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Post by southoftheborder on Jul 26, 2016 18:09:48 GMT -5
The Avalon East League has not done any updates on their website since April.
The CWSHL (or whatever they are calling it this year) looks like they may be playing with just 3 teams. They just announced today that they are going forward with a 2016-17 season. Corner Brook is restructuring and the league is looking at 3 possibilities for the season 1) as a four team league with Corner Brook 2)as a 3 team league without Corner Brook 3) Proceeding as a three team league with guest teams filling out the schedule. They just announced their intention this evening.
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Post by southoftheborder on Apr 8, 2016 5:02:13 GMT -5
I know it's a pipe dream but Hockey Canada has treated the Allan Cup like a social disease in terms of funding. How about having some company step up and sponsor it like GM, Ford, Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire etc. and put some money into adult leagues for those kids that never lost the love of the game when they grew up. I'm not sure if the Sr. AAA players have jobs tied to them playing with some of the teams but regionalize the qualifying and make it a weekend series between BC-AB, SK-MB, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic like it is now an open it to more teams. I am in the US and can't remember if Easter Monday is a holiday in all of Canada or just sections; but how about having the Allan Cup played Easter weekend with the regional champs and a host playing either Sat-Sun-Mon or Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon with either a semifinal round or no semifinal. This is one of the oldest championships in the world, the present system seems to be a road leading to a cliff. It needs to be preserved at a part of Canada's heritage.
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Post by southoftheborder on Apr 7, 2016 18:01:51 GMT -5
How about having the Senior AAA league champions (Chinook and Allan Cup Hockey) automatically qualify. And have the Saskatchewan Senior A champion, Manitoba Senior A, the Alberta Sr. A, and the Coy Cup (BC Sr.) champion advance like the Herder Cup champion does for the following year (or even for the same year). If Nova Scotia, PEI, and Quebec can get some leagues off the ground add them to the mix. There are so many leagues in the western provinces that some of these teams with could possibly contend for the Allan Cup. There are approximately 200 teams that play in leagues classified as Sr. AA or Sr. A across Canada and another ten teams that play in Sr. AAA leagues. Make the Allan Cup an open Senior level championship. About the only league that would be ruled out for this level would be the LNAH.
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Post by southoftheborder on Mar 31, 2016 3:56:07 GMT -5
HOW CAN THESE 2 TEAMS PLAY A WEEK BEFORE THE ALLAN CUP TO SEE WHO GETS TO GO? DOESNT LEAVE MUCH TIME TO PLAN AND ALL THAT GOES WITH IT TO HEAD OUT FOR A WEEK OR MORE AWAY. SOONER OR LATER THESE LAST MINUTE PLANS WILL NOT WORK AND THERE WILL BE ONE LESS TEAM AT THE ALLAN CUP. NFLDS HAD A YEAR TO BE READY BUT DONT ACTUALLY KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING UNTIL A WEEK BEFORE??WTF Grand Falls-Windsor were playing in their league playoffs and then the Herder Cup. Lameque were in their own league playoffs. Could not get any open dates to have the series.
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Post by southoftheborder on Mar 29, 2016 18:52:49 GMT -5
that would be even funnier one or zero teams from Nfld, one form NB and none from QC have to take 2 ON teams and 2 MB teams or something silly? tournament should really be down to 4 or 5 teams now How about making the Allan Cup a 4 team tournament like the Memorial Cup except with no free spot for the host. Award the hosting to one of the teams that have already qualified. Allan Cup Hockey and Chinook Hockey League champs automatically qualify for the Allan Cup as they play in Senior AAA leagues. The Allan Cup Hockey runner up plays whoever wins the Atlantic region championship. The CHL runner up plays the winner of a play down between the BC-AB-SK-MB "independent" senior AAA teams.
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Post by southoftheborder on Mar 29, 2016 18:45:23 GMT -5
Newfoundland already has their finalist for the 2017 Allan Cup with Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts winning the 2016 Herder Memorial Trophy.
With the way candidates are now for Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces...
