The 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 23 to March 1 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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: QualificationBerthsQualifying Team(s)2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials2* John Shuster Andrew StoperaQualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel)1 Scott DunnamLast Chance Qualifier2 Wesley Wendling Elliot MansellWCTRS Highest Ranked Team (December 26, 2025)3 Kevin Tuma Carson McMullin Timothy HodekTOTAL8
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. 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: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate LocaleScott Dunnam Cody Clouser Alex Leichter Andrew Dunnam Shaheen Bassiri Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTim Hodek Evan Workin Josh Moore Nathan Parry Fargo, North DakotaElliot Mansell Daniel Dudt Sean Franey Simon Jarrett Denver, ColoradoCarson McMullin Caiden Rose Will Podhrasky Ethan Macomber Eau Claire, WisconsinEthan Sampson Wesley Wendling Jacob Zeman Marius Kleinas Chaska, MinnesotaJohn Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton Duluth, MinnesotaAndrew Stopera Thomas Howell Mark Fenner Lance Wheeler Duluth, MinnesotaSamuel Strouse (Fourth) Kevin Tuma (Skip) Coleman Thurston Connor Kauffman Aaron Carlson Chaska, Minnesota
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Team 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).
Draw 1 Monday, February 23, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Tuesday, February 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 3 Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 am
Draw 4 Wednesday, February 25, 4:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, February 26, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, February 27, 4:00 pm
Draw 7 Saturday, February 28, 8:00 am
Tiebreaker Saturday, February 28, 2:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am
Final Sunday, March 1, 4:00 pm
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