Central Canada Hockey League

North American junior ice hockey league

"CCHL" redirects here. For other uses, see CCHL (disambiguation).

Central Canada Hockey League
Ligue de hockey du Canada centraleMost recent season or competition:
2024–25 CCHL season

Sport| Ice hockey
Founded| 1961
No. of teams| 12
Countries| Canada
Headquarters| Richcraft Sensplex
813 Shefford Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Continent| North America
Most recent
champion(s)| Rockland Nationals
(5th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles| Pembroke Lumber Kings (14 titles)
Streaming partner(s)| FloSports
Official website| CCHL

The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL; French: Ligue de hockey du Canada centrale, LHCC) is a Junior A ice hockey league in North America composed of 12 teams – all around the National Capital Region. The CCHL is one of the nine Junior A leagues across Canada and is considered as the most successful and highest level of Junior A hockey compared to all the other eight leagues across the country. The Bogart Cup, the oldest junior ice hockey sports trophy in Canada, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) views the Bogart Cup as one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The CCHL is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Central Canada Hockey League is sanctioned by Hockey Eastern Ontario and Hockey Canada, and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The winner of the CCHL playoffs competes for the national Centennial Cup, an annual tournament organized by Hockey Canada and the CJHL, which determines the national champion of Junior A ice hockey.

The CCHL is the fifth-highest grossing junior ice hockey league in Canada by revenue, after the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Western Hockey League (WHL), the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL).[citation needed] The league's headquarters have been in Ottawa since 2014, when the Richcraft Sensplex opened.

The CCHL's regular season is typically held from September to March, with each team playing 55 games. Following the conclusion of the regular season, 8 teams advance to the Bogart Cup playoffs, a three-round tournament that runs into May to determine the league champion. Since the league's founding in 1961, the Pembroke Lumber Kings have won the most combined CCHL titles with 14, including five in a row between 2006–07 and 2010–11. The reigning league champions are the Rockland Nationals, who defeated the Carleton Place Canadians in the 2025 Bogart Cup Finals.

## History

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The league started in 1961 as the Ottawa-Hull District Junior Hockey League, under the sponsorship of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), in hope of a better development program.[1] The league has featured such NHL stars as Steve Yzerman and Larry Robinson, for which its two divisions are named. As this league was for the Ottawa District, teams out of the area were not allowed to compete, with one exemption: Pembroke. In the early years, any player in the league was automatically a member of the Montreal Canadiens, and were forced into a contract which would disallow them to sign with any other NHL team if they wanted to play in the NHL. The Canadiens also wanted the league to be strictly for development, allowing four 19-year-olds and five 18-year-olds per team with the rest of the players being 17 or younger. This was met with much anger and disappointment with players who had just reached their 20s, but the league substantially gained in popularity and did not step back from the changes.[1] In 1963, the Montreal Canadiens allowed the Chicago Blackhawks-sponsored Brockville Braves into the league. The league rebranded itself as the Central Junior A Hockey League (CJHL) starting with the 1964–65 season.

In February 1966, players from the Hawkesbury Braves went on strike over coaching issues. The Braves brought in replacement players from midget and Jr. B leagues for a game against the CJHL's perennial champions, the Cornwall Royals. The Royals went on to win 43–0, which still stands as the highest margin of victory in the league. As CJHL champions, the Royals represented the league at the playdowns for the 1966, 1967 and 1968 Memorial Cup national junior hockey championships. They applied to enter into the stronger Ontario Hockey Association (today's OHL) but were turned away; they next applied to join the new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and were accepted as one of the inaugural teams for the 1969–70 season. In 1973, the Hull Festivals, also departed for the QMJHL. In 1975, the Canadian Hockey Association informed the league that they had to allow 20-year-olds into their league, matching what all other leagues of their calibre were doing.[1]

In 1976, Bryan Murray took over as head coach of the Rockland Nationals. With Murray at the wheel, the Nationals won the league, the region, and then went on to win the Junior A National Championship Centennial Cup. The financial cost of the playoff run was too much for the team's backers to handle and they declared bankruptcy one disappointing season after winning it all.[1] The Nationals have resurrected since then as a member of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.[2]

