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2017 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2017 United States
Men's Curling Championship
2017 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host cityEverett, Washington
ArenaXfinity Arena
DatesFebruary 11–18
WinnerTeam Shuster
Curling clubDuluth Curling Club, Duluth, Minnesota
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdTyler George
SecondMatt Hamilton
LeadJohn Landsteiner
FinalistTodd Birr
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The 2017 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 11 to 18 at the Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington. It was held in conjunction with the 2017 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

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Ten teams qualified to participate in the 2017 national championship.[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Todd Birr Rich Ruohonen John Benton Tom O'Connor Blaine, Minnesota
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Jason Smith Sean Beighton Blaine, Minnesota
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Phil Tilker Seattle, Washington
Hunter Clawson Cody Clouser Caleb Clawson Andrew Dunnam Laurel, Maryland
Stephen Dropkin Ethan Meyers Trevor Host Brandon Myhre Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pete Fenson Jared Zezel Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Bemidji, Minnesota
Alex Leichter Martin Sather Nate Clark Ryan Hallisey Boston, Massachusetts
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Korey Dropkin Thomas Howell Blaine, Minnesota
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota
Darryl Sobering Aaron Johnston Evan Jaffe Josh Chetwynd Denver, Colorado

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[2]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L
John Shuster 9 0
Brady Clark 7 2
Todd Birr 6 3
Craig Brown 5 4
Pete Fenson 5 4
Hunter Clawson 4 5
Alex Leichter 4 5
Heath McCormick 4 5
Darryl Sobering 1 8
Stephen Dropkin 0 9

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1

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Saturday, February 11, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8
Stephen Dropkin 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Brady Clark (has hammer) 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 2 4 0 3 0 1 X X X X 10
Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
Alex Leichter 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3
John Shuster 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 X X 9

Draw 2

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Sunday, February 12, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 3
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 X X X 9
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 8
Darryl Sobering 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Craig Brown (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Stephen Dropkin 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 3

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Sunday, February 12, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 X 7
Hunter Clawson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 6
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 9
Stephen Dropkin (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 7
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 4

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Monday, February 13, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Alex Leichter 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Hunter Clawson 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5
Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 X X 9
Stephen Dropkin 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X 2
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 X X X 8

Draw 5

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Tuesday, February 14, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 X X 8
Darryl Sobering 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Stephen Dropkin 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
John Shuster (has hammer) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 X X 8
Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Hunter Clawson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 X X 8
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2

Draw 6

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Tuesday, February 14, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 X X 9
Todd Birr 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 3 2 0 2 1 0 X X X X 8
Hunter Clawson 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 X X X 9
Darryl Sobering (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 X X 7
Stephen Dropkin 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4

Draw 7

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Wednesday, February 15, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Hunter Clawson (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Pete Fenson 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Stephen Dropkin (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5
John Shuster (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
Brady Clark (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 8
Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5


Draw 8

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Wednesday, February 15, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1
Todd Birr (has hammer) 4 2 0 0 3 X X X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 X X 9
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Craig Brown 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Stephen Dropkin (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
Hunter Clawson 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X X X 8
Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3

Draw 9

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Thursday, February 16, 12:00pm

Tiebreaker

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Thursday, February 16, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2

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Friday, February 17, 9:00am PT

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
Brady Clark 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Player percentages
John Shuster Brady Clark
John Landsteiner 90% Phil Tilker 90%
Matt Hamilton 91% Colin Hufman 76%
Tyler George 77% Greg Persinger 81%
John Shuster 96% Brady Clark 85%
Total 88% Total 83%

3 vs. 4

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Friday, February 17, 9:00am PT

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Craig Brown 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Player percentages
Todd Birr Craig Brown
Tom O'Connor 80% Sean Beighton 88%
John Benton 83% Jason Smith 79%
Rich Ruohonen 77% Kroy Nernberger 81%
Todd Birr 63% Craig Brown 78%
Total 76% Total 82%

Semifinal

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Friday, February 17, 7:00pm PT

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brady Clark (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Todd Birr 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8
Player percentages
Brady Clark Todd Birr
Phil Tilker 94% Tom O'Connor 74%
Colin Hufman 86% John Benton 98%
Greg Persinger 79% Rich Ruohonen 82%
Brady Clark 75% Todd Birr 91%
Total 83% Total 87%

Final

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Saturday, February 18, 3:00 pm PT[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8
Todd Birr 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Player percentages
John Shuster Todd Birr
John Landsteiner 82% Tom O'Connor 90%
Matt Hamilton 77% John Benton 91%
Tyler George 79% Rich Ruohonen 81%
John Shuster 81% Todd Birr 73%
Total 80% Total 84%

References

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  1. ^ "Field set for 2017 National Championships in Everett". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. ^ "USA Men's National Curling Championship: Round-Robin". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. ^ "USA Men's National Curling Championship: Scores". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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