2008 Boston Pizza Cup
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The 2008 Boston Pizza Cup
, the men's curling
championships for Alberta, took place on February 12-17 at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove
, Alberta
. The Kevin Martin rink won the final over Randy Ferbey's team and represented Alberta at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier
.
Boston Pizza Cup
The Boston Pizza Cup is the Alberta provincial championship for men's curling. The winner represents Team Alberta at the Tim Hortons Brier. Previously, the Alberta Kia Cup and the Safeway Select. Listed below are the provincial champion skips for each year...
, the men's curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
championships for Alberta, took place on February 12-17 at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Spruce Grove is a city in the vicinity of Edmonton, Alberta. Like nearby Stony Plain it is surrounded by Parkland County.With a population of 24,646, Spruce Grove is the 11th largest city in Alberta. The Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre is the local theatre, and its TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The Kevin Martin rink won the final over Randy Ferbey's team and represented Alberta at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier
2008 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 8 to 16, 2008 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Skipped by Kevin Martin, Alberta defeated the defending champion, and reigning World Champion Glenn Howard and Team Ontario. The final pitted arguably the top...
.
Results
Triple-knockout format| Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Martin Kevin Martin (curler) Kevin Martin , nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to three Winter Olympics and is the gold medal winner in the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
3 | 0 |
| Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion.... |
4 | 1 |
| Kevin Koe Kevin Koe Kevin Koe is a Canadian curler. Originally from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, he now resides in Grande Prairie, Alberta and curls out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is the skip of the current World champion team.... |
4 | 2 |
| James Pahl | 5 | 2 |
| Kurt Balderston | 3 | 3 |
| Terry Meek | 3 | 3 |
| Shane Park | 2 | 3 |
| David Stewart | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Petryk | 2 | 3 |
| Jeff Ginter | 1 | 3 |
| Darren Moulding | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Chrenek | 0 | 3 |
Playoffs
- 1 vs. 2: Martin 7-6 Ferbey
- 3 vs. 4: Pahl 3-6 Koe
- Semifinal: Ferbey 11-7 Koe
- Final: Martin 7-4 Ferbey