{{infobox curling | Name = 2016 Boston Pizza Cup | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Camrose, Alberta|Camrose]], [[Alberta]] | Arena = [[Encana Arena]] | Dates = February 10–14 | Winner = '''Kevin Koe''' | Curling club = [[The Glencoe Club]], [[Calgary]] | Skip = [[Kevin Koe]] | Third = [[Marc Kennedy]] | Second = [[Brent Laing]] | Lead = [[Ben Hebert]] | Finalist = [[Charley Thomas]] |prev = [[2015 Boston Pizza Cup|2015]] |next = [[2017 Boston Pizza Cup|2017]]
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The '''2016 [[Boston Pizza Cup]]''' was held from February 10 to 14 at the [[Encana Arena]] in [[Camrose, Alberta|Camrose]], [[Alberta]]. The winning [[Kevin Koe]] rink represented Alberta at the [[2016 Tim Hortons Brier]] in [[Ottawa]]. Koe's rink went on to win the Brier, his third Brier championship as skip.
==Qualification process== Twelve teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. The qualification process is as follows: {| class=wikitable |- ! Qualification method !! Berths !! Qualifying team |- | [[2015 Boston Pizza Cup|Defending champion from previous year]] || 1 || [[Kevin Koe]] |- | Highest-ranked team on [[CCA rankings|CTRS]] not already qualified || 1 || [[Charley Thomas]] |- | Alberta Curling Federation bonspiel points || 2 || [[Mick Lizmore]] <br> [[Brendan Bottcher]] |- | Peace Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 15–17) || 2 || [[Tom Sallows]] <br> [[Greg Pasichnuk]] |- | Northern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 14–17) || 3 || [[Jeff Erickson]] <br> [[Greg Hansen]] <br> [[Warren Cross]] |- | Southern Alberta Curling Association qualifier (Jan. 15–18) || 3 || [[Brent Bawel]] <br> [[Kevin Park]] <br> [[Kevin Yablonski]] |}
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Skip !! Third !! Second !! Lead !! Alternate !! Locale(s) |- | [[Brent Bawel]] || [[Lyle Kent]] || [[Byron Wickerson]] || [[Nathan Relitz]] || || [[Airdrie Curling Club]], [[Airdrie, Alberta|Airdrie]] |- | [[Brendan Bottcher]] || [[Tom Appelman]] || [[Bradley Thiessen]] || [[Karrick Martin]] || || [[Saville Sports Centre]], [[Edmonton]] |- | [[Warren Cross]] || [[Dean Darwent]] || [[Jeremy Hodges]] || [[Cody Bartlett]] || || [[Saville Sports Centre]], [[Edmonton]] |- | [[Jeff Erickson]] || [[Dustin Eckstrand]] || [[Shaun Planaden]] || [[Scott Cruickshank]] || || [[Sedgewick Curling Club]], [[Sedgewick, Alberta|Sedgewick]] |- | [[Glen Hansen]] || Doug McLennan || [[Don Bartlett]] || [[George Parsons (curler)|George Parsons]] || || [[St. Albert Curling Club]], [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]] |- | [[Kevin Koe]] || [[Marc Kennedy]] || [[Brent Laing]] || [[Ben Hebert]] || || [[Glencoe Curling Club]], [[Calgary]] |- | [[Mick Lizmore]] || [[Daylan Vavrek]] || [[Brad Chyz]] || [[Carter Lautner]] || || [[Saville Sports Centre]], [[Edmonton]] |- | [[Kevin Park]] || [[Brock Virtue]] || [[Adam Norget]] || [[Dylan Webster]] || [[Mike Neufeld]] || [[Lethbridge Curling Club]], [[Lethbridge]] |- | [[Greg Pasichnuk]] || [[James Knievel]] || [[Kevin Albrecht]] || [[Chad Krantz]] || [[Evan Asmussen]] || [[Manning Curling Club]], [[Manning, Alberta|Manning]] |- | [[Jordan Steinke]] (fourth) || [[Tom Sallows]] (skip) || [[Mark Pillsworth]] || [[Kendall Warawa]] || || [[Grande Prairie Curling Club]], [[Grande Prairie]] |- | [[Charley Thomas]] || [[Nathan Connolly (curler)|Nathan Connolly]] || [[Brandon Klassen]] || [[D. J. Kidby]] || || [[Glencoe Curling Club]], [[Calgary]] <br> [[Crestwood Curling Club]], [[Calgary]] |- | [[Kevin Yablonski]] || [[Michael Roy]] || [[Scott Garrett (curler)|Scott Garrett]] || [[Matthew McDonald (curler)|Matthew McDonald]] || || [[Glencoe Curling Club]], [[Calgary]] |}
