The 2009 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of

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. This tournament marked the 101st year that the

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 th ...

has been awarded. The 2009 tournament was hosted by the City of

Steinbach, Manitoba Steinbach () ( Plautdietsch: /ˈʃte̞nbah/ or /ˈʃte̞nbax/) is a city located about south-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Steinbach is the third-largest city in Manitoba, with a population of 17,806, and the largest community in the Eas ...

and the Steinbach North Stars. The tournament began on April 13, 2009, and ended April 18, 2009. All games were played at the T.G. Smith Centre. In the final, the

Bentley Generals The Lacombe Generals were a Senior AAA ice hockey team from Lacombe, Alberta, Canada that played in the Chinook Hockey League. The Generals are four-time national champions, having won the Allan Cup in 2009 and 2016 in Steinbach, Manitoba, ...

won their first ever

, defeated the Southeast Prairie Thunder 4–3 in double overtime.

Information

Both Quebec and the Maritime Provinces were not represented at the 2009 Allan Cup. It was the second consecutive year that the Maritimes had been unable to muster together a Senior "AAA" club. Quebec missed the tournament for the first time in recent history due to their only major Senior league being on hiatus that season. A new regional grouping was added for 2009, as

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was represented by the

Thunder Bay Twins The Thunder Bay Twins were an Amateur Senior and Professional ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Twins won five Allan Cups as National Senior Champions from 1970 until 1991. Origin On 1 January 1970, the City of Thunder B ...

who defeated the

Kenora Thistles The Kenora Thistles, officially the Thistles Hockey Club, were a Canadian ice hockey team based in Kenora, Ontario. Founded in 1894, they were originally known as the Rat Portage Thistles. The team competed for the Stanley Cup, the ice hockey ...

2-games-to-1.Allancup.ca
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region was represented by the

Dundas Real McCoys The Dundas Real McCoys are a Canadian senior ice hockey team based in Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The Real McCoys have won two National Championships, winning the 1986 Hardy Cup as Canadi ...

, winner of

Major League Hockey Allan Cup Hockey (ACH), formerly Major League Hockey until 2011, is the top tier Canadian senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. Founded in 1990, as the Southwestern Senior "A" Hockey League, the ACH is a member of the Ontario Hock ...

, the only league to fully be taking part in this year's Allan Cup. This years Allan Cup also featured a rare scenario where the host venue happened to be the home arena for two competing teams. While the Steinbach North Stars were the host team, the Southeast Prairie Thunder also earned a berth in the Allan Cup by defeating the Selkirk Rivermen in provincial playdowns. Saskatchewan was a battle between the 2007 Allan Cup champion

Lloydminster Border Kings The Lloydminster Border Kings were a Senior AAA ice hockey team based in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team competed in the Wild Goose League in (at least) 2007–08, then in the Chinook Hockey League (CHL) from 2008–09. The team mo ...

and the

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, won by Lloydminster. The

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champions,

, defeated the Fort St. John Flyers, the only team registered in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

, to win the McKenzie Cup and the Pacific seed.Allancup.ca
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Teams

* Steinbach North Stars (Host) **Formerly the Île-des-Chênes North Stars. **Won

2003 Allan Cup The 2003 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 2002–03 senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Dundas Real McCoys in Dundas, Ontario. The 2003 tournament marked the 95th year that the Allan Cup has been ...

. **19-2-1-1 exhibition schedule. *

(Alberta/British Columbia) **Defeated Fort St. John Flyers 3-games-to-1 to win the McKenzie Cup and qualify. **23-1-0-0

Chinook Hockey League The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) (formerly the Chinook League) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, on hiatus as of 2021. The ACHW is one of two Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; ...

Record. **Finalists at

2008 Allan Cup The 2008 Allan Cup was the 2008 edition of the Canadian National Championship of Senior ice hockey, and the tournament marked the 100th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2008 tournament was hosted by the City of Brantford, Ontario, a ...

. *

(Southern Ontario) **Hosted

. **19-7-1-1

record. **Defeated

Whitby Dunlops The Whitby Dunlops are a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the team in the Allan Cup Hockey league. The team began play in 2004, and is on a leave of absence as of the 2020-21 season. Two previous teams have also played as the Whitby Dunlops. ...

4-games-to-none to qualify. *

(Saskatchewan) **10-12-0-2

record. **Won 2007 Allan Cup. **Defeated

3-games-to-none to qualify. * Southeast Prairie Thunder (Manitoba) **Formerly the Grunthal Red Wings. **12-3-1-0 exhibition schedule. **Defeated Selkirk Rivermen 4-games-to-none to qualify. *

(Northern Ontario) **Formerly the Thunder Bay Bombers. **First appearance since winning

2005 Allan Cup The 2005 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 2004–05 senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Lloydminster Border Kings in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan/Alberta. The 2005 tournament marked the 97th year t ...

. **Defeated

2-games-to-1 to qualify.

Round robin

Results

Championship Round

Quarter and Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Administration

Allancup2009.ca
Official 2009 Allan Cup event website
Allancup.ca
, Official Allan Cup website
Hockeycanada.ca
Official Hockey Canada website

Teams

Allancup2009.ca
Steinbach North Stars/2009
Tommyhockey.com
Hockey Thunder Bay website
Se-prairiehunder.com
South East Prairie Thunder website
Lloydminsterborderkings.ca
Official Lloyd Minster Border Kings website

Leagues

Majorleaguehockey.ca
Official Major League Hockey website
Chinookhockeyleague.com
Official Chinook Hockey League website {{Allan Cup Allan Cup

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