The final spots for the 2008 US Men’s Nationals will be determined this weekend by the Challenge Round at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, WI. Two teams from Duluth will be competing: The Tyler George rink (Tyler George, Kris Perkovich, Phill Drobnick, and Kevin Johnson) won a spot in the Challenge Round with a good showing at the Waupaca Qualifiers, and the John Shuster rink (John Shuster, Jeff Isaacson, Chris Plys, Shane McKinlay and Jason Smith) won a spot with points earned on the World Curling Tour. Good luck guys!

The first games are at 2:00pm Thursday, Jan. 24. You can look at the draw sheets here, and live scoring should be available at this link. And if you want to engage in online speculation about who you think will come out on top, there is a lively discussion underway at In The Hack’s message board.