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Lacombe Generals
City Lacombe, Alberta
League Allan Cup Hockey West
Founded 1999
Home arena Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex
Colors Brown, Blue, Black
              
General manager Flag of Canada Jeff McInnis
Head coach Flag of Canada Curtis Austring[1]
Captain Flag of Canada Don Morrison
Website
Generalshockey.ca
Franchise history
1999–2016 Bentley Generals
2016–2019 Lacombe Generals

The Lacombe Generals were a Senior AAA ice hockey team from Lacombe, Alberta, Canada that played in the Chinook Hockey League/Allan Cup Hockey West. The Generals are four-time national champions, having won the Allan Cup in 2009 and 2016 in Steinbach, Manitoba, in 2013 in Red Deer, Alberta and in 2019 in their home rink in their final game.[2][3][4] The club was formerly known as the Bentley Generals from 1999-2016, and played out of the Bentley Arena in Bentley, Alberta, as well as the Red Deer Arena. In late May of the 2016 the team announced that they would be relocating to Lacombe, Alberta and would be renamed the Lacombe Generals.  The team would win the playoff championship for the newly renamed Allan Cup Hockey West and the 2018 Alberta Senior AAA Playoffs to earn a spot in the 2018 Allan Cup.  The team was named host of the 2019 Allan Cup and repeating as league and provincial champions.

History[]

previous team logo
previous team logo

The Bentley Generals hockey club was formed in 1999 and began play in the Chinook Hockey League. The team won its first provincial senior 'A' title in 2001. The following year, the Generals registered as an 'AAA' club and competed in the Allan Cup playdowns for the first time. Former NHLer Kelly Buchberger was a member of the Generals in 2005, while the team also attempted to play Ryan Smyth during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, though Smyth was ruled ineligible to play.[5][6]

The Generals, coached by former National Hockey League player and coach Brian Sutter, qualified for the Allan Cup for the first time in 2007.[7]

In 2009, the Generals, once again coached by Sutter, won their first Allan Cup with a 4-3 win in double overtime over Manitoba's South East Prairie Thunder. In 2013, the Generals hosted the Allan Cup in Red Deer, Alberta and captured their second title by defeating Newfoundland's Clarenville Caribous 3-0 in the championship game. The Generals returned to Steinbach in 2016 and defeated the host Prairie Thunder again by a score of 4-3 in overtime to win their third Allan Cup. The Generals have been Allan Cup finalist four other times: 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2015.[8]

In December 2015 it was announced that the Generals were relocating to Lacombe, Alberta for the 2016–17 season, citing a drop in attendance as a reason for the move. [9] The partnership with the City of Lacombe was made official in the summer of 2016.[10] The Generals will play out of the newly renovated Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex in the Can Pak Ice Complex, formerly known as the Barnett Arenas.[10]

The move wasn't the only change the Generals would make for the 2016-17 season. In July 2016 it was announced Head Coach Ryan Tobler would be stepping down to work as an Assistant Coach with the ECHL's Colorado Eagles. In August 2016, it was announced longtime Generals player Curtis Austring would be Tobler's successor. [11]

Following winning the 2019 Allan Cup as the host team (and winning the provincial championship to qualify anyway) on May 27,2019 the Lacombe Generals announced they would not be playing for the 2019-20 season citing issues within the system set up for Senior AAA hockey in Canada.[12]

Season-by-season record[]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OL GF GA P Results
2000–01 24 11 13 0 - 114 107 22 4th ChHL
2001–02 24 16 8 0 - 125 90 32 2nd ChHL
2002–03 24 20 4 0 - 183 60 40 2nd ChHL
2003–04 28 23 4 1 - 181 79 47 2nd ChHL
2004–05 24 19 3 2 - 165 67 40 1st ChHL
2005–06 24 21 1 - 2 123 42 44 1st ChHL
2006–07 24 20 3 - 1 163 63 41 1st ChHL
2007–08 20 15 5 - 0 115 56 30 2nd ChHL
2008–09 24 23 1 - 0 159 51 46 1st ChHL
2009–10 20 19 1 - 0 112 49 38 1st ChHL
2010–11 20 19 1 - 0 117 42 38 1st ChHL
2011–12 24 16 8 - 0 110 60 32 2nd ChHL
2012–13 16 15 1 - 0 94 31 30 1st ChHL
2013-14 24 21 3 - 0 111 53 42 1st ChHL
2014–15 24 23 1 - 0 128 39 46 1st ChHL
2015–16 18 14 3 - 1 84 43 29 1st ChHL
2016–17 22 19 3 - 0 116 69 38 1st ChHL
2017–18 24 18 4 - 2 115 66 38 2nd ACHW
2018-19 18 10 6 - 2 69 57 22 1st ACHW

Allan Cup Championships = 4 (2009, 2013, 2016, 2019)
Allan Cup Finals = 10 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
Allan Cup Appearances = 13 (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

NHL alumni[]

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.lacombeglobe.com/2016/08/12/longtime-general-named-teams-new-head-coach
  2. ↑ http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/04/21/bentley-generals-make-allan-cup-history
  3. ↑ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/bentley-generals-win-allan-cup
  4. ↑ http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4467492-allan-cup-real-mccoys-beat-bentley-to-move-to-semifinals/
  5. ↑ Van Diest, Derek (2005-12-11). Senior hockey caters to former junior, pro players. Edmonton Sun. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  6. ↑ Bentley Generals History. bentleygenerals.ca. Retrieved on 2013-04-21.
  7. ↑ Tychkowski, Robert (2007-04-18). Sutter shows the way. Edmonton Sun. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  8. ↑ http://rdc.ab.ca/current-students/athletics/kings-queens/kings-hockey/coaches
  9. ↑ Lacombe Express - Bentley Generals set to move to Lacombe.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gary Moe Auto Group becomes official sponsor of sports complex. Lacombe Globe (2016-06-29). Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved on 2016-10-03.
  11. ↑ nurun.com. Longtime General named team's new head coach.
  12. ↑ https://www.lacombeglobe.com/news/local-news/lacombe-generals-withdrawing-from-achw
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/bentley-generals-set-to-begin-quest-for-allan-cup-glory/article11195197/
  14. ↑ http://docstudio.tvo.org/story/blood-sweat-and-beers
  15. ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=20482
  16. ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468647

External links[]

Allan Cup Hockey West
TeamsInnisfail Eagles  · Stony Plain Eagles
Former teamsFort Saskatchewan Chiefs  · Lacombe Generals  · Lloydminster Border Kings  · Okotoks Drillers  · Rosetown Red Wings  · Sylvan Lake Admirals
Related articlesAllan Cup  · Hardy Cup  · Alberta Senior Hockey Champions
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