The 2023 Boston Pizza Cup, the provincial men's curling championship for Alberta, was held February 8 to 12 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta. The winning Kevin Koe rink represented Alberta at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ontario where after placing second in Pool A with a 7–1 record, they lost in the Championship round semifinal to Ontario 9–8.
Additionally, two other rinks qualified for the Brier as wild card teams based on CTRS standings. The Brendan Bottcher rink was the Wild Card #1 representative while the Karsten Sturmay rink was the Wild Card #3 representative. The Bottcher rink would end up with a bronze medal finish losing to eventual runner-up Manitoba in the semifinal 7–5. The Sturmay rink finished sixth in Pool B with a 3–5 record.
Qualification process Qualification method Berths Qualifying team(s) WCT Leaders 3 Brendan Bottcher Kevin Koe Karsten Sturmay Excel Points Leader 2 Aaron Sluchinski Scott Webb Okotoks Qualifier 2 Kyler Kleibrink Daylan Vavrek Slave Lake Qualifier 2 Warren Cross Johnson Tao Edmonton Qualifier 3 Ryan Jacques Parker Konschuh Warren Kozak
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Brendan Bottcher Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert The Glencoe Club, Calgary Warren Cross Tyler Pfeiffer Morgan Van Doesburg Mike Lambert Saville Community SC, Edmonton Ryan Jacques Desmond Young Andrew Gittis Gabe Dyck Saville Community SC, Edmonton Kyler Kleibrink Chris Kennedy Evan van Amsterdam Tyler van Amsterdam The Glencoe Club, Calgary Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin The Glencoe Club, Calgary Parker Konschuh Craig Bourgonje Landon Bucholz Bryce Bucholz Derrick G&WC, Edmonton Warren Kozak Michael Dumont Dwayne Romanchuk J. R. Falzetta Kris Gira Airdie CC, Airdrie North Hill CC, Calgary Aaron Sluchinski Jeremy Harty Ted Appelman Dylan Webster Kerr Drummond The Glencoe Club, Calgary Karsten Sturmay J. D. Lind Kyle Doering Glenn Venance Kurtis Goller St. Albert CC, St. Albert Johnson Tao Jaedon Neuert Ben Morin Adam Naugler Saville Community SC, Edmonton Daylan Vavrek Rolland Robinson Tyler Lautner Evan Asmussen Carter Lautner Sexsmith CC, Sexsmith Scott Webb Tristan Steinke Jordan Steinke Andrew Dunbar Shawn Donnelly Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie
Knockout brackets
Source:
A event
B event
C event
Knockout results All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00).
Draw 1 Wednesday, February 8, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 pm
Draw 3 Thursday, February 9, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Thursday, February 9, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Friday, February 10, 8:30 am
Draw 7 Friday, February 10, 1:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, February 10, 5:00 pm
Draw 9 Saturday, February 11, 11:00 am
Playoffs Source:
A vs. B Saturday, February 11, 7:00 pm
C1 vs. C2 Saturday, February 11, 7:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, February 12, 10:00 am
Final Sunday, February 12, 3:00 pm
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