# 2022–23 CCHL season

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)
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.
Standings :
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 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 |
Source: "2022–23 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

## 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
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bogart Cup Finals | Bogart Cup Finals |
| Ottawa | 4 | | | | |
| Cornwall | 1 | | | | |
| Cornwall | 1 | Ottawa | 4 | | |
| | | Brockville | 1 | | |
| Brockville | 4 | Brockville | 1 | | |
| Navan | 3 | | | | |
| Navan | 3 | | | Ottawa | 4 |
| | | | | Smiths Falls | 3 |
| Smiths Falls | 4 | | | | | Smiths Falls | 3 |
| Carleton Place | 1 | | | | |
| Carleton Place | 1 | Smiths Falls | 4 | | |
| | | Renfrew | 1 | | |
| Hawkesbury | 1 | Renfrew | 1 | | |
| Renfrew | 4 | | | | |
Source: "2022–23 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

## 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.
| | 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.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Ottawa Jr. Senators | 4 | | | | |
| Collingwood Blues | 2 | | | | |
| 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 | Portage Terriers | 1 | | |
| Yarmouth Mariners | 1 | | | | |