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2016 Allan Cup

Top 8 2016 Allan Cup related articles
1 Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Lacombe Generals, who captured the 2019 Allan Cup in Lacombe, Alberta.More
2 Canada
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.More
3 Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition. There are no age restrictions for Senior players, who typically consist of those whose Junior eligibility has expired.More
4 Steinbach, Manitoba
Steinbach is a city located about 58 km south-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. According to the Canada 2016 Census, Steinbach has a population of 15,829, making it the third-largest city in Manitoba and the largest community in the Eastman region. The city is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Hanover to the north, west, and south, and the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie to the east. Steinbach was first settled by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites from the Russian Empire in 1874, whose descendants continue to have a significant presence in the city today. Steinbach is found on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies, while Sandilands Provincial Forest is a short distance east of the city.More
5 T.G. Smith Centre
The T.G. Smith Centre is an ice hockey complex in Steinbach, Manitoba. It features two indoor arenas and one outdoor ice rink.More
6 Lacombe Generals
The Lacombe Generals were a Senior AAA ice hockey team from Lacombe, Alberta, Canada that played in the Chinook Hockey League. The Generals are four-time national champions, having won the Allan Cup in 2009 and 2016 in Steinbach, Manitoba, and in 2013 in Red Deer, Alberta and in Lacombe, Alberta 2019. The club was formerly known as the Bentley Generals from 1999–2016, and played out of the Bentley Arena in Bentley, Alberta, as well as the Red Deer Arena. The team folded in 2019 due to concerns with the organization of senior hockey in Canada.More
7 2015 Allan Cup
The 2015 Allan Cup was the 2015 Canadian Grand National Championship of Senior ice hockey and the 107th year the trophy was awarded. The tournament was contended in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador from April 13 to April 18, 2015 and hosted by the Clarenville Caribous. All games were played at the Eastlink Events Centre.More
8 South East Prairie Thunder
The South East Prairie Thunder are a Canadian Senior 'AAA' ice hockey team based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba and two-time Allan Cup champions. They play an independent schedule under the jurisdiction of Hockey Manitoba.More

The 2016 Allan Cup was the 2016 Canadian Grand National Championship of Senior ice hockey and the 108th year the trophy was awarded. The tournament was contended in Steinbach, Manitoba from April 11 to April 16, 2016, with all games played at the T.G. Smith Centre.[1][2] The Bentley Generals defeated the host and defending champion South East Prairie Thunder in overtime to win the national title.[3]

Information

This year's Allan Cup marked the second time in eight seasons that the Allan Cup was played in Steinbach, with three of the participating teams from 2009 returning for 2016. The South East Prairie Thunder were formally announced as the host club in September 2014, the 2009 champion Bentley Generals qualified by winning Alberta's Chinook Hockey League, and the 2009 host team, Île-des-Chênes North Stars, qualified as Manitoba champions.[1][4]

The other three clubs to qualify were the Stoney Creek Generals, who captured the OHA Allan Cup Hockey championship and Renwick Cup; the Shellbrook Elks, who qualified by default as the lone Senior 'AAA' club in Saskatchewan; and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, winner of the Atlantic region playoff.[5][6]

