2015 Allan Cup Explained

The 2015 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey and the 107th year the Allan Cup was awarded. The tournament was contended in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador from April 13 to April 18, 2015 and hosted by the Clarenville Caribous. All games were played at the Eastlink Events Centre.[1]

The championship game between the Bentley Generals and South East Prairie Thunder was a rematch of the 2009 final. The Prairie Thunder defeated the Generals by a score of 2–0 to win their second national title.[2]

Information

This year's Allan Cup was the first played in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1985. It was the third consecutive trip to the Allan Cup for the host Clarenville Caribous, who lost the previous two championship games.

The Atlantic region was awarded Quebec's berth for this year's Allan Cup, in addition to its regular spot. As a result, the champions from the Newfoundland's Central West Senior Hockey League (Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts) and New Brunswick's North East Senior Hockey League (Lameque Au P'tit Mousse) were given automatic berths into the Allan Cup. In Ontario, the OHF and defending Allan Cup champions Dundas Real McCoys defeated Northern Ontario's Kenora Thistles to win the Renwick Cup.[3]

In the West, the South East Prairie Thunder of Manitoba swept the Rathgaber Cup series against Saskatchewan's Rosetown Red Wings to return to the Allan Cup for the sixth time in seven years.[4] British Columbia did not present a team for the McKenzie Cup series, thus allowing Alberta's Chinook Hockey League champion (Bentley Generals) to take the Pacific region uncontested and advance directly to the Allan Cup.

Participants

Map of teams

Round robin

Allan Cup Round Robin
Division One
Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA
1South East Prairie ThunderWest2-0-064
2Grand Falls-Windsor CataractsNewfoundland & Labrador1-1-065
3Dundas Real McCoysOntario0-2-069

Division Two
Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA
1Bentley GeneralsPacific2-0-073
2Clarenville CaribousHost1-1-074
3Lameque Au P'tit Mousse New Brunswick0-2-029

Results

Round Robin results
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1Dundas3Grand Falls-Windsor5Final - Shots: 66-22 GFW
2Lameque1Clarenville5Final - Shots: 44-22 CLA
3South East4Dundas2Final - Shots: 56-32 SE
4Clarenville2Bentley3Final - Shots: 37-35 BEN
5Grand Falls-Windsor1South East2Final - Shots: 32-31 GFW
6Bentley4Lameque1Final - Shots: 38-18 BEN

Championship Round

Quarter and Semi-finals

Quarter and Semi-final results
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QFLameque2Grand Falls-Windsor4Final - Shots: 49-23 GFW
QFDundas1Clarenville2Final - Shots: 46-24 CLA
SFGrand Falls-Windsor5Bentley6OT Final - Shots: 37-33 BEN
SFClarenville1South East4Final - Shots: 44-25 CLA

Final

Allan Cup final
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FSouth East2Bentley0Final - Shots: 27-25 BEN

Awards

Bill Saunders Award (Tournament MVP): Steve Christie (South East Prairie Thunder)
All Star Team

Goalie: Steve Christie (South East Prairie Thunder)

Defense: Ryan Bonni (South East Prairie Thunder)

Defense: Griffen Nyren (Bentley Generals)

Forward: Colin Circelli (Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts)

Forward: Del Cowan (South East Prairie Thunder)

Forward: Cam MacLise (Bentley Generals)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Clarenville will host 2015 Allan Cup. CBC.ca. 9 March 2013.
  2. News: Allan Cup Showdown - Thunder vs Generals. 18 April 2015. SteinbachOnline.com.
  3. News: Coming attractions. The Telegram. 11 April 2015. 16 April 2015. https://archive.today/20150416144741/http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/Hockey/2015-04-11/article-4107686/Coming-attractions/1. 16 April 2015. dead.
  4. News: Redwings Fall in Rathgaber Cup. WestCentralOnline.com. 30 March 2015.