The biggest names in curling go head-to-head on TSN.ca, as fans across Canada determine who will compete in The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pinty's in a brand new qualifying process and All-Star team format.
Created and operated by TSN Events, The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pinty's is the premiere special event on the curling calendar. The curling skins game on TSN has been a fan and industry favourite for the past 24 years.
From November 5 to December 10, fans can visit TSN.ca/CurlingSkins to vote for their favourite Canadian men's curlers at each position – skip, third, second, and lead. The All-Star ballot consists of players from the top teams as ranked by the Canadian Team Ranking System for 2011-2012 season which is used by the Canadian Curling Association. The following curlers are included the ballot:
| SKIP |
THIRD |
SECOND |
LEAD |
| Glenn Howard |
BJ Neufeld |
Brent Laing |
Craig Savill |
| Mike McEwen |
John Morris |
Matt Wozniak |
Denni Neufeld |
| Kevin Martin |
Pat Simmons |
Marc Kennedy |
Ben Hebert |
| Kevin Koe |
Scott Bailey |
Carter Rycroft |
Nolan Thiessen |
| Jeff Stoughton |
Jon Mead |
Scott Howard |
David Mathers |
| Brad Gushue |
Ryan Fry |
Reid Carruthers |
Steve Gould |
| Rob Fowler |
Allan Lyburn |
Geoff Walker |
Adam Casey |
| David Nedohin |
Randy Ferbey |
Richard Daneault |
Derek Samagalski |
| Brad Jacobs |
E.J. Harnden |
Ryan Harnden |
Brendan Melnyk |
The top four players with the most votes in each position will qualify. As part of this year's new format, the All-Star teams will be chosen by random draw on TSN, January 17, 2013.
The four All-Star teams will compete for $100,000 in prize money during The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pinty's live on TSN January 19-20.
Similar to previous TSN curling skins games, The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pinty's uses a single-elimination format whereby the winner is decided by total prize money and not total points throughout the two-day event.
