2010 United States Men's Curling Championship


The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to 13. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John Shuster's team qualified through the first method by virtue of being the defending champions. Next, teams could qualify by finishing in the top spots of their respective regional championships. The final method of qualification came in a Nationals Playdown where the teams that placed between 2nd and 4th in their regional qualifications compete for the final three spots.
On Friday, February 27, 2010 it was revealed on the USA Network broadcast that John Shuster's team had elected to withdraw from the National Championships. The team skipped by Wes Johnson replaced them.
The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloTyler George Bemidji, Minnesota
Todd BirrPaul PustovarTom O'ConnorKevin Birr Mankato, Minnesota
Blake MortonMarcus FongerTommy JuszczykCalvin WeberMark Hartman McFarland, Wisconsin
Craig BrownRich RuohonenZach JacobsonPete Annis Madison, Wisconsin
Matt StevensCody StevensBob LiapisJeff Breyen Bemidji, Minnesota
Matt HamesBill StoperaMartin SatherDean Gemmell Buffalo, New York
Kevin KakelaChad CarlsonRyan LagasseTodd Ussatis Rolla, North Dakota
Bryan WightMichael MooreJoey BonfoeyMark LazarKevin Deeren Canandaigua, New York
Mike FarbelowEric FensonNick MyersJeff PuleoMark Willmert Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wes JohnsonLeon RomaniukPaul LyttleRichard Maskel Snohomish, Washington

Round robin standings

Tiebreakers

Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm

Championship Final

Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm