The United States Men's Curling Championship is the annual men's national curling championship for the United States. It acts as a qualifier for the World Men's Curling Championships. 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.[1]
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.
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| Year | Site | Winning Club | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Finish at Worlds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Green Bay, WI | ||||||
| 2012 | Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 2011 | Fargo, ND | Bemidji, MN | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | 10th |
| 2010 | Kalamazoo, MI | Bemidji, MN | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Tyler George | 4th |
| 2009 | Broomfield, CO | Duluth, MN | John Shuster | Jason Smith | Jeff Isaacson | John Benton | 5th |
| 2008 | Hibbing, MN | Madison, WI | Craig Brown | Rich Ruohonen | John Dunlop | Pete Annis | 7th |
| 2007 | Utica, NY | Caledonian | Todd Birr | Bill Todhunter | Greg Johnson | Kevin Birr | Bronze |
| 2006 | Bemidji, MN | Bemidji, MN | Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | John Shuster | 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 | 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 | 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 |