2011-12 Canadian Senior Season



This is the 2011-12 Canadian Senior Hockey season.

2012 Senior "AAA" Hockey/Allan Cup Qualifying
There were 19 teams that are registered for the Senior "AAA" level in Canada and are thus eligible to compete for the Allan Cup.

Only two leagues are entirely made up of teams that are Senior "AAA":
 * 2011-12 Allan Cup Hockey Season (five teams)
 * 2011-12 Chinook Hockey League Season (five teams)

Newfoundland and Labrador
The Grand Falls Cataracts qualified for the 2012 Allan Cup as the lone Senior AAA registered team in the Atlantic region

New Brunswick

 * No Senior "AAA" registered teams

Nova Scotia

 * No Senior "AAA" registered teams

Prince Edward Island

 * No Senior "AAA" registered teams

Eastern (Quebec) Region

 * There were no Senior "AAA" registered teams in the province. The province's spot in the Allan Cup tournament goes to the host branch (Alberta.

Central (Ontario) Region (Renwick Cup)
The Dundas Real McCoys qualified for the 2012 Allan Cup as the host team.

Ontario Hockey Federation

 * The only Senior "AAA" teams in the OHF jurisdiction were all members of Allan Cup Hockey (playing under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association). The league's playoff champion traditionally advances to a playoff with the representative of Hockey Northern Ontario for the branches spot in the Renwick Cup against Hockey Northwestern Ontario's representative in the 2012 Allan Cup qualifying. The Dundas Real McCoys won the Allan Cup Hockey playoffs and advanced to the 2012 Renwick Cup where they would lose to the Kenora Thistles in the event ending their season.

Hockey Northwestern Ontario

 * The Fort Frances Thunderhawks and the Kenora Thistles were the only Senior "AAA" teams in the region and were to compete in a series to determine the region's representative in the 2012 Renwick Cup but the Fort Frances Thunderhawks would forfeit the series to Kenora. They would defeat the Ontario Hockey Federation representative, the Dundas Real McCoys in the 2012 Renwick Cup to qualify for the 2012 Allan Cup.

West Region (Rathgaber Cup)
The provincial champions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan would normally meet in a best-of-five series to determine the region's qualifier for the 2012 Allan Cup. But they both qualified for the Allan Cup as the Saskatchewan representative already qualified for the Allan Cup due to the Eastern region spot not being used.

Manitoba

 * The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Manitoba Lightning to qualify as the provincial representative for the 2012 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff. They would defeat the Rosetown Red Wings in the 2012 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff to advance to the 2012 Allan Cup.

Saskatchewan

 * The Balgonie Bisons, Lloydminster Border Kings, and the Rosetown Red Wings were the only Senior AAA registered teams in the province and the Rosetown Red Wings advanced to the 2012 Allan Cup and the Lloydminster Border Kings qualified for the 2012 Allan Cup as host.

Alberta

 * The members of the four team Chinook Hockey League and the Horse Lake Chiefs competed to determine the province's representative at the 2012 McKenzie Cup as the league contained the only five Senior "AAA" team in the province. The Stony Plain Eagles won the provincial playoffs and advanced to the 2012 McKenzie Cup where they defeated the Powell River Regals to qualify for the 2012 Allan Cup.

British Columbia

 * The only teams that had been registered as Senior "AAA" in the province were the Fort St. John Flyers and the Powell River Regals. The Powell River Regals won the 2012 Savage Cup to advance to the 2012 McKenzie Cup where they lost to the Stony Plain Eagles.

The Territories

 * There are no registered Senior "AAA" teams in any of the three territories. Teams from Whitehorse has previously played under BCAHA sanctioning.

Regional Qualifiers

 * 2012 McKenzie Cup: not needed as both provincial representatives already qualify for the 2012 Allan Cup
 * 2012 Rathgaber Cup: not needed as both provincial champions already qualified for the 2012 Allan Cup.
 * 2012 Renwick Cup: Kenora Thistles defeated the Dundas Real McCoys 2-games-to-none to advance to the 2012 Allan Cup
 * 2012 Atlantic Canada Allan Cup Qualifier (not held due to only one entry)
 * 2012 Quebec Allan Cup Qualifier (not held due to lack of teams teams)

Senior AA/A
Many leagues play with mixed level of Senior "AA" and Senior "A" teams.

Newfoundland and Labrador
The two league champions met for the Herder Memorial Trophy and the province's spot in the 2013 Atlantic region qualifying tournament for the Allan Cup (if there are any other team's Senior "AAA" registered in the region).
 * 2011-12 Avalon East Sr Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Central Newfoundland Hockey League season
 * 2011-12 Newfoundland Senior Hockey League Season

Nova Scotia

 * No (known) leagues

New Brunswick

 * Fredericton Christian Hockey League
 * 2011-12 North East Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte Season

Prince Edward Island

 * 2011-12 Island Community Senior Hockey League season

Quebec

 * 2011-12 Ligue de Hockey Beauce Bellechase Frontenac season
 * 2011-12 Ligue de Hockey Senior A de la Mauricie season
 * 2011-12 Ligue de Hockey Senior des Cantons-de-L'Est season
 * 2011-12 Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu season

Ontario

 * 2011-12 North Oxford Men's Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 WOAA Senior Season

Northern Ontario

 * 2011-12 HNO Senior Season

Manitoba
The league champions and a wildcard team advance to the 2012 Manitoba Senior A Hockey Provincials.
 * 2011-12 Carillon Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Manitoba East Hockey League season
 * 2011-12 North Central Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Tiger Hills Hockey League Season

Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association held provincial playoffs separate of the league playoffs. There were four class champions (A,B,C, and D).

note: The Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League had teams that are based in Saskatchewan but the league champion of that league will advance to the Alberta Senior AA/A playoffs.
 * 2011-12 Beaver Lakes Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Big Six Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Fort Carlton Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Fishing Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Highway Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Long Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Notekeu Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 North Saskatchewan River Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Sask Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Sask West Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Triangle Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Wheatland Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 White Mud Hockey League Season

Alberta
The league champions (and possibly several wildcard teams) as well as a host team qualified for the 2012 Alberta Senior AA/A playoffs.


 * 2011-12 Battle River Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 North Central Hockey League (Alberta) Season
 * 2011-12 North Peace Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Ranchland Hockey League Season
 * 2011-12 Sask/Alta Senior Hockey League Season

British Columbia
BC only has one league that plays completely within its borders. However, the North Peace Hockey League has teams from BC and Alberta. The NPHL champion qualifies for the Alberta Senior AA/A Provincial tournament.


 * 2011-12 Central Interior Hockey League Season

The British Columbia Men's senior "AA" championship for the province is called the Coy Cup. The 2012 Coy Cup was hosted by the Kitimat Ice Demons from March 13 to 17, 2012 at the Tamitik Arena in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Yukon
In past years (and this year) teams from the Yukon (which play under the authority of BC Hockey) have also played for the Coy Cup.

Northwest Territories
No leagues

Nunavut

 * 2011-12 Iqaluit Senior Hockey League season
 * 2011-12 Rankin Inlet Senior Hockey League season