2009 Allan Cup

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The 2009 Allan Cup was the Canadian 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. [1] The tournament began on April 13, 2009, and ended April 18, 2009. All games were played at the T.G. Smith Centre.

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In the final, the Bentley Generals won their first ever Allan Cup, defeated the Southeast Prairie Thunder 4–3 in double overtime.

Information

Both Quebec and the Maritime Provinces were not represented at the 2009 Allan Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the Maritimes had been unable to muster together a Senior "AAA" club. Quebec missed the tournament for the first time in recent history due to their only major Senior league being on hiatus that season. [2]

A new regional grouping was added for 2009, as Northern Ontario was represented by the Thunder Bay Twins who defeated the Kenora Thistles 2-games-to-1. [3] The Southern Ontario region was represented by the Dundas Real McCoys, winner of Major League Hockey, the only league to fully be taking part in this year's Allan Cup. [3]

This years Allan Cup also featured a rare scenario where the host venue happened to be the home arena for two competing teams. While the Steinbach North Stars were the host team, the Southeast Prairie Thunder also earned a berth in the Allan Cup by defeating the Selkirk Rivermen in provincial playdowns. [4] Saskatchewan was a battle between the 2007 Allan Cup champion Lloydminster Border Kings and the Weyburn Devils, won by Lloydminster. [5]

The Alberta champions, Bentley Generals, defeated the Fort St. John Flyers, the only team registered in British Columbia, to win the McKenzie Cup and the Pacific seed. [6]

Teams

Map of teams

Red pog.svg Host team Orange pog.svg Alberta/British Columbia participant Green pog.svg Saskatchewan participant
Purple pog.svg Manitoba participant Blue pog.svg Northern Ontario participant Yellow pog.svg Southern Ontario participant

Round robin

Allan Cup Round Robin
Division One
RankTeamLeagueW-L-TGFGA
1 Southeast Prairie Thunder Manitoba 1-1-0107
2 Lloydminster Border Kings ChHL 1-1-056
3 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 1-1-0911

Division Two
RankTeamLeagueW-L-TGFGA
1 Bentley Generals ChHL 2-0-0143
2 Steinbach North Stars Manitoba (Host)1-1-075
3 Thunder Bay Twins Northern Ontario0-2-0114

Results

Round Robin results
GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
1 Southeast Prairie Thunder 4 Lloydminster Border Kings 0Final - Shots: 38-24 LBK
2 Steinbach North Stars 5 Thunder Bay Twins 0Final - Shots: 54-16 SNS
3 Lloydminster Border Kings 5 Dundas Real McCoys 2Final - Shots: 56-34 LBK
4 Bentley Generals 5 Steinbach North Stars 2Final - Shots 51-31 Ben
5 Dundas Real McCoys 7 Southeast Prairie Thunder 6Final - Shots: 37-34 DRM
6 Thunder Bay Twins 1 Bentley Generals 9Final - Shots: 60-26 Ben

Championship Round

Quarter and Semi-finals

Quarter and Semi-final results
GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
QF1 Lloydminster Border Kings 2 Thunder Bay Twins 3OT Final - Shots: 35-32 LBK
QF2 Steinbach North Stars 8 Dundas Real McCoys 4Final - Shots: 43-36 SNS
SF1 Bentley Generals 8 Thunder Bay Twins 1Final - Shots: 49-30 Ben
SF2 Southeast Prairie Thunder 4 Steinbach North Stars 2Final - Shots: 44-33 SNS

Final

Allan Cup final
GameHome TeamScoreAway TeamScoreNotes
F Bentley Generals 4 Southeast Prairie Thunder 32OT Final - Shots: 60-45 Ben

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References

  1. ↑ "Allancup2009.ca". Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ "QC.ca". Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Allancup.ca
  4. ↑ Allancup.ca
  5. ↑ Allancup.ca
  6. ↑ Allancup.ca

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