{{Short description|Canadian senior ice hockey championship}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2026}} thumb|The Allan Cup trophy|alt=Silver bowl trophy with two large handles, mounted on a black plinth. thumb|2016 Allan Cup logo
The '''2016 Allan Cup''' was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey and the 108th year the Allan Cup was awarded. The tournament was contended in Steinbach, Manitoba from April 11 to April 16, 2016, with all games played at the T.G. Smith Centre.<ref name="stb">{{cite news|url=http://steinbachonline.com/local/2016-allan-cup-confirmed-in-steinbach|publisher=SteinbachOnline.com|title=2016 Allan Cup Confirmed In Steinbach|date=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/-south-east-prairie-thunder-win-2015-allan-cup|title=South East Prairie Thunder win 2015 Allan Cup|publisher=Hockey Canada|date=18 April 2015}}</ref> The Bentley Generals defeated the host and defending champion South East Prairie Thunder in overtime to win the national title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2643857/deja-vu-as-bentley-generals-knock-off-hosts-to-capture-allan-cup-in-overtime-again/|title=Déjà vu as Bentley Generals knock off hosts to capture Allan Cup in overtime…again|publisher=Global News|date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
==Information== This year's Allan Cup marked the second time in eight seasons that the Allan Cup was played in Steinbach, with three of the participating teams from 2009 returning for 2016. The South East Prairie Thunder were formally announced as the host club in September 2014, the 2009 champion Bentley Generals qualified by winning Alberta's Chinook Hockey League, and the 2009 host team, Île-des-Chênes North Stars, qualified as Manitoba champions.<ref name="stb" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://steinbachonline.com/local-sports/north-stars-qualify-for-allan-cup|date=14 March 2015|publisher=SteinbachOnline.com|title=North Stars Qualify for Allan Cup}}</ref>
The other three clubs to qualify were the Stoney Creek Generals, who captured the OHA Allan Cup Hockey championship and Renwick Cup; the Shellbrook Elks, who qualified by default as the lone Senior 'AAA' club in Saskatchewan; and the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts, winner of the Atlantic region playoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fchl.ca/site/3333/page.asp?Site=9924&ID=15336&LeagueID=9924|publisher=FCHL|title=Quest for the Allan Cup|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045245/http://www.fchl.ca/site/3333/page.asp?Site=9924&ID=15336&LeagueID=9924|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohahockey.ca/view/oha/news/news_440483|title=Stoney Creek Generals Win 2016 Allan Cup Hockey Championship|publisher=Ontario Hockey Association|date=28 March 2016}}</ref>
==Participants== *'''South East Prairie Thunder''' (Host) :*2012 and 2015 Allan Cup champions. :*Defeated Île-des-Chênes North Stars 2-0 to win Pattison Cup *'''Bentley Generals''' (Pacific) :*2009 and 2013 Allan Cup champions. :*14-3-1 record, 1st in ChHL. :*Defeated Innisfail Eagles 4-3; Defeated Stony Plain Eagles 4-1 to win league :*Automatically advanced as British Columbia did not present a champion for McKenzie Cup. *'''Île-des-Chênes North Stars''' (Manitoba) :*2003 Allan Cup champions. :*Defeated Manitoba Lightning 2-1, lost to South East Prairie Thunder 0-2 *'''Shellbrook Elks''' (Saskatchewan) *'''Stoney Creek Generals''' (Ontario) :*18-4-2 record, 1st in ACH. :*Defeated Dundas Real McCoys 4-0, defeated Brantford Blast 4-1 to win league :*Automatically advanced as Northwestern Ontario did not present a champion for Renwick Cup. *'''Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts''' (Atlantic) **14–6–1 record, 1st in the CWSHL<ref name="CWSHL201516STANDINGS">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/standings.php?season=2015&league=1 |title=2015-2016 Standings |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414211913/http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/standings.php?season=2015&league=1 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> **Defeated Gander Flyers 4–1, defeated Corner Brook Royals 4–1 to win league<ref name="GFWCWKFGF">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1485 |title=Cataracts are off to the finals |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |date=2016-02-20 |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414191328/http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1485 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GFWCWINCWSHLFINAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1595 |title=Cataracts claim 3rd straight CWSHL title |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |date=2016-03-12 |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405045421/http://centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1595 |archive-date=2016-04-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> **Defeated St. John's Caps 3–0 to win Herder Memorial Trophy<ref name="GFWCWINHERDER">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1664 |title=Cataracts complete the Herder Cat-trick |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |date=2016-03-27 |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414201004/http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1664 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> **Defeated Lameque Au P'tit Mousse 2–0 to win Atlantic Playdowns<ref name="GFWCATOPP">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1670 |title=Cataracts announce Allan Cup roster |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |date=2016-03-28 |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414182015/http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1670 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GFWCWINATPLAYOFF">{{cite web|url=http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1696 |title=Cataracts off to Allan Cup |publisher=Central West Senior Hockey League |date=2016-04-03 |access-date=2016-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414193641/http://www.centralwesthockey.ca/news.php?news_id=1696 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Map of teams== {{CSS crop |Location=left |Description=10px Host team 10px Pacific participant 10px Saskatchewan participant <br>10px Manitoba participant 10px Ontario participant 10px Atlantic participant |bSize=970 |cWidth=550 |cHeight=350 |oLeft=425 |oTop=110 |Content= {{Location map+ | Canada | width = 550 | caption = | places =
