2015 United States Men's Curling Championship

2015 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityKalamazoo, Michigan
ArenaWings Stadium
DatesFebruary 14–21
Winner John Shuster
Curling clubDuluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdTyler George
SecondMatt Hamilton
LeadJohn Landsteiner
Finalist Craig Brown
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Events at the 2015
United States National
Curling Championships
Tournament
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The 2015 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 14 to 21 at the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink went on to represent the United States at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the 2015 national championship. The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification method
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Jared Zezel Sean Beighton Alex Leichter Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Andrew Stopera Luc Violette Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Joe Polo Colin Hufman Ryan Brunt Blaine, Minnesota Order of Merit[2]
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Trevor Host Duluth, Minnesota Order of Merit[2]
Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Paul Lyttle Jared Wydysh Mark Hartman Rochester, New York Challenge Round
Dean Gemmell Bill Stopera Martin Sather Mark Lazar New York, New York Challenge Round
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Nick Myers Matt Birklid Philip Tilker Seattle, Washington Challenge Round
Mark Haluptzok Josh Bahr Aaron Wald Jon Chandler Bemidji, Minnesota Challenge Round
Paul Pustovar Chris Bond Sam Galey Duane Rutan Seattle, Washington Challenge Round
Ethan Meyers Quinn Evenson Steven Szemple William Pryor Duluth, Minnesota National junior champions

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L PF PA Ends
won 		Ends
Lost 		Blank
ends 		Stolen
ends 		Shot
pct.
John Shuster 8 1 69 46 43 31 11 11 80%
Craig Brown 7 2 70 41 36 34 12 6 87%
Heath McCormick 6 3 56 50 35 31 12 10 84%
Brandon Corbett 4 5 47 50 32 34 17 10 79%
Korey Dropkin 4 5 49 43 32 30 12 10 80%
Dean Gemmell 4 5 48 55 27 35 10 5 77%
Paul Pustovar 4 5 56 56 42 33 9 20 77%
Brady Clark 3 6 42 50 29 32 12 6 78%
Mark Haluptzok 3 6 48 70 35 41 7 7 75%
Ethan Meyers 2 7 42 66 25 35 14 3 72%

Round-robin results

All draw times listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).[3]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 14, 8:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Paul Pustovar 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 X 11
Mark Haluptzok 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Dean Gemmell 2 0 0 3 2 0 X X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X 9
Korey Dropkin 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 X X 10
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Draw 2

Sunday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 X X X 7
Dean Gemmell 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 X 9
Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Mark Haluptzok 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Ethan Meyers 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6
John Shuster 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5
Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4

Draw 3

Sunday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Meyers 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Mark Haluptzok 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 7
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 X 9
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
Brady Clark 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 7
Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 4

Monday, February 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Paul Pustovar 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Korey Dropkin 1 1 1 4 X X X X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 7
Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 9
Mark Haluptzok 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X X X 8
Ethan Meyers 2 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 3

Draw 5

Monday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin 2 0 2 3 2 X X X X X 9
Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
John Shuster 2 0 1 0 3 1 X X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Brady Clark 2 2 3 1 X X X X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6
Craig Brown 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 17, 3:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Craig Brown 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Brady Clark 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7
Quinn Evenson 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 18, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Haluptzok 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
Brady Clark 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 6
Dean Gemmell 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8
Korey Dropkin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Craig Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Meyers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 18, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Heath McCormick 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4
Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 X X X 11
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5
John Shuster 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Dean Gemmell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 X X X 9
Mark Haluptzok 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 9

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Haluptzok 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
Paul Pustovar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Ethan Meyers 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7
John Shuster 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 9

Tiebreakers

Semifinals To Playoffs
      
Korey Dropkin 5
Brandon Corbett 6
Brandon Corbett 8
Dean Gemmell 6
Dean Gemmell 8
Paul Pustovar 7

Round 1

Thursday, February 19, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
Player percentages
Team Dropkin Team Corbett
Andrew Stopera 78% Jared Wydysh 82%
Mark Fenner 87% Paul Lyttle 88%
Tom Howell 87% Derek Corbett 79%
Korey Dropkin 77% Brandon Corbett 70%
Total 82% Total 80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Dean Gemmell 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 7
Player percentages
Team Gemmell Team Pustovar
Mark Lazar 81% Duane Rutan 94%
Martin Sather 100% Sam Galey 73%
Bill Stopera 83% Chris Bond 89%
Dean Gemmell 72% Paul Pustovar 75%
Total 84% Total 83%

Round 2

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 8
Dean Gemmell 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Player percentages
Team Corbett Team Gemmell
Jared Wydysh 90% Mark Lazar 86%
Paul Lyttle 81% Martin Sather 77%
Derek Corbett 90% Bill Stopera 74%
Brandon Corbett 79% Dean Gemmell 79%
Total 85% Total 79%

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 6
Player percentages
Team Shuster Team Brown
John Landsteiner 83% Sean Beighton 91%
Matt Hamilton 83% Jared Zezel 89%
Tyler George 88% Kroy Nernberger 84%
John Shuster 76% Craig Brown 86%
Total 83% Total 87%

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
Player percentages
Team McCormick Team Corbett
Colin Hufman 87% Jared Wydysh 86%
Joe Polo 86% Paul Lyttle 80%
Chris Plys 72% Derek Corbett 59%
Heath McCormick 88% Brandon Corbett 72%
Total 83% Total 74%

Semifinal

Friday, February 20, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Player percentages
Team Brown Team McCormick
Sean Beighton 85% Colin Hufman 92%
Jared Zezel 92% Joe Polo 84%
Kroy Nernberger 87% Chris Plys 86%
Craig Brown 86% Heath McCormick 79%
Total 88% Total 85%

Final

Saturday, February 21, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8
Craig Brown 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
Team Shuster Team Brown
John Landsteiner 96% Sean Beighton 85%
Matt Hamilton 86% Jared Zezel 92%
Tyler George 79% Kroy Nernberger 83%
John Shuster 86% Craig Brown 84%
Total 87% Total 86%

Statistics

Perfect games

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Jared Zezel Team Brown Second 16 Team Gemmell
Heath McCormick Team McCormick Skip 20 Team Corbett
Martin Sather Team Gemmell Second 20 Team Pustovar

References

  1. ^ "Qualified teams to the 2015 National Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dec. 22, 2014 OOM Standings" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 USA Curling National Championships Draw" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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