After the ruling that allowed 20-year-olds to play in the league, teams began attempting to "buy" championship teams by going after former Major Junior players. The effect of this resulted in the labeling of the league as a "goon league" or "bush league" as the league got more violent. The fan base dwindled, and by 1984 there were only 5 teams left in the league, all on the verge of bankruptcy.[1] The owners of the five teams approached the owners of Ottawa's Talisman Hotel and asked them to purchase the league. Through new management and rule changes, the league barred 20-year-olds from the Major Junior ranks, created a limit of five 20-year-olds (homegrown from the CJHL), and banned the paying of players. The new rules worked, and the league was once again successful.[1] The league then approached the Canadian Hockey Association, and requested a new system. After the fall of the Rockland Nationals, the league realized there was a revenue problem amongst its teams. The league demanded longer regular seasons and a shorter National playdown schedule to determine the National Champion. This new system was guaranteed to increase revenue amongst all teams nationwide as they were allowed to have more home games, increasing revenue through ticket sales, and decreased the travel expenditures that forced the Rockland Nationals to fold soon after they won the National Championship.[1]

The league began flourishing, and by the early 1990s, had more than doubled. Teams that had folded during the "dark days" of the late 1970s and early 1980s came back. The league even allowed for the expansion of their first American hockey team, the Massena Americans. Also, now a member of the OHL, the Cornwall Royals moved from Cornwall. In response, the CJHL allowed the Messena Americans to move to Cornwall, hoping the Cornwall Colts could help the city fill its competitive hockey "void".[1]

The Gloucester Rangers hosted the last Centennial Cup tournament in 1995 before it was transformed into the Royal Bank Cup. The Rangers boosted NHL stars like Mathieu Dandenault and Robert Esche. The Gloucester Rangers were seconds away from defeating the Calgary Canucks in the final, until the Canucks scored a last-minute goal and won it all in overtime, to continue the drought of a CJHL team winning the National Junior "A" Championship.

In April 2007, it was announced that the Kemptville 73's were joining the CJHL as its 11th member team. The 73's formerly played in the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League.

The Cornwall Colts became the 4th team in CJHL history to play host to a Centennial/Royal Bank Cup tournament in 2008. The Colts managed to qualify for the semi-finals, but were ousted 7–1 by the Humboldt Broncos.

In 2009, the Carleton Place Canadians, another former EOJBHL team, was announced as the league's 12th franchise. They began play during the 2009–10 season. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, the league dropped the "A" from their name, switching to the Central Junior Hockey League.

In February 2010, it was announced that the Smiths Falls Memorial Centre – one of the league's oldest facilities and home to the Smiths Falls Bears was staging its final home game of the 2009–10 season. The Bears will be moving into a brand-new multipurpose facility for that fall. The Memorial Centre was demolished to accommodate parking spaces for the new facility.

In April 2010, the Pembroke Lumber Kings made CJHL history by winning four-consecutive Art Bogart Cup championships, which is now the most-consecutive championships won by a CJHL team, however the Pembroke Lumber Kings qualified for the Fred Page Cup for the fifth consecutive year, but lost the finals to the Brockville Braves, who advanced to the Royal Bank Cup in Dauphin, Manitoba. The 2012 Fred Page Cup was awarded to the Kanata Stallions to commemorate their 25 years of Jr. A hockey in Kanata.

On April 26, 2010, the league rebranded by changing their league to the Central Hockey League, from the Central Junior Hockey League. A league, by the same name "Central Hockey League" already existed, a minor professional league below the ECHL, which was 15 teams throughout the mid-western United States. In January 2011, the league rebranded itself again the Central Canada Hockey League.

On May 8, 2011, at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup in Camrose, Alberta, the Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated the BCHL's Vernon Vipers 2–0 to win the CCHL's second ever National Title during the league's 50th anniversary season.

Prior to the 2014–15 season, the CCHL announced it was adapting the American Hockey League's overtime format.

