2017 Boston Pizza Cup Explained

The 2017 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 8 to 12 at the Rotary Spirit Centre in Westlock, Alberta.

Qualification process

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

Qualification method	Berths	Qualifying team
Defending champions	N/A	~~Kevin Koe~~ ~~Pat Simmons~~
	1	Charley Thomas
Next-ranked team on CTRS not already qualified	1	Brendan Bottcher
Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points	2	Mick Lizmore Ted Appelman
Peace Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 6–8)	2	Roland Robinson Graham Powell
Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 19–22)	3	Thomas Scoffin Jamie King James Pahl
Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 20–23)	3	Josh Lameden Aaron Sluchniski Jeremy Harty

The defending champion usually receives the first berth, however the defending champion from 2016, Kevin Koe, won the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier and therefore entered the 2017 Brier as Team Canada, negating any need for him to compete in the Boston Pizza Cup. In addition, 2015 Brier champion Pat Simmons, who had competed as Team Canada in 2015 and 2016 with the team Koe won the 2014 Boston Pizza Cup and Brier titles with, would also have been eligible for direct entry into the 2017 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. However, Simmons' team disbanded after the 2015-16 curling season and forfeited their berth. Had Koe and Simmons both entered the 2017 Boston Pizza Cup, only one team would have qualified via the ACF bonspiel route. Instead, the next-ranked team on the CTRS was granted automatic entry.

Skip	Third	Second	Locale(s)
			Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
			Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton
			The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Glen Kennedy (fourth)	Jamie King (skip)		Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton
			Calgary Curling Club, Calgary
			Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton

Graham Powell			Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie
			Manning Curling Club, Manning

		Eric Richard	Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
			The Glencoe Club, Calgary Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton

The draw is listed as follows:https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081254/http://www.2017bostonpizzacup.com/default.aspx?p=draw

Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm

Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm

Sunday, February 12, 11:00 am

Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm

https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081254/http://www.2017bostonpizzacup.com/default.aspx?p=draw
http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4351&eventtypeid=81&view=Main