The Renwick Cup dates back to at least 1990. Originally, the Renwick Cup championship was followed by an Eastern Canada Championship known as the Bolton Cup, but in recent years that championship has been dropped to expand the size of the Round Robin at the Allan Cup. Over the past several seasons the Renwick Cup has been held between the Kenora Thistles and the champion of Allan Cup Hockey. However, the Thistles folded during the 2015-16 hockey season after they were originally awarded the right to host the 2017 Allan Cup. The tournament was then re-awared to Bouctouche, New Brunswick.