2014 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2014 United States
Men's Curling Championship
2014 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host cityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaIceWorks Skating Complex
DatesMarch 1–8
WinnerMinnesota Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji
SkipPete Fenson
ThirdShawn Rojeski
SecondJoe Polo
LeadRyan Brunt
FinalistWisconsin 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 Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection[2]
Brady Clark Sean Beighton Greg Persinger Philip Tilker Washington (state) Seattle, Washington Order of Merit
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman New York (state) New York, New York Order of Merit
Paul Pustovar Paul Lyttle Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Jon Brunt Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Challenge Round
Tyler George Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Martin Sather Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
New York (state) Rochester, New York Challenge Round
Peter Stolt Minnesota Plymouth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Eric Fenson Mark Haluptzok Minnesota 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.
Wisconsin Craig Brown 7 2 58 40 31 29 13 7 86%
New York (state) Heath McCormick 7 2 59 43 34 25 12 10 83%
Minnesota Pete Fenson 6 3 55 41 30 33 17 11 85%
Washington (state) Brady Clark 6 3 59 53 40 37 10 9 82%
Minnesota John Shuster 5 4 58 53 34 32 12 5 85%
Minnesota Tyler George 4 5 54 55 35 36 11 8 80%
New York (state) 3 6 43 60 29 35 16 7 80%
Minnesota Peter Stolt 3 6 41 61 33 34 11 10 77%
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 2 7 48 60 37 35 9 8 73%
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Peter Stolt 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8
Minnesota Tyler George a hammer icon 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 10
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 X X 7
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) a hammer icon 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 5
New York (state) 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
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Wisconsin 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
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
Minnesota Tyler George a hammer icon 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Eric Fenson 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 7
Washington (state) Brady Clark a hammer icon 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson a hammer icon 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Minnesota 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
New York (state) 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7
Minnesota Peter Stolt a hammer icon 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
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 X 7
Washington (state) Brady Clark a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 2 2 0 0 3 X X X X 7
New York (state) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
New York (state) 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
Minnesota Paul Pustovar 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Peter Stolt a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Eric Fenson a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Tyler George 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 X X 9
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Peter Stolt 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
Minnesota Eric Fenson a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
New York (state) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Washington (state) 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
New York (state) Heath McCormick 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Minnesota Pete Fenson a hammer icon 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
Minnesota Eric Fenson a hammer icon 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
Minnesota 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
New York (state) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 0 3 3 1 0 2 X X X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 X X 10
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Tyler George 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 X X 8
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 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
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 3 0 4 0 0 1 X X X X 8
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Tyler George a hammer icon 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Minnesota 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
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
New York (state) a hammer icon 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
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 X X 6
Minnesota 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
Washington (state) Brady Clark a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 8
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Tyler George 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 2 0 2 3 1 0 X X X X 8
Minnesota 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
Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 7
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 X 8
New York (state) a hammer icon 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
New York (state) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 3 1 3 0 0 X X X X 7
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Peter Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Eric Fenson a hammer icon 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
Wisconsin 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
Minnesota Tyler George a hammer icon 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Paul Pustovar a hammer icon 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 X X 9
Minnesota 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
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 7
Minnesota Tyler George a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Peter Stolt a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Minnesota 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
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 7
Minnesota John Shuster a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5

Playoffs[]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Wisconsin Craig Brown 7  
2 New York (state) Heath McCormick 6         1 Wisconsin Craig Brown 3
      2 New York (state) Heath McCormick 4   3 Minnesota Pete Fenson 9
  3 Minnesota Pete Fenson 5  
3 Minnesota Pete Fenson 7
4 Washington (state) Brady Clark 4  

1 vs. 2[]

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
Wisconsin Craig Brown New York (state) 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
Minnesota Pete Fenson a hammer icon 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 7
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
Minnesota Pete Fenson Washington (state) 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
New York (state) Heath McCormick a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
Player percentages
New York (state) Heath McCormick Minnesota 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
Wisconsin Craig Brown a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X 3
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 X X X 9
Player percentages
Wisconsin Craig Brown Minnesota 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. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "First four teams qualify to 2014 Nationals". USA Curling. 26 November 2013. 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.

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