The 2017 Boston Pizza Cup was held from February 8 to 12 at the Rotary Spirit Centre in Westlock, Alberta.
Qualification process Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows: Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Defending champions N/A Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Highest-ranked team on CTRS 1 Charley Thomas Next-ranked team on CTRS not already qualified 1 Brendan Bottcher Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points 2 Mick Lizmore Ted Appelman Peace Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 6–8) 2 Roland Robinson Graham Powell Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 19–22) 3 Thomas Scoffin Jamie King James Pahl Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 20–23) 3 Josh Lameden Aaron Sluchniski Jeremy Harty Notes The defending champion usually receives the first berth, however the defending champion from 2016, Kevin Koe, won the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier and therefore entered the 2017 Brier as Team Canada, negating any need for him to compete in the Boston Pizza Cup. In addition, 2015 Brier champion Pat Simmons, who had competed as Team Canada in 2015 and 2016 with the team Koe won the 2014 Boston Pizza Cup and Brier titles with, would also have been eligible for direct entry into the 2017 Boston Pizza Cup as a past provincial/national champion. However, Simmons' team disbanded after the 2015-16 curling season and forfeited their berth. Had Koe and Simmons both entered the 2017 Boston Pizza Cup, only one team would have qualified via the ACF bonspiel route. Instead, the next-ranked team on the CTRS was granted automatic entry.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale(s) Ted Appelman Tom Appelman Shawn Donnelly Adam Enright Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Brendan Bottcher Darren Moulding Brad Thiessen Karrick Martin Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Jeremy Harty Dylan Webster Joel Berger Gregg Hamilton The Glencoe Club, Calgary Glen Kennedy (fourth) Jamie King (skip) Sean Morris Todd Brick Ellerslie Curling Club, Edmonton Josh Lambden Chris McDonah Robert Collins Colin Stroeder Calgary Curling Club, Calgary Mick Lizmore Daylan Vavrek Carter Lautner Brad Chyz Sexsmith Curling Club, Sexsmith Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton James Pahl Mark Klinck Aaron Bartling Thomas Stroh Thistle Curling Club, Edmonton Graham Powell Tom Sallows Jordan Steinke Chris Wall Grande Prairie Curling Club, Grande Prairie Roland Robinson Jeff Erickson Ryan Konowalyk James Knievel Manning Curling Club, Manning Thomas Scoffin Tristan Steinke Jason Ginter Brett Winfield Saville Sports Centre, Edmonton Aaron Sluchinski Justin Sluchinski Eric Richard Kyle Richard Airdrie Curling Club, Airdrie Charley Thomas Nathan Connolly Brandon Klassen Craig Savill The Glencoe Club, Calgary Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton
Knockout Draw Brackets The draw is listed as follows:https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081254/http://www.2017bostonpizzacup.com/default.aspx?p=draw
A Event
B Event
C Event
Playoffs
A vs. B Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm
C1 vs. C2 Saturday, February 11, 6:30 pm
Semifinal Sunday, February 12, 11:00 am
Final Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081254/http://www.2017bostonpizzacup.com/default.aspx?p=draw http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=4351&eventtypeid=81&view=Main
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