Bouctouche JC's qualify as host Lameque Au Ptit Mousse qualify in the Quebec spots Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts would claim the Atlantic region spot
The Allan Cup Hockey Champion would claim the Ontario Spot (as the Kenora Thistles announcement sounded like they were permanently suspending operations) The Chinook Hockey League champion would claim the Pacific (BC-AB) spot (Powell River probably would not be interested in a cross country trip for the Allan Cup)
The West spot (SK-MB) would be only spot to be contested as you would probably have South East Prairie Thunder IDC North Stars and Manitoba Lightning as possibilities in Manitoba and Rosetown and Shellbrook as possibilities for Saskatchewan.
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Post by southoftheborder on Mar 13, 2016 9:13:55 GMT -5
The Newfoundland Champion from this year declares AAA for next year. Grand Falls-Windsor is not the Newfoundland Champ until they beat the Avalon league Champ From what I understand no one is expecting Grand Falls-Windsor to lose a game to the Avalon Champ The Avalon Champ is allowed extra pickups to make it more competitive and if they happen to pull the upset all they would have to do is declare AAA next season. With the Cup in New Brunswick and assuming Quebec does not ice a team, it would be probable the Newfoundland Champ would go directly to the Cup Am I missing something here? I thought even if Quebec does ice a team wouldn't there would have to be a third team in the Atlantic region that would have to declare AAA for the Herder champ not to directly qualify for the 2017 Allan Cup. and further more (spot 1)Host: (spot 2) Atlantic region champ: Herder Cup champ 2016 and who ever else declares (spot 3) Ontario champ (central) (spot 4) SK-MB champ (west) (spot 5) BC-Alberta champ (Pacific) (spot 6) Quebec: ? (oh great, now who gets this spot if no one else in Atlantic Canada declares?!?)
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Post by southoftheborder on Feb 24, 2016 16:16:00 GMT -5
Why don't we just go back to the real old days. Depending on where it is have the teams work from one end of the country to where ever the tournament is being held and change the format to suit the circumstances.
For example tournament in BC have the Atlantic champion play the Quebec champion (for if they have any teams), have that winner play the OHF champion, then that winner play the HNO champion. At the same time have the MB champ play the SK champ and that winner play the AB champ and have the host, the BC champ and the survivor of the other series of games play in a three team round robin for the Cup.
Reverse the qualifying if it is in the Atlantic region.
If its in the middle of the country work it in from both coast with a west rep, an east rep and a host team.
See if Hockey Canada could help offset the travel expenses for some of the teams since this is the second oldest championship in ice hockey after the Stanley Cup. This tournament has survived two world wars, televised hockey, and used to be used as Canada's qualifier for the team that would represent Canada at the following year's World Championships.
This tournament is worth saving but it has to be adapted to the times. Who knows adapt it so that university teams could qualify for it again. That would give it a good boost in some areas that are seriously under represented at the senior level (I know you will be having players as young as 18 in the tournament but if they play the whole season for the university's team they have put in a commitment to the team).
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Post by southoftheborder on Feb 23, 2016 13:50:23 GMT -5
Where are the game results for the thunder and lightning games they have played 4 or 5 games now , and 3 or 4 guys have asked for the north stars roster and nothing to be found , starting to turn into a joke. only starting?!?
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Post by southoftheborder on Feb 23, 2016 8:21:50 GMT -5
Why do the areas that actually can put together a "AAA" league get punished with only getting one team into the tournament? How about this for a remake of the qualifying for the cup:
(Spot #1) Host team
(Spots #2,3,4) Allan Cup Hockey, Herder Cup Champion, and Chinook Hockey League champions automatically qualify for the cup and give the runner-ups keep going through the qualifying process. Yes, travel costs money (so give them a chance to decline).
Spot #5) If there are any additional Atlantic region teams have them playoff for a spot in the final qualifying against the best team in the province of Ontario (that didn't win the ACH championship) (for the Eastern Canada spot).
And you can add Quebec into the mix if they ever re-discover AAA hockey.
(Spot #6) Have the McKenzie Cup winner (BC-AB) champ play the Rathgaber Cup winner (SK-MB) for the Western Canada spot.
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Post by southoftheborder on Feb 23, 2016 7:50:55 GMT -5
When is whatever series that the North Stars and Lightning scheduled for? I haven't been able to find anything yet.
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