# 2023–24 CCHL season

The 2023–24 CCHL season was the 63rd season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The Navan Grads won the league championship Bogart Cup for the first time in the franchise's 28-year history and went on to compete at the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Oakville, Ontario.

## Season highlights

League commissioner Kevin Abrams resigned at the end of the 2022–23 CCHL season after serving for 17 years in the role. Sean Marcellus, who was appointed as interim commissioner in June 2023, resigned in April 2024 and took up the position of director of hockey operations for the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
The Navan Grads won the league championship Bogart Cup for the first time in the franchise's 28-year history. The team's goaltender, Jaeden Nelson, received the league's top rookie, top prospect and top goaltender awards. He went on to receive the top goaltender award at the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament.

### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Jace Letourneau (Renfrew Wolves)
* Top Rookie: Jaeden Nelson (Navan Grads)
* Outstanding Defenceman: Xavier Laurent (Rockland Nationals)
* Sportsmanship/ability award: Kyle Leonard (Rockland Nationals)
* Top Prospect: Jaeden Nelson (Navan Grads)
* Outstanding graduating player: Shamus Stevenson (Smiths Falls Bears)
* Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Bill Gourgon (Carleton Place Canadians)
* Scoring champion: Jace Letourneau (Renfrew Wolves)
* Top Goaltender: Jaeden Nelson (Navan Grads)
* Top Coach: Marty Abrams (Navan Grads)
* Top General Manager: Pat Malloy (Smiths Falls Bears)
Source: "Season award archives". thecchl.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

## Regular season

The regular season opened on 14 September 2023 and ran until 17 March 2024. Each team played 55 games, playing against each opponent 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.
Standings :
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Navan Grads | 55 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 235 | 144 | 87 |
| 2 | Smiths Falls Bears | 55 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 193 | 128 | 76 |
| 3 | Cornwall Colts | 55 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 201 | 143 | 71 |
| 4 | Rockland Nationals | 55 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 202 | 175 | 68 |
| 5 | Renfrew Wolves | 55 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 201 | 67 |
| 6 | Hawkesbury Hawks | 55 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 179 | 179 | 60 |
| 7 | Carleton Place Canadians | 55 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 191 | 59 |
| 8 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | 55 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 179 | 55 |
| 9 | Kemptville 73's | 55 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 170 | 54 |
| 10 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 55 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 172 | 51 |
| 11 | Nepean Raiders | 55 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 152 | 204 | 47 |
| 12 | Brockville Braves | 55 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 136 | 272 | 23 |
Source: "2023–24 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

## Post-season

The Navan Grads defeated the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Rockland Nationals, and finally the Smiths Falls Bears to win the league championship Bogart Cup for the first time in the franchise's 28-year history. The Grads went on to represent the league at the 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Oakville, Ontario.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bogart Cup Finals | Bogart Cup Finals |
| Navan | 4 | | | | |
| Pembroke | 2 | | | | |
| Pembroke | 2 | Navan | 4 | | |
| | | Rockland | 1 | | |
| Rockland | 4 | Rockland | 1 | | |
| Renfrew | 2 | | | | |
| Renfrew | 2 | | | Navan | 4 |
| | | | | Smiths Falls | 2 |
| Smiths Falls | 4 | | | | | Smiths Falls | 2 |
| Carleton Place | 1 | | | | |
| Carleton Place | 1 | Smiths Falls | 4 | | |
| | | Cornwall | 1 | | |
| Cornwall | 4 | Cornwall | 1 | | |
| Hawkesbury | 1 | | | | |
Source: "2023–24 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

## National championship

The 2024 Centennial Cup national championship tournament took place at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ontario from 9 – 19 May 2024. The competition included all nine CJHL champions; the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL; the Melfort Mustangs of the SJHL; the Winkler Flyers of the MJHL; the Sioux Lookout Bombers of the SIJHL; the Greater Sudbury Cubs of the NOJHL; the Collingwood Blues of the OJHL; the Navan Grads of the CCHL; the Collège Français de Longueuil of the QJHL; the Miramichi Timberwolves of the MHL; and hosts the Oakville Blades of the OJHL.
The Navan Grads recorded two wins and two losses in the preliminary round. They then advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to the Miramichi Timberwolves by a score of 8-4 and were eliminated from competition.

### 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 | CB | CC | NG | GSC | CFL |
| 1 | Collingwood Blues | | 5-4 | 3-2 | 10-2 | 8-0 |
| 2 | Calgary Canucks | 4-5 | | 4-3 | 3-2 | 5-1 |
| 3 | Navan Grads | 2-3 | 3-4 | | 5-1 | 5-1 |
| 4 | Greater Sudbury Cubs | 2-10 | 2-3 | 1-5 | | 6-0 |
| 5 | Collège Français de Longueuil | 0-8 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-6 | |
| | Group B | MM | MT | WF | OB | SLB |
| 1 | Melfort Mustangs | | 4-1 | 6-5 | 3-1 | 5-3 |
| 2 | Miramichi Timberwolves | 1-4 | | 3-2 | 7-4 | 5-3 |
| 3 | Winkler Flyers | 5-6 | 2-3 | | 4-0 | 4-2 |
| 4 | Oakville Blades | 1-3 | 4-7 | 0-4 | | 5-2 |
| 5 | Sioux Lookout Bombers | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-5 | |

### Playoffs

The Collingwood Blues won the tournament after defeating the Miramichi Timberwolves by a score of 5-2 in the semifinals, and the Melfort Mustangs by a score of 1-0 in the final.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Miramichi Timberwolves | 8 | | | | |
| Navan Grads | 4 | | | | |
| Navan Grads | 4 | Collingwood Blues | 5 | | |
| | | Miramichi Timberwolves | 2 | | |
| | | | | Collingwood Blues | 1 |
| | | | | Melfort Mustangs | 0 |
| | | Melfort Mustangs | 2 | | |
| | | Calgary Canucks | 1 | | |
| Calgary Canucks | 4 | Calgary Canucks | 1 | | |
| Winkler Flyers | 2 | | | | |