2015 - 16 Canadian Senior Hockey Season This is the 2015 - 16 Canadian Senior Hockey season . 2016 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 " : Both league champions were supposed to advance to regional qualifying for a berth in the 2016 Allan Cup ; however due to the Kenora Thistles suspending operations and the Powell River Regals dropping out of the Senior AAA both league champions advance directly to the Allan Cup tournament without any additional qualifying Atlantic Region . The Atlantic Region qualifying series was scheduled for April 1st , 2nd and ( if needed ) 3rd in Grand Falls - Windsor , Newfoundland and Labrador between the two declared Senior AAA teams in the region . They won of this series 2 games to none ( 9 - 5 , 4 - 0 ) to advance to the Allan Cup tournament . West Region ( Rathgaber Cup ) . Traditionally , if a region ( Quebec ) is not participating in the Allan Cup qualifying process the spot goes to the host branch . With the withdrawal of the Rosetown Red Wings on December 1st , it was been announced if the Rathgaber Cup will not be needed to determine a spot as both the Manitoba and Saskatchewan champions would qualify . 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 2017 Atlantic region qualifying tournament for the Allan Cup ( if there are any other team ' s Senior " AAA " registered in the region ) . Manitoba . The league champions and a wildcard team advance to the 2016 Manitoba Senior A Hockey Provincials . Saskatchewan . The Saskatchewan Hockey Association held provincal playoffs seperate 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 . Alberta . The league champions ( and possibly several wildcard teams ) as well as a host team qualified for the 2016 Alberta Senior AA / A playoffs . Last season the champions of several of the league ' s eligible to participate chose not to do so . The Battle River Hockey League was also not operating this season after its members joined other leagues for 2015 - 16 . Rec Level League 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 . The British Columbia Men ' s senior " AA " championship for the province is called the Coy Cup . The 2016 Coy Cup was hosted by the Terrace River Kings from March 22 to 26 , 2016 at the Terrace Sportsplex in Terrace , British Columbia . The host team and the winner CIHL playoffs automatically qualify . The league runner up were to play in the qualifier for the final spot against the independent team that has won the qualifiers . 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 . Due to scheduling issues the defending champion was given a spot in the tournament in lieu of winning a qualifier . The Fort Nelson Yeti were playing an independent schedule but announced on Ocotober 31st that they were not going to be able to play for the balance of the season due to not being able to schedule the required six games required to be eligible for the Coy Cup