* Following tied games, teams will remain at the 3rd period ends and 7:00 minutes will be placed on the clock after a 30-second break. Each team will receive 1 point.
* The first 3 minutes of over time will be played 4 on 4. At the first whistle after 3 minutes (i.e. if the clock reads 4:00 or less) the teams will play 3 on 3. The same penalty regulations apply. The games are again sudden victory with the first team to score collects an additional point.
* In the event the game remains tied after the conclusion of seven minutes of overtime, a 30-second break during which the team coaches will provide a list of 3 shooters will precede a shoot out. Home teams shall determine if they shoot first or second. If the score after 3 rounds of shooters remains tied, there will be a continued sudden death single round shoot out until a winner is declared.
* No shooter may shoot twice until all eligible shooters have shot once.
* Players in the penalty box at the conclusion of overtime shall not be eligible to participate in the shoot out.

In the 2013–14 season, 69 CCHL regular season games were tied after regulation. The outcome of 30 games was determined in the over time session and 39 games required a shoot out.

For the 2015–16 the CCHL made a significant move to the development model for the league. The Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League was aligned directly with the CCHL to establish direct affiliations and specific guidelines for players to move up and down between leagues. The EOJBHL also took on a re-branding to become the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2. The development model is also to be extended to affiliation with midget (under18) teams.

In fall 2016, the Gloucester Rangers were sold to new ownership, who will relocate the team to Rockland, Ontario for the 2017–18 season and become the Rockland Nationals. The current Rockland Nationals, who currently play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League are expected to relocate to a nearby community to accommodate Junior A hockey in the community for the first time since 1977.

### David Frost incident

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David Frost, the agent of former St. Louis Blues player Mike Danton, was banned from all Central Junior "A" Hockey League games and events in fall 2005 after Frost entered an off-limits-to-fans area at the Jim Durrell Arena, home to the Ottawa Junior Senators, in which Frost "accosted, harassed and threatened an official of the CJHL". League commissioner Mac MacLean stated "We don't want him around period". The Lumber Kings were fined $1,000 for David Frost's actions, because the league considered Frost to be associated with owner Sheldon Keefe. MacLean sent posters to each league arena to help security staff identify Frost if he were to show up at games, and to refuse entry to Frost. Weeks later, the ban was lifted after Mac MacLean was relieved of his duties of CJHL commissioner. Newly appointed commissioner John Comerford lifted the ban, stating "We can't stop David Frost from entering the rink and I haven't received any complaints from anybody about him". David Frost had no affiliation with the Pembroke Lumber Kings hockey organization. He was allowed to attend league games, but was barred from restricted areas. Frost disregarded the advisement not to enter restricted areas, and was seen getting off the Lumber Kings team bus by CBC Fifth Estate film crew, and was filmed following the team to a dressing room during a playoff game in Nepean. At the end of the season, Frost severed un-affiliated ties with the league and informed that he would not attend any more league games or events.[3][4][5][6]

## Teams

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Map of CCHL teams

50km
31miles

Nationals

Junior Senators

Raiders

Grads

Hawks

Colts

Bears

Wolves

Lumber Kings

73's

Canadians

Braves

West Division East Division

West Division

Team |  Arena (Capacity) |  Joined | EOJHL Affiliate
Brockville Braves | Brockville Memorial Civic Centre (1,800) | 1963 | Brockville Tikis
Carleton Place Canadians | Carleton Place Arena (660) | 2009 | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians
Kemptville 73's | North Grenville Municipal Centre (2,000) | 2007 |
Pembroke Lumber Kings | Pembroke Memorial Centre (2,450) | 1980 | Whitewater Kings
Renfrew Wolves | MyFM Centre Recreation Complex (1,600) | 2020 | Ottawa Canadians
Smiths Falls Bears | Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre (1,500) | 1961 | Smiths Falls Jr. Bears
East Division
Team |  Arena (Capacity) |  Joined | EOJHL Affiliate
Cornwall Colts | Cornwall Civic Complex (5,800) | 1988 |
Hawkesbury Hawks | Robert Hartley Sports Complex (1,000) | 1976 |
Navan Grads | Navan Memorial Centre (812) | 1991 | Carleton Place Jr. Canadians
Nepean Raiders | Nepean Sportsplex (3,000) | 1966 | Ottawa West Golden Knights /
Winchester Hawks
Ottawa Junior Senators | Jim Durrell Recreation Centre (2,000) | 1979 | Ottawa Canadians
Rockland Nationals | Clarence-Rockland Arena (2,000) | 1968 |

