2015 - 16 CCHL2 Season This is the 2015 - 16 Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 season . This is the league ' s first season under this name and its ' 51st season dating back to the founding of the Rideau - St . Lawrence Junior B Hockey League in 1966 . Prior to this season the league was known as the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League . Membership Changes . In the early part of 2015 the league reportedly worked out affiliation agreement with the teams of the Central Canada Hockey League . The Junior Hockey News website ran an article on April 15th reporting the changes but stated the leagues will hold off on the announcement until the end of the playoffs . The affilation agreement will apparently lead the league being renamed the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 and the dropping of six teams from the league ( Gananoque Islanders , Akwesasne Wolves , Morrisburg Lions , Almonte Thunder , Shawville Pontiacs , and the Gatineau Mustangs . ) The Gananoque Islanders were reported ( as of April 16 , 2015 ) to be joining the Empire Junior C Hockey League The teams remaining in the league with this arrangement were the Ottawa West Golden Knights , Ottawa Junior Canadians , Clarence Creek Castors , Metcalfe Jets , Stittsville Rams , Renfrew Timberwolves , Perth Blue Wings , Arnprior Packers , Casselman Vikings , Winchester Hawks , Char - Lan Rebels and the Alexandria Glens . The structure of the two leagues will be similar in theory with the North American Hockey League and their feeder leagues ( North American 3 Hockey League and the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League ) . Brockville Tikis Mutiny . According to a report on the Junior Hockey News website ( and confirmed by a tweet on the teams twitter page ) ten players left the teams over an issue with fees charged to players . The players included the captain and all three alternate captains . Less than 48 hours later , the head coach quit ( and then was relieved of his general managerial duties ) . The report also indicated that a previous incident involving the then assistant coach ( now head coach ) may have also been an additional factor in the players leaving the teams . In the end 11 players left the team , six of them were traded to three different teams by October 3rd . The Teams . The teams are being realigned into east and west divisions for 2015 - 16 . The Rideau and Valley Divisions will form the West Divsion and St . Lawrence and Metro Divisions will form the East Division . Carson Memorial Trophy Playoffs . On January 26 , 2016 the league announce the format of the 2016 playoffs . The top ten teams qualify for the playoffs . The top three teams in each division receive a first round bye . The next four seeds overall participate in a best - of - three series with 7 playing 10 and 8 playing 9 . The winning teams are re - seeded WC1 and WC2 . If they are from different divisions they rejoin their division for the best - of - seven quarterfinals . If they are from the same division the lower seeded winner plays the division winner with the better record and the higher seeded winner plays the other division winner . The quarterfinal winners are reseeded based on overall record with the top seed playing the 4th seed and the 2nd seed playing the 3rd seed in the best - of - seven semifinals . The semifinal winners meet in the best - of seven final . The Char - Lan Rebels and Winchester Hawks both finished tied for the 10th ( final playoff ) spot . They held a playoff game on February 22 . Bracket . * - Winchester Hawks defeated Char - Lan Rebels 5 - 3 to break 10th place tie .