Colin Hufman Explained

Colin Hufman
Birth Date:15 May 1984
Birth Place:Fairbanks, Alaska
Curling Club:Seattle CC,
Seattle, WA[1]
Skip:John Shuster
Third:Chris Plys
Second:Colin Hufman
Lead:John Landsteiner
Alternate:Matt Hamilton
World Championship Appearances:4
Olympic Appearances:1 (2022)

Colin Hufman (born May 15, 1984) is an American curler. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska,[2] and resides in Seattle.[3] He currently plays second on Team John Shuster. He has been a USA Curling Board member since August 2017 and USA Curling Athlete Representative for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athletes Advisory Council since December 2020.[4]

Career

In 2002, Hufman won the United States Junior Championship, playing third for Leo Johnson's team. Representing the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kelowna, Canada, they finished in ninth place with a 3–6 record.[5]

Hufman has won numerous medals at the United States Men's Championship, including gold twice. In 2016 he won playing second for skip Brady Clark, but runner-up John Shuster earned enough points to earn the chance to represent the US at the World Championship that year. In 2018, Hufman won his second gold medal, this time playing second for Rich Ruohonen. At the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship, Team Ruohonen finished in sixth place with a 6–7 record.[6]

At the 2020 United States Men's Championship, Hufman and Team Ruohonen earned a silver medal, losing to John Shuster in the final.[7]

In 2021, Hufman played as the alternate for Team John Shuster at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta.[8] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 United States Men's Curling Championship was postponed until after the World Men's Championship and the United States Curling Association decided Team Shuster, the 2020 National Champions, would represent the U.S. at the Worlds.[9] At the championship, the team led the U.S. to a 10–3 round robin record, in third place.[10] They played Switzerland in the playoffs, in a game which was delayed a day due to some curlers testing positive for the virus. In the game, Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz, beat the Americans to advance to the semifinals.[11]

Personal life

Hufman works as program manager[3] and is married to Microsoft Program Manager Erin Momany.[12] [13]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead AlternateCoachEvents
1998–99Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 1999 USJCC (5th)[14] [15]
1999–00Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid Bill Gryder 2000 USJCC (9th)[16] [17]
2000–01Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Tom Hewitt Bill Gryder 2001 USJCC (SF)[18] [19]
2001–02Leo Johnson Colin Hufman Martin Sather Chris Benshoof Steven Birklid (WJCC) Dennis Theis 2002 USJCC [20] [21]
(9th)
2002–03Colin Hufman Steven Birklid Martin Sather Chris Benshoof 2003 USMCC (13th)[22] [23]
2003–04 Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Colin Hufman Ryan Beighton 2004 USMCC (13th)[24]
2004–05Steven Birklid Tommy Kent Chad Persinger Scott MacDonald Colin Hufman Dennis Thies 2005 USJCC (SF)[25] [26]
Colin Hufman Ken Trask
2005–06Brady Clark Colin Hufman 2006 USMCC
2006–07 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway Steven Demlow 2007 USMCC
2007–08 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Greg Persinger Joel Larway Steven Demlow
2008–09 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway
2010–11 Jason Larway Colin Hufman Joel Larway (9th)
2011–12 Colin Hufman (8th)
2012–13 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman
2013–14 Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman 2013 USOCT (4th)
Chris Plys Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman
2014–15 Heath McCormick Chris Plys Colin Hufman
2015–16 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman
2016–17 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker
2017–18 Brady Clark Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker 2017 USOCT (5th)
Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Chris Plys
(WMCC)

(6th)
2018–19Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Philip Tilker
2019–20Rich Ruohonen Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Philip Tilker
2020–21Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman Philip Tilker Kroy Nernberger
Colin Hufman Sean Beighton (5th)
2021–22Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Kroy Nernberger Philip Tilker
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman 2022 OG (4th)
2022–23John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman Phil Drobnick 2023 USMCC
(8th)
2023–24John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Theran Michaelis
(6th)
2024–25John Shuster Chris Plys Colin Hufman John Landsteiner Matt Hamilton

