The local favourites, and one of the top contenders at the Tim Hortons Curling Trials, Regina’s Matt Dunstone foursome, were forced to make a late change to their line-up with the event slated to open Saturday.

Third Braeden Moskowy will not be able to compete at SaskTel Centre in the men’s division of the Canadian Olympic Trials due to “personal reasons” and will be replaced by Colton Lott. The 31-year-old Regina product Moskowy has played third for Dunstone for the the past four seasons after competing in the 2017 Trials with Reid Carruthers of Manitoba. The 26-year-old Lott has played third for Pat Simmons’ quartet this season. Dunstone and Lott were teammates in junior, winning Canadian titles together in 2013 and 2016. Dunstone’s squad, which includes Kirk Muyres at second and Dustin Kidby at lead, comes into the Trials with a 23-13 record on the season after finishing third at the Tim Hortons Brier the past two seasons. The Dunstone foursome opens their Trials schedule Saturday night against Mike McEwen’s Winnipeg quartet.