United States Curling Men's Championships
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The United States Men's Curling Championship is the annual men's national curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 championship for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It acts as a qualifier for the World Men's Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...

. Ten teams play in each championship, with the two top-ranked teams in the nation (according to the Order of Merit) qualifying automatically. The remaining teams qualify to play by going through a qualifying round, then a challenge round to determine which teams advance to the nationals.

On years preceding the Winter Olympics, the national championship also serves as an Olympic curling trial to determine the team that will represent the United States at the Winter Olympics.

Past Champions

Year Site Winning Club Skip Third Second Lead Finish at Worlds
2013  Green Bay, WI
2012
2012 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship will take place on February 11–18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will be held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship...

 
Philadelphia, PA
2011
2011 United States Men's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm-Draw 3:Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm-Draw 4:Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm-Draw 5:Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm-Draw 6:Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm-Draw 7:...

 
Fargo, ND   Bemidji, MN Pete Fenson
Pete Fenson
Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...

 
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...

 
Joe Polo
Joe Polo
Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....

 
Ryan Brunt
Ryan Brunt
Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery....

 
10th
2010
2010 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to March 13, 2010. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships, it was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John...

 
Kalamazoo, MI Bemidji, MN Pete Fenson
Pete Fenson
Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...

 
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...

 
Joe Polo
Joe Polo
Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....

 
Tyler George
Tyler George
Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team....

 
4th
2009
2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials
The 2010 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials/2009 U.S. Nationals were held February 21-28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado...

 
Broomfield, CO Duluth, MN John Shuster
John Shuster
John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...

 
Jason Smith
Jason Smith (curler)
Jason Smith is an American curler from Cape Coral, Florida.He was formerly the third, , of John Shuster's team. His other teammates were Jeff Isaacson and John Benton . As a member of this team, he won the 2009 U.S...

 
Jeff Isaacson
Jeff Isaacson
Jeff Isaacson is an internationally elite curler from the United States. He graduated in 2001 from Mesabi East High School in Aurora, Minnesota....

 
John Benton
John Benton (curler)
John Benton is an American curler from St. Michael, Minnesota. He started curling in 1975 and made his first US Junior National Championships in 1987. In 1998 he qualified for his first Olympic Trials where he was placed fifth...

 
5th
2008 Hibbing, MN Madison, WI Craig Brown
Craig Brown (curler)
Craig Brown is an American curler.Brown is one of the top skips in the U.S. He was the skip of the 2000 and 2008 U.S. champion rinks. At the 2000 Ford World Curling Championships, Brown skipped the U.S. team to a fourth place finish, losing to Finland in the final.Brown played third on the U.S...

 
Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis 7th
2007 Utica, NY Caledonian Todd Birr
Todd Birr
Todd Birr is an American curler.Birr relatively came out of nowhere when he skipped his team to a victory at the 2007 United States Curling Men's Championships beating out such teams as Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson and former national champion Jason Larway in the process...

 
Bill Todhunter Greg Johnson Kevin Birr Bronze
2006 Bemidji, MN Bemidji, MN Pete Fenson
Pete Fenson
Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...

 
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski
Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...

 
Joe Polo
Joe Polo
Joseph Polo is an American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pete Fenson's U.S....

 
John Shuster
John Shuster
John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...

 
4th
2005 Madison, WI Bemidji, MN Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo John Shuster 6th
2004 Grand Forks, ND Seattle, WA Jason Larway Doug Pottinger Joel Larway Bill Todhunter, Doug Kauffman 9th
2003 Utica, NY Bemidji, MN Pete Fenson Eric Fenson Shawn Rojeski John Shuster 8th
2002 Eveleth, MN Madison, WI Paul Pustovar Mike Fraboni Geoff Goodland Richard Maskel 4th
2001 Madison, WI Seattle, WA Jason Larway Greg Romaniuk Joel Larway Travis Way, Doug Kauffman 6th
2000 Ogden, UT Madison, WI Craig Brown Ryan Quinn Jon Brunt John Dunlop 4th
1999 Duluth, MN Superior, WI Tim Somerville Don Barcome Jr. Myles Brundidge John Gordon 4th
1998 Bismarck, ND Stevens Point, WI Paul Pustovar Dave Violette Greg Wilson Cory Ward 6th
1997 Seattle, WA Langdon, ND Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Joel Jacobson Paul Peterson 6th
1996 Bemidji, MN Superior, WI Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon 5th
1995 Appleton, WI Superior, WI Tim Somerville Mike Schneeberger Myles Brundidge John Gordon 4th
1994 Duluth, MN Bemidji, MN Scott Baird
Scott Baird
Scott Baird is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone. He still received a bronze medal,...

