The United States Junior Men's Curling Championship is the national curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 championship for men under the age of 21, held annually in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The ten top-ranked teams in the nation qualifying out of respective state junior curling championships play in each championship. It acts as a qualifier for the World Junior Men's Curling Championships

World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

. Three American Rinks have gone on to win a Junior World Championship in its 38-year history.

United States Men’s Junior Curling Champions

Year	Site	Winning Club	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Finish at Worlds
2011	Fairbanks, AK		Aaron Wald	Joshua Bahr	Jared Zezel	John Muller	6th
2010	Bemidji, MN	Seattle, WA	Sean Beighton	Derrick McLean	Sam Galey	Joseph Purvis	9th
2009	Devil's Lake, ND	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys Chris Plys Christopher Plys is an American curler. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009...	Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson , is an American curler. Brorson currently play lead for the Tyler George rink out of the Duluth Curling Club. Brorson was a member of the U.S. Junior national team consisting of Chris Plys, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton that won a world championship in 2008...	Matt Perushek Matt Perushek Matthew Perushek has been involved in curling since 1995. Matt has currently taken a break from curling to pursue other ambitions. He has competed at the Minnesota State Juniors for six years, winning in 2007, 2008, and 2009...	Matt Hamilton	Bronze
2008	Portage, WI	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys Chris Plys Christopher Plys is an American curler. Plys, who started to curl in 1998, used to curl with Aanders Brorson, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton. He has been in six State Curling Championships, taking first in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009...	Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson Aanders Brorson , is an American curler. Brorson currently play lead for the Tyler George rink out of the Duluth Curling Club. Brorson was a member of the U.S. Junior national team consisting of Chris Plys, Matt Perushek, and Matt Hamilton that won a world championship in 2008...	Matt Perushek Matt Perushek Matthew Perushek has been involved in curling since 1995. Matt has currently taken a break from curling to pursue other ambitions. He has competed at the Minnesota State Juniors for six years, winning in 2007, 2008, and 2009...	Matt Hamilton	Gold
2007	Seattle, WA	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Aanders Brorson	Matt Perushek	Joel Cooper	5th
2006	Duluth, MN	Duluth, MN	Chris Plys	Matt Mielke	Kevin Johnson	Tommy Kent/Aaron Wald	8th
2005	Bismarck, ND	Chisholm, MN	Kris Perkovich	Jason Smith	Jeff Isaacson	Kevin Johnson	4th
2004	Centerville, WI	Chisholm, MN	John Shuster	Jason Smith	Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2003	Broomstones, MA	Hibbing, MN	Jesse Gates	Jeff Thune	Kevin Johnson	Shane McKinlay	DNQ
2002	Kettle Moraine, WI	Fairbanks, AK	Leo Johnson	Colin Hufman	Martin Sather	Chris Benshoof	8th
2001	Rochester, NY	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Chris Becher	Scott Jordan	Bronze
2000	Bemidji, MN	Minnesota 1	Randy Baird	Phill Drobnick	Chase Jackson	Cody Stevens	6th
1999	Waupaca, WI	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Kevin Jordan	Chris Becher, Scott Jordan	Bronze
1998	Kettle Moraine, WI	Aksarben, NE	Andy Roza	Steve Jaixen	Kevin Jordan	Chris Becher, Scott Jordan	5th
1997	Chicago, IL	Bemidji, MN	Matt Stevens	Craig Brown	Bob Liapis	Jeremy Fogelson	9th
1996	Schenectady, NY	Seattle, WA	Travis Way	Troy Schroeder	Owen Bunstein	Brandon Way	6th
1995	Hibbing, MN	Centerville, WI	Mike Peplinski	Craig Brown	Ryan Braudt	Cory Ward	5th
1994	Madison, WI	Centerville, WI	Mike Peplinski	Craig Brown	Ryan Braudt	Cory Ward	Bronze
1993	Portage/Poynette, WI	Hibbing, MN	Garrett Paine	Kevin Kosel	Danny Hadrava	Joel Koski	9th
1992	Seattle, WA	Bemidji, MN	Eric Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Kevin Bergstrom	Ted McCann	5th
1991	Bemidji, MN	Bemidji, MN	Eric Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Kevin Bergstrom	Ted McCann	Bronze
1990	Exmoor-North Shore, IL	Poynette, WI	Kurt Marquardt	Jeff Falk	Dan Thurston	Mike Thurston	7th
1989	Duluth, MN	Poynette, WI	Kurt Marquardt	Jeff Falk	Dan Thurston	Mike Thurston	6th
1988	Rochester, NY	Poynette, WI	Will Marquardt	Jim Falk	Jeff Falk	Kurt Marquardt	5th
1987	Medford, WI	Grafton, ND	Darren Kress	Bret Davis	Duane McGregor	Connor Oihus	6th
1986	Bowling Green, OH	Cavalier, ND	Scott Brown	Darin Holt	Perry Hillman	Darren Kress	8th
1985	Chicago, IL	Seattle, WA	Rodger Schnee	Kelly Yalowicki	Shane Way	Mark Lundgren	6th
1984	St. Paul, MN	Rolla, ND	Al Edwards	Mark Larson	Dewey Basley	Kurt Disher	Gold
1983	Seattle, WA	Rolla, ND	Al Edwards	Mark Larson	Kenny Mickelson	Dana Westemeier	4th
1982	Highland Park, IL	Seattle, WA	Dale Risling	Milt Best	Rob Foster	Jim Foster	4th
1981	Superior, WI	Seattle, WA	Ted Purvis	Dale Risling	Milt Best	Dean Risling	Bronze
1980	Colorado Springs, CO	Devils Lake, ND	Scott Dalziel	Todd Dalziel	Scott Gerrard	Paul Thompson	4th
1979	Wayland, MA	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Randy Darling	Bobby Stalker	Earl Barcome	Gold
1978	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	Jeff Tomlinson	Ted Purvis	Curt Fish	Marc McCartney	5th
1977	Detroit, MI	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Dale Mueller	Gary Mueller	Earl Barcome	Bronze
1976	Wilmette, IL	Grand Forks, ND	Don Barcome Jr.	Dale Mueller	Earl Barcome	Gary Mueller	6th
1975	Madison, WI	Hibbing, MN	Steve Penoncello	Rick Novak	Ben Gardeski	Ken Baehr	5th π
1974	Arden Hills, MN	Hibbing, MN	Gary Kleffman	Jerry Scott	Rick Novak	Ben Gardeski	5th