The 2025–26 CCHL season is the 65th season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The regular season runs from 17 September 2025 until 15 March 2026 with each of the 12 clubs playing a 55-game schedule.
The league appointed Jesse Winchester as commissioner. Winchester played three seasons with the Cornwall Colts (2001–2004) and was named CCHL Coach of the Year two years in row (2017–18 and 2018–19) while coaching the Brockville Braves.
The Rockland Nationals finished the regular season as the highest ranked club, both in the CCHL and across the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), with a win-loss record of 52-3. The Nationals would go on to win their second straight CCHL title and represent the league at the 2026 Centennial Cup.
Regular season
The regular season ran from 17 September 2025 to 16 March 2026. Each team played 55 games, playing against each opponent five times. While teams were nominally assigned to either the East or West Division, the top 8 teams overall advanced to the playoffs regardless of their division assignment. 1 Rockland Nationals 55 52 3 0 0 104 2 Smiths Falls Bears 55 39 11 2 3 83 3 Ottawa Jr. Senators 55 36 15 2 2 76 4 Kemptville 73's 55 36 16 2 1 75 5 Navan Grads 55 26 23 5 1 58 6 Renfrew Wolves 55 26 24 3 2 57 7 Brockville Braves 55 22 24 2 7 53 8 Carleton Place Canadians 55 24 28 1 2 51 9 Cornwall Colts 55 23 29 2 1 49 10 Hawkesbury Hawks 55 19 30 4 2 44 11 Nepean Raiders 55 17 33 2 3 39 12 Pembroke Lumber Kings 55 10 42 2 1 23
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Post-season
The best eight teams advanced to the playoffs. In the final round, the first-place Rockland Nationals swept the second-place Smiths Falls Bears.
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Quarterfinal: Rockland Nationals v. Carleton Place Canadians
The first-place Rockland Nationals defeated the eighth-place Carleton Place Canadians in four games to one.
Quarterfinal: Smiths Falls v. Brockville Braves The second-place Smiths Falls Bears swept the seventh-place Brockville Braves in four consecutive games.
Quarterfinal: Ottawa Jr. Senators v. Renfrew Wolves
The third-place Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the sixth-place Renfrew Wolves in four games to one.
Quarterfinal: Kemptville 73's v. Navan Grads
The fourth-place Kemptville 73's defeated the fifth-place Navan Grads in four games to one.
Seminfinal: Rockland Nationals v. Kemptville 73's The Rockland Nationals swept the Kemptville 73's and advanced to the final round.
Seminfinal: Smiths Falls Bears v. Ottawa Jr. Senators The Smiths Falls Bears defeated the Ottawa Jr. Senators four games to one and advanced to the final.
Final: Rockland Nationals v. Smiths Falls Bears The Rockland Nationals swept the Smiths Falls Bears in four games to win their second consecutive league championship and advance to the 2026 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
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External links
Official website of the CCHL Official website of the CJHL