2008 United States Men's Curling Championship

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The 2008 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota.[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2008 United States Women's Curling Championship. Craig Brown skipped his team to victory,[2] his second national title. Craig Disher was runner-up for the third year in a row.[3] As national champions, Team Brown earned the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where they finished in 7th place.[4]

Teams

Ten men's teams competed in the 2008 Championship:[5][6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
Coach 		Locale
Todd Birr Bill Todhunter Greg Johnson Kevin Birr Paul Pustovar Minnesota Mankato, Minnesota
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen John Dunlop Pete Annis Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Zach Jacobson Carey Kakela Kurt Disher
Joel Jacobson		 North Dakota Rolla, North Dakota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tom O'Connor Bob Fenson Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Tyler George Kris Perkovich Phill Drobnick Kevin Johnson Tom George Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow Washington (state) Lynnwood, Washington
Jeremy Roe Pat Roe Richard Maskel Mark Hartman Matt Hamilton Wisconsin Rio, Wisconsin
Greg Romaniuk Leon Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Mike Calcagno Cory Yalowicki Washington (state) Snohomish, Washington
John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Chris Plys Shane McKinlay Jason Smith
Tim Wright		 Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Willie Wilberg Charles Taggart Alex Leichter Andrew Quigley Andy Campbell
Bill Wilberg		 Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings.[7]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L
Wisconsin Craig Brown 7 2
North Dakota Craig Disher 6 3
Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk 6 3
Minnesota Tyler George 6 3
Washington (state) Jason Larway 6 3
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 5
Minnesota John Shuster 4 5
Minnesota Todd Birr 3 6
Wisconsin Jeremy Roe 2 7
Wisconsin Willie Wilberg 1 8

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in

UTC−6
).

Draw 1

Saturday, February 16, 6:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 0 1 0 4 0 3 X X X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 3 1 0 2 1 X X X X 7
John Shuster 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 9
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway (has hammer) 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 X X 10
Willie Wilberg 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 5
Tyler George (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 2

Saturday, February 16, 6:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
Craig Disher 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Craig Brown 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Pete Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
Jason Larway 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 8

Draw 3

Sunday, February 17, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 9
Pete Fenson 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway (has hammer) 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 11
Jeremy Roe 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Craig Disher (has hammer) 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 9
John Shuster 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 6
Tyler George 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 7
Willie Wilberg 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Draw 4

Monday, February 18, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 9
Todd Birr 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Willie Wilberg 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George (has hammer) 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 X X X 8
Jason Larway 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 3 0 7 0 0 X X X X X 10
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 7
Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 5

Monday, February 18, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Willie Wilberg 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
John Shuster (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 6
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 7
Craig Disher 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Tyler George (has hammer) 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X X 9

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 19, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Tyler George 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 X X 8
Greg Romaniuk 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 1 3 3 2 X X X X X X 9
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 2 2 2 0 2 X X X X X 8
Willie Wilberg 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 20, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Brown 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8
Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Todd Birr 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Craig Disher 0 0 1 5 1 X X X X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
Jason Larway (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 X 7

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 20, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Jason Larway 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 X X 11
Tyler George 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 X 10
Greg Romaniuk 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Willie Wilberg (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Jeremy Roe 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5
Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 X 9

Draw 9

Thursday, February 21, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tyler George 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 9
Willie Wilberg (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5
Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X X 7
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Romaniuk 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 X X 9
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jeremy Roe (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 X 8
John Shuster 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4

Tiebreaker

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Larway 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 X X X 8
Tyler George (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1Wisconsin Craig Brown62North Dakota Craig Disher6
2North Dakota Craig Disher91Wisconsin Craig Brown9
1Wisconsin Craig Brown7
4Washington (state) Jason Larway2
3Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk5
4Washington (state) Jason Larway7

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm[8]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 X 6
North Dakota Craig Disher 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 X 9

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 22, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Greg Romaniuk (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Semifinal

Friday, February 22, 7:00pm[9]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 X 7
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2

Final

Saturday, February 23, 3:00pm[10]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 9

References

  1. ^ "CURLING: Field announced for 2008 USA Curling National Championships in Hibbing". USA Curling. Jan 28, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Kimball, Joe (Mar 3, 2008). "Twin Cities attorney is hoping his team makes clean sweep at world curling competition". MinnPost. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "CURLING: Wisconsin's Brown rink captures U.S. men's title". USA Curling. Feb 23, 2008. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "World Men's Curling Championship 2008". World Curling Federation. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nationals competing teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Participating Teams". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 27, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Page Playoffs". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Semifinals". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Men's Final". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
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