The 2016 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey and the 108th year the Allan Cup 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]

Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a black plinth.
The Allan Cup trophy
2016 Allan Cup logo

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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]

Participants

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  • 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

Map of teams

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  Host team   Pacific participant   Saskatchewan participant
  Manitoba participant   Ontario participant   Atlantic participant

Round robin

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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

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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

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Quarter and Semi-finals

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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

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


References

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