2010-11 Canadian Senior Season



This is the 2010-11 Canadian Senior Hockey season.

2011 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":
 * 2010-11 Major League Hockey Season (five teams)
 * 2010-11 Chinook Hockey League Season (four teams)

Newfoundland and Labrador

 * The Clarenville Caribous qualified for the 2011 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 Kenora Thistles qualified for the 2011 Allan Cup as the host team.

Ontario Hockey Federation

 * The only Senior "AAA" teams in the OHF jurisdiction were all members of Major League 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 2011 Allan Cup qualifying. The Dundas Real McCoys won the Major League Hockey playoffs and advanced to the 2011 Allan Cup as the teams in the Hockey Northwestern Ontario had both already qualified for the 2011 Allan Cup and the Dundas Real McCoys also qualified as the Eastern Region spot was not used and HNO received the unused entry spot enabling them to qualify in lieu of a regional qualifier.

Hockey Northwestern Ontario

 * The Fort Frances Thunderhawks and the Kenora Thistles were the only Senior "AAA" teams in the region and Kenora already qualified as hosts and Fort Frances qualified for the Allan Cup in the unused Eastern Region spot negating the need for the Renwick Cup series to determine a regional qualifier for the 2011 Allan Cup.

Manitoba

 * The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Ile des Chenes North Stars who previously defeated the Manitoba Lightning to qualify as the provincial representative for the 2011 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff. They would defeat the Lloydminster Border Kings in the 2011 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff to advance to the 2011 Allan Cup.

Saskatchewan

 * The Lloydminster Border Kings were the only Senior AAA registered team in the province and advanced to the 2011 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff and the Lloydminster Border Kings lost to the South East Prairie Thunder in the 2011 Manitoba Saskatchewan Senior Playoff.

Alberta

 * The members of the four team Chinook Hockey League competed to determine the province's representative at the 2011 McKenzie Cup as the league contained the only four Senior "AAA" teams in the province. The Bentley Generals won the provincial playoffs and advanced to the 2011 McKenzie Cup where they defeated the Fort St. John Flyers to qualify for the 2011 Allan Cup.

British Columbia

 * The only teams that had been registered as Senior "AAA" in the province were the Fort St. John Flyers, Penticton Vees and the Prince George Mohawks. The Penticton Vees were disqualified from the tournament for an ineligible player. The Fort St. John Flyers defeated the Prince George Mohawks to win the 2011 Savage Cup to advance to the 2011 McKenzie Cup where they lost to the Bentley Generals

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

 * 2011 McKenzie Cup: The Bentley Generals defeated the Fort St. John Flyers to qualify for the 2011 Allan Cup
 * 2011 Rathgaber Cup: The South East Prairie Thunder defeated the Lloydminster Border Kings to qualify for the 2011 Allan Cup.
 * 2011 Renwick Cup: The Renwick Cup was not needed as the OHF and HNO champions both qualified for the 2011 Allan Cup due to the Eastern Regional spot not being used
 * 2011 Atlantic Canada Allan Cup Qualifier (not held due to only one entry)
 * 2011 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 2012 Atlantic region qualifying tournament for the Allan Cup (if there are any other team's Senior "AAA" registered in the region).
 * 2010-11 Avalon East Sr Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Central Newfoundland Hockey League season

Nova Scotia

 * No (known) leagues

New Brunswick

 * Fredericton Christian Hockey League
 * 2010-11 Circuit de Hockey Senior Roger-Lizotte Season

Prince Edward Island

 * 2010-11 Prince Edward Island Senior Hockey League season

Quebec

 * 2010-11 Ligue de Hockey Beauce Bellechase Frontenac season
 * 2010-11 Ligue de Hockey Senior A de la Mauricie season
 * 2010-11 Ligue de Hockey Senior du Richelieu season

Ontario

 * 2010-11 North Oxford Men's Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 WOAA Senior Season

Northern Ontario

 * 2010-11 HNO Senior Season

Manitoba
The league champions and a wildcard team advance to the 2011 Manitoba Senior A Hockey Provincials.
 * 2010-11 Carillon Senior Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Manitoba East Hockey League season
 * 2010-11 North Central Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 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.
 * 2010-11 Beaver Lakes Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Big Six Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Fort Carlton Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Fishing Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Highway Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Long Lake Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Notekeu Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 North Saskatchewan River Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Sask Valley Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Sask West Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Triangle Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Wheatland Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 White Mud Hockey League Season

Alberta
The league champions (and possibly several wildcard teams) as well as a host team qualified for the 2011 Alberta Senior AA/A playoffs.


 * 2010-11 Battle River Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 North Central Hockey League (Alberta) Season
 * 2010-11 North Peace Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 Ranchland Hockey League Season
 * 2010-11 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.


 * 2010-11 Central Interior Hockey League Season

The British Columbia Men's senior "AA" championship for the province is called the Coy Cup. The 2011 Coy Cup was hosted by the Prince Rupert Rampage from March 8 to 12, 2011 at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre in Prince Rupert, 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

 * 2010-11 Iqaluit Senior Hockey League season
 * 2010-11 Rankin Inlet Senior Hockey League season