United States Curling Men's Championships

The United States Men's Curling Championship is the annual men's national curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

championship for the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It acts as a qualifier for the World Men's Curling Championships

World Curling Championships

The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...

. Ten teams play in each championship, with the two top-ranked teams in the nation (according to the Order of Merit) qualifying automatically. The remaining teams qualify to play by going through a qualifying round, then a challenge round to determine which teams advance to the nationals.

On years preceding the Winter Olympics, the national championship also serves as an Olympic curling trial to determine the team that will represent the United States at the Winter Olympics.

Past Champions

Year	Site	Winning Club	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Finish at Worlds
2013	Green Bay, WI
2012 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship The 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship will take place on February 11–18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will be held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship...	Philadelphia, PA
2011 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship -Draw 2:Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm-Draw 3:Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm-Draw 4:Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm-Draw 5:Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm-Draw 6:Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm-Draw 7:...	Fargo, ND	Bemidji, MN	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....	Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery....	10th
2010 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to March 13, 2010. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships, it was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John...	Kalamazoo, MI	Bemidji, MN	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....	Tyler George Tyler George Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team....	4th
2009 2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2010 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials/2009 U.S. Nationals were held February 21-28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado...	Broomfield, CO	Duluth, MN	John Shuster John Shuster John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	Jason Smith Jason Smith (curler) Jason Smith is an American curler from Cape Coral, Florida.He was formerly the third, , of John Shuster's team. His other teammates were Jeff Isaacson and John Benton . As a member of this team, he won the 2009 U.S...	Jeff Isaacson Jeff Isaacson Jeff Isaacson is an internationally elite curler from the United States. He graduated in 2001 from Mesabi East High School in Aurora, Minnesota....	John Benton John Benton (curler) John Benton is an American curler from St. Michael, Minnesota. He started curling in 1975 and made his first US Junior National Championships in 1987. In 1998 he qualified for his first Olympic Trials where he was placed fifth...	5th
2008	Hibbing, MN	Madison, WI	Craig Brown Craig Brown (curler) Craig Brown is an American curler.Brown is one of the top skips in the U.S. He was the skip of the 2000 and 2008 U.S. champion rinks. At the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships, Brown skipped the U.S. team to a fourth place finish, losing to Finland in the final.Brown played third on the U.S...	Rich Ruohonen	John Dunlop	Pete Annis	7th
2007	Utica, NY	Caledonian	Todd Birr Todd Birr Todd Birr is an American curler.Birr relatively came out of nowhere when he skipped his team to a victory at the 2007 United States Curling Men's Championships beating out such teams as Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson and former national champion Jason Larway in the process...	Bill Todhunter	Greg Johnson	Kevin Birr	Bronze
2006	Bemidji, MN	Bemidji, MN	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo Joe Polo Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....	John Shuster John Shuster John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	4th
2005	Madison, WI	Bemidji, MN	Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Joe Polo	John Shuster	6th
2004	Grand Forks, ND	Seattle, WA	Jason Larway	Doug Pottinger	Joel Larway	Bill Todhunter, Doug Kauffman	9th
2003	Utica, NY	Bemidji, MN	Pete Fenson	Eric Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	John Shuster	8th
