2017–18 CCHL season

2017–18 CCHL season
LeagueCentral Canada Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September–March
Number of games62
Number of teams12
Total attendance118,329
League championship
Bogart CupOttawa Jr. Senators
  Runners-upCarleton Place Canadians
Regional championship
ChampionsOttawa Jr. Senators
  Runners-upLongueuil Collège Français
CCHL seasons

The 2017–18 CCHL season was the 57th season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). Teams played a 62-game regular-season schedule. The league championship Ottawa Jr. Senators and runners-up Carleton Place Canadians both competed at the Eastern Canada championship 2018 Fred Page Cup, which was hosted by the Ottawa Jr. Senators. The Ottawa Jr. Senators won the Eastern Canada championship and went on to compete for the 2018 Royal Bank Cup at the national championship tournament in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Season highlights

The team formerly known as the Gloucester Rangers relocated and became the Rockland Nationals.

After winning the league championship Bogart Cup and the Eastern Canada championship 2018 Fred Page Cup, the Ottawa Jr. Senators went on to compete at the 2018 Royal Bank Cup national championship tournament in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The Senators were eliminated in the semi-final round by the Chilliwack Chiefs.

Awards

Source: "Season award archives". thecchl.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Regular season

Teams played 62 regular season games, including 6 games against teams in the same division, 6 games against two of the teams in the other division, and 5 games against the remaining 4 teams from the other division. The top 8 teams overall advanced to the post-season.[1]

Robinson division
Team Centre GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Carleton Place Canadians Carleton Place, Ontario 62 53 5 1 3 257 105 110
Brockville Braves Brockville, Ontario 62 38 20 2 2 210 160 80
Kanata Lasers Kanata, Ontario 62 31 22 8 1 185 190 71
Pembroke Lumber Kings Pembroke, Ontario 62 32 25 4 1 213 223 69
Smiths Falls Bears Smiths Falls, Ontario 62 24 31 3 4 158 196 55
Kemptville 73's Kemptville, Ontario 62 18 40 2 2 159 267 40

Source: "2017–18 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Yzerman division
Team Centre GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Ottawa Jr. Senators Ottawa, Ontario 62 46 9 2 5 254 142 99
Hawkesbury Hawks Hawkesbury, Ontario 62 36 23 0 3 200 176 75
Cornwall Colts Cornwall, Ontario 62 33 23 4 2 193 183 72
Rockland Nationals Rockland, Ontario 62 28 28 3 3 186 204 62
Nepean Raiders Nepean, Ontario 62 24 32 2 4 169 196 54
Navan Grads Cumberland, Ontario 62 9 52 1 0 130 272 19

Source: "2017–18 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Post-season

2018 League championship
Bogart Cup
Tournament details
Dates14 March – 21 April
Teams8
Defending championsCarleton Place Canadians
Final positions
ChampionsOttawa Jr. Senators
Runner-upCarleton Place Canadians
Tournament statistics
Games played38
Goals scored234 (6.16 per game)
Attendance22,988 (605 per game)

The top 8 teams after the regular season advanced to the playoffs. In the final round, the 2nd place Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the 1st place Carleton Place Canadians in 5 games. The Ottawa Jr. Senators and the Carleton Place Canadians both advanced to the 2018 Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada championship hosted by the Ottawa Jr. Senators.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bogart Cup Finals
      
Carleton Place 4
Rockland 1
Carleton Place 4
Hawkesbury 0
Hawkesbury 4
Cornwall 3
Carleton Place 1
Ottawa 4
Brockville 4
Kanata 0
Brockville 3
Ottawa 4
Ottawa 4
Pembroke 2

Source: "2017–18 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Eastern Canada championship

Main article: 2018 Fred Page Cup
2018 Eastern Canada championship
Fred Page Cup
Tournament details
Teams4
Defending championsCarleton Place Canadians
Final positions
ChampionsOttawa Jr. Senators
Runner-upLongueuil Collège Français
Third placeEdmundston Blizzard
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored52 (6.5 per game)
Official website
Hockey Canada

The Ottawa Jr. Senators hosted the 2018 Fred Page Cup Eastern Canada championship tournament. The other competitors were the Carleton Place Canadians of the CCHL; the Longueuil Collège Français of the QJHL; and the Edmundston Blizzard of the MHL. The Carleton Place Canadians were eliminated from competition after losing 3 straight games in the preliminary round-robin phase. The Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the Longueuil Collège Français 10–1 in the championship match and advanced to the national championship 2018 Royal Bank Cup.

Round-robin OJS LCF EB CPC
1 Ottawa Jr. Senators 3-2 4-1 3-2
2 Longueuil Collège Français 2-3 6-3 2-1
3 Edmundston Blizzard 1-4 3-6 5-3
4 Carleton Place Canadians 2-3 1-2 3-5
Semifinals Finals
    
Edmundston Blizzard 1
Longueuil Collège 5
Longueuil Collège 1
Ottawa Jr. Senators 10

National championship

Main article: 2018 Royal Bank Cup

The Ottawa Jr. Senators advanced to the 2018 Royal Bank Cup national championship tournament hosted by the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The Senators were eliminated from competition after losing to the Chilliwack Chiefs in the semi-final. The Chilliwack Chiefs went on to defeat the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League in the final match.

References

  1. ^ "CCHL announces 2017–18 regular season schedule". thecchl.ca (Press release). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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