2008 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2008 United States Men's
Curling Championship
2008 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host cityHibbing, MN
ArenaHibbing Curling Club
DatesFebruary 16-23, 2008
WinnerWisconsin Team Brown
Curling clubMadison CC,
McFarland, WI
SkipCraig Brown
ThirdRich Ruohonen
SecondJohn Dunlop
LeadPete Annis
FinalistNorth Dakota Craig Disher
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The 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota.[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship. Craig Brown skipped his team to victory,[2] his second national title. Craig Disher was runner-up for the third year in a row.[3] As national champions, Team Brown earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where they finished in 7th place.[4]

Teams[]

Ten men's teams competed in the 2008 Championship:[5][6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Coach
Locale
Todd Birr Bill Todhunter Greg Johnson Kevin Birr Paul Pustovar Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson
Joel Jacobson
North Dakota Rolla, North Dakota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tom O'Connor Bob Fenson Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Tyler George Kris Perkovich Phill Drobnick Kevin Johnson Tom George Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow Washington (state) Lynnwood, Washington
Jeremy Roe Pat Roe Richard Maskel Mark Hartman Matt Hamilton Wisconsin Rio, Wisconsin
Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Mike Calcagno Cory Yalowicki Washington (state) Snohomish, Washington
John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Chris Plys Shane McKinlay Jason Smith
Tim Wright
Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Charles Taggart Andrew Quigley Andy Campbell
Bill Wilberg
Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin

Round robin standings[]

Final round robin standings.[7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L
Wisconsin Craig Brown 7 2
North Dakota Craig Disher 6 3
Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk 6 3
Minnesota Tyler George 6 3
Washington (state) Jason Larway 6 3
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 5
Minnesota John Shuster 4 5
Minnesota Todd Birr 3 6
Wisconsin Jeremy Roe 2 7
Wisconsin Willie Wilberg 1 8

Round robin results[]

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1[]

Saturday, February 16, 6:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 0 1 0 4 0 3 X X X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 3 1 0 2 1 X X X X 7
John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 9
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway a hammer icon 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 X X 10
Willie Wilberg 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
Tyler George a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 2[]

Saturday, February 16, 6:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
Craig Disher 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg a hammer icon 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Craig Brown 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster a hammer icon 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Pete Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Jason Larway 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 8

Draw 3[]

Sunday, February 17, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown a hammer icon 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 9
Pete Fenson 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway a hammer icon 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 11
Jeremy Roe 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Craig Disher a hammer icon 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 9
John Shuster 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Tyler George 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7
Willie Wilberg 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 4[]

Monday, February 18, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
John Shuster a hammer icon 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 9
Todd Birr 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Willie Wilberg 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George a hammer icon 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 X X X 8
Jason Larway 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 3 0 7 0 0 X X X X X 10
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson a hammer icon 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 7
Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 5[]

Monday, February 18, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Willie Wilberg 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
John Shuster a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Craig Disher 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Tyler George a hammer icon 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X X 9

Draw 6[]

Tuesday, February 19, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Tyler George 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher a hammer icon 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 X X 8
Greg Romaniuk 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 1 3 3 2 X X X X X X 9
Pete Fenson a hammer icon 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Craig Brown a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster a hammer icon 2 2 2 0 2 X X X X X 8
Willie Wilberg 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 7[]

Wednesday, February 20, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8
Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Todd Birr 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Craig Disher 0 0 1 5 1 X X X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George a hammer icon 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
Jason Larway a hammer icon 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 X 7

Draw 8[]

Wednesday, February 20, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Jason Larway 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson a hammer icon 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 X X 11
Tyler George 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster a hammer icon 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 X 10
Greg Romaniuk 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg a hammer icon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Jeremy Roe 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5
Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 X 9

Draw 9[]

Thursday, February 21, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 9
Willie Wilberg a hammer icon 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher a hammer icon 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5
Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway a hammer icon 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X X 7
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 X X 9
Pete Fenson a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe a hammer icon 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 X 8
John Shuster 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4

Tiebreaker[]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 X X X 8
Tyler George a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Playoffs[]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Wisconsin Craig Brown 6  
2 North Dakota Craig Disher 9         2 North Dakota Craig Disher 6
      1 Wisconsin Craig Brown 7   1 Wisconsin Craig Brown 9
  4 Washington (state) Jason Larway 2  
3 Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk 5
4 Washington (state) Jason Larway 7  

1 vs. 2[]

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 6
North Dakota Craig Disher 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 9

3 vs. 4[]

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Semifinal[]

Friday, February 22, 7:00pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 X 7
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Final[]

Saturday, February 23, 3:00pm[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher a hammer icon 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 9

References[]

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  3. ^ "CURLING: Wisconsin's Brown rink captures U.S. men's title". USA Curling. Feb 23, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "World Men's Curling Championship 2008". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Participating Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Men's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
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