2016 Allan Cup Information articles: 8
1 2009 Allan Cup
The 2009 Allan Cup was the 2009 edition of the Canadian National Championship of Senior ice hockey. This tournament marked the 101st year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2009 tournament was hosted by the City of Steinbach, Manitoba and the Steinbach North Stars. The tournament began on April 13, 2009, and ended April 18, 2009. All games were played at the T.G. Smith Centre.More
2 Alberta
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,067,175 people as of the 2016 census, it is Canada's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Alberta's area is approximately 660,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi).More
3 Allan Cup Hockey West
The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, currently made up of two Senior AAA teams. The ACHW is one of two Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; the other is Ontario's Allan Cup Hockey. Since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, the Chinook and ACHW have produced four Allan Cup national champions: the 1999 Stony Plain Eagles, and the 2009, 2013 and 2016 Bentley Generals. The Lacombe Generals have the most playoff championship wins at 12. Stony Plain collected eight consecutive titles from 1998 to 2005 while the Generals recently earned their 11th consecutive title dating back to 2008-2009.More
4 Île-des-Chênes North Stars
The Île-des-Chênes North Stars are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based out of Ile des Chenes, Manitoba. The North Stars were 2003 Allan Cup champions and have competed in the Carillon Senior Hockey League since 2020.More
5 Stoney Creek Generals
The Stoney Creek Generals were a Canadian Senior Ice Hockey team playing out of Gateway Ice Centre in Stoney Creek, Ontario. In 2013, the Stoney Creek Generals joined the Ontario Hockey Association's Allan Cup Hockey League and began operations. The Stoney Creek Generals are the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 regular season champions. The Stoney Creek Generals are 2 time recipients of the Robertson Cup in 2015-16 and 2016-17.More
6 Allan Cup Hockey
Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league's champion contends for the famed Allan Cup each year. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two and as a result it merged with the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League in 2008. In 2011, the league changed its name from Major League Hockey to Allan Cup Hockey.More
7 Renwick Cup
The Gordon Renwick Cup is the Senior "AAA" Central Canada ice hockey championship. The winning of this trophy earns the champion the right to compete in the Allan Cup, the national Senior 'AAA' Championship. It is named after former Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Gord Renwick, who had ties to senior ice hockey with the Galt Hornets.More
8 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts
The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central Division of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.More

Participants

  • 2012 and 2015 Allan Cup champions.
  • Defeated Île-des-Chênes North Stars 2-0 to win Pattison Cup
  • 2003 Allan Cup champions.
  • Defeated Manitoba Lightning 2-1, lost to South East Prairie Thunder 0-2

Round robin

Allan Cup Round Robin
Division One
Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA
1 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts Atlantic 2-0-0 7 5
2 South East Prairie Thunder Host 1-1 6 4
3 Shellbrook Elks Saskatchewan 0-2 2 6

Division Two
Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA
1 Bentley Generals Pacific 2-0 12 5
2 Stoney Creek Generals Ontario 0-2 5 16
3 Île-des-Chênes North Stars* Manitoba 1-1 11 7
* Île-des-Chênes forfeited its win against Stoney Creek[13]

Results

Round Robin results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
1 Île-des-Chênes 8 Stoney Creek 3 Final - IDC forfeits win[13]
2 Shellbrook 0 South East 2 Final
3 Stoney Creek 2 Bentley 8 Final
4 South East 3 Grand Falls-Windsor 4 Final
5 Bentley 4 Île-des-Chênes 3 Final
6 Grand Falls-Windsor 3 Shellbrook 2 Final'

Championship Round

Quarter and Semi-finals

Quarter and Semi-final results
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
7 Stoney Creek 4 Shellbrook 7 Final
8 Île-des-Chênes 1 South East 3 Final
9 Shellbrook 1 Bentley 3 Final
10 South East 3 Grand-Falls Windsor 2 Final

Final

Allan Cup final
Game Away Team Score Home Team Score Notes
11 South East 3 Bentley 4 OT Final


References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Allan Cup Confirmed In Steinbach". SteinbachOnline.com. 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ "South East Prairie Thunder win 2015 Allan Cup". Hockey Canada. 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Déjà vu as Bentley Generals knock off hosts to capture Allan Cup in overtime…again". Global News. 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "North Stars Qualify for Allan Cup". SteinbachOnline.com. 14 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Quest for the Allan Cup". FCHL. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Stoney Creek Generals Win 2016 Allan Cup Hockey Championship". Ontario Hockey Association. 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ "2015-2016 Standings". Central West Senior Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  8. ^ "Cataracts are off to the finals". Central West Senior Hockey League. 2016-02-20. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  9. ^ "Cataracts claim 3rd straight CWSHL title". Central West Senior Hockey League. 2016-03-12. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  10. ^ "Cataracts complete the Herder Cat-trick". Central West Senior Hockey League. 2016-03-27. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  11. ^ "Cataracts announce Allan Cup roster". Central West Senior Hockey League. 2016-03-28. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  12. ^ "Cataracts off to Allan Cup". Central West Senior Hockey League. 2016-04-03. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  13. ^ a b "Controversy at Allan Cup". Winnipeg Sun. 2016-04-14.

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