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## Regular season champions

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Season |  Champion |  W–L–T–OTL |  Pts

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Memorial Cup Era
Centennial Cup Era
1970-71 | Smiths Falls Bears | 31-12-5-0 | 67
1971-72 | Smiths Falls Bears | 29-17-2-0 | 60
1972-73 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 47-4-4-0 | 98
1973-74 | Smiths Falls Bears | 30-17-3-0 | 63
1974-75 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 28-13-9-0 | 65
1975-76 | Rockland Nationals | 31-11-8-0 | 70
1976-77 | Nepean Raiders | 28-13-9-0 | 65
1977-78 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 31-13-4-0 | 66
1978-79 | Nepean Raiders | 36-10-2-0 | 74
1979-80 | Hawkesbury Hawks | 39-8-3-0 | 81
1980-81 | Nepean Raiders | 29-13-8-0 | 66
1981-82 | Ottawa Senators | 33-14-2-0 | 68
1982-83 | Ottawa Senators | 30-11-7-0 | 67
1983-84 | Nepean Raiders | 28-17-9-0 | 65
1984-85 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 38-13-1-2 | 79
1985-86 | Brockville Braves | 41-17-2-0 | 84
1986-87 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 39-14-1-0 | 83
1987-88 | Ottawa Senators | 44-12-0-0 | 88
1988-89 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 39-16-1-0 | 79
1989-90 | Hawkesbury Hawks | 40-14-1-1 | 82
1990-91 | Hawkesbury Hawks | 42-10-4-3 | 88
1991-92 | Ottawa Senators | 48-9-0-0 | 96
1992-93 | Ottawa Junior Senators | 41-8-4-4 | 90
1993-94 | Gloucester Rangers | 37-16-2-2 | 78
1994-95 | Cornwall Colts | 37-12-3-2 | 79
1995-96 | Cornwall Colts | 45-6-3-0 | 93
1996-97 | Kanata Valley Lasers | 42-9-4-0 | 87
1997-98 | Brockville Braves | 36-8-9-3 | 84
1998-99 | Hawkesbury Hawks | 40-11-3-0 | 83
1999-00 | Cornwall Colts | 45-10-1-0 | 91
2000-01 | Cornwall Colts | 42-10-3-0 | 87
2001-02 | Cornwall Colts | 46-7-2-0 | 94
2002-03 | Cumberland Grads | 36-13-5-1 | 78
2003-04 | Nepean Raiders | 37-14-3-1 | 78
2004-05 | Nepean Raiders | 42-9-3-3 | 90
2005-06 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 50-7-1-1 | 102
2006-07 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 41-10-2-2 | 86
2007-08 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 46-11-2-1 | 95
2008-09 | Nepean Raiders | 42-12-0-6 | 90
2009-10 | Brockville Braves | 52-8-0-2 | 106
2010-11 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 51-9-0-0 | 104
2011-12 | Nepean Raiders | 46-11-0-5 | 97
2012-13 | Ottawa Junior Senators | 40-16-0-6 | 86
2013-14 | Carleton Place Canadians | 54-6-0-2 | 110
2014-15 | Carleton Place Canadians | 49-10-2-1 | 101
2015-16 | Carleton Place Canadians | 43-16-2-1 | 89
2016-17 | Carleton Place Canadians | 43-16-2-1 | 100
2017-18 | Carleton Place Canadians | 53-5-1-3 | 110
2018-19 | Carleton Place Canadians | 44-11-3-4 | 95
2019-20 | Carleton Place Canadians | 49-7-4-2 | 104
2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 | Ottawa Junior Senators | 43-8-2-2 | 90
2022-23 | Ottawa Junior Senators | 42-8-3-2 | 89
2023-24 | Navan Grads | 41-9-3-2 | 87
2024-25  | Rockland Nationals | 45-8-1-1  | 92

