2026 United States Men's Curling Championship
| 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Arena | Bojangles Coliseum |
| Dates | February 23 – March 1 |
| Winner | Team Shuster |
| Curling club | Duluth CC, Duluth |
| Skip | John Shuster |
| Third | Chris Plys |
| Second | Colin Hufman |
| Lead | Matt Hamilton |
| Finalist | Andrew Stopera |
« 2025 2027 » | |
The 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 23 to March 1 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink will also represent the United States as the host team during the 2026 World Men's Curling Championship at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden City, Utah.
Qualification process
The following teams qualified to participate in the 2026 national championship:[2]
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials | 2* | John Shuster Andrew Stopera |
| Qualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel) | 1 | Scott Dunnam |
| Last Chance Qualifier | 2 | Wesley Wendling Elliot Mansell |
| WCTRS Highest Ranked Team (December 26, 2025)[3] | 3 | Kevin Tuma Carson McMullin Timothy Hodek |
| TOTAL | 8 |
4 Berths were initially awarded for qualifying for the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Team Daniel Casper declined their berth after qualifying to the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event.[4] Team Caden Hebert declined their berth to play in the 2026 World Junior Curling Championship. The 2 declined berths plus an additional remaining berth were used to award berths the highest-ranked teams not already qualified determined based on team positions as of December 26th on the World Curling Team Ranking System (WCTRS)
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Alex Leichter | Andrew Dunnam | Shaheen Bassiri | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Tim Hodek | Evan Workin | Josh Moore | Nathan Parry | Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Elliot Mansell | Daniel Dudt | Sean Franey | Simon Jarrett | Denver, Colorado | |
| Carson McMullin | Caiden Rose | Will Podhrasky | Ethan Macomber | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
| Ethan Sampson | Wesley Wendling | Jacob Zeman | Marius Kleinas | Chaska, Minnesota | |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Andrew Stopera | Thomas Howell | Mark Fenner | Lance Wheeler | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Samuel Strouse (Fourth) | Kevin Tuma (Skip) | Coleman Thurston | Connor Kauffman | Aaron Carlson | Chaska, Minnesota |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[6]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Team | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 7 | 0 | – | 57 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 10 |
| Andrew Stopera | 6 | 1 | – | 61 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 11 |
| Kevin Tuma | 5 | 2 | – | 52 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 5 |
| Carson McMullin | 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 43 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 13 |
| Scott Dunnam | 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| Wesley Wendling | 2 | 5 | 1–0 | 50 | 53 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 10 |
| Timothy Hodek | 2 | 5 | 0–1 | 32 | 60 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 4 |
| Elliot Mansell | 0 | 7 | – | 32 | 62 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[7][8]
Draw 1
Monday, February 23, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Timothy Hodek 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tuma 🔨 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Carson McMullin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Mansell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Andrew Stopera 🔨 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, February 24, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Kevin Tuma | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 11 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Andrew Stopera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Elliot Mansell 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Carson McMullin 🔨 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McMullin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Wesley Wendling 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Mansell 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stopera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | 11 |
| Timothy Hodek 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tuma 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, February 25, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Andrew Stopera | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Carson McMullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
| Kevin Tuma 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Elliot Mansell 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 5
Thursday, February 26, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tuma | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Scott Dunnam 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stopera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| John Shuster 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Mansell 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McMullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Timothy Hodek 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 6
Friday, February 27, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Mansell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Carson McMullin 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| John Shuster 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stopera 🔨 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Kevin Tuma | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 7
Saturday, February 28, 8:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tuma | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Elliot Mansell 🔨 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McMullin 🔨 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | 5 |
| Andrew Stopera | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 13 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Tiebreaker
Saturday, February 28, 2:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson McMullin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam 🔨 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | John Shuster | 6 | 2 | Andrew Stopera | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Andrew Stopera | 7 | 1 | John Shuster | 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | John Shuster | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kevin Tuma | 5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kevin Tuma | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Scott Dunnam | 7 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Andrew Stopera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tuma 🔨 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |
Semifinal
Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 10 |
| Kevin Tuma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
Final
Sunday, March 1, 4:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stopera 🔨 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship |
|---|
John Shuster 11th United States Championship title |
References
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- ^ "MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FIELDS SET FOR 2026 NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE". USA CURLING. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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- ^ "Men's Results". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
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