# 2014 United States Men's Curling Championship

The 2014 Labatt United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 1 to 8 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held in conjunction with the 2014 United States Women's Curling 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 |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | | Duluth, Minnesota | High Performance Program committee selection |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | | Bemidji, Minnesota | High Performance Program committee selection |
| Brady Clark | Sean Beighton | Greg Persinger | Philip Tilker | | Seattle, Washington | Order of Merit |
| Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | | New York, New York | Order of Merit |
| Paul Pustovar | Joseph Bonfoey | Paul Lyttle | Harold Rutan | Ted Trolson | Duluth, Minnesota | Challenge Round |
| Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Matt Hamilton | Jon Brunt | | Madison, Wisconsin | Challenge Round |
| Tyler George | Bill Stopera | Dean Gemmell | Martin Sather | | Duluth, Minnesota | Challenge Round |
| Alex Leichter | Brandon Corbett | Derek Corbett | Jeff Pulli | | Rochester, New York | Challenge Round |
| Peter Stolt | Brad Caldwell | Erik Ordway | Clayton Orvik | Stephen Dropkin | Plymouth, Minnesota | Challenge Round |
| Eric Fenson | Josh Bahr | Jon Chandler | Mark Haluptzok | Riley Fenson | Bemidji, Minnesota | Challenge Round |

## Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings
Key :
* Teams to playoffs
| Skip | W | L | PF | PA | Ends won | Ends Lost | Blank ends | Stolen ends | Shot pct. |
| Craig Brown | 7 | 2 | 58 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 86% |
| Heath McCormick | 7 | 2 | 59 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| Pete Fenson | 6 | 3 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 85% |
| Brady Clark | 6 | 3 | 59 | 53 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 82% |
| John Shuster | 5 | 4 | 58 | 53 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 85% |
| Tyler George | 4 | 5 | 54 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80% |
| Alex Leichter | 3 | 6 | 43 | 60 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 80% |
| Peter Stolt | 3 | 6 | 41 | 61 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 77% |
| Paul Pustovar | 2 | 7 | 48 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 73% |
| Eric Fenson | 2 | 7 | 50 | 62 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 75% |

## Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−7).

### Draw 1

Saturday, March 1, 8:30 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Tyler George | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| John Shuster | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 7 |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Pustovar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |

### Draw 2

Sunday, March 2, 12:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Pustovar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler George | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Eric Fenson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Brady Clark | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |

### Draw 3

Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| John Shuster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Pustovar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Eric Fenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Tyler George | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |

### Draw 4

Monday, March 3, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler George | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Eric Fenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Pustovar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |

### Draw 5

Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Eric Fenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler George | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Pustovar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

### Draw 6

Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Paul Pustovar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler George | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Alex Leichter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 6 |
| Eric Fenson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 12 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Brady Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler George | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Eric Fenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| John Shuster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Paul Pustovar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |

### Draw 8

Wednesday, March 5, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Heath McCormick | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Paul Pustovar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Eric Fenson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tyler George | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 9

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Paul Pustovar | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Eric Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Heath McCormick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Tyler George | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Peter Stolt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |

## Playoffs

| Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Page playoff system | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Craig Brown | 7 | | | | 1 | Craig Brown | 3 |
| 2 | Heath McCormick | 6 | | | | 3 | Pete Fenson | 9 |
| | | | 2 | Heath McCormick | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Pete Fenson | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Pete Fenson | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Brady Clark | 4 | | | | | | |

### 1 vs. 2

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Player percentages :
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick |
| Jon Brunt | 86% | Colin Hufman | 94% |
| Matt Hamilton | 72% | Rich Ruohonen | 79% |
| Kroy Nernberger | 82% | Chris Plys | 91% |
| Craig Brown | 81% | Heath McCormick | 73% |
| Total | 80% | Total | 84% |

### 3 vs. 4

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Brady Clark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Player percentages :
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | Brady Clark | Brady Clark |
| Ryan Brunt | 77% | Philip Tilker | 85% |
| Joe Polo | 88% | Greg Persinger | 86% |
| Shawn Rojeski | 79% | Sean Beighton | 82% |
| Pete Fenson | 84% | Brady Clark | 80% |
| Total | 82% | Total | 84% |

### Semifinal

Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Player percentages :
| Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson |
| Colin Hufman | 91% | Ryan Brunt | 82% |
| Rich Ruohonen | 88% | Joe Polo | 83% |
| Christopher Plys | 88% | Shawn Rojeski | 83% |
| Heath McCormick | 82% | Pete Fenson | 78% |
| Total | 87% | Total | 82% |

### Final

Saturday, March 8, 3:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Craig Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Pete Fenson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | 9 |
Player percentages :
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson |
| Jon Brunt | 100% | Ryan Brunt | 91% |
| Matt Hamilton | 89% | Joe Polo | 97% |
| Kroy Nernberger | 56% | Shawn Rojeski | 100% |
| Craig Brown | 47% | Pete Fenson | 93% |
| Total | 73% | Total | 96% |