2015 Boston Pizza Cup Explained

The 2015 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 4 to 8 at the Peace Memorial Multiplex in Wainwright, Alberta. The winning Kevin Koe team represented Alberta at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.

Qualification process

Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods.^[1] The qualification process is as follows:

Qualification method	Berths	Qualifying team
Defending champion	N/A	John Morris
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (April)	1	Brendan Bottcher
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (December) not already qualified	1	Kevin Koe
Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points	2	Mick Lizmore Aaron Sluchinski
Peace Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 17–19)	2	Tom Sallows Daylan Vavrek
Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 15–18)	3	James Pahl Jamie King Jessi Wilkinson
Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 16–19)	3	Brock Virtue Brent Bawel Matthew Blandford

Notes

1. The defending champion usually receives the first berth, and in the case that the defending champion declines or is not eligible to receive the berth, the runner-up receives the berth. The defending champion from 2014, Kevin Koe, won the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier and, under the revised format implemented for the 2015 Brier, would have been eligible for automatic entry with his 2014 team in the 2015 Brier as Team Canada, which would have negated any need for him to compete in the Boston Pizza Cup. However, Koe assembled a new team in the off-season, rendering him ineligible for both the national and provincial berths. Had they not been eligible to compete as Team Canada, Koe's former teammates and their new skip John Morris would have received automatic entry into the 2015 Boston Pizza Cup. Meanwhile, the 2014 Albertan runner-up, Kevin Martin, retired in the off-season. Therefore, the first berth went to the highest ranked eligible team as of April.

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale(s)
					Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
					Coaldale Granite Club, Coaldale Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
					Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
					St. Albert Curling Club, St. Albert
					Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
					Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
					Strathcona Curling Club, Sherwood Park
					Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie
					Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
					Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
					Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary
					Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton

Knockout Draw Brackets

C event

Knockout results

Draw 1

Wednesday, February 4, 9:30 am

Draw 2

Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, February 5, 9:00 am

Draw 4

Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, February 5, 6:30 pm

Draw 6

Friday, February 6, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Draw 8

Friday, February 6, 6:30 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, February 7, 1:00 pm

Playoffs

A vs. B

Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 8, 9:00 am

Final

Sunday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Byes announced for Alberta curling championship. Griwkowsky. Con. 9 December 2014. Edmonton Sun. 4 February 2015.