Rock League, the new professional curling league comprising six global franchises, has announced their schedule of competition for both the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.
Rock League, curling’s first professional mixed-gender curling league, will first operate a “condensed season” April 6-12, 2026 at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, the historic former Maple Leaf Gardens now part of Toronto Metropolitan University.
Nine months later, the league will return for its first full season, delivering five weeks of competition at four North American sites between January and April in 2027.
Maple United is one of two Canadian franchises • Rock League/The Curling Group“Today’s fans want more than a seat in the stands. They want to feel the energy, be part of the action, and share in the passion of the sport,” said Nic Sulsky, CEO and co-founder, The Curling Group in a release.
“Rock League’s debut season will be a showcase of the innovation and atmosphere that will define a new era in curling, honouring the game’s roots while making it more accessible, more interactive, and way more FUN.”
Earlier this week Rock League announced the full roster of competitors, the names and branding of the six teams they represent, and the General Managers running each franchise.
This week The Curling News also published a lengthy interview with Sulsky. In part two of the three-part series, Sulsky suggested Rock League would be more appealing to the casual sports fan than his current property, the Grand Slam of Curling.
The prize purse for the inaugural seven-day shootout in Toronto will be $250,000.
The full 2026-27 season of Rock League schedule is:
• Jan. 7-10 2027 at Temple Gardens Centre, Moose Jaw, Sask.
• Jan. 14-17, 2027 at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, NS
• Jan. 28-31, 2027 at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica, NY USA
• Feb. 4-7, 2027 at TD Place, Ottawa, Ont.
• Apr. 8-18, 2027 at a TBD location (playoffs and championship)
Shield CC is the other • Rock League/The Curling GroupThe format for Toronto features two franchises competing in men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles, with the franchise that wins at least two disciplines earning the win. On Apr. 11, the format shifts to mixed fours, with each franchise fielding two teams and each game being worth one win.
The top four franchises advance to the semifinals on Sunday, April 12, followed by the championship final, featuring the same format as the round robin.
This week’s barrage of Rock League news comes during the next-to-last Grand Slam event of the season, the Hearing Life Canadian Open, played at Saskatoon (Tier 1) and Martensville, Sask. (Tier 2)
The event is notable as it might be the final Grand Slam championship for the retiring Brad Gushue, a 15-time Slam champion whose team doesn’t appear to have enough points to qualify for the final 2025-26 Slam of the season, January’s Players’ Championship in Steinbach, Man.