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2016 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityJacksonville, Florida
ArenaJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
DatesFebruary 6–13
WinnerWashington (state) Brady Clark
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, Washington
SkipBrady Clark
ThirdGreg Persinger
SecondColin Hufman
LeadPhilip Tilker
FinalistMinnesota John Shuster

The 2016 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 6 to 13 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was held in conjunction with the 2016 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

There will be ten teams participating in this year's national championship. The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification method
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Order of Merit
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Jared Zezel Sean Beighton Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Order of Merit
Chris Plys (fourth) Pete Fenson (skip) Joe Polo Jason Smith Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection
Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Quinn Evenson Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection
Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Mark Lazar Andrew Stopera New York (state) New York, New York Challenge Round
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Washington (state) Seattle, Washington Challenge Round
Todd Birr Doug Pottinger John Benton Tom O'Connor Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Challenge Round
Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Paul Lyttle Jared Wydysh New York (state) Rochester, New York Challenge Round
Alex Leichter Martin Sather Nate Clark Ryan Hallisey Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Challenge Round
Hunter Clawson Cody Clouser Caleb Clawson Andy Dunnam Maryland Laurel, Maryland 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.
Washington (state) Brady Clark 8 1 74 42 37 30 6 12 88%
Minnesota John Shuster 7 2 69 50 39 34 6 6 85%
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 6 3 56 45 36 28 13 11 87%
Minnesota Craig Brown 5 4 50 51 36 32 16 11 88%
Minnesota Todd Birr 4 5 59 67 33 40 7 5 83%
Maryland Hunter Clawson 4 5 54 61 37 36 12 10 82%
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 5 51 56 31 33 26 8 85%
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 3 6 60 71 41 41 7 11 85%
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 3 6 50 57 30 35 16 7 80%
New York (state) Heath McCormick 1 8 49 72 32 43 7 6 76%

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Saturday, February 6, 4:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 X 9
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 7
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Massachusetts Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 7

Draw 2

Sunday, February 7, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark (has hammer) 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 X X 10
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X X 9
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7
Maryland Hunter Clawson 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 X X X 8

Draw 3

Sunday, February 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 7
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 8
New York (state) Brandon Corbett (has hammer) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 X 10
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 9

Draw 4

Monday, February 7, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 6
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 X X 9
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 8
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 X 8

Draw 5

Monday, February 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 7
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Maryland Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 X X X 8
Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5
New York (state) Brandon Corbett (has hammer) 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X X 5
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 X X X 10

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 8, 10:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 2 0 2 0 2 X X X X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 3 11
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Massachusetts Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 X 7

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett (has hammer) 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 9, 10:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 8
New York (state) Brandon Corbett (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 2 0 2 4 X X X X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 X 10
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 X X 6
Minnesota Todd Birr 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 X X 7

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 2 5 X X X X 9
Massachusetts Alex Leichter (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 5 X X 12
New York (state) Brandon Corbett (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 8
Minnesota Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 X X 9
Maryland Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Thursday, February 11, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark (has hammer) 0 4 0 0 3 1 X X X X 8
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X 2
Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Clark Minnesota Team Shuster
Philip Tilker 94% John Landsteiner 100%
Colin Hufman 91% Matt Hamilton 82%
Greg Persinger 100% Tyler George 94%
Brady Clark 94% John Shuster 62%
Total 95% Total 85%

3 vs. 4

Thursday, February 11, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 X 7
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Dropkin Minnesota Team Brown
Alex Fenson 81% Sean Beighton 97%
Mark Fenner 86% Jared Zezel 92%
Tom Howell 77% Kroy Nernberger 95%
Korey Dropkin 81% Craig Brown 96%
Total 71% Total 95%

Semifinal

Friday, February 12, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 X X X 7
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Shuster Minnesota Team Brown
John Landsteiner 94% Sean Beighton 85%
Matt Hamilton 90% Jared Zezel 75%
Tyler George 96% Kroy Nernberger 95%
John Shuster 91% Craig Brown 70%
Total 93% Total 81%

Final

Saturday, February 13, 6:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 10
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Clark Minnesota John Shuster
Philip Tilker 91% John Landsteiner 99%
Colin Hufman 95% Matt Hamilton 82%
Greg Persinger 91% Tyler George 83%
Brady Clark 93% John Shuster 76%
Total 93% Total 85%

Statistics

Perfect games

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Colin Hufman Washington (state) Team Clark Second 16 New York (state) Team McCormick
John Shuster Minnesota Team Shuster Skip 16 Massachusetts Team Leichter
Jared Zezel Minnesota Team Brown Second 18 New York (state) Team Corbett
Sean Beighton Minnesota Team Brown Lead 20 Massachusetts Team Leichter
Mark Fenner Minnesota Team Dropkin Second 12 Washington (state) Team Clark
Greg Persinger Washington (state) Team Clark Third 12 Minnesota Team Drokpin
Pete Fenson Minnesota Team Fenson Skip 19 Minnesota Team Birr
Phil Tilker Washington (state) Team Clark Lead 20 Maryland Team Clawson
Paul Lyttle New York (state) Team Corbett Second 16 Minnesota Team Birr
Greg Persinger Washington (state) Team Clark Third 12 Minnesota Team Shuster
John Landsteiner Minnesota Team Shuster Lead 12 Minnesota Team Clark

References

  1. ^ "Qualified teams to the 2016 National Championships". USA Curling. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links