1996 Allan Cup
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The 1996 Allan Cup was the Canadian
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 national senior ice hockey
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Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....

 championship for the 1995-96 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Unity Miners in Unity, Saskatchewan
Unity, Saskatchewan
-Area statistics:*Lat 52°26′ N*Long 109°10′00″ W*Dominion Land Survey Section 18, Township 40, Range 22, West of the 3rd Meridian*Time zone UTC−6-Location:-See also:*List of towns in Saskatchewan...

. The 1996 tournament marked the 88th time that the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 has been awarded.

The Warroad Lakers wrapped up their third of three consecutive Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

 titles in 1996, this would mark the seventh and last time and American
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 club would win the Canadian
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 Senior "AAA" title.

Teams

  • Stony Plain Eagles
    Stony Plain Eagles
    The Stony Plain Eagles are a senior ice hockey team based in Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada. Founded in the 1930s, the team moved up to the Senior AAA ranks in 1992. They presently play in the Chinook Hockey League.-History:...

     (Pacific)
  • Truro Bearcats
    Truro Bearcats
    The Truro Bearcats are a Junior "A" team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotian teams in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Truro Bearcats were formed in 1997 as a member of the Maritime Jr A Hockey League...

     (East)
  • Unity Miners (Host)
  • Warroad Lakers
    Warroad Lakers
    The Warroad Lakers were an American Senior ice hockey team from Warroad, Minnesota. The Lakers played in various Manitoba AHA and Thunder Bay AHA senior and intermediate leagues and were granted special eligibility for the Allan Cup and Hardy Cup by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association...

    (West)

Results

Round Robin
Warroad Lakers 6 - Stony Plain Eagles 2
Unity Miners 4 - Truro Bearcats 1
Warroad Lakers 11 - Truro Bearcats 3
Unity Miners 5 - Stony Plain Eagles 4
Stony Plain Eagles 4 - Truro Bearcats 4
Warroad Lakers 4 - Unity Miners 2

Semi-final
Stony Plain Eagles 4 - Unity Miners 1

Final
Warroad Lakers 6 - Stony Plain Eagles 1

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