# 2012 Allan Cup

The 2012 Allan Cup was the Canadian championship of senior ice hockey and was the 104th year the Allan Cup was awarded. It was contended in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan from April 16 to April 21, 2012 and hosted by the Lloydminster Border Kings of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association. The South East Prairie Thunder of Manitoba defeated the Rosetown Red Wings of Saskatchewan to win their first national championship. The Thunder were runners up in 2009.

## Participants

* Lloydminster Border Kings (Host)
* Kenora Thistles (Central)
** Defeated Dundas Real McCoys 2-games-to-none (Renwick Cup) to earn berth
* Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts (Atlantic)
** Won 2011 Herder Memorial Trophy to earn berth
* South East Prairie Thunder (Manitoba)
** Defeated Manitoba Lightning 4-games-to-none (Pattison Cup) to earn berth
* Stony Plain Eagles (Pacific)
** Defeated Powell River Regals 3-games-to-1 (McKenzie Cup) to earn berth
* Rosetown Red Wings (Saskatchewan)
** Defeated Balgonie Bisons 3-games-to-2 to gain berth

## Round robin

Allan Cup Round Robin :
| Division One ||||||
| Rank | Team | Region | W-L-T | GF | GA |
| 1 | South East Prairie Thunder | Manitoba | 2-0-0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Rosetown Red Wings | Saskatchewan | 1-1-0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | Atlantic | 0-1-1 | 5 | 9 |
| Division Two ||||||
| Rank | Team | Region | W-L-T | GF | GA |
| 1 | Lloydminster Border Kings | Host | 2-0-0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Stony Plain Eagles | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Kenora Thistles | Ontario | 0-2-0 | 5 | 10 |

### Results

Round Robin results :
| Game | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score | Notes |
| 1 | Rosetown Red Wings | 1 | South East Prairie Thunder | 2 | Final - Shots: 39-30 RST |
| 2 | Lloydminster Border Kings | 7 | Kenora Thistles | 4 | Final - Shots: 44-20 LLD |
| 3 | South East Prairie Thunder | 5 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | 2 | Final - Shots: 23-20 SET |
| 4 | Stony Plain Eagles | 2 | Lloydminster Border Kings | 3 | Final - Shots: 30-27 SPL |
| 5 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | 3 | Rosetown Red Wings | 4 | OT Final - Shots: 37-28 RST |
| 6 | Kenora Thistles | 1 | Stony Plain Eagles | 3 | Final - Shots: 25-22 KEN |

## Championship Round
### Quarter and Semi-finals

Quarter and Semi-final results :
| Game | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score | Notes |
| QF1 | Rosetown Red Wings | 3 | Kenora Thistles | 2 | Final - Shots: 39-24 RST |
| QF2 | Stony Plain Eagles | 1 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | 5 | Final - Shots: 28-23 GFW |
| SF1 | South East Prairie Thunder | 7 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | 2 | Final - Shots: 39-32 SET |
| SF2 | Lloydminster Border Kings | 1 | Rosetown Red Wings | 5 | Final - Shots: 36-28 RST |

### Final

Allan Cup final :
| Game | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score | Notes |
| F | South East Prairie Thunder | 4 | Rosetown Red Wings | 1 | Final - Shots: 33-29 RST |

## Awards

    Bill Saunders Award (Tournament MVP): Devon Leblanc (South East Prairie Thunder)
All Star Team
    Goalie: Justin Harris (South East Prairie Thunder)
    Defense: Dallas Fallscheer (Lloydminster Border Kings)
    Defense: Shawn Germain (Rosetown Red Wings)
    Forward: Devon Leblanc (South East Prairie Thunder)
    Forward: Jonathan Poirier (Kenora Thistles)
    Forward: Carter Smith (Rosetown Red Wings)