The 2008 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey, and the 100th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded.AncasterNews.ca: Sports: Article The 2008 tournament was hosted by the City of Brantford, Ontario, and the Brantford Blast of the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. The tournament began on April 14, 2008, and concluded April 19, 2008.Schedule 2007/2008
Information Ontario was represented by two different teams in the 2008 Allan Cup, not including the hosts.Ontario Senior AAA 07-08 The Whitby Dunlops represented the Ontario Hockey Federation as a whole by winning the Robertson Cup grand championship, played between the winners of Major League Hockey and the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League.Hawks bring vaunted Thunder Bay name to Renwick Cup The other representatives were the Dundas Real McCoys, 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 Hockey Northwestern Ontario's Thunder Bay Hawks.Dundas Real McCoys Hockey 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
Tournament
Round Robin
Allan Cup Round Robin Division One Rank Team League Ticket W-L-T GF GA 1 Dundas Real McCoys MLH Renwick Cup 1-0-1 9 6 2 Lloydminster Border Kings WGHL Man/Sask 1-1-0 6 8 3 Whitby Dunlops EOSHL Robertson Cup 0-1-1 7 8 Division Two Rank Team League Ticket W-L-T GF GA 1 Shawinigan Xtreme LCH Quebec 2-0-0 5 3 2 Brantford Blast MLH Host 1-1-0 7 6 3 Bentley Generals ChHL McKenzie Cup 0-2-0 4 7
Results
Round Robin results Game Team Score Team Score Notes 1 Dundas 4 Whitby 4 OT Final - Shots: 47-31 WHI 2 Shawinigan 3 Brantford 2 Final - Shots: 40-30 BRA 3 Lloydminster 2 Dundas 5 Final - Shots: 32-29 LLO 4 Bentley 1 Shawinigan 2 Final - Shots: 43-23 BEN 5 Whitby 3 Lloydminster 4 Final - Shots: 39-32 WHI 6 Brantford 5 Bentley 3 Final - Shots: 37-34 BEN
Elimination round
Elimination results Game Team Score Team Score Notes 7 - QF Bentley 5 Lloydminster 3 Final - Shots: 31-30 LLO 8 - QF Whitby 2 Brantford 7 Final - Shots: 41-32 BRA 9 - SF Bentley 6 Shawinigan 1 Final - Shots: 33-27 BEN 10 - SF Brantford 3 Dundas 2 OT Final - Shots: 39-35 BRA
Final
Allan Cup final Game Team Score Team Score Notes 11 - F Brantford 3 Bentley 1 Final - Shots: 30-23 BEN
References
External links
Administration Official Allan Cup website Official Hockey Canada website
Teams Brantford Blast Dundas Real McCoys Shawinigan Xtreme Whitby Dunlops
Leagues Chinook Hockey League Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League Major League Hockey Quebec Central Hockey League Wild Goose Hockey League