2014 United States Men's Curling Championship

2014 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaIceWorks Skating Complex
DatesMarch 1–8
Winner Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji
SkipPete Fenson
ThirdShawn Rojeski
SecondJoe Polo
LeadRyan Brunt
Finalist Craig Brown
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The 2014 Labatt[1] United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 1 to 8 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held in conjunction with the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Road to the Nationals

A total of ten teams qualified to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.[2]

Teams

Ten teams participated in the national championship. The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Bemidji, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Greg Persinger Philip Tilker Seattle, Washington Order of Merit
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman New York, New York Order of Merit
Paul Pustovar Joseph Bonfoey Paul Lyttle Harold Rutan Ted Trolson Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Jon Brunt Madison, Wisconsin Challenge Round
Tyler George Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Martin Sather Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Alex Leichter Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Jeff Pulli Rochester, New York Challenge Round
Peter Stolt Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway Clayton Orvik Stephen Dropkin Plymouth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Eric Fenson Josh Bahr Jon Chandler Mark Haluptzok Riley Fenson Bemidji, Minnesota Challenge Round

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won
Ends
Lost
Blank
ends
Stolen
ends
Shot
pct.
Craig Brown 7 2 58 40 31 29 13 7 86%
Heath McCormick 7 2 59 43 34 25 12 10 83%
Pete Fenson 6 3 55 41 30 33 17 11 85%
Brady Clark 6 3 59 53 40 37 10 9 82%
John Shuster 5 4 58 53 34 32 12 5 85%
Tyler George 4 5 54 55 35 36 11 8 80%
Alex Leichter 3 6 43 60 29 35 16 7 80%
Peter Stolt 3 6 41 61 33 34 11 10 77%
Paul Pustovar 2 7 48 60 37 35 9 8 73%
Eric Fenson 2 7 50 62 32 39 9 7 75%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−7).[4][5]

Draw 1

Saturday, March 1, 8:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
Tyler George 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 10
Brady Clark 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 X X 7
Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 5
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 X 8

Draw 2

Sunday, March 2, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Craig Brown 0 0 4 0 5 X X X X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
Tyler George 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 7
Brady Clark 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
John Shuster 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7
Peter Stolt 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 5

Draw 3

Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 X 7
Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 2 2 0 0 3 X X X X 7
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4
Peter Stolt 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Tyler George 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 X 7

Draw 4

Monday, March 3, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 X X 9
John Shuster 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
Eric Fenson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
Alex Leichter 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Brady Clark 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 7

Draw 5

Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
John Shuster 0 3 3 1 0 2 X X X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 X X 10
Peter Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 X X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Paul Pustovar 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8
Paul Pustovar 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 3 0 4 0 0 1 X X X X 8
Peter Stolt 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brady Clark 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
Alex Leichter 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 6
Eric Fenson 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 1 X X 12

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 8
Peter Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 2 0 2 3 1 0 X X X X 8
Eric Fenson 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
Paul Pustovar 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 X 8
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 5

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 5, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
Heath McCormick 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 3 1 3 0 0 X X X X 7
Paul Pustovar 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
John Shuster 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
Craig Brown 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Brady Clark 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 8

Draw 9

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 X X 9
Eric Fenson 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 X X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Heath McCormick 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 7
Tyler George 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 7
John Shuster 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
Craig Brown Heath McCormick
Jon Brunt 86% Colin Hufman 94%
Matt Hamilton 72% Rich Ruohonen 79%
Kroy Nernberger 82% Chris Plys 91%
Craig Brown 81% Heath McCormick 73%
Total 80% Total 84%

3 vs. 4

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 7
Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
Pete Fenson Brady Clark
Ryan Brunt 77% Philip Tilker 85%
Joe Polo 88% Greg Persinger 86%
Shawn Rojeski 79% Sean Beighton 82%
Pete Fenson 84% Brady Clark 80%
Total 82% Total 84%

Semifinal

Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
Player percentages
Heath McCormick Pete Fenson
Colin Hufman 91% Ryan Brunt 82%
Rich Ruohonen 88% Joe Polo 83%
Christopher Plys 88% Shawn Rojeski 83%
Heath McCormick 82% Pete Fenson 78%
Total 87% Total 82%

Final

Saturday, March 8, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 3
Pete Fenson 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 X X X 9
Player percentages
Craig Brown Pete Fenson
Jon Brunt 100% Ryan Brunt 91%
Matt Hamilton 89% Joe Polo 97%
Kroy Nernberger 56% Shawn Rojeski 100%
Craig Brown 47% Pete Fenson 93%
Total 73% Total 96%

References

  1. ^ "Labatt named presenting sponsor of 2014 Nationals". USA Curling. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "First four teams qualify to 2014 Nationals". USA Curling. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Qualified teams to the 2014 National Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 United States National Curling Championships – Draw Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 United States National Curling Championships – Revised Draw due to Winter Storm Titan" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 3 March 2014.