## Champions

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|  |  Year |  Champion |  Runner-up

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Memorial Cup Era
1962 | Ottawa Montagnards | Pembroke C&A's
1963 | Ottawa Montagnards | Smiths Falls Bears
1964 | Ottawa Primrose | Pembroke Ironmen
1965 | Smiths Falls Bears | Cornwall Royals
1966 | Cornwall Royals | Buckingham Castors
1967 | Cornwall Royals | Smiths Falls Bears
1968 | Cornwall Royals | Smiths Falls Bears
1969 | Hull Castors | Pembroke Lumber Kings
1970 | Ottawa M&W Rangers | Brockville Braves
Centennial Cup Era
1971 | Ottawa M&W Rangers | Smiths Falls Bears
1972 | Smiths Falls Bears | Ottawa M&W Rangers
1973 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Ottawa M&W Rangers
1974 | Smiths Falls Bears | Pembroke Lumber Kings
1975 | Smiths Falls Bears | Nepean Raiders
1976 | Rockland Nationals | Gloucester Rangers
1977 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Nepean Raiders
1978 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Nepean Raiders
1979 | Hawkesbury Hawks | Nepean Raiders
1980 | Hawkesbury Hawks | Gloucester Rangers
1981 | Gloucester Rangers | Nepean Raiders
1982 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Ottawa Senators
1983 | Ottawa Senators | Pembroke Lumber Kings
1984 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Gloucester Rangers
1985 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Brockville Braves
1986 | Brockville Braves | Pembroke Lumber Kings
1987 | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
1988 | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
1989 | Pembroke Lumber Kings |
1990 | Hawkesbury Hawks |
1991 | Hawkesbury Hawks |
1992 | Kanata Valley Lasers |
1993 | Ottawa Senators |
1994 | Gloucester Rangers |
1995 | Cornwall Colts | Ottawa Junior Senators
1996 | Cornwall Colts | Gloucester Rangers
1997 | Kanata Valley Lasers |
1998 | Brockville Braves | Cornwall Colts
1999 | Hawkesbury Hawks | Brockville Braves
2000 | Cornwall Colts | Brockville Braves
2001 | Cornwall Colts | Ottawa Junior Senators
2002 | Ottawa Junior Senators | Cornwall Colts
2003 | Nepean Raiders | Ottawa Junior Senators
2004 | Nepean Raiders | Gloucester Rangers
2005 | Hawkesbury Hawks | Nepean Raiders
2006 | Hawkesbury Hawks | Nepean Raiders
2007 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Nepean Raiders
2008 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Smiths Falls Bears
2009 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Nepean Raiders
2010 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Brockville Braves
2011 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Cornwall Colts
2012 | Nepean Raiders | Cornwall Colts
2013 | Cornwall Colts | Nepean Raiders
2014 | Carleton Place Canadians | Smiths Falls Bears
2015 | Carleton Place Canadians | Pembroke Lumber Kings
2016 | Carleton Place Canadians | Ottawa Junior Senators
2017 | Carleton Place Canadians | Ottawa Junior Senators
2018 | Ottawa Junior Senators | Carleton Place Canadians
2019 | Ottawa Junior Senators | Carleton Place Canadians
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 | Ottawa Junior Senators | Hawkesbury Hawks
2023 | Ottawa Junior Senators | Smiths Falls Bears
2024 | Navan Grads | Smiths Falls Bears
2025 | Rockland Nationals | Carleton Place Canadians

Note: League champion is bolded

## Regional championships

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|  | Year | Champion | Finalist | Host (if applicable)

