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. 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 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) Brent Bawel Michael Jantzen Sean Morris Byron Wickerson Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Matthew Blandford Darren Moulding Brent Hamilton Brad Chyz Coaldale Granite Club, Coaldale Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Brendan Bottcher Tom Appelman Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Jamie King Jeff Erickson Warren Hassall Glen Kennedy St. Albert Curling Club, St. Albert Kevin Koe Marc Kennedy Brent Laing Ben Hebert Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary Mick Lizmore Nathan Connelly Parker Konschuh Carter Lautner Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton James Pahl Ted Appelman Mark Klinck Roland Robinson Strathcona Curling Club, Sherwood Park Tom Sallows Jordan Steinke Ryan Deis Kendall Warawa Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie Aaron Sluchinski Justin Sluchinski Dylan Webster Eric Richard Kyle Richard Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Daylan Vavrek Evan Asmussen Jason Ginter Andrew O'Dell Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith Brock Virtue Charley Thomas Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Glencoe Curling Club, Calgary Jessi Wilkinson Michael Lambert Neal Woloschuk Morgan Van Doesburg Julian Sawiak Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton
Knockout Draw Brackets
A event
B event
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
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