2022–23 CCHL season

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2022–23 CCHL season
LeagueCentral Canada Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September–April
Games55
Teams12
Total attendance77,274
League championship
Bogart CupOttawa Jr. Senators
  Runners-upSmiths Falls Bears

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 national championship in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and were eliminated by the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in the semifinals.

Season highlights

League commissioner Kevin Abrams resigned after serving for 17 years in the role.[1][2] Sean Marcellus was appointed as interim commissioner.[3][4]

Sean James of the Smiths Falls Bears received the league's most valuable player and scoring champion awards for the second year in a row.[5]

Awards

Source: "Season award archives". thecchl.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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.[6]

Standings
Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1Ottawa Jr. Senators554283221812689
2Navan Grads5538124121315081
3Smiths Falls Bears5537151223216577
4Hawkesbury Hawks5530184318817267
5Renfrew Wolves5530184318417767
6Carleton Place Canadians5531202221018366
7Brockville Braves5529184416615466
8Cornwall Colts5526243217518157
9Kemptville 73's5525245119920656
10Rockland Nationals5520234817220352
11Nepean Raiders5512391313826228
12Pembroke Lumber Kings5510402313224825

Source: "2022–23 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

Post-season

2023 League championship
Bogart Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 March – 5 May
Teams8
Defending championsOttawa Jr. Senators
Final positions
ChampionsOttawa Jr. Senators
Runners-upSmiths Falls Bears
Tournament statistics
Games played39
Goals scored213 (5.46 per game)
Attendance15,408 (395 per game)
Awards
Playoff MVPRorke Applebee

The Ottawa Jr. Senators won the league championship Bogart Cup for the fourth time in a row after defeating the Smiths Falls Bears in game 7 of the finals. The Jr. Senators thus advanced to the national championship tournament in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba[7]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Bogart Cup Finals
      
Ottawa 4
Cornwall 1
Ottawa 4
Brockville 1
Brockville 4
Navan 3
Ottawa 4
Smiths Falls 3
Smiths Falls 4
Carleton Place 1
Smiths Falls 4
Renfrew 1
Hawkesbury 1
Renfrew 4

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Quarterfinal: Ottawa vs. Cornwall

Ottawa won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1March 22Cornwall 0, Ottawa 3Fred Barrett Arena2:11161 
2March 25Ottawa 5, Cornwall 2Cornwall Civic Complex2:131,211 
3March 29Cornwall 4, Ottawa 3 (OT)Fred Barrett Arena2:22163 
4April 1Ottawa 5, Cornwall 0Cornwall Civic Complex2:021,175 
5April 3Cornwall 2, Ottawa 5Fred Barrett Arena2:07208

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Quarterfinal: Brockville vs. Navan

Brockville won the series, 4–3.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1March 22Brockville 6, Navan 3Navan Memorial Centre2:12176 
2March 24Navan 1, Brockville 2Brockville Memorial Civic Centre2:14693 
3March 26Brockville 5, Navan 3Navan Memorial Centre2:22249 
4March 28Navan 2, Brockville 1Brockville Memorial Civic Centre2:07657 
5March 31Brockville 0, Navan 4Navan Memorial Centre2:11257 
6April 2Navan 3, Brockville 2 (OT)Brockville Memorial Civic Centre3:14548 
7April 6Brockville 3, Navan 1Navan Memorial Centre2:31624

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Quarterfinal: Smiths Falls vs. Carleton Place

Smiths Falls won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1March 24Carleton Place 1, Smiths Falls 5Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:12620 
2March 26Smiths Falls 2, Carleton Place 4Carleton Place Arena2:29406 
3March 28Carleton Place 0, Smiths Falls 3Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:10461 
4March 29Smiths Falls 3, Carleton Place 0Carleton Place Arena2:15412 
5March 31Carleton Place 4, Smiths Falls 5Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:05735

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Quarterfinal: Hawkesbury vs. Renfrew

Renfrew won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1March 24Renfrew 4, Hawkesbury 1Robert Hartley Sports Complex2:10531 
2March 26Hawkesbury 4, Renfrew 1MyFM Centre Recreation Complex2:10412 
3March 28Hawkesbury 2, Renfrew 4MyFM Centre Recreation Complex2:10322 
4March 30Renfrew 2, Hawkesbury 1Robert Hartley Sports Complex2:13447 
5March 31Renfrew 3, Hawkesbury 2 (OT)Robert Hartley Sports Complex2:53615

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Semifinal: Ottawa vs. Brockville

Ottawa won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1April 7Cornwall 0, Ottawa 4Fred Barrett Arena2:15184 
2April 10Ottawa 0, Brockville 3Brockville Memorial Civic Centre2:05533 
3April 12Brockville 1, Ottawa 3Fred Barrett Arena2:14162 
4April 13Ottawa 4, Brockville 3 (OT)Brockville Memorial Civic Centre2:37398 
5April 15Brockville 2, Ottawa 3Fred Barrett Arena2:07208