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Eastern Centennial Cup Semi-final
1973 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Chatham Maroons (SOJHL) | \--
1974 | Smiths Falls Bears | Charlottetown Colonels (IJHL) | \--
1975 | Smiths Falls Bears | St. Jerome Cyclones (QJAHL) | \--
1976 | Rockland Nationals | Guelph Platers (SOJHL) | \--
1977 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | North York Rangers (OPJHL) | \--
Dudley Hewitt Cup
1987 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Nickel Centre Power Trains (NOJHL) | \--
1988 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) | \--
Fred Page Cup
1997  | Kanata Valley Lasers | Longueuil Collège Français (QPJHL)  | Brockville, Ontario
1998  | Brockville Braves | Restigouche River Rats (MJAHL)  | Joliette, Quebec
2000  | Cornwall Colts | Halifax Oland Exports (MJAHL)  | Pembroke, Ontario
2004  | Nepean Raiders | Valleyfield Braves (QJAAAHL)  | Valleyfield, Quebec
2005  | Hawkesbury Hawks | Yarmouth Mariners (MJAHL)  | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
2007  | Pembroke Lumber Kings | St-Jérôme Panthers (QJAAAHL)  | Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
2010  | Brockville Braves | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Brockville, Ontario
2011  | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Longueuil College Francais (QJAAAHL)  | Terrebonne, Quebec
2014  | Carleton Place Canadians | St-Jérôme Panthers (QJAAAHL)  | Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
2015  | Carleton Place Canadians | Dieppe Commandos (MJAHL)  | Cornwall, Ontario
2016  | Carleton Place Canadians | Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL)  | Woodstock, New Brunswick
2018  | Ottawa Junior Senators | Longueuil College Francais (QJAAAHL)  | Ottawa, Ontario
2019  | Ottawa Junior Senators | Princeville Titans (QJAAAHL)  | Amherst, Nova Scotia

## Centennial Cup/Royal Bank Cup championships

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|  | Year | Champion | Finalist | Host (if applicable)

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1976 | Rockland Nationals | Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL) | \--
2011 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | Vernon Vipers (BCHL) | Camrose, Alberta

## Former member teams

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* Arnprior Packers – left to join Ottawa Valley Junior Hockey League after the 1966–67 season
* Arnprior Legion
* Arnprior Rams
* Brockville Ramblers
* Buckingham Beavers
* Cornwall Royals – left to join the new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after the 1968–69 season
* Eastview Astros – folded after 1968–69 season
* Eastview Primrose
* Gatineau Actionaires
* Hawkesbury Royals
* Gloucester Rangers \- Franchise known as Orleans Blues from 2005 to 2008, and Gloucester Rangers from 1973 to 2005 and 2008-2017
* Hull Castors
* Hull Éperviers
* Hull-Volant
* Hull Festivals – left to join Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after 1972–73 season
* Kanata Lasers \- relocated to Renfrew after the 2019-20 season
* Ottawa Capitals
* Ottawa Metros
* Ottawa Montagnards
* Pembroke C and A's
* Pembroke Ironmen
* Pembroke Royals – played during the 1979–80 season, while the Pembroke Lumber Kings were suspended
* Rockland Nationals – folded after 1976–77 season
* Thurso Lions

## Notable alumni

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Notable players who have played or are playing in the NHL:

* Brendan Bell (Ottawa Junior Senators)
* Mark Borowiecki (Smiths Falls Bears)
* Dan Boyle (Gloucester Rangers)
* Matt Bradley (Cumberland Grads)
* Fred Brathwaite (Smiths Falls Bears)
* Grant Clitsome (Nepean Raiders)
* Shean Donovan (Kanata Stallions)
* Ben Eager (Ottawa Junior Senators)
* Claude Giroux (Cumberland Grads)
* Jimmy Howard (Kanata Valley Lasers)
* Kent Huskins (Kanata Stallions)
* Jon Matsumoto (Cumberland Grads)
* Marc Methot (Kanata Valley Lasers)