==Knockout Draw Brackets== The draw is listed as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2016bostonpizzacup.ramp190.com/default.aspx?p=draw|title=2016 Boston Pizza Cup Draw|publisher=2016 Boston Pizza Cup|accessdate=1 February 2016|archive-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202113156/http://2016bostonpizzacup.ramp190.com/default.aspx?p=draw|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===A event=== {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= First Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= Qualifier 1 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team3= '''[[Brent Bawel]]''' | RD1-score3= '''7''' | RD1-team4= [[Warren Cross]] | RD1-score4= 6 | RD1-team5= [[Kevin Park]] | RD1-score5= 2 | RD1-team6= '''[[Greg Pasichnuk]]''' | RD1-score6= '''8''' | RD1-team11= [[Jeff Erickson]] | RD1-score11= 7 | RD1-team12= '''[[Kevin Yablonski]]''' | RD1-score12= '''8''' | RD1-team13= '''[[Tom Sallows]]''' | RD1-score13= '''7''' | RD1-team14= [[Glen Hansen]] | RD1-score14= 5
| RD2-team1= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD2-score1= '''8''' | RD2-team2= [[Brent Bawel]] | RD2-score2= 2 | RD2-team3= [[Greg Pasichnuk]] | RD2-score3= 3 | RD2-team4= '''[[Mick Lizmore]]''' | RD2-score4= '''8''' | RD2-team5= '''[[Charley Thomas]]''' | RD2-score5= '''7''' | RD2-team6= [[Kevin Yablonski]] | RD2-score6= 2 | RD2-team7= [[Tom Sallows]] | RD2-score7= 2 | RD2-team8= '''[[Brendan Bottcher]]''' | RD2-score8= '''9'''
| RD3-team1= [[Kevin Koe]] | RD3-score1= 4 | RD3-team2= '''[[Mick Lizmore]]''' | RD3-score2= '''6''' | RD3-team3= '''[[Charley Thomas]]''' | RD3-score3= '''8''' | RD3-team4= [[Brendan Bottcher]] | RD3-score4= 7
| RD4-team1= [[Mick Lizmore]] | RD4-score1= 1 | RD4-team2= '''[[Charley Thomas]]''' | RD4-score2= '''7''' }}
===B event=== {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Second Knockout | RD2= | RD3= | RD4= Qualifier 2 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Greg Pasichnuk]]''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-team2= [[Warren Cross]] | RD1-score2= 6 | RD1-team5= [[Kevin Yablonski]] | RD1-score5= 7 | RD1-team6= '''[[Kevin Park]]''' | RD1-score6= '''8''' | RD1-team09= [[Tom Sallows]] | RD1-score09= 7 | RD1-team10= '''[[Jeff Erickson]]''' | RD1-score10= '''8''' | RD1-team11= [[Brent Bawel]] | RD1-score11= 5 | RD1-team12= '''[[Glen Hansen]]''' | RD1-score12= '''7'''
| RD2-team1= [[Greg Pasichnuk]] | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-team2= '''[[Brendan Bottcher]]''' | RD2-score2= '''12''' | RD2-team3= [[Kevin Park]] | RD2-score3= 1 | RD2-team4= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD2-score4= '''7''' | RD2-team5= [[Jeff Erickson]] | RD2-score5= 5 | RD2-team6= '''[[Glen Hansen]]''' | RD2-score6= '''9'''
| RD3-team1= [[Brendan Bottcher]] | RD3-score1= 3 | RD3-team2= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD3-score2= '''8''' | RD3-team3= [[Glen Hansen]] | RD3-score3= 7 | RD3-team4= '''[[Mick Lizmore]]''' | RD3-score4= '''8'''
| RD4-team1= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD4-score1= '''6''' | RD4-team2= [[Mick Lizmore]] | RD4-score2= 1 }}
===C event=== {{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Third Knockout | RD2= | RD3= Qualifier 3 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team3= [[Warren Cross]] | RD1-score3= 5 | RD1-team4= '''[[Kevin Yablonski]]''' | RD1-score4= '''9'''
| RD2-team1= '''[[Kevin Yablonski]]''' | RD2-score1= '''9''' | RD2-team2= [[Glen Hansen]] | RD2-score2= 4 | RD2-team3= [[Jeff Erickson]] | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-team4= '''[[Brendan Bottcher]]''' | RD2-score4= '''6'''
| RD3-team1= [[Kevin Yablonski]] | RD3-score1= 3 | RD3-team2= '''[[Brendan Bottcher]]''' | RD3-score2= '''10''' }} {{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes | RD1= Third Knockout | RD2= | RD3= Qualifier 4 | team-width= 150px
| RD1-team1= '''[[Tom Sallows]]''' | RD1-score1= '''11''' | RD1-team2= [[Greg Pasichnuk]] | RD1-score2= 6 | RD1-team3= '''[[Brent Bawel]]''' | RD1-score3= '''9''' | RD1-team4= [[Kevin Park]] | RD1-score4= 5
| RD2-team1= [[Tom Sallows]] | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-team2= '''[[Brent Bawel]]''' | RD2-score2= '''9'''
