2015 United States Men's Curling Championship

2015 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena Wings Stadium
Dates February 14–21
Winner Minnesota John Shuster
Curling club Duluth CC, Duluth, Minnesota
Skip John Shuster
Third Tyler George
Second Matt Hamilton
Lead John Landsteiner
Finalist Minnesota Craig Brown

The 2015 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 14 to 21 at the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink went on to represent the United States at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the 2015 national championship. The teams are listed as follows:[1]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification method
Craig BrownKroy NernbergerJared ZezelSean BeightonAlex LeichterMinnesota Blaine, MinnesotaHigh Performance Program committee selection[2]
Korey DropkinTom HowellMark FennerAndrew StoperaLuc VioletteMinnesota Blaine, MinnesotaHigh Performance Program committee selection[2]
Heath McCormickChris PlysJoe PoloColin HufmanRyan BruntMinnesota Blaine, MinnesotaOrder of Merit[2]
John ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerTrevor HostMinnesota Duluth, MinnesotaOrder of Merit[2]
Brandon CorbettDerek CorbettPaul LyttleJared WydyshMark HartmanNew York (state) Rochester, New YorkChallenge Round
Dean GemmellBill StoperaMartin SatherMark LazarNew York (state) New York, New YorkChallenge Round
Brady ClarkGreg PersingerNick MyersMatt BirklidPhilip TilkerWashington (state) Seattle, WashingtonChallenge Round
Mark HaluptzokJosh BahrAaron WaldJon ChandlerMinnesota Bemidji, MinnesotaChallenge Round
Paul PustovarChris BondSam GaleyDuane RutanWashington (state) Seattle, WashingtonChallenge Round
Ethan MeyersQuinn EvensonSteven SzempleWilliam PryorMinnesota Duluth, MinnesotaNational junior champions

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won		 Ends
Lost		 Blank
Ends		 Stolen
Ends		 Shot
Pct.
Minnesota John Shuster8169464331111180%
Minnesota Craig Brown727041363412687%
Minnesota Heath McCormick6356503531121084%
New York (state) Brandon Corbett4547503234171079%
Minnesota Korey Dropkin4549433230121080%
New York (state) Dean Gemmell454855273510577%
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar455656423392077%
Washington (state) Brady Clark364250293212678%
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok36487035417775%
Minnesota Ethan Meyers274266253514372%

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).[3]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 14, 8:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 X 11
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 2 0 0 3 2 0 X X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X 9
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 X X 10
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Draw 2

Sunday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Heath McCormick 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 X X X 7
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 X 9
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4

Draw 3

Sunday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 7
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 X 9
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 X 7
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3

Draw 4

Monday, February 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 1 1 1 4 X X X X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 7
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 9
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X X X 8
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 2 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 3

Draw 5

Monday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 2 0 2 3 2 X X X X X 9
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Minnesota John Shuster 2 0 1 0 3 1 X X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Washington (state) Brady Clark 2 2 3 1 X X X X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6
Minnesota Craig Brown 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 17, 3:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 X X 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7
Minnesota Quinn Evenson 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 18, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
Washington (state) Brady Clark 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 6
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 18, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Minnesota Heath McCormick 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 7 X X X 11
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5
Minnesota John Shuster 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 X X X 9
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 9

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 6
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Mark Haluptzok 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Brady Clark 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Minnesota Ethan Meyers 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 7
Minnesota John Shuster 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 9

Tiebreakers

Semifinals To Playoffs
      
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 5
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 6
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 8
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 6
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 8
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 7

Round 1

Thursday, February 19, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Dropkin New York (state) Team Corbett
Andrew Stopera78% Jared Wydysh82%
Mark Fenner87% Paul Lyttle88%
Tom Howell87% Derek Corbett79%
Korey Dropkin77% Brandon Corbett70%
Total82% Total80%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 8
Washington (state) Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 7
Player percentages
New York (state) Team Gemmell Washington (state) Team Pustovar
Mark Lazar81% Duane Rutan94%
Martin Sather100% Sam Galey73%
Bill Stopera83% Chris Bond89%
Dean Gemmell72% Paul Pustovar75%
Total84% Total83%

Round 2

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 8
New York (state) Dean Gemmell 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Player percentages
New York (state) Team Corbett New York (state) Team Gemmell
Jared Wydysh90% Mark Lazar86%
Paul Lyttle81% Martin Sather77%
Derek Corbett90% Bill Stopera74%
Brandon Corbett79% Dean Gemmell79%
Total85% Total79%

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Minnesota John Shuster 7  
2 Minnesota Craig Brown 6         1 Minnesota John Shuster 8
      2 Minnesota Craig Brown 4   2 Minnesota Craig Brown 5
  3 Minnesota Heath McCormick 3  
3 Minnesota Heath McCormick 8
4 New York (state) Brandon Corbett 5  

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 6
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Shuster Minnesota Team Brown
John Landsteiner83% Sean Beighton91%
Matt Hamilton83% Jared Zezel89%
Tyler George88% Kroy Nernberger84%
John Shuster76% Craig Brown86%
Total83% Total87%

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Heath McCormick 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 5
Player percentages
Minnesota Team McCormick New York (state) Team Corbett
Colin Hufman87% Jared Wydysh86%
Joe Polo86% Paul Lyttle80%
Chris Plys72% Derek Corbett59%
Heath McCormick88% Brandon Corbett72%
Total83% Total74%

Semifinal

Friday, February 20, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Brown Minnesota Team McCormick
Sean Beighton85% Colin Hufman92%
Jared Zezel92% Joe Polo84%
Kroy Nernberger87% Chris Plys86%
Craig Brown86% Heath McCormick79%
Total88% Total85%

Final

Saturday, February 21, 3:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8
Minnesota Craig Brown 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Shuster Minnesota Team Brown
John Landsteiner96% Sean Beighton85%
Matt Hamilton86% Jared Zezel92%
Tyler George79% Kroy Nernberger83%
John Shuster86% Craig Brown84%
Total87% Total86%

Statistics

Perfect games

PlayerTeamPositionShotsOpponent
Jared ZezelMinnesota Team BrownSecond16New York (state) Team Gemmell
Heath McCormickMinnesota Team McCormickSkip20New York (state) Team Corbett
Martin SatherNew York (state) Team GemmellSecond20Washington (state) Team Pustovar

References

  1. ↑ "Qualified teams to the 2015 National Championships". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dec. 22, 2014 OOM Standings" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 USA Curling National Championships Draw" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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