* Sean O'Donnell (Kanata Stallions)
* Benoit Pouliot (Hawkesbury Hawks)
* Darroll Powe (Kanata Stallions)
* Larry Robinson (Brockville Braves)
* Patrick Sharp (Kanata Valley Lasers)
* Wayne Simmonds (Brockville Braves)
* Martin St. Louis (Hawksbury Hawks)
* Martin St. Pierre (Hawkesbury Hawks)
* Billy Smith (Smiths Falls Bears)
* Todd White (Kanata Stallions)
* Jesse Winchester (Cornwall Colts)
* Stephane Yelle (Cumberland Grads)
* Steve Yzerman (Nepean Raiders)

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## League records

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* Best record: 2013-14 Carleton Place Canadians (54–6–0-2)
* Worst record: 1987–88 Smiths Falls Bears (4–52–0)
* Most Wins in a Season: 2013–14 Carleton Place Canadians (54)
* Most Points in a Season: Carleton Place Canadians (110) - 2013-14 & 2017-18
* Most Consecutive Wins: 2009–10 Brockville Braves (26)
* Largest margin of victory: Cornwall Royals 43 – Hawkesbury Braves 0 in February 1966
* Most goals, one season: Luc Chabot (101) – 1985–86 Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most assists, one season: Peter White (136) – 1987–88 Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most points, one season: Peter White (226) – 1987–88 Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most penalty minutes, one season: Frank Manson (416) – 1992–93 Ottawa Senators
* Most goals, career: Luc Chabot (255) – Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most assists, career: George Dupont (332) – Nepean Raiders/Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most points, career: Luc Chabot (490) – Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Most penalty minutes, career: Travis Albers (942) – Nepean/Cornwall/Kanata/Brockville
* Most minutes played, one season: Francis Marotte (3220.16) – 2015-16 Nepean Raiders
* Most wins, one season: Pete Karvouniaris (40) – 2010-11 Cornwall Colts
* Lowest goals against average, one season: Devon Levi (1.47) – 2019-20 Carleton Place Canadians
* Highest percentage, one season: Devon Levi (0.941) – 2019-20 Carleton Place Canadians
* Most shutouts, one season: Henry Johnson (9) – 2015-16 Brockville Braves
* Most minutes played, career: Mark Byrne (11,143) – Nepean Raiders
* Most wins, career: Grant Robb (87) – Pembroke Lumber Kings

## Timeline of teams

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* 1963 – Brockville Braves join league and are sponsored by the Chicago Blackhawks
* 1968 – Eastview Astros join league and fold after one season
* 1972 – Hull Hawks and Cornwall Royals leave league to join Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
* 1972 – Nepean Raiders join league
* 1973 – Ottawa M.&W. Rangers become Gloucester Rangers
* 1974 – Hawkesbury Hawks join league
* 1976 – Smiths Falls Bears leave league
* 1977 – Rockland Nationals leave league
* 1979 – Pembroke Lumber Kings are expelled from the league for failing to remain in good standing.
* 1979 – Pembroke Royals play their first and only season in 1979–80
* 1980 – Pembroke Lumber Kings reapply for a franchise and are accepted into the league.
* 1987 – Kanata Valley Lasers join league
* 1987 – Smiths Falls Bears rejoin league
* 1988 – Massena Turbines join league
* 1990 – Massena Turbines become Massena Americans
* 1991 – Cumberland Grads join league from Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
* 1992 – Massena Americans relocated to Cornwall to become the Cornwall Colts to fill in the void for the Cornwall Royals, who moved to Newmarket
* 1992 – Ottawa Senators become Ottawa Junior Senators because of the NHL expansion team Ottawa Senators
* 2000 – Smiths Falls Bears relocate to Perth, Ontario and become the Lanark Thunder
* 2002 – Kanata Valley Lasers become Kanata Stallions
* 2002 – Lanark Thunder suspends operations and team is returned to Smiths Falls as the Smiths Falls Bears
* 2005 – Gloucester Rangers become the Orleans Blues
* 2007 – Kemptville 73's join league from Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
* 2008 – Orleans Blues become Gloucester Rangers after league refuses permit to move team to Orleans
* 2009 – Carleton Place Jr. A Canadians join league from Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League
* 2014 – Kanata Stallions become Kanata Lasers mid-season
* 2017 - Gloucester Rangers relocate and become the Rockland Nationals
* 2021 - Kanata Lasers relocate to Renfrew and become the Renfrew Wolves