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Curling National Team Athletes. USA Curling. May 17, 2024.
  2. Web site: Colin Hufman . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706053403/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Colin-Hufman . dead . July 6, 2015 . . April 8, 2018.
  3. Web site: 2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. March 26, 2023.
  4. Web site: Hufman. Colin. February 19, 2022. Colin Hufman Linkedin Resume 2022. February 19, 2022. LinkedIn.
  5. Web site: World Junior Curling Championships 2002. August 3, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  6. Web site: 361 World Men's Curling Championship 2018. August 3, 2020. World Curling Federation.
  7. News: Schneider. Angela. John Shuster caps unbeaten run through USA Curling Nationals with win over Rich Ruohonen in final. 2020-02-15. The Spokesman-Review. 2020-02-19.
  8. Web site: A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field. CBC. Donna Spencer. March 31, 2021. April 11, 2021.
  9. News: USA Curling 2020-21 Championships Update. USA Curling. December 3, 2020. April 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116120409/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2020/December/03/USA-Curling-2020-21-Championships-Update. January 16, 2021.
  10. News: March 14, 2021. Canada eliminated from men's curling worlds with tense loss to Scotland. CBC. April 12, 2021.
  11. News: Scotland and Switzerland advance to semi-finals. World Curling Federation. Michael Burns. April 11, 2021. April 12, 2021.
  12. Web site: 2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. March 30, 2021.
  13. Web site: Momany. Erin. February 19, 2022. Erin Momany Linkedin Resume. February 19, 2022. LinkedIn.
  14. Web site: Regional Playdown Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19991012123102/http://www.usacurl.org/Waupaca/jrregion.htm#Alaska%20-%20Junior%20Men. October 12, 1999. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  15. Web site: 1999 Junior National Championships – Standings. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19991012204033/http://www.usacurl.org/Waupaca/standings.htm. October 12, 1999. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  16. Web site: 2000 USCA Junior National Championships – Men's Field. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010406153331/http://jrnationals.bemidjicurling.org/Men_s_Field/men_s_field.html. April 6, 2001. August 3, 2020. Bemidji Curling.
  17. Web site: 2000 USCA Junior National Championships – Standings. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010404232957/http://www.usacurl.org/bemidji/Standings/standings.html. April 4, 2001. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  18. Web site: Men's Teams. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010414064405/http://www.netacc.net/~aufder/curling/jrnatl/teams/mteam.html. April 14, 2001. August 3, 2020. 2001 US Junior National Curling Championships.
  19. Web site: Draw 25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010423144942/http://www.netacc.net/~aufder/curling/jrnatl/draw/draw25.html#sheet1. April 23, 2001. August 3, 2020. 2001 US Junior National Curling Championships.
  20. Web site: 2002 USCA Junior National Championships – Junior Men Teams. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020327200357/http://www.jr-nationals.usacurl.org/jr-men.htm. March 27, 2002. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  21. Web site: Final Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020609183408/http://www.jr-nationals.usacurl.org/finals.htm. June 9, 2002. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  22. Web site: Qualified Teams. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20031002215516/http://www5.uticacurling.com:8000/bonspiels/nationals/2003_USA_Curling_National_Championship_Qualifiers.shtml. October 2, 2003. August 3, 2020. Utica Curling Club.
  23. Web site: Standings. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20031004100026/http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003Nationals/standings.htm. October 4, 2003. August 3, 2020. Good Curling.
  24. Web site: Men's Competitors . Good Curling . Mar 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040405004000/http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2004Nationals/teams/list.htm . Apr 5, 2004.
  25. Web site: Junior Men's National Championship qualifiers. August 3, 2020. USA Curling.
  26. Web site: Gold medal opponents set at USA Curling Jr. Nationals. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060220035139/http://www.capitalcurlingclub.org/jcc05/index.htm. February 20, 2006. August 3, 2020. Capital Curling Club.