2018 Tim Hortons Brier

Curling Canada introduced a new 16-team format for both the Brier and Tournament of Hearts for 2018, under which all 14 member associations of Curling Canada are now represented in the main field, rather than being limited by a pre-qualifying tournament. The teams were divided into two pools for round robin play, after which the top four teams from each advanced to a Championship Pool. Alongside the inclusion of the previous year's champions as Team Canada, the final spot in the tournament was filled by a wildcard play-in game held on the Friday before the tournament. The rinks of John Epping (Ontario), Mike Fournier (Quebec), and Greg Smith (Newfoundland and Labrador) made their Brier debuts. Team Canada's Brad Gushue set a new record for the most Canadian national men's championship game wins as a skip when he skipped the 114th victory of his Brier career over the Northwest Territories on March 5. CTRS ranking ==Wildcard game==

A play-in game was held on March 2, 2018 that determined the wildcard team that rounded out the tournament field. It was played between the top two teams on the Canadian Team Ranking System standings who lost in their provincial championship: the Fort Rouge Curling Club's Mike McEwen rink and the Granite Curling Club's Jason Gunnlaugson rink, both from Winnipeg. ;CTRS standings as of February 12 ;Wildcard Game Friday, March 2, 19:00 ==Map of teams==

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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00). Draw 1 Saturday, March 3, 14:00 Draw 2 Saturday, March 3, 19:00 Draw 3 Sunday, March 4, 09:00 Draw 4 Sunday, March 4, 14:00 Draw 5 Sunday, March 4, 19:00 Draw 6 Monday, March 5, 09:00 Draw 7 Monday, March 5, 14:00 Draw 8 Monday, March 5, 19:00 Draw 9 Tuesday, March 6, 09:00 Draw 10 Tuesday, March 6, 14:00 Draw 11 Tuesday, March 6, 19:00 Draw 12 Wednesday, March 7, 09:00 Draw 13 Wednesday, March 7, 14:00 Draw 14 Wednesday, March 7, 19:00 ==Placement round==

Each team that finished fifth through eight in their pool played the team that finished in the same position in the opposite pool for the purpose of determining final tournament ranking. For example, the winner of the game between fifth place teams was ranked ninth place overall, the loser of that game was ranked tenth place, and so on. Seeding games All game times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00). A5 vs. B5 Friday, March 9, 09:00 A6 vs. B6 Friday, March 9, 09:00 A7 vs. B7 Friday, March 9, 09:00 A8 vs. B8 Friday, March 9, 09:00 ==Championship pool standings==

All wins and losses earned in the round robin (including results against teams that failed to advance) were carried forward into the Championship Pool. ==Championship pool results==

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00). Draw 15 Thursday, March 8, 14:00 Draw 16 Thursday, March 8, 19:00 Draw 17 Friday, March 9, 14:00 Draw 18 Friday, March 9, 19:00 ==Playoffs==

1 vs. 2 Saturday, March 10, 19:00 3 vs. 4 Saturday, March 10, 14:00 Semifinal Sunday, March 11, 09:00 Final Sunday, March 11, 16:00 ==Statistics==

Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages; minimum 6 games Perfect games Round Robin and Championship Pool only ==Awards==

The awards and all-star teams are listed as follows: ;All-Star Teams First Team • Skip: Brad Gushue, Team Canada • Third: Mark Nichols, Team Canada • Second: Brett Gallant, Team Canada • Lead: Denni Neufeld, Team Wildcard Second Team • Skip: John Epping, Ontario • Third: Steve Laycock, Saskatchewan • Second: E.J. Harnden, Northern Ontario • Lead: Geoff Walker, Team Canada ;Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award • Murray McCormick, Regina Leader-Post ;Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award • Brad Gushue, Team Canada Skip ==Notes==