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.

2015 Boston Pizza Cup
Host cityWainwright, Alberta
ArenaPeace Memorial Multiplex
DatesFebruary 4–8
WinnerKevin Koe
Curling clubGlencoe CC, Calgary
SkipKevin Koe
ThirdMarc Kennedy
SecondBrent Laing
LeadBen Hebert
FinalistBrendan Bottcher
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Qualification process

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Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods.[1] The qualification process is as follows:

Qualification method Berths Qualifying team
Defending champion N/A1 John Morris1
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (April)1 1 Brendan Bottcher
Highest-ranked team on CTRS (December) not already qualified 1 Kevin Koe1
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
  1. ^ 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

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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

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A event

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First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals A Qualifier
Kevin Koe 9
Jamie King 9 Jamie King 4
Brent Bawel 1 Kevin Koe 7
Aaron Sluchinski 10 James Pahl 5
Jessi Wilkinson 9 Aaron Sluchinski 8
James Pahl 10
Kevin Koe 7
Brock Virtue 2
Brock Virtue 8
Matthew Blandford 8 Matthew Blandford 2
Tom Sallows 3 Brock Virtue 8
Mick Lizmore 4 Brendan Bottcher 7
Daylan Vavrek 6 Daylan Vavrek 5
Brendan Bottcher 6

B event

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Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals B Qualifier
Brendan Bottcher 11
Aaron Sluchinski 5 Brent Bawel 1
Brent Bawel 6 Brendan Bottcher 8
Matthew Blandford 9 Matthew Blandford 3
Jessi Wilkinson 6 Matthew Blandford 9
James Pahl 3
Brendan Bottcher 7
Daylan Vavrek 2 Jamie King 3
Tom Sallows 8 Tom Sallows 5
Jamie King 9 Jamie King 6
Mick Lizmore 5 Jamie King 8
Brock Virtue 3

C event

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Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 1
Brock Virtue 1
Aaron Sluchinski 8 Aaron Sluchinski 9
Jessi Wilkinson 4 Aaron Sluchinski 7
Matthew Blandford 6
Tom Sallows 5
Matthew Blandford 8
Third Knockout Semifinals C Qualifier 2
Brent Bawel 4
Daylan Vavrek 5 Daylan Vavrek 1
James Pahl 4 Mick Lizmore 7
Mick Lizmore 7 Mick Lizmore 7
Jamie King 5

Knockout results

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Draw 1

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Wednesday, February 4, 9:30 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Blandford 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 X X X 8
Tom Sallows   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Aaron Sluchinski 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 10
Jessi Wilkinson   1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie King   2 1 0 2 2 2 X X X X 9
Brent Bawel 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mick Lizmore 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
Daylan Vavrek   1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6

Draw 2

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Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Koe   0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 X X 9
Jamie King 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aaron Sluchinski   1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 8
James Pahl 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brock Virtue   2 1 0 5 0 X X X X X 8
Matthew Blandford 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Daylan Vavrek 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Brendan Bottcher   0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 3

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Thursday, February 5, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Koe   1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 7
James Pahl 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brock Virtue   2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 8
Brendan Bottcher 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 4

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Thursday, February 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie King   1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 9
Mick Lizmore 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daylan Vavrek 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Tom Sallows   3 3 0 0 2 0 X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Blandford   1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 9
Jessi Wilkinson 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Aaron Sluchinski   0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Brent Bawel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6

Draw 5

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Thursday, February 5, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Koe   2 0 1 0 0 2 2 X X X 7
Brock Virtue 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   4 1 2 1 0 3 X X X X 11
Brent Bawel 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matthew Blandford   0 1 1 0 2 5 X X X X 9
James Pahl 0 0 0 3 0 0 X X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tom Sallows 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5
Jamie King   0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 6

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Friday, February 6, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aaron Sluchinski   1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 8
Jessi Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
James Pahl 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Mick Lizmore 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brent Bawel 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Daylan Vavrek   1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5

Draw 7

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Friday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jamie King   2 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 X X 8
Brock Virtue 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   0 3 0 2 3 0 X X X X 8
Matthew Blandford 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 3

Draw 8

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Friday, February 6, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
Jamie King 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brock Virtue 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1
Aaron Sluchinski   1 1 0 1 0 1 5 X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tom Sallows   1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Matthew Blandford 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daylan Vavrek 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Mick Lizmore   0 1 4 2 0 0 X X X X 7

Draw 9

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Saturday, February 7, 1:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aaron Sluchinski 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
Matthew Blandford   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mick Lizmore   1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 7
Jamie King 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5

Playoffs

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A vs. B

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Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Koe   2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4

C1 vs. C2

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Saturday, February 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aaron Sluchinski   2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
Mick Lizmore 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 7

Semifinal

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Sunday, February 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brendan Bottcher   0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
Mick Lizmore 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4

Final

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Sunday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Koe   2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 7
Brendan Bottcher 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
2015 Boston Pizza Cup
 
Kevin Koe
4th Alberta Provincial Championship title

References

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  1. ^ Griwkowsky, Con (9 December 2014). "Byes announced for Alberta curling championship". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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