Allan Cup

Allan Cup

Sport	Ice hockey
Inaugural season	1909
Most recent champion(s)	Bentley Generals (2016)
Most titles	Port Arthur Bearcats/Thunder Bay Twins (9)
TV partner(s)	TSN
Official website	HockeyCanada.ca

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montague Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Bentley Generals of Alberta, who captured the 2016 Allan Cup in Steinbach, Manitoba.

History

In 1908, a split occurred in the competition of ice hockey in Canada. The top amateur teams left the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, which allowed professionals, to form the new Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union (IPAHU), a purely amateur league. The trustees of the Stanley Cup decided that the Cup would be awarded to the professional ice champion, meaning there was no corresponding trophy for the amateur championship of Canada. The Allan Cup was donated in early 1909 by Montreal businessman and Montreal Amateur Athletic Association president Sir H. Montagu Allan to be presented to the amateur champions of Canada. It was to be ruled like the Stanley Cup had, passed by champion to champion by league championship or challenge.^[1][2] Three trustees were named to administer the trophy: Sir Edward Clouston, President of the Bank of Montreal, Dr. H. B. Yates of McGill University, (donor of the Yates Cup to the Intercollegiate Rugby Union in 1898) and Graham Drinkwater, four-time Stanley Cup champion.

The trophy was originally presented to the Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, members of the IPAHU, to award to the champions of the IPAHU.^[2] The first IPAHU champion, and by extension, first winner of the Cup was the Ottawa Cliffsides hockey club. After the season, the Cliffsides were defeated in the first-ever challenge by the Queen’s University hockey club of Kingston, Ontario.

In the early years, trustees of the Cup quickly came to appreciate the difficulties of organizing a national competition in so large a country. In 1914, at the suggestion of one of the trustees, Claude Robinson, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) was formed as a national governing body for the sport. One of the CAHA's first decisions, in 1915, was to replace the challenge system with a series of national playoffs. Starting in 1920, the Allan Cup champion team would represent Canada in amateur play at the Olympics and World Championships. This was discontinued in the 1960s with the introduction of the Canadian national team.

In 1928 the trustees turned over responsibility for the Cup to the CAHA. By 1951, many senior teams had become semi-professional or professional. In 1951, the CAHA set up a "major league" of competition from the semi-pro and professional senior leagues. The leagues would no longer compete for the Allan Cup, but would compete for the new Alexander Cup. The Allan Cup would be competed for on a more purely amateur basis from teams in smaller centres of Canada. The major league concept broke up by 1953, and the Alexander Cup competition was retired after 1954.

Since 1984 the Allan Cup has been competed for by teams in the Senior AAA category. Although interest in senior ice hockey has diminished over its history, the Cup retains an important place in Canadian ice hockey.^[3] The Cup championship is determined in an annual tournament held in the city or town of a host team, playing off against regional champions.

The Cup has been won by teams from every province and from the Yukon, as well as by two teams from the United States which played in Canadian leagues. The city with the most Allan Cup championships is Thunder Bay with 10, including four won as Port Arthur before the city's amalgamation. The original Cup has been retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a replica is presented to the champions.

Allan Cup championships

Challenges

Listed are all of the challenges of the early years of the Allan Cup, bolded are the final winner of the season.

