2012-13 Canadian Senior Season



This is the 2012-13 Canadian Senior Hockey season.

2013 Senior "AAA" Hockey/Allan Cup Qualifying
There were 18 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":
 * 2012-13 Allan Cup Hockey Season (five teams)
 * 2012-13 Chinook Hockey League Season (four teams)

Newfoundland and Labrador
The Clarenville Caribous qualified for the 2013 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 2013 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 2013 Allan Cup qualifying. The Brantford Blast won the Allan Cup Hockey playoffs and advanced to the 2013 Renwick Cup where they would lose to the Kenora Thistles in the event ending their season.

Hockey Northwestern Ontario

 * The Kenora Thistles were the only Senior "AAA" team in the region and would serve as the region's representative in the Renwick Cup. They would defeat the Ontario Hockey Federation representative in the 2013 Renwick Cup to qualify for the 2013 Allan Cup.

West Region (Rathgaber Cup)
The provincial champions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan met in a best-of-five series to determine the region's qualifier for the 2013 Allan Cup. The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Rosetown Redwings 3-games-to-none to advance to the 2013 Allan Cup.

Manitoba

 * The South East Prairie Thunder were appointed as provincial representative for the 2013 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff. They would lose to the Rosetown Red Wings in the 2013 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff

Saskatchewan

 * The Balgonie Bisons, Lloydminster Border Kings, Rosetown Red Wings. and Shellbrook Elks were the only Senior AAA registered teams in the province and the Rosetown Red Wings advanced to the 2013 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff upon winning the provincial Senior AAA playoffs. They would defeat the South East Prairie Thunder to advance to the 2013 Allan Cup.

Alberta

 * The playoff champion of the five team Chinook Hockey League were to be the province's representative at the McKenzie Cup as the league contained the only five Senior "AAA" team in the province. The Bentley Generals won the league playoffs and (had already qualified for the 2013 Allan Cup as host) and the runner-up Stony Plain Eagles advanced to the 2013 Allan Cup as the unused Eastern Region spot went to the host branch and would make them qualify as well as the Fort St. John Flyers, who won the 2013 Savage Cup to determine the British Columbia Senior Hockey Champions

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 Fort St. John Flyers won the 2013 Savage Cup to advance to the 2013 Allan Cup as the provincial champions of both Alberta and British Columbia both advanced to the 2013 Allan Cup.

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

 * 2013 McKenzie Cup: not needed as both provincial representatives already qualified for the 2013 Allan Cup
 * 2013 Rathgaber Cup: Rosetown Red Wings defeated the South East Prairie Thunder 3-games-to1 to advance to the 2013 Allan Cup
 * 2013 Renwick Cup: Kenora Thistles defeated the Brantford Blast 2-games-to-none to advance to the 2013 Allan Cup
 * 2013 Atlantic Canada Allan Cup Qualifier (not held due to only one entry)
 * 2013 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 2014 Atlantic region qualifying tournament for the Allan Cup (if there are any other team's Senior "AAA" registered in the region).
 * 2012-13 Avalon East Sr Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Central Newfoundland Hockey League season
 * 2012-13 Newfoundland Senior Hockey League Season

Nova Scotia

 * No (known) leagues

New Brunswick

 * Fredericton Christian Hockey League
 * 2012-13 North East Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte Season

Prince Edward Island
The Island Community Senior Hockey League ceased operations.
 * No (known) leagues

Quebec
The Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud begins play.


 * 2012-13 Ligue de Hockey Beauce Bellechase Frontenac season
 * 2012-13 Ligue de Hockey Cote-Sud season
 * 2012-13 Ligue de Hockey Senior A de la Mauricie season
 * 2012-13 Ligue de Hockey Senior des Cantons-de-L'Est season
 * 2012-13 Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu season

Ontario
The North Oxford Men's Hockey League ceased operations.
 * 2012-13 WOAA Senior Season

Northern Ontario
The HNO Senior League ceased operations

Manitoba
The league champions and a wildcard team advance to the 2013 Manitoba Senior A Hockey Provincials.
 * 2012-13 Carillon Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Manitoba Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 North Central Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 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.
 * 2012-13 Beaver Lakes Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Big Six Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Fort Carlton Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Fishing Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Highway Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Long Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Notekeu Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 North Saskatchewan River Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Sask Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Sask West Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Triangle Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Wheatland Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 White Mud Hockey League Season

Alberta
The league champions (and possibly several wildcard teams) as well as a host team qualified for the 2013 Alberta Senior AA/A playoffs. The East Central Senior Hockey League begins play.


 * 2012-13 Battle River Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 East Central Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 North Central Hockey League (Alberta) Season
 * 2012-13 North Peace Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 Ranchland Hockey League Season
 * 2012-13 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.


 * 2012-13 Central Interior Hockey League Season

The British Columbia Men's senior "AA" championship for the province is called the Coy Cup. The 2013 Coy Cup was hosted by the Kitimat Ice Demons from March 12 to 16, 2013 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

 * 2012-13 Iqaluit Senior Hockey League season
 * 2012-13 Rankin Inlet Senior Hockey League season