2017 United States Men's Curling Championship

2017 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Everett, Washington
Arena Xfinity Arena
Dates February 11–18
Winner Minnesota John Shuster
Curling club Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, Minnesota
Skip John Shuster
Third Tyler George
Second Matt Hamilton
Lead John Landsteiner

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

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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[2]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Skip W L
Minnesota John Shuster 9 0
Washington (state) Brady Clark 7 2
Minnesota Todd Birr 6 3
Minnesota Craig Brown 5 4
Minnesota Pete Fenson 5 4
Maryland Hunter Clawson 4 5
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 4 5
Minnesota Heath McCormick 4 5
Colorado Darryl Sobering 1 8
Minnesota Stephen Dropkin 0 9

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Minnesota John Shuster 6  
2 Washington (state) Brady Clark 4         1 Minnesota John Shuster 8
      2 Washington (state) Brady Clark 5   3 Minnesota Todd Birr 7
  3 Minnesota Todd Birr 8  
3 Minnesota Todd Birr 7
4 Minnesota Craig Brown 6  

Final[3]

Saturday, February 18, 3:00 pm PT

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 8
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Player percentages
Minnesota John Shuster Minnesota Todd Birr
John Landsteiner82% Tom O'Connor90%
Matt Hamilton77% John Benton91%
Tyler George79% Rich Ruohonen81%
John Shuster81% Todd Birr73%
Total80% Total84%

References

  1. ↑ "Field set for 2017 National Championships in Everett". Team USA. 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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