Allan Cup Challenge Series Year Champion Finalist Goal total Location 1909 Ottawa Cliffsides Initial Champion, as IPAHU Champions Queen's Golden Gaels Ottawa Cliffsides 5-4 (1 gm) Ottawa, ON 1910 Queen's Golden Gaels McGill Redmen 7-2 (1 gm) Ottawa, ON Queen's Golden Gaels Ottawa Cliffsides 6-3 (1 gm) Kingston, ON Toronto St. Michael's Majors Queen's Golden Gaels 5-4 (1 gm) Kingston, ON Toronto St. Michael's Majors Sherbrooke 8-3 (1 gm) Toronto, ON 1911 Winnipeg Victorias Toronto St. Michael's Majors Default Winnipeg Victorias Kenora Thistles 16-10 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB 1912 Winnipeg Victorias Calgary Athletic Club 19-6 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Victorias Toronto Eatons 24-5 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Victorias Regina Capitals 9-3 (1 gm) Winnipeg, MB 1913 Winnipeg Hockey Club Awarded as ManHL Champions Winnipeg Hockey Club Moose Jaw Moose 16-3 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Hockey Club Edmonton Eskimos 18-8 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB 1914 Winnipeg Monarchs Awarded as ManHL Champions Winnipeg Monarchs Kenora Thistles 6-2 (1 gm) Winnipeg, MB Regina Victorias Winnipeg Monarchs 5-4 (1 gm) Winnipeg, MB Regina Victorias Grand-Mère 10-5 (2 gms) Regina, SK 1915 Melville Millionaires Awarded as SSHL Champions Melville Millionaires Prince Albert Mintos 15-13 (2 gms) Melville/Prince Albert, SK Melville Millionaires Toronto Victorias 15-11 (2 gms) Melville, SK Winnipeg Monarchs Melville Millionaires 7-6 (2 gms) Melville, SK 1916 Winnipeg 61st Battalion Winnipeg Monarchs 11-10 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg 61st Battalion Winnipeg Victorias 5-3 (1 gm) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg 61st Battalion Fort William 8-6 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg 61st Battalion Regina Victorias 13-3 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB 1917 Winnipeg Victorias Awarded as WPL Champions Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Union Canadienne 22-11 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg 221st Battalion 11-5 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Victorias Port Arthur 141st Battalion 10-5 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB Toronto Dentals Winnipeg Victorias 13-12 (2 gms) Winnipeg, MB 1918 Kitchener Greenshirts Toronto Dentals 7-4 (2 gms) Kitchener/Toronto, ON Kitchener Greenshirts Port Arthur Columbus Club 20-2 (1 gm) Toronto, ON Kitchener Greenshirts Winnipeg Ypres 6-4 (2 gms) Toronto, ON

