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. Sean Marcellus was appointed as interim commissioner.
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.
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Sean James (Smiths Falls Bears)
Top Rookie: Luke Posthumus (Nepean Raiders)
Outstanding Defenceman: Brandon Walker (Carleton Place Canadians)
Sportsmanship/ability award: Matteo Disipio (Carleton Place Canadians)
Top Prospect: Ty Campbell (Smiths Falls Bears)
Outstanding graduating player: Sean James (Smiths Falls Bears)
Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Tyson Tomasini (Renfrew Wolves)
Scoring champion: Sean James (Smiths Falls Bears)
Top Goaltender: Sami Molu (Brockville Braves)
Top Coach: Kyle Makaric (Ottawa Jr. Senators)
Top General Manager: Pat Malloy (Smiths Falls Bears)
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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.
1 Ottawa Jr. Senators 55 42 8 3 2 218 126 89 2 Navan Grads 55 38 12 4 1 213 150 81 3 Smiths Falls Bears 55 37 15 1 2 232 165 77 4 Hawkesbury Hawks 55 30 18 4 3 188 172 67 5 Renfrew Wolves 55 30 18 4 3 184 177 67 6 Carleton Place Canadians 55 31 20 2 2 210 183 66 7 Brockville Braves 55 29 18 4 4 166 154 66 8 Cornwall Colts 55 26 24 3 2 175 181 57 9 Kemptville 73's 55 25 24 5 1 199 206 56 10 Rockland Nationals 55 20 23 4 8 172 203 52 11 Nepean Raiders 55 12 39 1 3 138 262 28 12 Pembroke Lumber Kings 55 10 40 2 3 132 248 25
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Post-season
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
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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 2023 Centennial Cup tournament was hosted by the Portage Terriers of the MJHL in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 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.
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 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.
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External links
Official website of the Central Canadian Hockey League
Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League