2024 United States Men's Curling Championship

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Host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey
ArenaThe Rink at American Dream
DatesJanuary 30 – February 4
WinnerMinnesota Team Shuster
2024 United States Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityEast Rutherford, New Jersey
ArenaThe Rink at American Dream
DatesJanuary 30 – February 4
WinnerMinnesota Team Shuster
Curling clubDuluth CC, Duluth
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdChris Plys
SecondColin Hufman
LeadMatt Hamilton
AlternateJohn Landsteiner
FinalistMinnesota 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]

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

Qualification Berths Qualifying Team(s)
2023 World Men's Curling Championship representative1Minnesota John Shuster
2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships representative1Minnesota Korey Dropkin
2024 World Junior Curling Championships representative1Wisconsin Wesley Wendling
Qualifying Event #1 (US Open of Curling)1Minnesota Daniel Casper
Qualifying Event #2 (Curl Mesabi Classic)1Minnesota Ethan Sampson
WCF Year-to-date points leaders (December 23, 2023)3Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly
TOTAL8

Teams

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

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Daniel CasperLuc VioletteBen RichardsonChase SinnettMinnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Nicholas ConnollyEvan WorkinChris BondNathan ParryWashington (state) Seattle, Washington
Korey DropkinAndrew StoperaMark FennerThomas HowellMinnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Scott DunnamCody ClouserLance WheelerAndrew DunnamPennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rich RuohonenJason SmithSamuel StrouseJared AllenAidan OldenburgMinnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ethan SampsonColeman ThurstonJacob ZemanMarius KleinasMinnesota Chaska, Minnesota
John ShusterChris PlysColin HufmanMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerMinnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Wesley WendlingJackson BestlandKevin TumaJackson ArmstrongCaden HebertWisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin

Map of teams

2024 Men's Teams

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[6]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Team W L PF PA EW EL BE SE
Minnesota John Shuster7065213116316
Minnesota Korey Dropkin525229282098
Minnesota Daniel Casper434846302936
Minnesota Ethan Sampson343649253027
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling344749253423
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam344552293416
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly253255252746
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen163055263078

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 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 3
Minnesota John Shuster 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 X X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 6
Minnesota Ethan Sampson (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Daniel Casper 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 9
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 X X X 10
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Minnesota Ethan Sampson 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 0 2 2 0 4 3 X X X X 11
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 X 8
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling (has hammer) 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 1 X X 11
Minnesota Daniel Casper 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 5

Draw 3

Wednesday, January 31, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Daniel Casper (has hammer) 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 X 11
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Sampson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 X 10
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 X X 10
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X X 4

Draw 4

Wednesday, January 31, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Daniel Casper (has hammer) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 5
Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Minnesota Ethan Sampson 1 2 1 0 4 0 X X X X 8

Draw 5

Thursday, February 1, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 8
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 2 2 0 2 1 2 X X X X 9
Minnesota Ethan Sampson 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Daniel Casper (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 X X 7

Draw 6

Friday, February 2, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 X X X 9
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 X X X 8
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
Minnesota Daniel Casper 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Sampson 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 4
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 X X 11

Draw 7

Friday, February 2, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Ethan Sampson (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6
Minnesota Daniel Casper 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
Minnesota John Shuster 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8
Wisconsin Wesley Wendling (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 7

Tiebreaker

Playoffs

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