Lloydminster Border Kings
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The Lloydminster Border Kings are a Senior AAA
ice hockey
team based in Lloydminster
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. They play in the Chinook Hockey League
, as the once prominent Wild Goose Hockey League is on hiatus for 2008-09. The Border Kings captured the Allan Cup
, Canada's national senior championship in 2001, becoming the first Saskatchewan based team in 60 years to win the title. The last team to do so had been the Regina Rangers in 1941. They also won the Allan Cup
in 2007.
The Kings next round robin game was against the Halifax Molson Canadians. Trailing 3-2 after two, the Kings rallied in the third for a 5-4 win. Their 1-1 record placed them second in their three team pool and set up a quarter-final match-up with the 0-2 Shawinigan Xtreme.
Shawinigan struck just 28 seconds into the game, but the Kings rallied again to lead 3-1 after 20 minutes. Lloydminster then held off the Xtreme for a 5-1 victory.
The semi-final pitted the Kings against the host Stony Plain Eagles. Once again, the Kings fell behind, trailing 3-2 after two. In the third, Aaron Foster, Dalyn Fallscheer, and Kevin Lavallee struck to vault the Kings into the lead. Stony Plain scored with 54 seconds left, but Lloydminster held on for a 5-4 victory. Whitby beat Bentley 3-2 in overtime in the other semi-final.
The championship game faced off at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 21. Scott Hood scored short-handed to give Lloyd the lead, but Whitby tied it before the end of the first. Whitby went ahead early in the second, but then for the fourth straight game the Kings enjoyed a three goal period, and led 4-2 after two. Whitby scored early in the third but could not pull even. The Border Kings lifted the Allan Cup after a 4-3 triumph.
Border Kings goaltender Cory McEachran was named Allan Cup MVP.
The Border Kings have hosted the Allan Cup tournament twice, in 2000 and 2005.
Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team based in Lloydminster
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
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. They play in the Chinook Hockey League
Chinook Hockey League
The Chinook Hockey League is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, but includes teams from other provinces. The ChHL is one of two Allan Cup eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada, the other is Ontario's Major League Hockey.-Teams:*Bentley...
, as the once prominent Wild Goose Hockey League is on hiatus for 2008-09. The Border Kings captured the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
, Canada's national senior championship in 2001, becoming the first Saskatchewan based team in 60 years to win the title. The last team to do so had been the Regina Rangers in 1941. They also won the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
in 2007.
History
The 2007 Allan Cup was held in Stony Plain, Alberta, from April 16-21. The Kings opened the tournament with a 4-1 loss to the Chinook League champion Bentley (Alberta) Generals. Border Kings captain Scott Hood opened the scoring, but the Generals tied it on a goal while two men short. The Kings were stymied the rest of the way.The Kings next round robin game was against the Halifax Molson Canadians. Trailing 3-2 after two, the Kings rallied in the third for a 5-4 win. Their 1-1 record placed them second in their three team pool and set up a quarter-final match-up with the 0-2 Shawinigan Xtreme.
Shawinigan struck just 28 seconds into the game, but the Kings rallied again to lead 3-1 after 20 minutes. Lloydminster then held off the Xtreme for a 5-1 victory.
The semi-final pitted the Kings against the host Stony Plain Eagles. Once again, the Kings fell behind, trailing 3-2 after two. In the third, Aaron Foster, Dalyn Fallscheer, and Kevin Lavallee struck to vault the Kings into the lead. Stony Plain scored with 54 seconds left, but Lloydminster held on for a 5-4 victory. Whitby beat Bentley 3-2 in overtime in the other semi-final.
The championship game faced off at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 21. Scott Hood scored short-handed to give Lloyd the lead, but Whitby tied it before the end of the first. Whitby went ahead early in the second, but then for the fourth straight game the Kings enjoyed a three goal period, and led 4-2 after two. Whitby scored early in the third but could not pull even. The Border Kings lifted the Allan Cup after a 4-3 triumph.
Border Kings goaltender Cory McEachran was named Allan Cup MVP.
The Border Kings have hosted the Allan Cup tournament twice, in 2000 and 2005.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results |
| 2008-09 | 24 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 85 | 99 | 22 | 4th ChHL | |||||
| 2009-10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 85 | 78 | 23 | 4th ChHL |
See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
- List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan
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