In its 108 years of existence, teams from every province, as well as the yukon and the united states, have claimed canadas national senior championship. While the stanley cup originated as an amateur trophy, the proceeds from the cup games went to the competing teams. Herbert allan stanley canadian ice hockey player britannica. And as the 194546 hockey season wound down, it was as though a country had decided to rediscover itself in its arenas. Allan cup hockey senior aaa ontario hockey association. You can also enjoy my profiles of olympic hockey legends. Frank bathgate remained very active in sports when his hockey days were done. It filled a void in the amateur ranks, with the stanley cup having. The allan cup on display at the hockey hall of fame the allan cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur mens ice hockey champions of canada.
Legends of hockey spotlight one on one with allan stanley. He was a youth hockey and baseball coach and operated a driving range. A wonderful book for those who love the game of hockey and want to understand its history as canadas national game. In 1914 the canadian amateur hockey association caha was formed as a national governing body for amateur hockey. In 1925 the defending allan cup champions were from sault ste. You can view each olympic hockey tournament mens and womens below by clicking on the year of your choice. It has gradually slipped out of mainstream attention. The allan cup hockey west achw formerly the chinook league is a multitier canadian senior ice hockey league based in alberta, currently made up of two senior aaa teams. Discussing the allan cup and canadian senior aaa hockey. The allan cup history of north american hockey amateur. In 1978, the league briefly changed its name to the canadian international league. Only teams that are registered at the senior aaa level with hockey canada are eligible to compete for the allan cup, canadas oldest 1908 amateur hockey trophy.
Jan 17, 2017 from gary smiths profile of the irascible mike keenan to e. We encourage visitors to create an account and join us in our effort to build the most complete and accurate ice hockey encyclopedia ever. The current champions are the lacombe generals, who captured the 2019 allan cup in lacombe, alberta. Since the beginning of the 199899 season, the chinook and achw have produced four allan. For just the second time in its 111year history, the allan cup national mens amateur hockey championship may not be played. Allan morey amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the stanley cup finals. Allan stanleys nhl career endured more ups and downs than a carnival ride. Sir montagu allan, a sportsman and wealthy financier who in 1909 donated the allan cup to reward canadas best amateur team. History of grimsby peach kings worthy of hockey hall of fame. All games were played at the eastlink events centre. Douglas joined in march 2019 and writes about people of color in the game. Dec 10, 2015 when you include the allan cup won by the fort frances canadians in 1952 our region truly dominates space on the legendary canadian senior hockey trophy. Herbert allan stanley, snowshoes, canadian ice hockey player born march 1, 1926, timmins, ont.
While the contributions of the us to the game are not diminished in any way, the focus of the text is clearly canadian which makes sense as the book was created to accompany the cbc series of the same name. The combination of highinterest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7. The 1910 allan cup was the canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the. History of grimsby peach kings worthy of hockey hall of. Cancellations are a part of hockeys past local sports. The league was founded in 1890 by the ontario hockey association. Leafs than he did against allan cup hockey league senior players. Dundas real mccoys split their weekend games, and secured home ice for their playoff series with the brantford blast. The allan cup, originally donated in 1908 by sir h. It was donated by sir montague allan of ravenscrag, montreal.
May 10, 2015 as a reward for being the 1923 allan cup champions, the toronto granites were chosen to represent canada at the 1924 winter olympics at charmonix, france. The allan cup history of north american hockey amateur and. Then there is the allan cup, the thirdlongesttenured hockey trophy, first awarded in 1909 to the best amateur team in canada. Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter. Allan cup hockey ach is the business name for the oha senior aaa hockey league that has a tradition dating back to 1891. The 2020 allan cup tournament will be cohosted by the hamilton steelhawks and dundas real mccoys and tickets are available. Allan cup hockey ach is the top tier canadian senior ice hockey league in the province of ontario. The stoney creek generals scored the final four goals to beat the lacombe generals 74 and claim the 110th allan cup. They won the allan cup, the symbol of canadian senior a hockey supremacy, in a hard. The allan cup is the trophy currently awarded to the national senior 21 and over amateur mens hockey champions of canada. The achw is one of two allan cupeligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in canada. The autobiography of one of hockeys first rebels and a beloved member of the big bad bruins, this book shares how derek sandersons ferocious style helped lead the team to two stanley cup victories in the early 1970s. He played two games with the habs in 195657 posting. Fort francis canadians allan cup champions 1952 hockeygods.
Team roster walter christiansen, richard ricard, sambo fedoruk, bill cleaveley, vern odonnell, arthur doc johnson, ed kliner, alex kurceba, mike hupchuk, dun sampson, percy robertson, gordon calder, don lovisa, gudge gosselin, frank ike eisenzoph. There was even three local legends of the 1958 world championship team. Team roster walter christiansen, richard ricard, sambo fedoruk, bill cleaveley, vern odonnell, arthur doc johnson, ed kliner, alex kurceba, mike hupchuk, dun sampson, percy robertson, gordon calder. Although he was an outstanding amateur hockey player, sinden never played in the national hockey league. University of toronto hockey team allan cup champions. Cohosted by the dundas real mccoys and hamilton steelhawks. May 18, 2015 he basically returned home to play senior hockey. The wiki was founded on june 27th 2006 by dmighton and has, ever since its creation, kept growing at a steady pace. The 2015 allan cup was the 2015 canadian grand national championship of senior ice hockey and the 107th year the trophy was awarded. Ontario is the most successful stateprovince who won the allan cup trophy 49 times in history. The allan cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur mens ice. Ive been trying to arrange for my local red deer channel to pick up hamiltons cable14 coverage but so far ive got nowhere.
