2024 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2024 United States Men's
Curling Championship
Host city East Rutherford, New Jersey
Arena The Rink at American Dream
DatesJanuary 30 – February 4
Winner Flag of Minnesota.svg Team Shuster
Curling club Duluth CC, Duluth
Skip John Shuster
Third Chris Plys
Second Colin Hufman
Lead Matt Hamilton
Alternate John Landsteiner
CoachSteven Birklid
Finalist Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin
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The 2024 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from January 30 to February 4 at The Rink at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [1] [2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2024 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink represented the United States at the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. [3] Team Shuster also earned the first berth into the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials. [4]

Contents

Qualification process

The following teams qualified to participate in the 2024 national championship: [4]

QualificationBerthsQualifying Team(s)
2023 World Men's Curling Championship representative1 Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster
2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships representative1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin
2024 World Junior Curling Championships representative1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling
Qualifying Event #1 (US Open of Curling)1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper
Qualifying Event #2 (Curl Mesabi Classic)1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson
WCF Year-to-date points leaders (December 23, 2023)3 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly
TOTAL8

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [4] [5]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Daniel Casper Luc Violette Ben RichardsonChase Sinnett Flag of Minnesota.svg Chaska, Minnesota
Nicholas ConnollyEvan WorkinChris BondNathan Parry Flag of Washington.svg Seattle, Washington
Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Thomas Howell Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota
Scott DunnamCody ClouserLance WheelerAndrew Dunnam Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rich Ruohonen Jason Smith Samuel Strouse Jared Allen Aidan Oldenburg Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ethan SampsonColeman ThurstonJacob ZemanMarius Kleinas Flag of Minnesota.svg Chaska, Minnesota
John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Flag of Minnesota.svg Duluth, Minnesota
Wesley WendlingJackson BestlandKevin TumaJackson ArmstrongCaden Hebert Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wausau, Wisconsin

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings [6]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
TeamWLPFPAEWELBESE
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 7065213116316
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 525229282098
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper434846302936
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson343649253027
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling344749253423
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam344552293416
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly253255252746
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen 163055263078

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00). [7] [8]

Draw 1

Tuesday, January 30, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000200XXX3
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 0223021XXX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling01010130006
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10201001128
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper203010102X9
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010101010X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0020305XXX10
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly0101010XXX3

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10110100004
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson02000012027
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg022043XXXX11
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly100100XXXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg400211000X8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 021000111X6
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01040501XX11
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper10102010XX5

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 31, 12:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg320100302X11
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam002011020X6
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson00010100XX2
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20102012XX8
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002030104X10
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly010201010X5
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03031003XX10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen 00300010XX4

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 31, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling00100201XX4
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03021020XX8
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102100001X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 010011230X8
Sheet C1234567891011Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg101001001105
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam010020110016
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000101XXXX2
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson121040XXXX8

Draw 5

Thursday, February 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20020000228
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen 00002110004
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020101106
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling01202010028
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg220212XXXX9
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson001000XXXX1
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10001000XX2
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 00230002XX7

Draw 6

Friday, February 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 0121032XXX9
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000100XXX1
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2102003XXX8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen 0010100XXX2
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100100101X4
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper021011020X7
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson01010200XX4
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20204021XX11

Draw 7

Friday, February 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10101010206
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper01020203019
Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Washington.svg Nicholas Connolly Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20210101018
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Scott Dunnam01001010205
Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020010101X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 003003020X8
Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rich Ruohonen 20200111018
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg02012000207

Tiebreaker

Saturday, February 3, 7:30 am

Sheet D12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Ethan Sampson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11000003005
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling00111120219

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 52 Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 6
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 91 Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 11
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 7
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper5
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper11
4 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling6

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 3, 12:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100100030X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin 010030302X9

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 3, 12:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg120202202X11
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wesley Wendling002030010X6

Semifinal

Saturday, February 3, 7:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100221017
Flag of Minnesota.svg Daniel Casper01010000305

Final

Sunday, February 4, 4:00 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Korey Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030101010X6
Flag of Minnesota.svg John Shuster 002010503X11
2024 United States Men's Curling Championship
Flag of the United States.svg
John Shuster
10th United States Championship title

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