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Semifinal: Smiths Falls vs. Renfrew

Smiths Falls won the series, 4–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1April 8Renfrew 2, Smiths Falls 6Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:12415 
2April 9Smiths Falls 3, Renfrew 2MyFM Centre Recreation Complex2:13404 
3April 11Renfrew 4, Smiths Falls 0Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:13480 
4April 13Smiths Falls 2, Renfrew 1MyFM Centre Recreation Complex2:05482 
5April 14Renfrew 0, Smiths Falls 8Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:01575

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Bogart Cup Final: Ottawa vs. Smiths Falls

Ottawa won the series, 4–3.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1April 22Smiths Falls 5, Ottawa 2Fred Barrett Arena2:05264 
2April 23Ottawa 0, Smiths Falls 1 (OT)Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:21680 
3April 25Smiths Falls 1, Ottawa 7Fred Barrett Arena2:15183 
4April 28Ottawa 4, Smiths Falls 2Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:221,045 
5April 29Smiths Falls 4, Ottawa 7Fred Barrett Arena2:15248 
6May 2Ottawa 2, Smiths Falls 3Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre2:20706 
7May 5Smiths Falls 2, Ottawa 6Fred Barrett Arena2:08275

Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

National championship

2023 National championship
Centennial Cup
Tournament details
CityPortage la Prairie
VenueStride Place
Dates11-21 May 2023
Teams10
Host teamPortage Terriers
Final positions
ChampionsBrooks Bandits
Runners-upBattlefords North Stars
Tournament statistics
Games played25
Awards
MVPAiden Fink
Official website
Hockey Canada

The 2023 Centennial Cup tournament was hosted by the Portage Terriers of the MJHL in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.[8][9] Following the precedent set at the 2022 Centennial Cup, the tournament consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off.[10]

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.

Group A BB OJS YM CT TR
1 Brooks Bandits 5-1 7-2 6-1 9-0
2 Ottawa Jr. Senators 1-5 4-3 2-1 1-2
3 Yarmouth Mariners 2-7 3-4 3-2 3-4
4 Cobras de Terrebonne 1-6 1-2 2-3 2-1
5 Timmins Rock 0-9 2-1 4-3 1-2
Group B BNS PT CB SP KFW
1 Battlefords North Stars 3-2 1-3 3-1 4-1
2 Portage Terriers 2-3 4-3 4-2 12-2
3 Collingwood Blues 3-1 3-4 2-1 4-1
4 Steinbach Pistons 1-3 2-4 1-2 5-2
5 Kam River Fighting Walleye 1-4 2-12 1-4 2-5

Playoffs

The Ottawa Jr. Senators reached the semifinals and were eliminated from competition by the defending championship Brooks Bandits of the AJHL. The Bandits went on to win their third straight national championship after defeating the Battlefords North Stars of the SJHL in four games in the finals.[11][12]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Ottawa Jr. Senators 4
Collingwood Blues 2
Ottawa Jr. Senators 0
Brooks Bandits 3
Brooks Bandits 4
Battlefords North Stars 0
Battlefords North Stars 7
Portage Terriers 1
Portage Terriers 2
Yarmouth Mariners 1

References

  1. "The CCHL announces resignation of Commissioner Kevin Abrams". thecchl.ca (Press release). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. "Sean Marcellus appointed as CCHL interim commissioner". cjhlhockey.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. Egan, Kasey (3 July 2024). "Arnprior's Sean Marcellus returns to EOJHL to elevate Junior B Hockey". arnpriortoday.ca. myFM News/Oldies 107.7. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. "Sean Marcellus Has Resigned as Interim Commissioner". thecchl.ca (Press release). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. Cleary, Martin (30 June 2023). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: COVID forced Sean James on long road to Mercyhurst U, but led him to discover he wants to be a teacher". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. "CCHL release 2022–23 schedule". thecchl.ca. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. "Ottawa defeats Smiths Falls in game seven to win fourth CCHL title in a row". recorder.ca. Postmedia. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  8. Slattery, Joey (11 May 2023). "'It's an amazing experience': 2023 Centennial Cup underway in Portage la Prairie". CTV News Winnipeg. Bell Media. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. Sawatzky, Mike (19 June 2023). "Portage la Prairie earns praise for hosting 'best' Centennial Cup ever". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. Willberg, David (16 May 2022). "The field is set for the Centennial Cup in Estevan". sasktoday.ca. Harvard Media. Retrieved 28 July 2024. The top three teams from each pool will advance to the playoff round. The top seed gets a direct bye to the semifinal, while the second and third place teams move onto the quarter-finals.
  11. Punkari, Lucas (21 May 2023). "May 2023: Bandits win third straight Centennial Cup". Brandon Sun. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  12. "Brooks beats Battlefords to win Centennial Cup championship". 980 CJME. Rawlco Radio. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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