The 1956 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1955-56 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Vernon Canadians and Vernon, Kelowna, and Kamloops, British Columbia. The 1956 playoff marked the 48th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.
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Teams
Allan Cup Best-of-Seven Series
Chatham Maroons 7 - Vernon Canadians 1Vernon Canadians 6 - Chatham Maroons 2Vernon Canadians 7 - Chatham Maroons 1Vernon Canadians 6 - Chatham Maroons 4Vernon Canadians 5 - Chatham Maroons 3Eastern Playdowns
Semi-final
Chatham Maroons defeated Sudbury Wolves 3-games-to-2 with 2 tiesChatham Maroons 3 - Sudbury Wolves 1Chatham Maroons 1 - Sudbury Wolves 1Sudbury Wolves 4 - Chatham Maroons 1Chatham Maroons 3 - Sudbury Wolves 3Chatham Maroons 4 - Sudbury Wolves 2Sudbury Wolves 3 - Chatham Maroons 1Chatham Maroons 4 - Sudbury Wolves 1Final
Chatham Maroons defeated St. John Beavers 4-games-to-1St. John Beavers 5 - Chatham Maroons 4Chatham Maroons 6 - St. John Beavers 3Chatham Maroons 5 - St. John Beavers 3Chatham Maroons 6 - St. John Beavers 2Chatham Maroons 5 - St. John Beavers 2Western Playdowns
Semi-final
Winnipeg Maroons defeated Fort William Beavers 4-games-to-noneWinnipeg Maroons 3 - Fort William Beavers 2Winnipeg Maroons 11 - Fort William Beavers 2Winnipeg Maroons 11 - Fort William Beavers 4Winnipeg Maroons 4 - Fort William Beavers 1Final
Vernon Canadians defeated Winnipeg Maroons 4-games-to-none with 1 tieVernon Canadians 4 - Winnipeg Maroons 1Vernon Canadians 5 - Winnipeg Maroons 4Vernon Canadians 2 - Winnipeg Maroons 2Vernon Canadians 3 - Winnipeg Maroons 1Vernon Canadians 7 - Winnipeg Maroons 5References
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