2009 Allan Cup
Encyclopedia
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.
In the final, the Bentley Generals
won their first ever Allan Cup
, defeated the Southeast Prairie Thunder 4-3 in double overtime.
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. 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.
With Steinbach hosting the 2009 event, the winners of the Southeast Thunder and the Selkirk Rivermen would represent Manitoba at the Allan Cup. The winner ended up being Southeast, who coincidentally played many of the their home games out of Steinbach as well. Saskatchewan was a battle between the 2007 Allan Cup
champion Lloydminster Border Kings
and the Weyburn Devils, won by Lloydminster.
Only the Fort St. John Flyers
registered in British Columbia
, who lost to the Alberta
winner, Bentley Generals
, in the McKenzie Cup to determine the Pacific seed.
(Host)
Bentley Generals
(Alberta/British Columbia)
Dundas Real McCoys
(Southern Ontario)
Lloydminster Border Kings
(Saskatchewan)
Southeast Prairie Thunder (Manitoba)
Thunder Bay Twins (Northern Ontario)
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:...
was the 2009 edition of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
National Championship of Senior ice hockey
Senior ice hockey
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....
. This tournament marked the 101st year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2009 tournament was hosted by the City of Steinbach, Manitoba
Steinbach, Manitoba
Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...
and the Steinbach North Stars
Steinbach North Stars
The Île-des-Chênes North Stars are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Ile des Chenes, Manitoba...
. The tournament began on April 13, 2009, and ended April 18, 2009.
In the final, the Bentley Generals
Bentley Generals
The Bentley Generals are a senior AAA ice hockey team from Bentley, Alberta, Canada that plays in the Chinook Hockey League. They are the current senior AAA champions of Alberta, as well as the holders of the McKenzie Cup, emblematic of the championship of Western Canada...
won their first ever 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:...
, 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 this season. It is unclear if the league will return for 2009-10.A new regional grouping was added for 2009, as Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
was represented by the Thunder Bay Twins
Thunder Bay Bombers
The Thunder Bay Twins are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario. They play an independent schedule under the supervision of Hockey Northwestern Ontario...
who defeated the Kenora Thistles
Kenora Thistles (senior)
The Kenora Thistles are a Canadian Senior ice hockey club from Kenora, Ontario. They are eligible to compete for the Allan Cup and were hosts of the 2011 Allan Cup.-History:...
2-games-to-1. The Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
region was represented by the Dundas Real McCoys
Dundas Real McCoys
The Dundas Real McCoys are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.-History:...
, winner of Major League Hockey
Major League Hockey
Allan Cup Hockey 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 contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...
, the only league to fully be taking part in this year's Allan Cup.
With Steinbach hosting the 2009 event, the winners of the Southeast Thunder and the Selkirk Rivermen would represent Manitoba at the Allan Cup. The winner ended up being Southeast, who coincidentally played many of the their home games out of Steinbach as well. Saskatchewan was a battle between the 2007 Allan Cup
2007 Allan Cup
The 2007 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2006-07 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Stony Plain Eagles in Stony Plain, Alberta...
champion Lloydminster Border Kings
Lloydminster Border Kings
The Lloydminster Border Kings are a Senior AAA ice hockey team based in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play in the Chinook Hockey League, as the once prominent Wild Goose Hockey League is on hiatus for 2008-09. The Border Kings captured the Allan Cup, Canada's national senior...
and the Weyburn Devils, won by Lloydminster.
Only the Fort St. John Flyers
Fort St. John Flyers
The Fort St. John Flyers are a Canadian Senior ice hockey teams from Fort St. John, British Columbia. They play in the North Peace Hockey League and are one-time Allan Cup National Champions.-History:...
registered in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, who lost to the 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...
winner, Bentley Generals
Bentley Generals
The Bentley Generals are a senior AAA ice hockey team from Bentley, Alberta, Canada that plays in the Chinook Hockey League. They are the current senior AAA champions of Alberta, as well as the holders of the McKenzie Cup, emblematic of the championship of Western Canada...
, in the McKenzie Cup to determine the Pacific seed.
Teams
Steinbach North StarsSteinbach North Stars
The Île-des-Chênes North Stars are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Ile des Chenes, Manitoba...
