2018 Allan Cup Explained

The 2018 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey and the 110th year the Allan Cup was awarded. The tournament played in Rosetown, Saskatchewan from April 9 to 14, 2018.^{[1] [2]} The Stoney Creek Generals defeated the Lacombe Generals 7–4 to win the national championship.

Information

Rosetown, Saskatchewan was named the host community in November 2016.

Notable players competing in this tournament include Ian White, Ryan O'Marra, and Lukas Sutter.

Participants

• Rosetown Red Wings (Host)

• 20-2-0-2 record, 1st in ACHW

• Defeated by Lacombe Generals 5-3 in league playoffs

• Defeated Bethune AGT Bulldogs 3-games-to-1 to win Saskatchewan championship
• Lacombe Generals (Pacific)

• 2009, 2013, and 2016 Allan Cup champions (as Bentley Generals)

• 18-4-0-2 record, 2nd in ACHW.

• Defeated Stony Plain Eagles 7-1; defeated Rosetown Red Wings 5-3 to win league

• Defeated Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 4-games-to-0; defeated Stony Plain Eagles 4-games-to-1 to win Alberta championship^[3]

• Automatically advance as British Columbia will not present a champion for McKenzie Cup
• Bethune AGT Bulldogs (Saskatchewan)

• Defeated by Rosetown Red Wings 3-games-to-1

• Automatically advance as Rosetown is the host team
• South East Prairie Thunder (Manitoba)

• 2012 and 2015 Allan Cup champions

• Defeated Île-des-Chênes North Stars 3-games-to-0 to win Pattison Cup series.^[4]
• Stoney Creek Generals (Ontario)

• 15-7-2 record, 1st in ACH

• Defeated Dundas Real McCoys 4-games-to-0, defeated Whitby Dunlops 4-games-to-1 to win league.^[5]

• Automatically advanced as Northwestern Ontario did not present a champion for Renwick Cup.
• Elsipogtog Hawks (Atlantic)

• 7-5 record, 1st in NESHL

• 3-3 record, 2nd in playoff round robin; defeated Bouctouche Dodge Ram JCs 4-games-to-2 to win league

• Automatically advance as no other Atlantic provinces will participate in this year's Allan Cup playoffs^[6]

Map of teams

Round robin

Allan Cup Round Robin Division One Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA 1 South East Manitoba 1-0-1 8 4 2 Bethune Saskatchewan 0-0-2 3 3 3 Elsipogtog Atlantic 0-1-1 3 7 Division Two Rank Team Region W-L-T GF GA 1 Lacombe Pacific 1-0-1 6 4 2 Rosetown Host 0-0-2 4 4 3 Stoney Creek Ontario 0-1-1 6 8

Full standings and statistics available at Pointstreak.com.

Results

Round Robin results style= Game style= width="155" Away Team style= Score style= width="155" Home Team style= Score style= Notes 1 South East 2 Bethune 2 Final 2 Stoney Creek 3 Rosetown 3 Final 3 Elsipogtog 2 South East 6 Final 4 Rosetown 1 Lacombe 1 Final 5 Bethune 1 Elsipogtog 1 Final 6 Lacombe 5 Stoney Creek 3 Final

Championship Round

Quarter and Semi-finals

Quarter and Semi-final results style= Game style= Away Team style= Score style= Home Team style= Score style= Notes 7 Stoney Creek 3 Bethune 2 Final 8 Elsipogtog 6 Rosetown 4 Final 9 Stoney Creek 5 South East 2 Final 10 Elsipogtog 1 Lacombe 4 Final

Final

Allan Cup final style= Game style= width="145" Away Team style= Score style= width="145" Home Team style= Score style= Notes 7 Stoney Creek 7 Lacombe 4 Final

External links

• Official Allan Cup Site
• Allen Cup Site at HockeyCanada.ca

Notes and References

1. News: Rosetown Officially Named Host for 2018 Allan Cup. WestCentralOnline.com. November 24, 2016.
2. News: Rosetown Red Wings get ready to host historical Allan Cup. Star Phoenix. March 31, 2018.
3. Web site: Lacombe Generals win Allan Cup Hockey West Title over Rosetown. RDnewsnow.com. February 11, 2018.
4. News: Prairie Thunder off to Allan Cup. March 16, 2018. The Carillon News.
5. Web site: ACH Playoffs 2018. April 2, 2018. Allan Cup Hockey.
6. News: No Newfoundland teams will compete for Allan Cup in 2018. The Telegram. October 17, 2017.