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 method Berths Qualifying team Defending Champions 1 Brendan Bottcher Kevin Koe Highest-ranked team on CTRS 1 Aaron Sluchinski ACF bonspiel points 2 Karsten Sturmay Ted Appelman Peace Qualifier 2 Scott Webb Daylan Vavrek Northern Qualifier 3 Thomas Usselman Mike Hutchings Charley Thomas Southern Qualifier 3 Scott Garnett Kevin Park Jeremy Harty 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: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale(s) Ted Appelman Nathan Connolly Shawn Donnelly Adam Enright Spruce Grove Curling Club, Spruce Grove Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Bradley Thiessen Karrick Martin Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton Scott Garnett Tyler Lautner Craig Bourgonje Matthew McDonald Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Jeremy Harty Kyler Kleibrink Joel Berger Gregg Hamilton The Glencoe Club, Calgary Mike Hutchings Roland Robinson Brian McPherson Travis Cooper Kevin Tym Morinville Curling Club, Morinville Kevin Park Shane Park Robert Collins Ben Savage Tony Germsheid Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Aaron Sluchinski Dean Mamer Justin Sluchinski Dylan Webster Cory Nelson Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Karsten Sturmay Tristan Steinke Jason Ginter Brett Winfield Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton Charley Thomas Mick Lizmore Brandon Klassen D. J. Kidby Don Bartlett Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton Thomas Usselman Aaron Sarafinchan Morgan Van Doesburg Tyler Pfeiffer Colin Davison Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton Daylan Vavrek Carter Lautner Rob Maksymetz Evan Asmussen Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith Scott Webb Alex Wolfe Stephen Byrne Damien Gnass Peace 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
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