Boston Pizza Cup


The Boston Pizza Cup is the Alberta provincial championship for men's curling, run by Curling Alberta. The winner represents Team Alberta at the national men's championship, called the Tim Hortons Brier. Currently sponsored by restaurant chain Boston Pizza, under former sponsors the championship was known as the Alberta Kia Cup and the Safeway Select. Prior to obtaining a title sponsor, the tournament was called the Alberta Tankard.

Qualification

In the current format, twelve teams compete in the provincial tournament. The following teams qualify:
Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year. Alberta did not participate in the 1927 Brier.
Starting in 2015, teams that win the previous year's Brier been have automatically entered into the national championship as "Team Canada." Any such Albertan-based teams do not participate in that year's provincial championship. Such teams have the right to enter as a "defending champion" in the year following any failed defence of their Brier title, although as of 2020 both teams eligible to qualify in this way so far have declined to enter - Simmons' team disbanded after failing to win the 2016 Brier, while Koe qualified for the Olympics after failing to win the 2017 Brier.
Also, starting in 2018, the top two CTRS teams not otherwise qualified play a "Wild Card Game" for an additional main draw Brier entry.
*Won Brier
**Won World Curling Championships
No Brier that year

YearSkipWinning ClubOther AB Brier Skips
2020Brendan BottcherSaville Community Sports CentreKevin Koe
2019Kevin Koe*The Glencoe ClubBrendan Bottcher
2018Brendan BottcherSaville Sports CentreNone
2017Brendan BottcherSaville Sports CentreKevin Koe
2016Kevin Koe**Glencoe Curling ClubPat Simmons
2015Kevin KoeGlencoe Curling ClubPat Simmons*
2014Kevin Koe*Glencoe Curling Club-
2013Kevin MartinSaville Sports Centre-
2012Kevin KoeGlencoe Curling Club-
2011Kevin MartinSaville Sports Centre-
2010Kevin Koe**Saville Sports Centre-
2009Kevin Martin*Saville Sports Centre-
2008Kevin Martin**Saville Sports Centre-
2007Kevin MartinSaville Sports Centre-
2006Kevin MartinSaville Sports Centre-
2005Randy Ferbey**Granite Curling Club-
2004Randy FerbeyAvonair Curling Club-
2003Randy Ferbey**Avonair Curling Club-
2002Randy Ferbey**Ottewell Curling Club-
2001Randy Ferbey*Ottewell Curling Club-
2000Kevin MartinOttewell Curling Club-
1999Ken HunkaOttewell Curling Club-
1998Tom ReedGranite Curling Club-
1997Kevin Martin*Ottewell Curling Club-
1996Kevin MartinOttewell Curling Club-
1995Kevin MartinOttewell Curling Club-
1994Ed LukowichCalgary Curling Club-
1993Greg FersterLeduc Curling Club-
1992Kevin MartinAvonair Curling Club-
1991Kevin Martin*Avonair Curling Club-
1990Harold BreckenridgeNorth Hill Curling Club-
1989Pat Ryan**Ottewell Curling Club-
1988Pat Ryan*Ottewell Curling Club-
1987Pat RyanOttewell Curling Club-
1986Ed Lukowich**Calgary Winter Club-
1985Pat RyanOttewell Curling Club-
1984Ed LukowichCalgary Curling Club-
1983Ed LukowichNorth Hill Curling Club-
1982Gary MorkenGrande Prairie Curling Club-
1981Mel WatchornFairview Curling Club-
1980Paul GowsellCalgary Winter Club-
1979Paul DevlinCrestwood Curling Club-
1978Ed Lukowich*Medicine Hat Curling Club-
1977Tom ReedCrestwood Curling Club-
1976Wayne SokoloskyCalgary Curling Club-
1975Tom ReedSt. Albert Curling Club-
1974Hec Gervais*St. Albert Curling Club-
1973Mel WatchornFairview Curling Club-
1972Mel WatchornFairview Curling Club-
1971Matt BaldwinDerrick Golf & Winter Club-
1970Hec GervaisGranite Curling Club-
1969Ron Northcott**Calgary Curling Club-
1968Ron Northcott**Calgary Curling Club-
1967Ron NorthcottCalgary Curling Club-
1966Ron Northcott**Calgary Curling Club-
1965Nick LashukCalgary Curling Club-
1964Ron NorthcottCalgary Curling Club-
1963Jim ShieldsCalgary Curling Club-
1962Hec GervaisAlberta Avenue Curling Club-
1961Hec Gervais**Alberta Avenue Curling Club-
1960Stu BeagleCalgary Curling Club-
1959Herb OlsenEdmonton Curling Club-
1958Matt Baldwin*Granite Curling Club-
1957Matt Baldwin*Granite Curling Club-
1956Matt BaldwinGranite Curling Club-
1955Hugh BrownClaresholm Curling Club-
1954Matt Baldwin*Granite Curling Club-
1953Len HawGlencoe Curling Club-
1952Art SimpsonBassano Curling Club-
1951Bill GrayGranite Curling Club-
1950Cliff ManahanRoyal Curling Club-
1949Stu BeagleBlackie Curling Club-
1948Walter McLawsGlencoe Curling Club-
1947Howard PalmerCalgary Curling Club-
1946Billy Rose*Sedgewick Curling Club-
1945Cliff ManahanEdmonton Royal Curling Club-
1944Cliff ManahanEdmonton Royal Curling Club-
1943Cliff ManahanEdmonton Royal Curling Club-
1942John SlavikViking Curling Club-
1941Howard Palmer*Calgary Curling Club-
1940Cliff ManahanRoyal Curling Club-
1939Howard BakerCalgary Curling Club-
1938Cliff ManahanRoyal Curling Club-
1937Cliff Manahan*Royal Curling Club-
1936George WanlessGranite Curling Club-
1935Robert AlexanderCalgary Curling Club-
1934Orwell StewartMacleod Curling Club-
1933Cliff Manahan*Royal Curling Club-
1932Art HallonquistThree Hills Curling Club-
1931Robert WelliverRed Deer Curling Club-
1930Bob MunroEdmonton Curling Club-
1929Arnold JohnsonEdmonton Curling Club-
1928Joe HeartwellRosetown Curling Club -


;Notes
  1. Koe assembled a new team following his 2014 Brier win, and won the 2015 Boston Pizza Cup after re-qualifying with his new team. His former team, skipped by Pat Simmons, competed in the 2015 and 2016 Briers as Team Canada.
  2. Qualified for the Brier as Team Canada.
  3. Qualified for the Brier as Wild Card - a crossed out entry indicates the team lost the Wild Card Game and did not advance to the main draw.
  4. Due to World War II, the Brier was not held from 1943 through 1945.
  5. Since there was neither a Team Canada nor a Wild Card in the 2014 or prior Briers it was not possible for more than one Albertan team to play in those tournaments, therefore this column is left blank for 2014 and all prior years.