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

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

Round robin
Allan Cup Round Robin
Division One
RankTeamLeagueW-L-TGFGA
1 Southeast Prairie Thunder Manitoba 1-1-0 10 7
2 Lloydminster Border Kings ChHL 1-1-0 5 6
3 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 1-1-0 9 11

Division Two
RankTeamLeagueW-L-TGFGA
1 Bentley Generals ChHL 2-0-0 14 3
2 Steinbach North Stars Manitoba (Host) 1-1-0 7 5
3 Thunder Bay Twins Northern Ontario 0-2-0 1 14

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

Championship Round

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

Final
Allan Cup final
Game Home Team Score Away Team Score Notes
F Bentley Generals 4 Southeast Prairie Thunder 3 2OT Final - Shots: 60-45 Ben

References
  1. "Allancup2009.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  2. "QC.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  3. Allancup.ca
  4. Allancup.ca
  5. Allancup.ca
  6. Allancup.ca

Administration

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Leagues
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