Reid Carruthers

Reid Carruthers was born on December 30, 1984, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He pursued his education at Glenlawn Collegiate, the University of Winnipeg, and Red River College, focusing on kinesiology and industrial arts. Early in his career, Carruthers excelled as a junior curler, skipping Manitoba at the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. He later played as an alternate for the Kerry Burtnyk rink at the 2008 Brier, finishing fifth. Carruthers gained national recognition in 2010 when he joined Jeff Stoughton’s team as second. With Stoughton, he secured his first Manitoba provincial title at the 2011 Safeway Championship and went on to win the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. The team then represented Canada at the 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, where they achieved a gold medal with only one loss throughout the competition. He continued his success with Stoughton, winning two more provincial championships in 2013 and 2014, with the team finishing second and third at the Brier, respectively.

Following the Stoughton rink’s dissolution in 2014, Carruthers formed his own team, which included Braeden Moskowy, Derek Samagalski, and Colin Hodgson. This new team won the 2015 Safeway Championship, earning them a spot at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier. The 2015-2016 season marked a significant turning point in Carruthers’ career as a skip; he reached three finals and achieved quarter-final or better finishes in six out of seven Grand Slam events. He notably won his first Grand Slam title at the Champions Cup by defeating John Epping in the final. In 2016, he also won the Canada Cup of Curling. Carruthers participated in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where his team finished with a 4-4 record. He won another Manitoba championship in 2018, leading to an appearance at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier. Later, Mike McEwen joined his team, and they secured victories at the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, Karuizawa International, and the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic before winning the 2019 Viterra Championship. Currently, Carruthers balances his playing career with coaching duties for Team Kerri Einarson, who are four-time national women’s champions and ranked fifth in the world, a role he intends to prioritize moving forward.