 
Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson 5th
1993 St. Paul, MN Bemidji, MN Scott Baird Pete Fenson Mark Haluptzok Tim Johnson Bronze
1992 Grafton, ND Seattle, WA Doug Jones Jason Larway Joel Larway Tom Violette Bronze
1991 Utica, NY Madison, WI Steve Brown Paul Pustovar George Godfrey Wally Henry, Mike Fraboni Bronze
1990 Superior, WI Seattle, WA Bard Nordlund Doug Jones Murphy Tomlinson Tom Violette 6th
1989 Detroit, MI Seattle, WA Jim Vukich Curt Fish Bard Nordlund, Jason Larway James Pleasants 8th
1988 St. Paul, MN Seattle, WA Doug Jones Bard Nordlund Murphy Tomlinson Mike Grennan 7th
1987 Lake Placid, NY Seattle, WA Jim Vukich Ron Sharpe George Pepelnjak Gary Joraanstad 5th
1986 Seattle, WA Madison, WI Steve Brown Wally Henry George Godfrey Richard Maskel Bronze
1985 Mequon, WI Wilmette, IL Tim Wright John Jahant Jim Wilson Russ Armstrong 3rd
1984 Hibbing, MN Hibbing, MN Joe Roberts Bruce Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott 6th
1983 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO Don Cooper Jerry Van Brunt Jr. Bill Shipstad Jack McNelly 6th
1982 Brookline, MA Madison, WI Steve Brown Ed Sheffield Huns Gustrowsky George Godfrey 6th
1981 Fairbanks, AK Superior, WI Bruce Roberts Bud Somerville
Bud Somerville
Raymond "Bud" Somerville is an American curler. He is a two-time World champion, and five time American champion....

 
Bob Christman Robert Buchanan Silver
1980 Bemidji, MN Hibbing, MN Paul Pustovar John Jankila Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott 4th
1979 Superior, WI Bemidji, MN Scott Baird Dan Haluptzok Mark Haluptzok Bob Fenson 5th
1978 Utica, NY Superior, WI Bob Nichols Bill Strum Tom Locken Bob Christman Gold
1977 Northbrook, IL Hibbing, MN Bruce Roberts Paul Pustovar Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott 4th
1976 Wausau, WI Hibbing, MN Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott Gold
1975 Detroit, MI Seattle, WA Ed Risling Charles Lundgren Gary Schnee Dave Telvik Silver
1974 Schenectady, N.Y. Superior, WI Bud Somerville Bob Nichols Bill Strum Tom Locken Gold
1973 Colorado Springs, CO Winchester, MA Charles Reeves Doug Carlson Henry Shean Barry Blanchard 5th
1972 Wilmette, IL Grafton, ND Robert LaBonte Frank Aasand John Aasand Ray Morgan Silver
1971 Duluth, MN Edmore, ND Dale Dalziel Dennis Melland Clark Sampson Rodney Melland Bronze
1970 Ardsley, NY Grafton, ND Art Tallackson Glenn Gilleshammer Ray Holt Trueman Thompson 4th
1969 Grand Forks, ND Superior, WI Bud Somerville Bill Strum Franklin Bradshaw Gene Oveson Silver
1968 Madison, WI Superior, WI Bud Somerville Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright Bronze
1967 Winchester, MA Seattle, WA Bruce Roberts Tom Fitzpatrick John Wright Doug Walker Bronze
1966 Hibbing, MN Fargo, ND Bruce Roberts Joe Zbacnik Gerry Toutant Mike O’Leary Bronze
1965 Seattle, WA Superior, WI Bud Somerville Bill Strum Al Gagne Tom Wright Gold
1964 Utica, NY Duluth, MN Robert Magie Jr. Bert Payne Russell Barber Britton Payne Bronze
1963 Duluth, MN Detroit, MI Mike Slyziuk Nelson Brown Ernest Slyziuk Walter Hubchik Silver
1962 Detroit, MI Hibbing, MN Dick Brown Terry Kleffman Fran Kleffman Nick Jerulle Silver
1961 Grand Forks, ND Seattle, WA Frank Crealock Ken Sherwood John Jamieson Bud McCartney Bronze
1960 Chicago, IL Grafton, ND Orvil Gilleshammer Glenn Gilleshammer Wilmer Collette Donald LaBonte
1959 Green Bay, WI Hibbing, MN Dick Brown Terry Kleffman Fran Kleffman Nick Jerulle
1958 Milwaukee, WI Detroit, MI Mike Slyziuk Douglas Fisk Ernest Slyziuk Merritt Knowlson
1957 Chicago, IL Hibbing, MN Harold Lauber Louis Lauber Peter Beasy Matt Berklich

See also

  • Bruadar Scottish Men's Championship
    Bruadar Scottish Men's Championship
    The Bruadar Scottish Men's Championship is the Scottish national men's curling championship.List of winners:-See also:*United States Curling Men's Championships*Tim Hortons Brier *Columba Cream Scottish Women's Championship...

  • Tim Hortons Brier
    Tim Hortons Brier
    The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...

  • United States Women's Curling Championships
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