Yet, in spite of it all, he endured, played 21 nhl seasons, was part of four stanley cup championships and earned a spot in the hockey hall of fame. Sports illustrateds 10 greatest hockey stories sports. April 19, 2008 brantford blast win allan cup on apr 19, 2020 5. A history of hockeys greatest tournament pelletier, joe, houda, patrick on. The falcons won canadas firstever olympic medal in hockey courtesy. The ice hockey wiki ihw is a project created to cover ice hockey as thoroughly as possible. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. Nhl emergency goalie hero david ayres once played for the. In years past the senior team had routinely trounced the younger squads. Four teams from ontario compete for a chance to represent ontario in the canadian allan cup championship. The allan cup hockey west achw formerly the chinook league is a multitier canadian senior ice hockey league based in alberta, currently made up of two senior aaa teams the achw is one of two allan cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in canada. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, hockey. At the top tier of canadian senior hockey, the league was eligible and often competed for the allan cup in 1975, the oha allowed hockey northwestern ontarios thunder bay twins, the defending allan cup champions to enter the league.
In years past the senior team had routinely trounced the younger squads, moving on in the allan cup tournament. Hockeygods strives to untie hockey fans from across the globe covering all types of hockey imaginable. The allan cup became a more popular cup to pursue each year resulting in the challenges becomng so numerous, that it was impossible for any team holding the cup to defend it. The allan cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur mens ice hockey champions of canada. Book and dvd set created for the belleville mcfarlands project. Allan cup canadian mens senior championships hockey canada. University of toronto hockey team allan cup champions 1921. Born in collins bay, ontario, near kingston, he captained the whitby dunlops to the allan cup canadian senior championship in 1957, then to the world championship title, representing canada in oslo, norway, in 1958.
Montagu allan as a trophy for amateur teams, to replace the stanley cup, whose tournament had become a professional competition. When you include the allan cup won by the fort frances canadians in 1952 our region truly dominates space on the legendary canadian senior hockey trophy. It includes a listing of winning teamsand playersfor each year. One of the oldest national championships in the country, canadas best senior teams compete every season for the allan cup. Allan cup simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The cup is even going to get some tv exposure with tsn broadcasting the final saturday, 3. He tasted championship success in 1960 when the chatham maroons won the allan cup. It was there where moose watson enjoyed his greatest athletic achievement and established himself as perhaps the greatest of all canadian olympic hockey performers. There is no guarantee any team will ever be crowned allan cup champions again. From gary smiths profile of the irascible mike keenan to e. Montagu allan, was selected as the championship of amateur hockey in canada. How father of hockey founded original hall of fame. William douglas has been writing the color of hockey blog for the past eight years. Game action in the ontario hockey association for jan.
The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two and as a result it merged with the eastern ontario senior hockey league in 2008. The belleville mcfarlands won the world hockey championship in march, 1959 in. A peoples history, like the tenpart cbc series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of womens hockey, the sagas of longlost leagues, such as the. Covid19 delivers likely fatal blow to struggling allan cup hockey. William northey, the trustee of the allan cup, was named the first ever chairman, while dr. The allan cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur mens ice hockey champions of canada. Hamiltondundas allan cup could be cancelled due to coronavirus. Find allan stanley stats, teams, height, weight, position. A peoples history is the altogether irresistible companion book to the cbctelevision series of the same name, airing in. A history of hockey s greatest tournament pelletier, joe, houda, patrick on.
Allan johnson bio, pictures, stats and more historical. The allan cup trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur mens ice hockey champions of canada. How would the 2020 allan cup look if it was eastwest format. The 1946 memorial cup drew to a conclusion the first hockey season following the end of the second world war. Allan herbert stanley was born march 1, 1926 in timmins, ontario. May 08, 2014 in 1925 the defending allan cup champions were from sault ste. As a member of the ontario hockey association and hockey canada, the leagues champion contends for the famed allan cup each year. The competition for the senior hockey championship and the herder memorial trophy in newfoundland and labrador began in 1935. Winnipeg native and rightwinger, allan johnson, was playing with the international hockey leagues cincinnati mohawks when he got his first taste of nhl action as a member of the montreal canadiens. In 1908, the allan cup was introduced as the trophy for canadas amateurs, as the stanley cup became a symbol of professional hockey supremacy. It was donated by sir montagu allan of ravenscrag, montreal, and has been competed for since 1909.
In toronto, he was often teamed with tim horton, another big veteran who knew a lot about positional play, and was a large part of the leagues, and perhaps history s, best defensive unit with carl brewer, bobby baun and marcel provonost. Hockey canada should take care of ensuring there is online steaming of allan cup games. The championship game between the bentley generals and south east. Canada lost a lot of young men, many of them hockey players, on the battlefields of europe. Shootout win is a win and a shootout loss is a otl, but the goaltender on the otl team gets a tie for personal records. In toronto, he was often teamed with tim horton, another big veteran who knew a lot about positional play, and was a large part of the leagues, and perhaps historys, best defensive unit with carl brewer, bobby baun and marcel provonost. Simmons, stanley, langelle among forgotten nhl heroes. We encourage visitors to create an account and join us in our effort to build the most complete and accurate ice hockey encyclopedia ever you do not have to create 50 new articles every. The tournament was contended in clarenville, newfoundland and labrador from april to april 18, 2015 and hosted by the clarenville caribous. Unlike a lot of books about a small towns hockey history, this book really can appeal to a large cross section of hockey fans. Tsn2 broadcast allan cup final canadian allan cup aaa hockey.
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