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "League History". Central Junior Hockey League.
2. ^ http://www.hometeamsonline.com/hockeyteam/default.asp?username=EOJCHL [dead link]
3. ^ Andrew Kulyk & Peter Farrell (January 19, 2006). "The Bizarre World of Mike Danton". artvoice. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011.
4. ^ "Ottawa area CJHL bans Frost indefinitely". TSN. November 16, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
5. ^ Hugh Adami (2005-12-05). "CJHL walks Frosty tightrope". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
6. ^ "Junior league announces ban after incident with ref". HockeyRefs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
7. ^ "Central Junior A Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.

## Sources

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## External links

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* Central Junior Hockey League website

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Teams|

* Brockville Braves
* Carleton Place Canadians
* Kemptville 73's
* Pembroke Lumber Kings
* Renfrew Wolves
* Smiths Falls Bears
* Cornwall Colts
* Hawkesbury Hawks
* Navan Grads
* Nepean Raiders
* Ottawa Jr. Senators
* Rockland Nationals

Seasons|

* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

History|

* Centennial Cup
* Central Canada Cup Challenge
* Fred Page Cup
* Kanata Lasers

* WikiProject Ice Hockey
* CJHL
* Hockey Eastern Ontario
* Hockey Canada

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Members and championships of the Canadian Junior Hockey League

Canterra Seeds Cup|

* Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

Turnbull Cup|

* Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Doyle Cup|

* Alberta Junior Hockey League

Dudley Hewitt Cup|

* Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
* Ontario Junior Hockey League
* Superior International Junior Hockey League

Fred Page Cup|

* Central Canada Hockey League
* Maritime Junior A Hockey League
* Quebec Junior Hockey League

Centennial Cup|

* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

History|

* Abbott Cup
* Callaghan Cup
* Western Canada Cup
* Thunder Bay Flyers
* BCHL
* EJAHL
* IJHL
* MetJHL
* Original MJAHL
* NBJHL
* NJAHL
* NJHL
* NOJHA
* OPJHL
* PJHL
* QJAHL
* RMJHL
* SJJHL
* SOJHL
* TBJHL

Administrators|

* Robert Mazzuca (chair)
* Andy Harkness (president)

* Hockey Canada
* World Junior A Challenge
* World U-17 Hockey Challenge
* Eastern Canada Cup Challenge

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Junior ice hockey leagues in North America

Canadian Hockey League|

| Major Junior|

Ontario Hockey League
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Western Hockey League

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Hockey Canada|

| Junior A|

* Canadian Junior Hockey League
* Alberta
* Central Canada
* Manitoba
* Maritime
* Northern Ontario
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
* Superior International

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Junior B|

* Calgary
* Capital
* Capitale
* Capital Region
* Eastern Ontario
* Chaudiere-Appalaches
* Greater Ontario
* Heritage
* Island
* Keystone
* Kootenays
* Lakehead
* Lac St-Louis
* Laurentides-Lanaudiere
* Metropolitaine
* New Brunswick
* North Eastern Alberta
* North West
* Nova Scotia
* Pacific
* Prairie
* Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
* St. John's

Junior C|

* Calgary
* Hanover Tache
* Hockey Expert
* Laval
* Mauricie
* Montreal
* National Capital
* Noralta
* Nova Scotia
* Nunavut
* Orford-St-Francois
* Prince Edward Island
* Provincial
* Qu'Appelle Valley
* Rive-Nord
* Richelieu Valley
* Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
* Yamaska-Missisquoi

Other|

* Manitoba Major

USA Hockey|

| Tier I|

* United States Hockey League

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Tier II|

* North American Hockey League

Tier III|

* North American 3 Hockey League

Independent|

* British Columbia Hockey League
* Vancouver Island
* Can-Am
* EHL (EHL, EHL Premier)
* Greater Metro
* USPHL (NCDC, Premier, Elite)

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