The 2008

Allan Cup 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 Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

was the 2008 edition of the

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National Championship of

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, and the tournament marked the 100th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2008 tournament was hosted by the City of

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, and the

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of the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The tournament began on April 14, 2008, and concluded April 19, 2008.

Information

Ontario was represented by two different teams in the 2008 Allan Cup, not including the hosts. The Whitby Dunlops represented the

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as a whole by winning the Robertson Cup grand championship, played between the winners of Major League Hockey and the

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. The other representatives were the

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, who despite losing the Robertson Cup to the Dunlops received a second chance at the Allan Cup because they pushed through to the Greater Ontario championship, the Renwick Cup and defeated

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's Thunder Bay Hawks. The reason for the second representative being awarded was due to a lack of a Maritime entry in the Senior "AAA" ranks for the season.Atlantic Senior AAA 07-08.htm
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Tournament

Round Robin

Results

Elimination round

Final

References

External links

Administration

Official Allan Cup website

Official Hockey Canada website

Teams

Brantford BlastDundas Real McCoysShawinigan XtremeWhitby Dunlops

Leagues

Chinook Hockey LeagueEastern Ontario Senior Hockey LeagueMajor League HockeyQuebec Central Hockey LeagueWild Goose Hockey League
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