Playoffs

Allan Cup Final Series/Round Robins Year Eastern Finalist Western Finalist Series Primary Location 1919 Hamilton Tigers Winnipeg Selkirks 7-6 (gls) Toronto, ON 1920 University of Toronto Winnipeg Falcons 5-11 (gls) Toronto, ON 1921 University of Toronto Brandon 8-3 (gls) Winnipeg, MB 1922 Toronto Granites Regina Victorias 13-2 (gls) Toronto, ON 1923 Toronto Granites University of Saskatchewan 11-2 (gls) Winnipeg, MB 1924 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Winnipeg Selkirks 6-3 (gls) Toronto, ON 1925 University of Toronto Port Arthur Bearcats 0-2 Winnipeg, MB 1926 University of Toronto Port Arthur Bearcats 1-2-1 Toronto, ON* 1927 University of Toronto Grads Fort William Thundering Herd 2-1-1 Vancouver, BC 1928 Montreal Victorias University of Manitoba Bisons 1-2 Ottawa, ON 1929 Montreal St-Francois Xavier Port Arthur Bearcats 0-2-1 Winnipeg, MB 1930 Montreal Hockey Club Port Arthur Bearcats 2-0 Toronto, ON 1931 Hamilton Tigers Winnipeg Hockey Club 0-2 Winnipeg, MB 1932 Toronto National Sea Fleas Fort William Blues 2-0 Montreal, QC 1933 Moncton Hawks Saskatoon Quakers 2-0 Vancouver, BC 1934 Moncton Hawks Fort William Beavers 2-1 Toronto, ON 1935 Halifax Wolverines Port Arthur Bearcats 2-0 Halifax, NS 1936 Sudbury Falcons Kimberley Dynamiters 0-2 Winnipeg, MB 1937 Sudbury Tigers North Battleford Beavers 3-2 Calgary, Alta 1938 Cornwall Flyers Trail Smoke Eaters 1-3 Calgary, Alta 1939 Royal Montreal Hockey Club Port Arthur Bearcats 1-3 Montreal, QC 1940 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils Calgary Stampeders 3-0 Toronto, ON 1941 Sydney Millionaires Regina Rangers 2-3-1 Regina, Sask 1942 Ottawa RCAF Flyers Port Arthur Bearcats 3-2 Ottawa, ON* 1943 Ottawa Army Commandos Victoria Army 3-1 Calgary, Alta* 1944 Quebec Aces Port Arthur Shipbuilders 3-0 Quebec City, QC 1944-45 Competition was Suspended due to World War II 1946 Hamilton Tigers Calgary Stampeders 1-4 Calgary, Alta* 1947 Royal Montreal Hockey Club Calgary Stampeders 4-3 Montreal, QC* 1948 Ottawa Senators Edmonton Flyers 1-4 Edmonton, Alta* 1949 Ottawa Senators Regina Capitals 4-1 Ottawa, ON* 1950 Toronto Marlboros Calgary Stampeders 4-1 Calgary, Alta* 1951 Owen Sound Mercurys Fort Frances Canadians 4-3 Owen Sound, ON 1952 Stratford Indians Fort Frances Canadians 2-4 Fort Frances, ON 1953 Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen Penticton V's 4-1 Kitchener, ON 1954 Sudbury Wolves Penticton V's 3-4 Penticton, BC* 1955 Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen Fort William Beavers 4-1 Kitchener, ON 1956 Chatham Maroons Vernon Canadians 1-4 Vernon, BC* 1957 Whitby Dunlops Spokane Flyers 4-0 Toronto, ON 1958 Belleville McFarlands Kelowna Packers 4-3 Kelowna, BC* 1959 Whitby Dunlops Vernon Canadians 4-0 Toronto, ON 1960 Chatham Maroons Trail Smoke Eaters 4-0-1 Trail, BC 1961 Galt Terriers Winnipeg Maroons 4-1 Galt, ON 1962 Montreal Olympics Trail Smoke Eaters 1-4 Trail, BC 1963 Windsor Bulldogs Winnipeg Maroons 4-1 Windsor, ON 1964 Woodstock Athletics Winnipeg Maroons 0-4 Winnipeg, MB 1965 Sherbrooke Beavers Nelson Maple Leafs 4-0 Sherbrooke, QC 1966 Sherbrooke Beavers Drumheller Miners 2-4 Calgary, Alta 1967 Drummondville Eagles Calgary Spurs 4-0 Drummondville, QC 1968 Victoriaville Tigres St. Boniface Mohawks 4-1 Winnipeg, MB 1969 Galt Hornets Calgary Stampeders 4-0 Galt, ON 1970 Orillia Terriers Spokane Jets 2-4 Spokane, WA 1971 Galt Hornets Calgary Stampeders 4-0 Galt, ON 1972 Barrie Flyers Spokane Jets 2-4 Spokane, WA* 1973 Orillia Terriers St. Boniface Mohawks 4-1 Orillia, ON 1974 Barrie Flyers Cranbrook Royals 4-2 Cranbrook, BC 1975 Barrie Flyers Thunder Bay Twins 2-4 Thunder Bay, ON 1976 Barrie Flyers Spokane Flyers 0-4 Spokane, WA 1977 Brantford Alexanders Spokane Flyers 4-1 Brantford, ON 1978 Brantford Alexanders