Ontario’s Mooibroek rolls to 11-4 win over Quebec’s Menard in Brier debut

Ontario skip Sam Mooibroek celebrates after scoring five against Quebec in the second end during the Montana

KELOWNA, B.C. – Ontario’s Sam Mooibroek made his Montana’s Brier debut a memorable one Saturday with an 11-4 rout of Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard.

The 25-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., made an angle-raise in the second end to score five points.

Mooibroek made a draw for three in the fourth end and the teams shook hands once the minimum eight ends were played.

Ontario skip Sam Mooibroek celebrates after scoring five against Quebec in the second end during the Montana’s Brier in Kelowna, B.C., on Saturday, March 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

In other Pool B games, Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell defeated Saskatchewan’s Rylan Kleiter 7-2, Alberta’s Brad Jacobs dumped Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin 10-3, and Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen held off Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith 6-4.

Another draw is scheduled for the evening at Prospera Place.

Round-robin play continues through Thursday. The final is set for March 9.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 1, 2025.