2015 Allan Cup
The 2015 Allan Cup was the 2015 Canadian Grand National Championship of Senior ice hockey and the 107th year the trophy 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]
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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.[3]
Participants
- 13-10-1 record, 3rd in NLSWHL.
- Lost to Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts 0-4.[3]
- 2009 and 2013 Allan Cup champions.
- 23-1-0 record, 1st in ChHL.
- Defeated Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 4-1, Defeated Innisfail Eagles 4-0 to win league.
- Automatically qualified as Powell River Regals (BC) declined.[3]
- 2012 Allan Cup champions.
- Defeated Rosetown Red Wings 3-0 to win region.[3]
- Defending Allan Cup champions.
- 10-13-1 record, 4th in ACH.
- Defeated Brantford Blast 4-2, Defeated Whitby Dunlops 4-2 to win league.
- Defeated Kenora Thistles 2-0 to win region.[3]
- 10-7-3 record, 3rd in NESHL.
- Defeated Restigouche Nord Vikings 4-1, Lost to Tracadie Alpines 1-4.
- NESHL champion automatically qualified as there are no Quebec teams.
- Tracadie Alpines declined, Lameque 2015 NESHL runner-up.[3]
- 13-10-1 record, 2nd in NLSWHL.
- Defeated Clarenville Caribous 4-0, Defeated Corner Brook Royals 4-0 to win league.[3]
Round robin
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Results
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Championship Round
Quarter and Semi-finals
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Final
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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)
References
- "Clarenville will host 2015 Allan Cup". CBC.ca. 9 March 2013.
- "Allan Cup Showdown - Thunder vs Generals". SteinbachOnline.com. 18 April 2015.
- "Coming attractions". The Telegram. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Redwings Fall in Rathgaber Cup". WestCentralOnline.com. 30 March 2015.