2017 Boston Pizza Cup


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 methodBerthsQualifying team
Defending championsN/AKevin Koe
Pat Simmons
Highest-ranked team on CTRS1Charley Thomas
Next-ranked team on CTRS not already qualified1Brendan Bottcher
Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points2Mick Lizmore
Ted Appelman
Peace Curling Association qualifier 2Roland Robinson
Graham Powell
Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier 3Thomas Scoffin
Jamie King
James Pahl
Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier 3Josh Lameden
Aaron Sluchniski
Jeremy Harty


;Notes
  1. 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.

Teams

Knockout Draw Brackets

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

A Event

B Event

C Event

Playoffs

A vs. B

Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm

Semifinal

Sunday, February 12, 11:00 am

Final

Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm