The Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL; , LHCC) is a junior ice hockey league with 12 members in Eastern Ontario.
The league was founded in 1961 as a development league by the Montreal Canadiens.
Teams
Robinson Division Team Arena (Capacity) Joined EOJHL Affiliate Brockville Braves Brockville Memorial Civic Centre (1,350) 1963 Brockville Tikis Carleton Place Arena (660) 2009 Kemptville 73's North Grenville Municipal Centre (1,620) 2007 Pembroke Royals Pembroke Memorial Centre (2,250) 2026 Whitewater Kings Renfrew Wolves MyFM Centre (634) 2020 Ottawa Canadians Smiths Falls Bears Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre (1,500) 1961 Smiths Falls Jr. Bears Yzerman Division Team Arena (Capacity) Joined EOJHL Affiliate Cornwall Colts Cornwall Civic Complex (4,639) 1992 Hawkesbury Hawks Robert Hartley Sports Complex (700) 1976 Navan Grads Navan Memorial Centre (737) 2017 Carleton Place Jr. Canadians Nepean Raiders Nepean Sportsplex (2,200) 1972 Winchester Hawks Ottawa Jr. Senators Jim Durrell Recreation Centre (2,000) 1979 Ottawa Canadians Rockland Nationals Clarence-Rockland Arena (2,068) 2017
Timeline
1961 – Cornwall Royals join league 1961 – Hawkesbury Braves join league 1961 – Hull Hawks join league 1961 – Ottawa Primrose join league 1961 – Pembroke C & A's join league 1961 – Smiths Falls Bears join league 1962 – Ottawa Montagnards join league 1962 – Buckingham Castors join league 1962 – Pembroke C & A's become the Pembroke Ironmen 1963 – Brockville Braves join league 1964 – Pembroke Ironmen become the Pembroke Lumber Kings 1965 – Ottawa Primrose leave league 1965 – Ottawa Montagnards leave league 1965 – Arnprior Packers join league 1967 – Arnprior Packers leave league to join the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 1967 – Buckingham Castors leave league 1968 – Ottawa M.&W. Rangers join league 1969 – Cornwall Royals leave league to join Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 1970 – Hawkesbury Braves leave league 1972 – Nepean Raiders join league from the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 1973 – Brockville Braves become the Brockville Warriors 1973 – Hull Hawks leave league to join the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 1973 – Ottawa M.&W. Rangers become the Gloucester Rangers 1973 – Rockland Nationals join league 1974 – Brockville Braves re-take their original name 1976 – Hawkesbury Hawks join league 1976 – Smiths Falls Bears suspends operations 1977 – Rockland Nationals leave league 1978 – Pembroke Lumber Kings are expelled from the league for failing to remain in good standing 1978 – Pembroke Royals join league 1979 – Ottawa Senators join league 1980 – Pembroke Lumber Kings reapply for a franchise and are accepted into the league 1980 – Pembroke Royals leave leave 1985 – Smiths Falls Bears re-join league 1987 – Kanata Valley Lasers join league 1988 – Massena Turbines join league 1990 – Massena Turbines become the Massena Americans 1991 – Cumberland Grads join league from the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 1992 – Massena Americans relocate to Cornwall to become the Cornwall Colts to fill in the void for the Cornwall Royals, who moved to Newmarket 1992 – Ottawa Senators re-brand to Ottawa Jr. Senators because of new the NHL expansion team Ottawa Senators 2000 – Smiths Falls Bears relocate to Perth and become the Lanark Thunder 2002 – Kanata Valley Lasers rename to as the Kanata Stallions 2002 – Lanark Thunder suspends operations and team is returned to Smiths Falls as the Bears 2005 – Gloucester Rangers move to Orleans and become the Orleans Blues 2007 – Kemptville 73's join league from the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 2008 – Orleans Blues re-become the Gloucester Rangers after league refuses permit to stay in Orleans 2009 – Carleton Place Canadians join league from the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League 2014 – Kanata Stallions re-brand to Kanata Lasers 2017 – Gloucester Rangers relocate to Clarence-Rockland and become the Rockland Nationals 2021 – Kanata Lasers relocate to Renfrew and become the Renfrew Wolves 2026 – Pembroke Lumber Kings suspended 2026 – Pembroke Royals joined as an expansion franchise
League championships
League champions are awarded the Bogart Cup.
Year Champion Runner-upMemorial Cup Era1962 Ottawa PrimrosePembroke C&A's1963 Ottawa Montagnards Smiths Falls Bears1964 Ottawa Primrose Pembroke Ironmen1965 Smiths Falls Bears Cornwall Royals1966 Cornwall Royals Buckingham Castors1967 Cornwall Royals Smiths Falls Bears1968 Cornwall Royals Smiths Falls Bears1969 Hull Castors Pembroke Lumber Kings1970 Ottawa M&W Rangers Brockville BravesCentennial Cup Era1971 Ottawa M&W Rangers Smiths Falls Bears1972 Smiths Falls Bears Ottawa M&W Rangers1973 Pembroke Lumber Kings Ottawa M&W Rangers1974 Smiths Falls Bears Pembroke Lumber Kings1975 Smiths Falls Bears Nepean Raiders1976 Rockland Nationals Gloucester Rangers1977 Pembroke Lumber Kings Nepean Raiders1978 Pembroke Lumber Kings Nepean Raiders1979 Hawkesbury Hawks Nepean Raiders1980 Hawkesbury Hawks Gloucester Rangers1981 Gloucester Rangers Nepean Raiders1982 Pembroke Lumber Kings Ottawa Jr. Senators1983 Ottawa Jr. Senators Pembroke Lumber Kings1984 Pembroke Lumber Kings Gloucester Rangers1985 Pembroke Lumber Kings Brockville Braves1986 Brockville Braves Pembroke Lumber Kings1987 Pembroke Lumber Kings 1988 Pembroke Lumber Kings 1989 Pembroke Lumber Kings 1990 Hawkesbury Hawks 1991 Hawkesbury Hawks 1992 Kanata Valley Lasers 1993 Ottawa Jr. Senators 1994 Gloucester Rangers 1995 Cornwall Colts Ottawa Jr. Senators1996 Cornwall Colts Gloucester Rangers1997 Kanata Valley Lasers 1998 Brockville Braves Cornwall Colts1999 Hawkesbury Hawks Brockville Braves2000 Cornwall Colts Brockville Braves2001 Cornwall Colts Ottawa Jr. Senators2002 Ottawa Jr. Senators Cornwall Colts2003 Nepean Raiders Ottawa Jr. Senators2004 Nepean Raiders Gloucester Rangers2005 Hawkesbury Hawks Nepean Raiders2006 Hawkesbury Hawks Nepean Raiders2007 Pembroke Lumber Kings Nepean Raiders2008 Pembroke Lumber Kings Smiths Falls Bears2009 Pembroke Lumber Kings Nepean Raiders2010 Pembroke Lumber Kings Brockville Braves2011 Pembroke Lumber Kings Cornwall Colts2012 Nepean Raiders Cornwall Colts2013 Cornwall Colts Nepean Raiders2014 Carleton Place Canadians Smiths Falls Bears2015 Carleton Place CanadiansPembroke Lumber Kings2016 Carleton Place CanadiansOttawa Jr. Senators2017 Carleton Place CanadiansOttawa Jr. Senators2018Ottawa Jr. SenatorsCarleton Place Canadians2019 Ottawa Jr. SenatorsCarleton Place Canadians2020 Season cancelled2021 Season cancelled2022 Ottawa Jr. SenatorsHawkesbury Hawks2023 Ottawa Jr. SenatorsSmiths Falls Bears2024 Navan GradsSmiths Falls Bears2025 Rockland NationalsCarleton Place Canadians2026Rockland NationalsSmiths Falls Bears
Regional championships
YearChampionFinalistHost (if applicable)Eastern Centennial Cup Semi-final1973 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 Cup1987 Pembroke Lumber Kings Nickel Centre Power Trains (NOJHL)--1988 Pembroke Lumber Kings Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)--Fred Page Cup1997 Kanata Valley Lasers Longueuil Collège Français (QPJHL) Brockville, Ontario1998 Brockville BravesRestigouche River Rats (MJAHL) Joliette, Quebec2000 Cornwall Colts Halifax Oland Exports (MJAHL) Pembroke, Ontario2004 Nepean Raiders Valleyfield Braves (QJAAAHL) Valleyfield, Quebec2005 Hawkesbury Hawks Yarmouth Mariners (MJAHL) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia2007 Pembroke Lumber Kings St-Jérôme Panthers (QJAAAHL) Saint-Jérôme, Quebec2010Brockville BravesPembroke Lumber KingsBrockville, Ontario2011Pembroke Lumber KingsLongueuil College Francais (QJAAAHL)Terrebonne, Quebec2014Carleton Place CanadiansSt-Jérôme Panthers (QJAAAHL)Saint-Jérôme, Quebec2015Carleton Place CanadiansDieppe Commandos (MJAHL)Cornwall, Ontario 2016 Carleton Place Canadians Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL)Woodstock, New Brunswick 2018 Ottawa Jr. Senators Longueuil College Francais (QJAAAHL)Ottawa, Ontario 2019 Ottawa Jr. Senators Princeville Titans (QJAAAHL)Amherst, Nova Scotia
National championships
YearChampionFinalistHost (if applicable)1976 Rockland Nationals Spruce Grove Mets (AJHL)--2011 Pembroke Lumber Kings Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Camrose, Alberta
Notable alumni Notable players who have played or are playing in the NHL:
Brendan Bell (Ottawa Jr. 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 Jr. 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)
David Frost incident David Frost, the agent of former St. Louis Blues player Mike Danton, was banned from all CJHL games and events in fall 2005 after Frost entered an off-limits-to-fans area at the Jim Peplinski Arena, 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 Lumber Kings organization, but was allowed to attend league games and 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.
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