| RD3-team1= [[Brent Bawel]] | RD3-score1= 4 | RD3-team2= '''[[Mick Lizmore]]''' | RD3-score2= '''7''' }}
==Knockout results==
===Draw 1=== ''Wednesday, February 10, 9:30 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Kevin Park]] {{X}} |0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|X|X| |2 | team2 = [[Greg Pasichnuk]] |0|0|1|3|1|0|2|1|X|X| |8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Jeff Erickson]] |0|3|0|3|0|0|0|1|0|0| |7 | team2 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] {{X}} |1|0|1|0|0|2|1|0|2|1| |8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Tom Sallows]] {{X}} |1|0|2|0|1|1|1|1|0|X| |7 | team2 = [[Glen Hansen]] |0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|X| |5 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Brent Bawel]] |0|1|0|1|2|0|1|0|0|2| |7 | team2 = [[Warren Cross]] {{X}} |2|0|2|0|0|0|0|1|1|0| |6 }}
===Draw 2=== ''Wednesday, February 10, 6:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Kevin Koe]] {{X}} |1|0|3|0|0|4|X|X|X|X| |8 | team2 = [[Brent Bawel]] |0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X| |2 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Greg Pasichnuk]] |0|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|X|X| |3 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] {{X}} |2|1|3|1|0|0|1|0|X|X| |8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Charley Thomas]] |0|0|0|2|0|1|1|3|X|X| |7 | team2 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] {{X}} |0|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|X|X| |2 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = [[Tom Sallows]] |0|0|1|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |2 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] {{X}} |0|3|0|4|0|2|X|X|X|X| |9 }}
===Draw 3=== ''Thursday, February 11, 9:00 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Kevin Koe]] |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0 |4 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] {{X}} |0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|0|2 |6 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Charley Thomas]] {{X}} |2|0|2|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|1 |8 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |0|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|1|0 |7 }}
===Draw 4=== ''Thursday, February 11, 2:00 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Greg Pasichnuk]] {{X}} |0|1|0|2|0|0|3|0|1|0| |7 | team2 = [[Warren Cross]] |1|0|0|0|2|1|0|1|0|1| |6 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] |0|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|0|7 | team2 = [[Kevin Park]] {{X}} |1|0|0|1|0|3|0|1|0|1|1|8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Tom Sallows]] |0|2|0|0|1|0|2|0|2|0| |7 | team2 = [[Jeff Erickson]] {{X}} |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|2| |8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Brent Bawel]] {{X}} |1|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|0|0| |5 | team2 = [[Glen Hansen]] |0|0|3|1|0|0|2|0|0|1| |7 }}
===Draw 5=== ''Thursday, February 11, 6:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Jeff Erickson]] {{X}} |2|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|0|0| |5 | team2 = [[Glen Hansen]] |0|0|0|4|0|1|0|1|1|2| |9 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Greg Pasichnuk]] |0|0|0|0|2|0|X|X|X|X| |2 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] {{X}} |3|2|1|3|0|3|X|X|X|X| |12 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Mick Lizmore]] |0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X|X|X| |1 | team2 = [[Charley Thomas]] {{X}} |1|2|1|2|1|0|X|X|X|X| |7 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Kevin Park]] |0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X|X| |1 | team2 = [[Kevin Koe]] {{X}} |1|1|2|0|1|2|X|X|X|X| |7 }}
