2018 Boston Pizza Cup


The 2018 Boston Pizza Cup was held 31 January to 4 February at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The winning Brendan Bottcher rink represented Alberta at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The semifinal and final games were broadcast on Sportsnet One.

Qualification Method

Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows:
Qualification methodBerthsQualifying team
Defending Champions1Brendan Bottcher
Kevin Koe
Highest-ranked team on CTRS1Aaron Sluchinski
ACF bonspiel points2Karsten Sturmay
Ted Appelman
Peace Qualifier2Scott Webb
Daylan Vavrek
Northern Qualifier3Thomas Usselman
Mike Hutchings
Charley Thomas
Southern Qualifier3Scott Garnett
Kevin Park
Jeremy Harty


  1. Because he had competed as Team Canada in the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Kevin Koe would also have been eligible for direct entry to the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. Had Koe entered, only one team would have qualified via ACF bonspiel points. However, Koe's team withdrew from the 2018 Boston Pizza Cup after qualifying to represent Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Teams

The teams are as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Ted AppelmanNathan ConnollyShawn DonnellyAdam EnrightSpruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove
Brendan BottcherDarren MouldingBradley ThiessenKarrick MartinSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Scott GarnettTyler LautnerCraig BourgonjeMatthew McDonaldCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Jeremy HartyKyler KleibrinkJoel BergerGregg HamiltonThe Glencoe Club, Calgary
Mike HutchingsRoland RobinsonBrian McPhersonTravis CooperKevin TymMorinville Curling Club, Morinville
Kevin ParkShane ParkRobert CollinsBen SavageTony GermsheidCalgary Curling Club, Calgary
Aaron SluchinskiDean MamerJustin SluchinskiDylan WebsterCory NelsonAirdrie Curling Club, Airdrie
Karsten SturmayTristan SteinkeJason GinterBrett WinfieldSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Charley ThomasMick LizmoreBrandon KlassenD. J. KidbyDon BartlettCrestwood Curling Club, Edmonton
Thomas UsselmanAaron SarafinchanMorgan Van DoesburgTyler PfeifferColin DavisonSaville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton
Daylan VavrekCarter LautnerRob MaksymetzEvan AsmussenSexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith
Scott WebbAlex WolfeStephen ByrneDamien GnassPeace River Curling Club, Peace River

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:

A Event

B Event

C Event

Playoffs

A vs. B

February 3, 6:30pm

C1 vs. C2

February 3, 6:30pm

Semifinal

February 4, 11:00am

Final

February 4, 5:00pm