The 2005 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 2004-05 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Lloydminster Border Kings in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan/Alberta. The 2005 tournament marked the 97th year that the Allan Cup has been awarded.
This Allan Cup involved Theoren Fleury, a former National Hockey League all-star, playing for the Horse Lake Thunder during the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
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