This fall, for the 2025-2026 curling season, Junior Slam Series convener Byron Scott will offer 25 events across the U15, U18, and U20 age groups and introduce some significant changes to the operation of Slam Series events. The newsletter at right (included here with permission; click on the image to view the entire newsletter in PDF) presents a summary of the forthcoming changes for 2025-2026.
As a brief summary, the changes include:
- Pre-game practice, along with game timing and LSD protocols, will be adjusted to match those used in Curling Ontario qualifiers and provincials;
- Coaching interactions will be introduced for all mixed doubles events;
- Prize money will be distributed more widely across the field;
- For the first time, Junior Slam Series will host the first youth Continental Cup, with 4-person teams, mixed teams, and mixed doubles competition, in April 2026.
The forthcoming season begins early, with the first event being the first Mixed Doubles Cup at KW-Granite in Waterloo, August 29-31, and the Continental Cup scheduled for April 17-19 in Niagara Falls at the Niagara Falls Curling Club.
Event registration is open as of today, May 31, 2025. Teams can register at juniorslamseries.com.
