Mike McEwen looking for new opportunity after being dropped from team

Skip Mike McEwen looks on during Canadian Olympic curling trials semifinal action against Team Dunstone in Halifax on Thursday, November 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Just a week after the completion of the Brier, Team Saskatchewan-McEwen is breaking up and dropping skip Mike McEwen.

According to a statement posted to the team’s social media from McEwen, third Colton Flasch, second Kevin Marsh and lead Daniel Marsh are moving on without the skip.

“After three seasons together, the team has chosen a different path without me next season,” the post says. “[We] dug deep and gave it everything. Some great runs and results together, and I’ll always be grateful for the incredible support from Saskatchewan.”

McEwen, originally from Brandon, Man., joined forces with the Saskatoon Nutana rink as the import curler ahead of the 2023-24 season and found immediate success as a foursome.

Under McEwen’s leadership, Team Saskatchewan was a runner-up at that year’s Montana’s Brier in Regina – losing to then-defending champion Brad Gushue.

In 2025, Team McEwen posted an impressive 7-1 round robin record at the Brier in Kelowna, B.C., before losing back-to-back playoff games for an early elimination.

McEwen and company weren’t at their best at the recent Canadian men’s curling championship in St. John’s, N.L., missing the playoffs with a 5-3 record.

At the Canadian Curling Trials in November, Team McEwen dropped the semifinal to Team Matt Dunstone by a score of 9-5.

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Team McEwen ended the 2025-26 curling campaign ranked 14th in the world and fourth in Canada.

The 45-year-old McEwen has qualified for the Brier in each of the last 11 seasons but has yet to hoist the Brier Tankard. McEwen was defeated by Kevin Koe in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials final.

He has also won seven Grand Slam events in his career.

“I may be getting older, but the fire’s still very much there. The rocks don’t seem to care,” McEwen’s statement read.

Despite being released, it does not appear ‘Magic Mike’s’ career is over.

“Free agent for next season,” he added.

-With files from TSN