Boston Pizza Cup
Boston Pizza Cup – prowincjonalne mistrzostwa mężczyzn Alberty w curlingu, zwycięzca występuje jako reprezentacja prowincji na the Brier. Zawody rozgrywane są od 1928, Alberta nie brała udziału w pierwszych mistrzostwach Kanady, w 1927. Turniej wcześniej rozgrywany był pod nazwami Alberta Kia Cup i the Safeway Select.
System gry i kwalifikacje
Obecnie w turnieju rywalizuje ze sobą 12 drużyn, grają zmodyfikowanym systemem triple knock-out. Do zawodów kwalifikują się:
- Obrońca tytułu mistrzowskiego z poprzedniego roku
- Drużyna z największą liczbą punktów w Canadian Team Ranking System
- Dwie drużyny z największą liczbą punktów w Alberta Tour
- Pozostałe 8 drużyn wyłanianych jest poprzez rywalizację strefową i regionalną; dwa zespoły z regionu Peace, po trzy z North and South.
Drużyny z trzech pierwszych podpunktów powyższej listy rozpoczynają rywalizację od drugiej kolejki rundy A.
Mistrzowie Alberty
| Rok | Czwarty | Trzeci | Drugi | Otwierający | Miasto, klub | Pozycja na the Brier1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Joe Heartwell | Charles Taylor | John Lang | Allan Duncan | Rosetown, Rosetown Curling Club (Saskatchewan) | |
| 1929 | Arnold Johnson | Charles Cairns | Stewart Williams | J.K. Hays | Edmonton, Edmonton Curling Club | |
| 1930 | Robert Munroe | A.W. Matthews | Donald Edwards | Jack Hall | Edmonton, Edmonton Curling Club | |
| 1931 | R.B. Welliver | J.G. Lafrance | J.C. Fulton | G.H. Lindsay | Red Deer, Red Deer Curling Club | |
| 1932 | Arthur Hollonquist | William Morrison | J. Johnson | Harry Scott | Three Hills, Three Hills Curling Club | |
| 1933 | Cliff Manahan | Harold Deeton | Harold Wolfe | I.H. Ross | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club |  |
| 1934 | Orwell Stewart | George Stewart | Gordon Stewart | William Andrews | Fort Macleod, Fort Macleod Curling Club | |
| 1935 | Robert Alexander | Howard Palmer | Cyril Glover | Walter McLaws | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1936 | George Wanless | William Rose | D.W. Ritchie | William Murray | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1937 | Cliff Manahan | Wesley Robinson | Ross Manahan | Lloyd McIntyre | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | |
| 1938 | Cliff Manahan | Wesley Robinson | Ross Manahan | Lloyd McIntyre | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | |
| 1939 | Howard Baker | Jacob Curliss | Ernest Irving | St. Clair Webb | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1940 | Cliff Manahan | Wesley Robinson | Ross Manahan | Robert Manahan | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | |
| 1941 | Howard Palmer | Jack Lebeau | Arthur Gooder | Clare Webb | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1942 | Jack Slavik | Vincent Slavik | Cecil Runyon | Kenneth Hilliker | Viking, Viking Curling Club | |
| 1943 | Cliff Manahan | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | ° | |||
| 1944 | Cliff Manahan | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | ° | |||
| 1945 | Cliff Manahan | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | ° | |||
| 1946 | William Rose | Bartley Swelin | Austin Smith | George Crooks | Sedgewick, Sedgewick Curling Club | |
| 1947 | Howard Palmer | Robert Munro | I.O. Chubb | William Watson | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1948 | Walter McLaws | James Williams | Olie Syverson | Fredrick Graham | Calgary, Glencoe Curling Club | |
| 1949 | Stu Beagle | Walker Evans | R.C. Wellman | Edward Seney | Blackie, Blackie Curling Club | |
| 1950 | Cliff Manahan | Ross Manahan | Gordon Haynes | William Bull | Edmonton, Royal Curling Club | |
| 1951 | William Gray | Glenn Gray | John Ferry | Warren Scott | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1952 | Art Simpson | Aubrey Gore | Ronald Maclean | Norman Dalsto | Bassano, Bassano Curling Club | |
| 1953 | Lenard Haw | Fredrick Agnew | David Haggerty | Edward Miller | Calgary, Glencoe Curling Club | |
| 1954 | Matt Baldwin | Glenn Gray | Pete Ferry | James Collins | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1955 | Hugh Brown | Oscar Markle | C.L. Dodd | William Brown | Claresholm, Claresholm Curling Club | |
| 1956 | Matt Baldwin | Gordon Haynes | Art Kleinmeyer | Bill Henning | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1957 | Matt Baldwin | Gordon Haynes | Art Kleinmeyer | Bill Price | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1958 | Matt Baldwin | Jack Geddes | Gordon Haynes | Bill Price | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1959 | Herb Olson | Barry Coleman | Merv Dufresne | George Dufresne | Edmonton, Edmonton Curling Club | |
| 1960 | Stu Beagle | Jimmy Shields | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1961 | Hec Gervais | Ron Anton | Ray Werner | Wally Urusliak | Edmonton, Avenue Curling Club | |
| 1962 | Hec Gervais | Ron Anton | Ray Werner | Wally Urusliak | Edmonton, Avenue Curling Club | |
| 1963 | Jimmy Shields | Ron Northcott | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1964 | Ron Northcott | Mike Chernoff | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1965 | Nick Laschuk | Slim Otterson | Ken Hamilton | Don Jarrett | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1966 | Ron Northcott | George Fink | Bernie Sparkes | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1967 | Ron Northcott | George Fink | Bernie Sparkes | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1968 | Ron Northcott | Jimmy Shields | Bernie Sparkes | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1969 | Ron Northcott | Dave Gerlach | Bernie Sparkes | Fred Storey | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1970 | Hec Gervais | Bill Mitchell | Wayne Saboe | Bill Tainsh | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 1971 | Matt Baldwin | Tom Kroeger | Rick Cust | Reg Van Wassenhove | Edmonton, Derrick Curling Club | |
