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Post by IceMan_M on May 1, 2023 0:40:13 GMT -5
I’d love to see this come back as the legit tourney it once was.
Wade - I think we all agree that senior is but a speck of what it was in years passed (no specifics on dates exactly) but can we agree that the only way to move forward is to generate buzz and talk like back then?
I remember hearing about big, bad Bentley when I first started playing senior, those guys were nasty. In the best way possible. The crowds must have been wild and awesome to be around!
After a few years off, I’m all for this “challenge” cup if it brings it back and gets things rolling again.
I talked to a number of the guys and they loved it. From the experience to the games, the reffing, the volunteers, it was an all round success.
Let’s hope this brings back the interest and small town pride.
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Post by IceMan_M on Apr 24, 2023 15:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by IceMan_M on Apr 21, 2023 13:07:27 GMT -5
I believe this to be correct. The more I think about it over the days and from watching all the streams. It was someone idea which happened to come to life. I think we have to stop living in the past about old teams and all that and we just need to move forward and accept that things will be different whether it returns to an old format, new format, or not at all. That applies to old teams as well, realizing that they aren’t coming back and accepting that there are teams out there that are trying to build it up. This is just a step regardless of how it looks from the outside. Totally agree. Happy to see any form of tournament held. The negativity on this forum about past teams, blah blah blah is toxic. Let's just be happy anything happened this year and hope it can be built upon. Onto bigger and brighter things!
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Post by IceMan_M on Apr 18, 2023 17:13:30 GMT -5
I was under the impression that Dundas and their crew pushed to make it happen, but HC was still involved in some capacity. My mistake then.
Shame either way.
Hopefully, things will get straightened out for next year to be a bigger beast, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Post by IceMan_M on Apr 17, 2023 15:19:56 GMT -5
It's nice to see HC is really pushing the Allan Cup.... can't find news anywhere on it let alone an official schedule.
Do we have any concrete streaming links yet?
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Post by IceMan_M on Apr 8, 2023 12:16:13 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but back in those years, companies would sponsor teams and bring those guys in to work during the week and then have them play on the weekends. Sort of bragging rights for the companies too. I know this for sure about NFLD teams.
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Post by IceMan_M on Mar 24, 2023 10:18:56 GMT -5
Why bother begging Hockey Canada for survival money, knowing that’s the maximum they’re ever gonna lay on the table. (Truth be told, they’re never circling back to resurrect Allan Cup) As I’ve said before, I truly respect Don Robertson and his respect for what the Allan Cup USED TO BE, is clearly protected in how carefully he’s explained that 2023 Allan Cup is NOT a National Championship. I hope it’s a fun tournament for whoever attends but I don’t think this is setting up for a return to glory and I don’t see what the attraction would be for anyone? The prestige slowly leaked away when fewer and fewer AAA teams could operate while maintaining a clear distinction from AA level leagues and the chances of ever finding workable solutions waned when they last of the titans tried to meet in board rooms and made accusations rather than solutions. The only path forward for attracting elite level national men’s teams is to start with a massive amount of money, put it into a pot, provide brand new constitutional directives on how interested people can create teams to come out & compete for a cash-to-winners tournament. And the only way to canvass sponsors to put up that kind of money is to go to them with a proverbial photo album of what the Allan Cup was, why it failed and why there WOULD BE a market for fans, players & communities to chase after a National Mens Championship where the winners would actually dig into a big dollar figure cash prize. I don’t know if Hockey Canada would be willing to allow the Allan Cup Trophy to be a part of this, or if they themselves would be part of this but I do know old school hockey, played in old school rinks WAS tremendously exciting and we damn sure didn’t need Hockey Canada to make it happen. They were along for the ride at best. For a time, there were some big businesses paying attention to some of the old SR AAA teams in Alberta, Newfoundland and other parts of Canada. If I we’re trying to make a National Mens Championship happen again…I’d be doing it with a modernized understanding of what the needs & interests are and I’d be figuring out who has lots of money and a rooted interest in keeping small town Canada moving. I think there is always lots of possibilities but not so much when your continually trying to re-do something that’s already lived it’s life I fully agree with you on this, Wade. The one add I’d suggest is that I think it needs to be these smaller towns/cities also helping with funding as well. Whether it’s ice times for practices/games, a few dollars, etc. but it brings excitement to the communities that these teams play in and town pride. Look at the situation Cremona got themselves in with no home rink and then moving out there. Even though they were the pits, they still drew a crowd and had people coming to games with their kids, buying concessions, drinking beers and going to the town bar afterwards. One example from recent, but I’m positive there’s many more out there that can echo this.
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Post by IceMan_M on Mar 12, 2023 12:40:32 GMT -5
Good for them if it means keeping things alive and competitive. I see no issue in it.
That being said, is it all but confirmed both Innisfail and Stony are making the trek or do we know something else?
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Post by IceMan_M on Mar 5, 2023 13:23:08 GMT -5
From the Chinook website
March 1, 2023 The Chinook Hockey League is please to announce the return of the Allan Cup Senior Men’s AAA Championship this year. Hockey Canada officially announced last week that the tournament will return April 16-22 in Dundas, Ontario. The Allan Cup is one of the oldest contested national championships in Canada, and has not been played since 2019 due to Covid-19. The Lacombe Generals are the reigning champions from 2019, where they defeated the Innisfail Eagles in the championship game. The Chinook Hockey League is very excited to have a team compete for the coveted trophy once again this year!
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Post by IceMan_M on Jan 23, 2023 21:47:51 GMT -5
Back to back shut out wins from Innisfail, first over their rival Birds, with an 8-0 win, followed by a greasy affair against the Coyotes with an 11-0 win. They are the measuring stick, picking up some top tier talent before the deadline with returning player Zane Jones making it back to the squad after some successful seasons overseas and south of the boarder. Along with Matt Houston, Kyle Haas and the return of Allen York in nets.
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Post by IceMan_M on Dec 29, 2022 22:03:11 GMT -5
I'd be happy to help mod it - hosting is definitely a costly process, but I'm sure we could figure out how to do some sort of forum-based "archives".
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Post by IceMan_M on Dec 28, 2022 15:02:33 GMT -5
Do we have any new mods that can help with it? Or can we get new mods put in place?
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Post by IceMan_M on Dec 23, 2022 18:04:30 GMT -5
Also on a side note the NCSHL has opted NOT to go to AA provincials this year. Just to clarify, the North Central or the North Peace league? Didn’t hear that news either way so I’m curious. Good finding on your part either way!
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Post by IceMan_M on Dec 22, 2022 16:43:32 GMT -5
Just saw this floating around Facebook - here’s a chart of all Senior hockey teams in Alberta (and a sprinkle from Saskatchewan via the SaskAlta league)
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Post by IceMan_M on Dec 22, 2022 16:42:39 GMT -5
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