2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out
The 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out was held from December 13 to 16 at the Range Recreation and Civic Center in Eveleth, Minnesota as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. Both the men's and women's events were being held in a round robin format. The purse for the men's event was USD$21,500,[1] and the purse for the women's event was USD$12,500.[2] In the men's final, Tyler George won his second title at Curl Mesabi with a win over last year's runner-up Todd Birr, wrapping up the game with a score of 5–1 in five ends. In the women's final, Jessie Kaufman of Alberta won her first title by defeating last year's runner-up Allison Pottinger with a score of 5–2.
| 2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Eveleth, Minnesota |
| Arena | Range Recreation and Civic Center |
| Dates | December 13–16 |
| Men's winner |  Tyler George |
| Skip | Tyler George |
| Fourth | Christopher Plys |
| Second | Rich Ruohonen |
| Lead | Colin Hufman |
| Finalist | Todd Birr |
| Women's winner |  Jessie Kaufman |
| Skip | Jessie Kaufman |
| Third | Nicky Kaufman |
| Second | Kelly Erickson |
| Lead | Stephanie Enright |
| Finalist | Allison Pottinger |
The Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out was the final event in the season in which teams were able to earn qualifying points for the 2013 United States National Curling Championships on the United States' Order of Merit system, which awards spots to the top two finishers on the Order of Merit.[3]
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[4]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Baird | Phill Drobnick | Chase Schmidt | Josh Bahr | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Ryan Berg | Al Gulseth | Mark Gulseth | Jordan Brown |  West Fargo, North Dakota |
| Todd Birr | Doug Pottinger | Tom O'Connor | Kevin Birr | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Joseph Bonfoey |  Madison, Wisconsin | |||
| Trevor Bonot | Allen Macsemchuk | Chris Briand | Tim Jewett |  Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Craig Brown | Kroy Nernberger | Matt Hamilton | Jon Brunt | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Bryan Burgess | Mike Pozihun | Dale Weirsema | Pat Berezoski | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Jeff Currie | Mike McCarville | Colin Koivula | Jamie Childs | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Philip DeVore | Seppo Sormunen | Doug Cameron | Roger Hendrickson | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Chris Dolan | Cam McLelland | Tim Jeanetta | Brian Sparstad | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Tim Drobnick | Dennis Jorgenson | Craig Wainio | Erik Briski | Eveleth, Minnesota |
| Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Connor Hoge | Alex Fenson |  Wayland, Massachusetts |
| Eric Fenson | Trevor Andrews | Blake Morton | Calvin Weber | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Joe Polo | Ryan Brunt | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Christopher Plys (fourth) | Tyler George (skip) | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Dale Gibbs | William Raymond | Eric Schultz | Perry Tholl | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Geoff Goodland | Tim Solin | Pete Westberg | Ken Olson | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Al Hackner | Kory Carr | Kristofer Leupen | Gary Champagne | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Mark Haluptzok | Rob Corn | Jon Chandler | Bemidji, Minnesota | |
| Dave Jensen | Kent Beadle | Roger Smith | St. Paul, Minnesota | |
| Evan Jensen | Daniel Metcalf | Dan Ruehl | Steve Gebauer | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Andy Jukich | Duane Rutan | Duluth, Minnesota | ||
| Kevin Kakela | Adam Kitchens | Kyle Kakela | Travis Kitchens | Rolla, North Dakota |
| Ryan Lemke | Nathan Gebert | John Lilla | Casey Konopacky | Medford, Wisconsin |
| Kris Perkovich | Aaron Wald | Kevin Johnson | Taylor Skalsky | Chisholm, Minnesota |
| Jeff Puleo | Derek Surka | Joel Cooper | Cooper Smith | Forest Lake, Minnesota |
| Jeremy Roe | Steve Day | Richard Maskel | Mark Hartman | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Tom Scott | Benjamin Wilson | Tony Wilson | John Scott | Hibbing, Minnesota |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Matt Stevens | Cody Stevens | Robert Liapis | Jeff Breyen | Bemidji, Minnesota |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[5]
| Key | |
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| Teams to Playoffs | |
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Playoffs
The playoffs draw is listed as follows:[6]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Tyler George
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Pete Fenson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tyler George
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Al Hackner
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Al Hackner
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bryan Burgess
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tyler George
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Todd Birr
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Todd Birr
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Brown
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Todd Birr
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tim Drobnick
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tim Drobnick
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Trevor Bonot
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Women
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[7]
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings[8]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
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Playoffs
The playoffs draw is listed as follows:[9]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
 Mari Motohashi |
1 | ||||||||||||
 Patti Lank |
3 | Jessie Kaufman |
9 | ||||||||||
| Jessie Kaufman |
8 | Jessie Kaufman |
5 | ||||||||||
| Allison Pottinger |
2 | ||||||||||||
| Alexandra Carlson |
3 | ||||||||||||
| Allison Pottinger |
4 | Allison Pottinger |
6 | ||||||||||
 Brett Barber |
2 | ||||||||||||
References
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Men's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Women's event – Event/Contact information". CurlingZone. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "Curl Mesabi to host 45 teams at Iron Trail Motors Shootout, Dec. 13-16". Mesabi Daily News. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Men's event – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Men's event – Round Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Men's event – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Women's event – Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Women's event – Round Robin". CurlingZone. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- "2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out – Women's event – Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
External links
- Men's results from the CurlingZone database
- Women's results from the CurlingZone database
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