2013 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning team will represent the United States at the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The championship also acted as a qualifier to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, awarding qualifying spots to the winners and runners-up of the championship.
Road to the Nationals
A total of ten teams qualified to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.Teams
Ten teams participated in the national championship. The teams are listed as follows:Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | Qualification Method |
Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota | High Performance Program team | |
Heath McCormick | Bill Stopera | Martin Sather | Dean Gemmell | Matt Hames | New York, New York | High Performance Program team |
Chris Plys | Tyler George | Richard Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Duluth, Minnesota | Order of Merit | |
John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota | Order of Merit | |
Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Matt Hamilton | Jon Brunt | Madison, Wisconsin | Challenge Round | |
Greg Persinger | Nicholas Myers | Sean Murray | Tim Gartner | Fairbanks, Alaska | Challenge Round | |
Ryan Lemke | Nate Gebert | John Lilla | Casey Konopacky | Medford, Wisconsin | Challenge Round | |
Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Darren Lehto | Philip Tilker | Steve Lundeen | Seattle, Washington | Challenge Round |
Mike Farbelow | Kevin Deeren | Kraig Deeren | Mark Lazar | St. Paul, Minnesota | Challenge Round | |
Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Greg Romaniuk | Thomas O'Connor | Kevin Birr | Mankato, Minnesota | Challenge Round |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin StandingsRound robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.Draw 1
Saturday, February 9, 8:30 pmDraw 2
Sunday, February 9, 12:00 pmDraw 3
Sunday, February 9, 8:00 pmDraw 4
Monday, February 10, 12:00 pmDraw 5
Monday, February 10, 8:00 pmDraw 6
Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pmDraw 7
Wednesday, February 12, 8:00 amDraw 8
Wednesday, February 12, 4:00 pmDraw 9
Thursday, February 13, 8:00 amTiebreakers
Thursday, February 14, 2:00 pmThursday, February 14, 8:00 pm