The 2022–23 CCHL season was the 62nd season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The Ottawa Jr. Senators won their fourth straight league championship Bogart Cup. The team went on to compete for the

2023 Centennial Cup The 2023 Centennial Cup was the 51st annual Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Junior A national championship tournament for the 2022–23 season. The tournament took place at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba from May 11 to 21, 2 ...

national championship in

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Can ...

and were eliminated by the

Brooks Bandits The Brooks Bandits are a Junior ice hockey team in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) based in Brooks, Alberta. The teams plays its home games at the Centennial Regional Arena. The team was formerly in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (A ...

of the

Alberta Junior Hockey League The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. The 2023–24 season began with 16 teams, however 5 ...

in the semifinals.

Season highlights

League commissioner Kevin Abrams resigned after serving for 17 years in the role. Sean Marcellus was appointed as interim commissioner. Sean James of the

Smiths Falls Bears The Smiths Falls Bears are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Smiths Falls. The Bears compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The team has been in existence since 1961, making them the oldest CCHL tea ...

received the league's most valuable player and scoring champion awards for the second year in a row.

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Sean James (

) * Top Rookie: Luke Posthumus (

Nepean Raiders The Nepean Raiders (French: Raiders de Nepean) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The Raiders compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East Division. The team plays its home games at the Nepean S ...

) * Outstanding Defenceman: Brandon Walker (

Carleton Place Canadians The Carleton Place Canadians are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Carleton Place, Ontario. The Canadians compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The team was established in 1969, along with the Kemp ...

) * Sportsmanship/ability award: Matteo Disipio (

) * Top Prospect: Ty Campbell (

) * Outstanding graduating player: Sean James (

) * Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Tyson Tomasini (

Renfrew Wolves The Renfrew Wolves are a Junior ice hockey team based in Renfrew, Ontario in the West division of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The team plays its home games at the MyFM Centre Recreation Complex. The franchise moved to Renfrew ahead ...

) * Scoring champion: Sean James (

) * Top Goaltender: Sami Molu (

Brockville Braves The Brockville Braves (French: Braves de Brockville) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Brockville. The Braves compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the West Division. The Braves have won two Bogart Cup championsh ...

) * Top Coach: Kyle Makaric ( Ottawa Jr. Senators) * Top General Manager: Pat Malloy (

) Source:

Regular season

The regular season ran from 21 September 2022 until 19 March 2023. Each team played 55 regular season games, facing each team 5 times. While teams were nominally assigned to either the Robinson division or the Yzerman division, the top 8 teams overall advanced to the playoffs regardless of their division assignment. Source:

Post-season

The Ottawa Jr. Senators won the league championship Bogart Cup for the fourth time in a row after defeating the

in game 7 of the finals. The Jr. Senators thus advanced to the national championship tournament in

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Quarterfinal: Ottawa vs. Cornwall

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Quarterfinal: Brockville vs. Navan

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Quarterfinal: Smiths Falls vs. Carleton Place

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Quarterfinal: Hawkesbury vs. Renfrew

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Semifinal: Ottawa vs. Brockville

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Semifinal: Smiths Falls vs. Renfrew

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Bogart Cup Final: Ottawa vs. Smiths Falls

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National championship

The

tournament was hosted by the

Portage Terriers The Portage Terriers are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. History The Portage Terriers were foun ...

of the

MJHL The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL consists of thirt ...

. Following the precedent set at the

2022 Centennial Cup The 2022 Centennial Cup was the 50th annual Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) national championship tournament for the 2021–22 season. The tournament took place at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan from May 18 to 29, 2022. It was th ...

, the tournament consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off.

Round-robin

The top 3 teams from each group advanced to the playoffs, and the 1st place teams in each group had a bye to the semifinals.

Playoffs

The Ottawa Jr. Senators reached the semifinals and were eliminated from competition by the defending championship

of the

AJHL The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. The 2023–24 season began with 16 teams, however 5 t ...

. The Bandits went on to win their third straight national championship after defeating the

Battlefords North Stars The Battlefords North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, that plays in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The team was founded in 1973 as the Battlefords Barons and has been known as the N ...

of the

SJHL The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...

in four games in the finals.

References

Sources

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External links

Official website of the Central Canadian Hockey League

Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League
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