matt Dunstone

Koe is a win away from a Canadian men’s curling championship

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Kevin Koe reaches Brier final with 9-7 win in an extra end over Matt Dunstone

Alberta's Kevin Koe is a win away from a Canadian men's curling championship. Koe's team from Calgary beat Manitoba's Matt Dunstone 9-7 in an extra end Saturday in a playoff between the top two seeds for an express ticket to Sunday's final of the Montana's Brier. The winner of the final represents C...

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