===Draw 6=== ''Friday, February 12, 9:00 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Tom Sallows]] {{X}} |2|0|2|0|1|0|3|0|3|X| |11 | team2 = [[Greg Pasichnuk]] |0|1|0|3|0|0|0|2|0|X| |6 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Brent Bawel]] {{X}} |2|0|1|0|3|0|2|0|1|X| |9 | team2 = [[Kevin Park]] |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|X| |5 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Warren Cross]] |0|0|3|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |5 | team2 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] {{X}} |0|1|0|2|0|1|2|0|3|X| |9 }}
===Draw 7=== ''Friday, February 12, 2:00 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |0|0|1|0|0|2|X|X|X|X| |3 | team2 = [[Kevin Koe]] {{X}} |1|2|0|0|5|0|X|X|X|X| |8 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Glen Hansen]] |0|0|2|1|0|1|0|3|0|0| |7 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] {{X}} |2|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|2|2| |8 }}
===Draw 8=== ''Friday, February 6, 6:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Kevin Koe]] {{X}} |0|1|0|2|0|0|3|X|X|X| |6 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |1 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Jeff Erickson]] {{X}} |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|0| |4 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |0|0|2|1|0|1|0|1|0|1| |6 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] {{X}} |1|0|2|2|1|0|0|3|X|X| |9 | team2 = [[Glen Hansen]] |0|3|0|0|0|1|0|0|X|X| |4 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Brent Bawel]] {{X}} |1|0|2|3|0|1|2|X|X|X| |9 | team2 = [[Tom Sallows]] |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |2 }}
===Draw 9=== ''Saturday, February 7, 1:00 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = B | team1 = [[Kevin Yablonski]] {{X}} |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|X| |3 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |0|0|0|1|0|2|2|0|5|X| |10 }} {{Curlingbox | sheet = D | team1 = [[Brent Bawel]] |0|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|1|0| |4 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] {{X}} |0|2|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|2| |7 }}
==Playoffs== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1= '''[[Page playoff system]]''' | RD2= Semifinal | RD3= Final
| RD1-seed1= A | RD1-team1= '''[[Charley Thomas]]''' | RD1-score1= '''7''' | RD1-seed2= B | RD1-team2= [[Kevin Koe]] | RD1-score2= 5 | RD1-seed3= C1 | RD1-team3= '''[[Brendan Bottcher]]''' | RD1-score3= '''5''' | RD1-seed4= C2 | RD1-team4= [[Mick Lizmore]] | RD1-score4= 2
| RD2-seed1= B | RD2-team1= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD2-score1= '''7''' | RD2-seed2= C1 | RD2-team2= [[Brendan Bottcher]] | RD2-score2= 4
| RD3-seed1= A | RD3-team1= [[Charley Thomas]] | RD3-score1= 4 | RD3-seed2= B | RD3-team2= '''[[Kevin Koe]]''' | RD3-score2= '''8''' }}
===A vs. B=== ''Saturday, February 13, 6:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Charley Thomas]] {{X}} |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|2|0|2|7 | team2 = [[Kevin Koe]] |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|5 }}
===C1 vs. C2=== ''Saturday, February 13, 6:30 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = A | team1 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] {{X}} |0|1|0|0|0|4|0|0|0|X| |5 | team2 = [[Mick Lizmore]] |0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2 }}
===Semifinal=== ''Sunday, February 14, 9:30 am'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Kevin Koe]] {{X}} |0|1|0|3|0|0|2|0|1|X| |7 | team2 = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|0|X| |4 }}
===Final=== ''Sunday, February 14, 2:00 pm'' {{Curlingbox | sheet = C | team1 = [[Charley Thomas]] {{X}} |0|2|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X| |4 | team2 = [[Kevin Koe]] |1|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|2|X| |8 }}
{{winners-other|2016 Boston Pizza Cup|AB|[[Kevin Koe]]|5th Alberta Provincial Championship}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://2016bostonpizzacup.ramp190.com/}}
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