Kimberley Dynamiters 1-4 Kimberley, BC 1979 Petrolia Squires Steinbach Huskies 4-1 Sarnia, ON 1980 Cambridge Hornets Spokane Flyers 0-4 Spokane, WA Year Champion Runner-Up Final Score Location 1981 Petrolia Squires St. Boniface Mohawks 5-1 Thunder Bay, ON Year Eastern Finalist Western Finalist Series Primary Location 1982 Petrolia Squires Cranbrook Royals 1-4 Cranbrook, BC 1983 Cambridge Hornets St. Boniface Mohawks 4-0 Cambridge, ON 1984 Cambridge Hornets Thunder Bay Twins 1-4 Thunder Bay, ON 1985 Corner Brook Royals Thunder Bay Twins 3-4 Corner Brook, NL 1986 Corner Brook Royals Nelson Maple Leafs 4-0 Nelson, BC 1987 Brantford Motts Clamatos Nelson Maple Leafs 4-0 Brampton, ON 1988 Charlottetown Islanders Thunder Bay Twins 0-4 Thunder Bay, ON Year Champion Runner-Up Final Series Location 1989 Thunder Bay Twins St. Boniface Mohawks 2-0 (Best-of-3) Thunder Bay, ON Year Eastern Finalist Western Finalist Series Primary Location 1990 Montreal-Chomedy Construction Abbotsford Flyers 4-2 Vaudreuil, QC 1991 Charlottetown Islanders Thunder Bay Twins 4-0 Thunder Bay, ON Year Champion Runner-Up Final Score Location 1992 Saint John Vito's Stony Plain Eagles 6-2 Saint John, NB 1993 Whitehorse Huskies Quesnel Kangaroos 7-4 Quesnel, BC 1994 Warroad Lakers St. Boniface Mohawks 5-2 Warroad, MN 1995 Warroad Lakers Stony Plain Eagles 3-2 Stony Plain, Alta 1996 Warroad Lakers Stony Plain Eagles 6-1 Unity, Sask 1997 Powell River Regals Warroad Lakers 7-3 Powell River, BC 1998 Truro Bearcats London Admirals 6-1 Truro, NS 1999 Stony Plain Eagles Powell River Regals 6-3 Stony Plain, Alta 2000 Powell River Regals Lloydminster Border Kings 4-1 Lloydminster, Sask 2001 Lloydminster Border Kings Petrolia Squires 7-2 Sarnia, ON 2002 St-Georges Garaga Stony Plain Eagles 4-2 Powell River, BC 2003 Île-des-Chênes North Stars Stony Plain Eagles 3-2 (2OT) Dundas, ON 2004 St-Georges Garaga Ministikwan Islanders 5-0 Saint-Georges, QC 2005 Thunder Bay Bombers Montmagny Sentinelles 4-3 Lloydminster, Sask 2006 Powell River Regals Whitby Dunlops 7-1 Powell River, BC 2007 Lloydminster Border Kings Whitby Dunlops 4-3 Stony Plain, Alta 2008 Brantford Blast Bentley Generals 3-1 Brantford, ON 2009 Bentley Generals South East Prairie Thunder 4-3 (2OT) Steinbach, MB 2010 Fort St. John Flyers Bentley Generals 4-1 Fort St. John, BC 2011 Clarenville Caribous Bentley Generals 5-3 Kenora, ON 2012 South East Prairie Thunder Rosetown Red Wings 4-1 Lloydminster, Sask 2013 Bentley Generals Clarenville Caribous 3-0 Red Deer, Alta 2014 Dundas Real McCoys Clarenville Caribous 3-2 (2OT) Dundas, ON 2015 South East Prairie Thunder Bentley Generals 2-0 Clarenville, NL 2016 Bentley Generals South East Prairie Thunder 4-3 (OT) Steinbach, MB 2017 Kenora, ON

{*} denotes event held in multiple locations. Applicable locations are listed on the event's specific article.

Most championships by province

This is a list of champions by province, territory, or state.

Allan Cups by Province/State Rank Region Championships 1 Ontario 49 2 Manitoba 12 3 British Columbia 11 4 Quebec 9 5 Alberta 7* 6 Saskatchewan 4* - Washington 4 8 Minnesota 3 - New Brunswick 3 10 Newfoundland and Labrador 2 - Nova Scotia 2 11 Prince Edward Island 1 - Yukon 1

(*) Two championships won by teams from Lloydminster are included only in the total for Saskatchewan.

See also

• Alexander Cup
• Clarkson Cup
• Hardy Cup
• Ice Hockey World Championships

References

1. "Allan Cup Archives". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
2. "Cup For Amateurs". Montreal Gazette. February 20, 1909. p. 2.
3. Fleury 2009, p. 286.

• Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Day (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1-55468-239-3.

External links

• Allan Cup website
• Hockey Canada
• Allan Cup Senior AAA Discussion