| 1972 | Mel Watchorn | Jim Fox | Terry Watchorn | Merv Watchorn | Fairview, Fairview Curling Club | |
| 1973 | Mel Watchorn | Jim Fox | Terry Watchorn | Merv Watchorn | Fairview, Fairview Curling Club | |
| 1974 | Hec Gervais | Ron Anton | Warren Hansen | Darrel Sutton | St. Albert, St. Albert Curling Club | |
| 1975 | Tom Reed | Kevin Byrne | Tony Rankel | Lorne Reed | St. Albert, St. Albert Curling Club | |
| 1976 | Wayne Sokolosky | Frank Morrisette | John Cottam | Shane Wylie | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1977 | Tom Reed | Kevin Byrne | Tony Rankel | Lorne Reed | Edmonton, Crestwood Curling Club | |
| 1978 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Dale Johnston | Ron Schindle | Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Curling Club | |
| 1979 | Paul Devlin | John Hunter | Pat Ryan | Derek Devlin | Edmonton, Crestwood Curling Club | |
| 1980 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Sterne | Calgary, Calgary Winter Club |  |
| 1981 | Mel Watchorn | Jim Fox | Terry Watchorn | Merv Watchorn | Fairview, Fairview Curling Club | 7. |
| 1982 | Gary Morken | Dennis Graber | Rick Maksymetz | Murray Gummer | Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie Curling Club | 9. |
| 1983 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Calgary, North Hill Curling Club |  |
| 1984 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Calgary, Calgary Curling Club | |
| 1985 | Pat Ryan | Gordon Trenchie | Don McKenzie | Don Walchuk | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1986 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Calgary, Winter Curling Club | |
| 1987 | Pat Ryan | Randy Ferbey | Don Walchuk | Roy Hebert | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | 4. |
| 1988 | Pat Ryan | Randy Ferbey | Don Walchuk | Don McKenzie | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1989 | Pat Ryan | Randy Ferbey | Don Walchuk | Don McKenzie | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1990 | Harold Breckenridge | Jim McDonald | Ron Fulkerth | Dennis Balderston | Calgary, North Hill Curling Club | 10. |
| 1991 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Park | Dan Petryk | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Avonair Curling Club | |
| 1992 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Park | Dan Petryk | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Avonair Curling Club | |
| 1993 | Greg Ferster | Kelly Kijewski | Calvin Schiewe | Ritchie Hipkin | Leduc, Leduc Curling Club | 9. |
| 1994 | Ed Lukowich | Fred Maxie | Dan Petryk | Steve Petryk | Calgary, Glencoe Curling Club | 7. |
| 1995 | Kevin Martin | Kevin Park | James Pahl | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1996 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Shawn Broda | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1997 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Rudy Ramcharan | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 1998 | Tom Reed | Warren Kushnir | Larry Gardeski | Garry Landry | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | 7. |
| 1999 | Ken Hunka | Brent MacDonald | Blake MacDonald | Wade Johnston | Edmonton, Shamrock Curling Club | 9. |
| 2000 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | 6. |
| 2001 | Randy Ferbey | David Nedohin | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 2002 | Randy Ferbey | David Nedohin | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Edmonton, Ottewell Curling Club | |
| 2003 | Randy Ferbey | David Nedohin | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Edmonton, Avonair Curling Club | |
| 2004 | Randy Ferbey | David Nedohin | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Edmonton, Avonair Curling Club | |
| 2005 | Randy Ferbey | David Nedohin | Scott Pfeifer | Marcel Rocque | Edmonton, Granite Curling Club | |
| 2006 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | 4. |
| 2007 | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | 4. |
| 2008 | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | |
| 2009 | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | |
| 2010 | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | |
| 2011 | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | 4. |
| 2012 | Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | |
| 2013 | Kevin Martin | John Morris | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Edmonton, Saville Sports Centre | 5. |
| 2014 | Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Calgary, Glencoe Curling Club | |
| 2015 | Kevin Koe | Marc Kennedy | Brent Laing | Ben Hebert | Calgary, Glencoe Curling Club | 5. |
- 1 – puste pole oznacza brak danych
- ° – the Brier nie odbył się z powodu II wojny światowej
Reprezentacja Alberty na the Brier i mistrzostwach świata
Łącznie zespoły z Alberty wygrywały the Brier 25 razy, 18-krotnie docierały do finałów i przegrywały. 8 razy Alberta zdobyła brązowe medale.
Na rozgrywanych od 1959 mistrzostwach świata zawodnicy z Alberty wystąpili 18 razy. 11-krotnie reprezentacja Alberty już jako reprezentacja Kanady zdobywała tytuł mistrzów świata. Po srebrne medale sięgnęła 3 razy oraz jednokrotnie po brąz. Najgorsze występy ekipy Alberty w MŚ kończyły trzykrotnie na 4. miejscu.
Bibliografia
- Alberta Curling Federation – Past Provincial Champions – Men's. fs1.rampinteractive.com. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2014-09-05)]. (ang.)
- nodice.ca – Tim Horton's Brier. nodice.ca. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2009-03-15)]. (ang.)
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