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 champions are the South East Prairie Thunder from Steinbach, Manitoba, who captured their first title at the 2012 Allan Cup in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
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