The next chapter for one of Saskatchewan’s top curling rinks didn’t take long to unfold.
Less than 72 hours after Mike McEwen announced he would be stepping away from the team that curled out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, the remaining trio has revealed its new direction and its new skip.
Colton Flasch, along with brothers Dan and Kevin Marsh, announced they will welcome Tyler Tardi to the lineup as the team’s new skip heading into next season.
The newly formed rink will feature Dan Marsh at lead, Kevin Marsh at second, Flasch at third and Tardi calling the shots as skip.
For the Saskatchewan-based trio, the move provides an accomplished young skip with an impressive résumé and plenty of experience at the highest level of the sport.
Tardi arrives after spending the past several seasons with Kevin Koe’s Calgary-based team. Koe’s rink confirmed the change on social media Friday, announcing that Tardi had “decided to pursue other curling opportunities.”
“We’re grateful for everything he brought to the team and wish him all the best in the next chapter of his curling career,” the team said in the post.
Tardi joined Koe at third in 2022 and quickly became a key part of the lineup alongside second Aaron Sluchinski and lead Karrick Martin. The team captured a Grand Slam of Curling title at the 2023 Players’ Championship and remained a consistent contender on the national stage.
Most recently, Koe’s rink reached the final at the Montana’s Brier in St. John’s, N.L., finishing with a silver medal after falling 6–3 to Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone in the championship game. Koe had entered the final undefeated in the event.
Beyond his work with Team Koe, Tardi has also been part of several high-profile championship runs. He served as the alternate for Brad Jacobs’ team that captured bronze at the 2025 World Men’s Curling Championship, gold at the 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships and Olympic gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
Still just 27 years old, the Richmond, B.C., native has already enjoyed a decorated career that includes back-to-back World Junior Curling Championship gold medals in 2018 and 2019 while skipping Team Canada.
Now living in Calgary, Tardi brings that championship pedigree to a Saskatchewan lineup looking to quickly re-establish itself among the province’s elite teams.
With Flasch providing veteran experience at third and the Marsh brothers continuing their long-standing partnership at lead and second, the newly assembled rink gives Saskatchewan curling fans another intriguing team to watch as preparations begin for the 2026–27 season.
And with Tardi now calling the game, a familiar lineup will have a very new look and potentially a very high ceiling.
