2021–22 CCHL season

The 2021–22 CCHL season was the 61st season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL).

Season highlights

The Renfrew Wolves debuted and made the playoffs in their inaugural season. The team formed from the sale and relocation of the Kanata Lasers in the 2020 off-season. Their debut was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An increase in COVID-19 cases in Ontario forced the league to temporarily shutdown for about 4 weeks after the Christmas break.

The national championship Centennial Cup tournament returned after a two-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The format was modified from the traditional 5-team format to a 10-team format, including the championship teams from each of the 9 leagues that make up the CJHL, and the host team. This eliminated the intervening regional Eastern Canada championship Fred Page Cup tournament. Under the new format, the tournament consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off.

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Sean James (Smiths Falls Bears)

Top Rookie: Keanu Krenn (Cornwall Colts)

Outstanding Defenceman: Mark Cooper (Hawkesbury Hawks)

Sportsmanship/ability award: Rylee Hlusiak (Hawkesbury Hawks)

Top Prospect: Ty Campbell (Smiths Falls Bears)

Outstanding graduating player: Mark Cooper (Hawkesbury Hawks)

Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Thomas Freel (Ottawa Jr. Senators)

Scoring champion: Sean James (Smiths Falls Bears)

Top Goaltender: Reece Proulx (Pembroke Lumber Kings)

Top Coach: Rick Dorval (Hawkesbury Hawks)

Top General Manager: Rick Dorval (Hawkesbury Hawks)

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Regular season

Teams played 55 regular season games, with the top 8 teams overall advancing to the post-season. An increase in COVID-19 cases in Ontario during the Christmas break forced the league to temporarily shutdown for about 4 weeks in January.

Brockville Braves Brockville, Ontario 55 36 17 0 2 198 155 74 Renfrew Wolves Renfrew, Ontario 55 35 17 1 2 207 151 73 Kemptville 73's Kemptville, Ontario 55 29 18 5 3 198 171 66 Pembroke Lumber Kings Pembroke, Ontario 55 30 21 2 2 167 159 64 Smiths Falls Bears Smiths Falls, Ontario 55 25 25 4 1 193 215 55 Carleton Place Canadians Carleton Place, Ontario 55 18 32 2 3 166 216 41

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Ottawa Jr. Senators Ottawa, Ontario 55 43 8 2 2 225 132 90 Hawkesbury Hawks Hawkesbury, Ontario 55 37 13 3 2 205 131 79 Navan Grads Navan, Ontario 55 27 24 2 2 206 194 58 Rockland Nationals Rockland, Ontario 55 24 24 4 3 166 188 55 Cornwall Colts Cornwall, Ontario 55 14 33 3 5 135 210 36 Nepean Raiders Nepean, Ontario 55 12 41 2 0 159 303 26

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Post-season

The Ottawa Jr. Senators swept the Hawkesbury Hawks in the final round to win the league championship Bogart Cup and advance to the 2022 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Estevan, Saskatchewan.

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National championship

In 2022, the Centennial Cup moved to a 10-team format, including the champions from each of the 9 leagues that make up the CJHL, and the host team, thus eliminating the intervening regional contests for the ANAVET Cup, the Fred Page Cup and the Doyle Cup. Since the SJHL championship Estevan Bruins already had a guaranteed berth as the host team, the qualifying berth for the SJHL champions was awarded to the second place Flin Flon Bombers. The tournament consisted of a 4-game round-robin with two groups of five teams, followed by a six-team single-elimination play-off. The Ottawa Jr. Senators represented the CCHL and were eliminated from competition after losing 3 of their 4 games in the preliminary round. The Brooks Bandits of the AJHL defeated the Pickering Panthers of the OJHL in the final match to win the tournament.

2021–22 CCHL season

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