2012 Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out
# 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, and the purse for the women's event was USD$12,500. 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.

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.

## Men

### Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

| 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

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs

| Pool A | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Pete Fenson | 3 | 1 |
| Tim Drobnick | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Baird | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Dolan | 2 | 2 |
| Geoff Goodland | 0 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Tyler George | 4 | 0 |
| Korey Dropkin | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Jensen | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Puleo | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Trevor Bonot | 4 | 0 |
| Kris Perkovich | 3 | 1 |
| John Shutser | 2 | 2 |
| Evan Jensen | 1 | 3 |
| Philip DeVore | 0 | 4 |
| Pool D | W | L |
| Craig Brown | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Currie | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Jukich | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Haluptzok | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Scott | 1 | 3 |
| Pool E | W | L |
| Bryan Burgess | 4 | 0 |
| Todd Birr | 3 | 1 |
| Joseph Bonfoey | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Kakela | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Lemke | 0 | 4 |
| Pool F | W | L |
| Al Hackner | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan Berg | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Fenson | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Gibbs | 1 | 3 |
| Jeremy Roe | 1 | 3 |

### Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler George | Tyler George | 8 | | | | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 1 | Tyler George | Tyler George | 6 | | | |
| | | | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 5 | | | |
| Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 6 | Al Hackner | Al Hackner | 5 | | | |
| Bryan Burgess | Bryan Burgess | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bryan Burgess | Bryan Burgess | 2 | | | | Tyler George | Tyler George | 5 |
| | | | | | | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 1 |
| Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 5 | | | | | | | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 1 |
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Brown | Craig Brown | 4 | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 6 | | | |
| | | | Tim Drobnick | Tim Drobnick | 0 | | | |
| Tim Drobnick | Tim Drobnick | 6 | Tim Drobnick | Tim Drobnick | 0 | | | |
| Trevor Bonot | Trevor Bonot | 3 | | | | | | |

## Women

### Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarah Anderson | Kathleen Dubberstein | Taylor Anderson | Leilani Dubberstein | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Brett Barber | Robyn Silvernagle | Kailena Bay | Dayna Demmans | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Alexandra Carlson | Monica Walker | Kendall Moulton | Jordan Moulton | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tanilla Doyle | Joelle Horn | Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer | Christina Faulkner | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Becca Hamilton | Molly Bonner | Tara Peterson | Sophie Brorson | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jessie Kaufman | Nicky Kaufman | Kelly Erickson | Stephanie Enright | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Shelly Kinney | Amy Lou Anderson | Theresa Hoffoss | Julie Smith | Minnesota |
| Patti Lank | Mackenzie Lank | Nina Spatola | Caitlin Maroldo | Lewiston, New York |
| Charrissa Lin | Sherri Schummer | Emilia Juocys | Senja Lopac | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Mari Motohashi | Yurika Yoshida | Megumi Mabuchi | Yumi Suzuki | Kitami, Japan |
| Cassie Potter | Jamie Haskell | Jackie Lemke | Steph Sambor | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Allison Pottinger | Nicole Joraanstad | Natalie Nicholson | Tabitha Peterson | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Margie Smith | Norma O'Leary | Debbie Dexter | Shelly Kosal | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Kimberly Wapola | Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | Carol Strojny | Ann Flis | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Amy Wright | Courtney George | Aileen Sormunen | Amanda McLean | Duluth, Minnesota |

### Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key :

* Teams to Playoffs

| Pool A | W | L |
| - | - | - |
| Alexandra Carlson | 3 | 1 |
| Jessie Kaufman | 3 | 1 |
| Sarah Anderson | 2 | 2 |
| Amy Wright | 2 | 2 |
| Margie Smith | 0 | 4 |
| Pool B | W | L |
| Allison Pottinger | 3 | 1 |
| Tanilla Doyle | 2 | 2 |
| Shelly Kinney | 2 | 2 |
| Cassie Potter | 2 | 2 |
| Joyance Meechai | 1 | 3 |
| Pool C | W | L |
| Patti Lank | 3 | 1 |
| Mari Motohashi | 3 | 1 |
| Brett Barber | 2 | 2 |
| Charrissa Lin | 2 | 2 |
| Kimberly Wapola | 0 | 4 |

### Playoffs

The playoffs draw is listed as follows:

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Mari Motohashi | Mari Motohashi | 1 | | | |
| Patti Lank | Patti Lank | 3 | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 9 | | | |
| Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 8 | | | | Jessie Kaufman | Jessie Kaufman | 5 |
| | | | | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 2 |
| | | | Alexandra Carlson | Alexandra Carlson | 3 | | | |
| Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 4 | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 6 | | | |
| Brett Barber | Brett Barber | 2 | | | | | | |