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 49.88 | lon_deg = -97.15 | mark = Red pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = top | label = '''Prairie Thunder'''}}
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 52.47 | lon_deg = -114.05 | mark = Orange pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = bottom | label = '''Generals'''}}
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 53.22 | lon_deg = -106.39 | mark = Green pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = top | label = '''Elks'''}}
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 49.71 | lon_deg = -96.99 | mark = Purple pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = bottom | label = '''North Stars'''}}
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 43.22 | lon_deg = -79.76 | mark = Yellow pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = bottom | label = '''Generals'''}}
{{Location map~ | Canada | lat_deg = 48.94 | lon_deg = -55.65 | mark = Blue pog.svg | label_size = 80 | position = top | label = '''Cataracts'''}} }} }}
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==Round robin== {| cellpadding="0" |- align="left" style="vertical-align: top" | | {| cellpadding="1" width="500px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | '''Allan Cup Round Robin''' |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | Division One |- style="background:lightblue;" | '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''Region''' || '''W-L-T''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' |- | 1 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | Atlantic | 2-0-0 | 7 | 5 |- | 2 | South East Prairie Thunder | Host | 1-1 | 6 | 4 |- | 3 | Shellbrook Elks | Saskatchewan | 0-2 | 2 | 6 |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | <br>Division Two |- style="background:lightblue;" | '''Rank''' || '''Team''' || '''Region''' || '''W-L-T''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' |- | 1 | Bentley Generals | Pacific | 2-0 | 12 | 5 |- | 2 | Stoney Creek Generals | Ontario | 0-2 | 5 | 16 |- | 3 | Île-des-Chênes North Stars* | Manitoba | 1-1 | 11 | 7 |} |} :{{ref begin}}''* Île-des-Chênes forfeited its win against Stoney Creek''<ref name="wc1">{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2016/04/14/controversy-at-allan-cup|title=Controversy at Allan Cup |publisher=Winnipeg Sun|date=2016-04-14}}</ref>{{ref end}}
===Results=== {| cellpadding="0" |- align="left" style="vertical-align: top" | | {| cellpadding="1" width="600px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | '''Round Robin results''' |- style="background:lightblue;" ! style= | Game ! style= width="155" | Away team ! style= | Score ! style= width="155" | Home team ! style= | Score ! style= | Notes |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856845 1] | Île-des-Chênes | 8 | '''Stoney Creek''' | '''3''' | ''Final'' - IDC forfeits win<ref name="wc1" /> |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856846 2] | Shellbrook | 0 | '''South East''' | '''2''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856847 3] | Stoney Creek | 2 | '''Bentley''' | '''8''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856848 4] | South East | 3 | '''Grand Falls-Windsor''' | '''4''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856850 5] | '''Bentley''' | 4 | Île-des-Chênes | 3 | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2856849 6] | '''Grand Falls-Windsor''' | '''3''' | Shellbrook | 2 | ''Final''' |} |}
==Championship Round==
===Quarter and Semi-finals=== {| cellpadding="0" |- align="left" style="vertical-align: top" | | {| cellpadding="1" width="600px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | '''Quarter and Semi-final results''' |- style="background:lightblue;" ! style= | Game ! style= | Away team ! style= | Score ! style= | Home team ! style= | Score ! style= | Notes |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2875013 7] | Stoney Creek | 4 | '''Shellbrook''' | '''7''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2875014 8] | Île-des-Chênes | 1 | '''South East''' | '''3''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2875034 9] | Shellbrook | 1 | '''Bentley''' | '''3''' | ''Final'' |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2875035 10] | '''South East''' | '''3''' | Grand-Falls Windsor | 2 | ''Final'' |} |}
===Final=== {| cellpadding="0" |- align="left" style="vertical-align: top" | | {| cellpadding="1" width="600px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;" |- align="center" style="font-size: larger;" | colspan=6 | '''Allan Cup final''' |- style="background:lightblue;" ! style= | Game ! style= width="145" | Away team ! style= | Score ! style= width="145" | Home team ! style= | Score ! style= | Notes |- | [http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=2875297 11] | South East | 3 | '''Bentley''' | '''4''' | ''OT Final'' |} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.allancup.ca/ Official Allan Cup Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216182526/http://allancup.ca/ |date=2014-12-16 }} *[http://www.allancup2016.ca/ Official Allan Cup 2016 Site]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/National-Championships/Men/Allan-Cup.aspx Allen Cup Site at HockeyCanada.ca]
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