2002	Eveleth, MN	Madison, WI	Paul Pustovar	Mike Fraboni	Geoff Goodland	Richard Maskel	4th
2001	Madison, WI	Seattle, WA	Jason Larway	Greg Romaniuk	Joel Larway	Travis Way, Doug Kauffman	6th
2000	Ogden, UT	Madison, WI	Craig Brown	Ryan Quinn	Jon Brunt	John Dunlop	4th
1999	Duluth, MN	Superior, WI	Tim Somerville	Don Barcome Jr.	Myles Brundidge	John Gordon	4th
1998	Bismarck, ND	Stevens Point, WI	Paul Pustovar	Dave Violette	Greg Wilson	Cory Ward	6th
1997	Seattle, WA	Langdon, ND	Craig Disher	Kevin Kakela	Joel Jacobson	Paul Peterson	6th
1996	Bemidji, MN	Superior, WI	Tim Somerville	Mike Schneeberger	Myles Brundidge	John Gordon	5th
1995	Appleton, WI	Superior, WI	Tim Somerville	Mike Schneeberger	Myles Brundidge	John Gordon	4th
1994	Duluth, MN	Bemidji, MN	Scott Baird Scott Baird Scott Baird is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone. He still received a bronze medal,...	Pete Fenson	Mark Haluptzok	Tim Johnson	5th
1993	St. Paul, MN	Bemidji, MN	Scott Baird	Pete Fenson	Mark Haluptzok	Tim Johnson	Bronze
1992	Grafton, ND	Seattle, WA	Doug Jones	Jason Larway	Joel Larway	Tom Violette	Bronze
1991	Utica, NY	Madison, WI	Steve Brown	Paul Pustovar	George Godfrey	Wally Henry, Mike Fraboni	Bronze
1990	Superior, WI	Seattle, WA	Bard Nordlund	Doug Jones	Murphy Tomlinson	Tom Violette	6th
1989	Detroit, MI	Seattle, WA	Jim Vukich	Curt Fish	Bard Nordlund, Jason Larway	James Pleasants	8th
1988	St. Paul, MN	Seattle, WA	Doug Jones	Bard Nordlund	Murphy Tomlinson	Mike Grennan	7th
1987	Lake Placid, NY	Seattle, WA	Jim Vukich	Ron Sharpe	George Pepelnjak	Gary Joraanstad	5th
1986	Seattle, WA	Madison, WI	Steve Brown	Wally Henry	George Godfrey	Richard Maskel	Bronze
1985	Mequon, WI	Wilmette, IL	Tim Wright	John Jahant	Jim Wilson	Russ Armstrong	3rd
1984	Hibbing, MN	Hibbing, MN	Joe Roberts	Bruce Roberts	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	6th
1983	Colorado Springs, CO	Colorado Springs, CO	Don Cooper	Jerry Van Brunt Jr.	Bill Shipstad	Jack McNelly	6th
1982	Brookline, MA	Madison, WI	Steve Brown	Ed Sheffield	Huns Gustrowsky	George Godfrey	6th
1981	Fairbanks, AK	Superior, WI	Bruce Roberts	Bud Somerville Bud Somerville Raymond "Bud" Somerville is an American curler. He is a two-time World champion, and five time American champion....	Bob Christman	Robert Buchanan	Silver
1980	Bemidji, MN	Hibbing, MN	Paul Pustovar	John Jankila	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	4th
1979	Superior, WI	Bemidji, MN	Scott Baird	Dan Haluptzok	Mark Haluptzok	Bob Fenson	5th
1978	Utica, NY	Superior, WI	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken	Bob Christman	Gold
1977	Northbrook, IL	Hibbing, MN	Bruce Roberts	Paul Pustovar	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	4th
1976	Wausau, WI	Hibbing, MN	Bruce Roberts	Joe Roberts	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	Gold
1975	Detroit, MI	Seattle, WA	Ed Risling	Charles Lundgren	Gary Schnee	Dave Telvik	Silver
1974	Schenectady, N.Y.	Superior, WI	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken	Gold
1973	Colorado Springs, CO	Winchester, MA	Charles Reeves	Doug Carlson	Henry Shean	Barry Blanchard	5th
1972	Wilmette, IL	Grafton, ND	Robert LaBonte	Frank Aasand	John Aasand	Ray Morgan	Silver
1971	Duluth, MN	Edmore, ND	Dale Dalziel	Dennis Melland	Clark Sampson	Rodney Melland	Bronze
1970	Ardsley, NY	Grafton, ND	Art Tallackson	Glenn Gilleshammer	Ray Holt	Trueman Thompson	4th
1969	Grand Forks, ND	Superior, WI	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Franklin Bradshaw	Gene Oveson	Silver
1968	Madison, WI	Superior, WI	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright	Bronze
1967	Winchester, MA	Seattle, WA	Bruce Roberts	Tom Fitzpatrick	John Wright	Doug Walker	Bronze
1966	Hibbing, MN	Fargo, ND	Bruce Roberts	Joe Zbacnik	Gerry Toutant	Mike O’Leary	Bronze
1965	Seattle, WA	Superior, WI	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright	Gold
1964	Utica, NY	Duluth, MN	Robert Magie Jr.	Bert Payne	Russell Barber	Britton Payne	Bronze
1963	Duluth, MN	Detroit, MI	Mike Slyziuk	Nelson Brown	Ernest Slyziuk	Walter Hubchik	Silver
1962	Detroit, MI	Hibbing, MN	Dick Brown	Terry Kleffman	Fran Kleffman	Nick Jerulle	Silver
1961	Grand Forks, ND	Seattle, WA	Frank Crealock	Ken Sherwood	John Jamieson	Bud McCartney	Bronze
1960	Chicago, IL	Grafton, ND	Orvil Gilleshammer	Glenn Gilleshammer	Wilmer Collette	Donald LaBonte
1959	Green Bay, WI	Hibbing, MN	Dick Brown	Terry Kleffman	Fran Kleffman	Nick Jerulle
1958	Milwaukee, WI	Detroit, MI	Mike Slyziuk	Douglas Fisk	Ernest Slyziuk	Merritt Knowlson
1957	Chicago, IL	Hibbing, MN	Harold Lauber	Louis Lauber	Peter Beasy	Matt Berklich

Past Champions

See also