(Host)
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- Formerly the Île-des-Chênes North Stars.
- Won 2003 Allan Cup2003 Allan CupThe 2003 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2002-03 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Dundas Real McCoys in Dundas, Ontario...
. - 19-2-1-1 exhibition schedule.
Bentley Generals
Bentley Generals
The Bentley Generals are a senior AAA ice hockey team from Bentley, Alberta, Canada that plays in the Chinook Hockey League. They are the current senior AAA champions of Alberta, as well as the holders of the McKenzie Cup, emblematic of the championship of Western Canada...
(Alberta/British Columbia)
-
- Defeated Fort St. John FlyersFort St. John FlyersThe Fort St. John Flyers are a Canadian Senior ice hockey teams from Fort St. John, British Columbia. They play in the North Peace Hockey League and are one-time Allan Cup National Champions.-History:...
3-games-to-1 to win the McKenzie Cup and qualify. - 23-1-0-0 Chinook Hockey LeagueChinook Hockey LeagueThe Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley...
Record. - Finalists at 2008 Allan Cup2008 Allan CupThe 2008 Allan Cup was the 2008 edition of the Canadian National Championship of Senior ice hockey, and the tournament marked the 100th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2008 tournament was hosted by the City of Brantford, Ontario, and the Brantford Blast of the Ontario Hockey...
.
- Defeated Fort St. John Flyers
Dundas Real McCoys
Dundas Real McCoys
The Dundas Real McCoys are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.-History:...
(Southern Ontario)
-
- Hosted 2003 Allan Cup2003 Allan CupThe 2003 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2002-03 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Dundas Real McCoys in Dundas, Ontario...
. - 19-7-1-1 Major League HockeyMajor League HockeyAllan Cup Hockey 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 contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...
record. - Defeated Whitby DunlopsWhitby DunlopsThe Whitby Dunlops are a team in Major League Hockey. Two previous teams have also played as the Whitby Dunlops. The first was an OHA Senior team from 1954 to 1960. The second was a junior team from 1962 to 1963....
4-games-to-none to qualify.
- Hosted 2003 Allan Cup
Lloydminster Border Kings
Lloydminster Border Kings
The Lloydminster Border Kings are a Senior AAA ice hockey team based in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. They play in the Chinook Hockey League, as the once prominent Wild Goose Hockey League is on hiatus for 2008-09. The Border Kings captured the Allan Cup, Canada's national senior...
(Saskatchewan)
-
- 10-12-0-2 Chinook Hockey LeagueChinook Hockey LeagueThe Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley...
record. - Won 2007 Allan Cup2007 Allan CupThe 2007 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2006-07 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Stony Plain Eagles in Stony Plain, Alberta...
. - Defeated Weyburn Devils 3-games-to-none to qualify.
- 10-12-0-2 Chinook Hockey League
Southeast Prairie Thunder (Manitoba)
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- Formerly the Grunthal Red Wings.
- 12-3-1-0 exhibition schedule.
- Defeated Selkirk Rivermen 4-games-to-none to qualify.
Thunder Bay Twins (Northern Ontario)
-
- Formerly the Thunder Bay Bombers.
- First appearance since winning 2005 Allan Cup2005 Allan CupThe 2005 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2004-05 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Lloydminster Border Kings in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan/Alberta...
. - Defeated Kenora ThistlesKenora Thistles (senior)The Kenora Thistles are a Canadian Senior ice hockey club from Kenora, Ontario. They are eligible to compete for the Allan Cup and were hosts of the 2011 Allan Cup.-History:...
2-games-to-1 to qualify.
Round robin
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Administration
- Allancup2009.ca, Official 2009 Allan Cup event website
- Allancup.ca, Official Allan Cup website
- Hockeycanada.ca, Official Hockey Canada website
Teams
- Allancup2009.ca, Steinbach North Stars/2009
- Tommyhockey.com, Hockey Thunder Bay website
- Se-prairiehunder.com, South East Prairie Thunder website
- Lloydminsterborderkings.ca, Official Lloyd Minster Border Kings website
Leagues
- Majorleaguehockey.ca, Official Major League Hockey website
- Chinookhockeyleague.com, Official Chinook Hockey League website