2016 United States Men's Curling Championship

2016 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Jacksonville, Florida
Arena Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Dates February 6–13
Winner Washington (state) Brady Clark
Curling club Granite CC, Seattle, Washington
Skip Brady Clark
Third Greg Persinger
Second Colin Hufman
Lead Philip Tilker
Finalist Minnesota John Shuster
2016 United States
National Curling Championships
Tournament
men  women

The 2016 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 6 to 13 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was held in conjunction with the 2016 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

There will be ten teams participating in this year's national championship. The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification method
John Shuster Tyler George Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Order of Merit
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Jared Zezel Sean Beighton Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Order of Merit
Chris Plys (fourth) Pete Fenson (skip) Joe Polo Jason Smith Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection
Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Quinn Evenson Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota High Performance Program committee selection
Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Dean Gemmell Mark Lazar Andrew Stopera New York New York, New York Challenge Round
Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Washington (state) Seattle, Washington Challenge Round
Todd Birr Doug Pottinger John Benton Tom O'Connor Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Challenge Round
Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Paul Lyttle Jared Wydysh New York Rochester, New York Challenge Round
Alex Leichter Martin Sather Nate Clark Ryan Hallisey Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts Challenge Round
Hunter Clawson Cody Clouser Caleb Clawson Andy Dunnam Maryland Laurel, Maryland 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.
Washington (state) Brady Clark 8 1 74 42 37 30 6 12 88%
Minnesota John Shuster 7 2 69 50 39 34 6 6 85%
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 6 3 56 45 36 28 13 11 87%
Minnesota Craig Brown 5 4 50 51 36 32 16 11 88%
Minnesota Todd Birr 4 5 59 67 33 40 7 5 83%
Maryland Hunter Clawson 4 5 54 61 37 36 12 10 82%
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 5 51 56 31 33 26 8 85%
New York Brandon Corbett 3 6 60 71 41 41 7 11 85%
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 3 6 50 57 30 35 16 7 80%
New York Heath McCormick 1 8 49 72 32 43 7 6 76%

Round Robin Results

Draw 1

Saturday, February 6, 4:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 X 9

New York Heath McCormick 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 5

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7

Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 7

Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8

New York Brandon Corbett 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 7

Draw 2

Sunday, February 7, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 9

Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 X X 10

New York Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X X 9

Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X X 3

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 7

Maryland Hunter Clawson 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2

Minnesota John Shuster 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 X X X 8

Draw 3

Sunday, February 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6

Minnesota Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 7

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 7

Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 8

New York Brandon Corbett 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 X 10

Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7

New York Heath McCormick 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 9

Draw 4

Monday, February 7, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Heath McCormick 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 6

Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 X 9

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 X X 9

Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 8

Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5

Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4

Minnesota Craig Brown 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 X 8

Draw 5

Monday, February 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 7

Minnesota Craig Brown 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5

Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 X X X 8

Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Heath McCormick 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5

New York Brandon Corbett 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 8

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X X 5

Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 X X X 10

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 8, 10:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2

Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 2 0 2 0 2 X X X X 7

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Brandon Corbett 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6

Minnesota John Shuster 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 9

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5

Minnesota Craig Brown 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 7

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7

Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 3 11

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2

Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 X 7

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6

Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 8

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 2

Minnesota Korey Dropkin 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 X X X 7

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Brandon Corbett 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 8

Massachusetts Alex Leichter 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 7

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 7

Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 9, 10:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 8

New York Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 7

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 2 0 2 4 X X X X 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 X 10

Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5

Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 8

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 X X 6

Minnesota Todd Birr 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 X X 7

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 2 5 X X X X 9

Massachusetts Alex Leichter 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 5 X X 12

New York Brandon Corbett 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X 5

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8

New York Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 8

Minnesota Craig Brown 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 X X 9

Maryland Hunter Clawson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1  Washington (state) Brady Clark 8  
2  Minnesota John Shuster 2         1  Washington (state) Brady Clark 10
      2  Minnesota John Shuster 7   2  Minnesota John Shuster 4
  4  Minnesota Craig Brown 1  
3  Minnesota Korey Dropkin 3
4  Minnesota Craig Brown 7  

1 vs. 2

Thursday, February 11, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 4 0 0 3 1 X X X X 8

Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X 2

Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Clark Minnesota Team Shuster
Philip Tilker 94% John Landsteiner 100%
Colin Hufman 91% Matt Hamilton 82%
Greg Persinger 100% Tyler George 94%
Brady Clark 94% John Shuster 62%
Total 95% Total 85%

3 vs. 4

Thursday, February 11, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3

Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 X 7

Player percentages
Minnesota Team Dropkin Minnesota Team Brown
Alex Fenson 81% Sean Beighton 97%
Mark Fenner 86% Jared Zezel 92%
Tom Howell 77% Kroy Nernberger 95%
Korey Dropkin 81% Craig Brown 96%
Total 71% Total 95%

Semifinal

Friday, February 12, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 X X X 7

Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1

Player percentages
Minnesota Team Shuster Minnesota Team Brown
John Landsteiner 94% Sean Beighton 85%
Matt Hamilton 90% Jared Zezel 75%
Tyler George 96% Kroy Nernberger 95%
John Shuster 91% Craig Brown 70%
Total 93% Total 81%

Final

Saturday, February 13, 6:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 10

Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Clark Minnesota John Shuster
Philip Tilker 91% John Landsteiner 99%
Colin Hufman 95% Matt Hamilton 82%
Greg Persinger 91% Tyler George 83%
Brady Clark 93% John Shuster 76%
Total 93% Total 85%

Statistics

Perfect games

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Colin Hufman Washington (state) Team Clark Second 16 New York Team McCormick
John Shuster Minnesota Team Shuster Skip 16 Massachusetts Team Leichter
Jared Zezel Minnesota Team Brown Second 18 New York Team Corbett
Sean Beighton Minnesota Team Brown Lead 20 Massachusetts Team Leichter
Mark Fenner Minnesota Team Dropkin Second 12 Washington (state) Team Clark
Greg Persinger Washington (state) Team Clark Third 12 Minnesota Team Drokpin
Pete Fenson Minnesota Team Fenson Skip 19 Minnesota Team Birr
Phil Tilker Washington (state) Team Clark Lead 20 Maryland Team Clawson
Paul Lyttle New York Team Corbett Second 16 Minnesota Team Birr
Greg Persinger Washington (state) Team Clark Third 12 Minnesota Team Shuster
John Landsteiner Minnesota Team Shuster Lead 12 Minnesota Team Clark

References

  1. ↑ "Qualified teams to the 2016 National Championships". USA Curling. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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