2018–19 CCHL season
2018–19 CCHL season | |
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League | Central Canada Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | Regular season September–March |
Number of games | 62 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Total attendance | 119,333 |
League championship | |
Bogart Cup | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Runners-up | Carleton Place Canadians |
Regional championship | |
Champions | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Runners-up | Princeville Titan |
The 2018–19 CCHL season was the 58th season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). Teams played a 62-game regular-season schedule. The Ottawa Jr. Senators won their second consecutive league championship Bogart Cup, before going on to win their second consecutive Eastern Canada championship at the 2019 Fred Page Cup in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The Ottawa Jr. Senators went on to compete for the 2019 Royal Bank Cup at the national championship tournament in Brooks, Alberta and were eliminated in the semifinal round by the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL.
Season highlights
[edit]For the second straight year the Ottawa Jr. Senators went to the national championship tournament after securing the CCHL championship Bogart Trophy, and the Eastern Canada regional championship Fred Page Cup.[1] Ottawa goalie, Francis Boisvert, received the award for the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 National Junior A Championship.[2]
Awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Zack Hoffman (Navan Grads)
- Top Rookie: Kyle Jackson (Ottawa Jr. Senators)
- Outstanding Defenceman: Zack Hoffman (Navan Grads)
- Sportsmanship/ability award: John Beaton (Kemptville 73's)
- Top Prospect: Simon Mack (Brockville Braves)
- Outstanding graduating player: Eric Faith (Brockville Braves)
- Arthur K. Nielsen scholarship award: Connor Matton (Rockland Nationals)
- Scoring champion: Luca Nocita (Kanata Lasers)
- Top Goaltender: Liam Souliere (Brockville Braves)
- Top Coach: Jesse Winchester (Brockville Braves)
- Top General Manager: Dustin Traylen (Brockville Braves)
Source: "Season award archives". thecchl.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
Regular season
[edit]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.[3]
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Source: "2018–19 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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Source: "2018–19 Central CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
Post-season
[edit]Bogart Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | March – April |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Runner-up | Carleton Place Canadians |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 33 |
Goals scored | 187 (5.67 per game) |
Attendance | 15,883 (481 per game) |
Playoff MVP | Francis Boisvert |
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.[4]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Bogart Cup Finals | |||||||||
Carleton Place | 4 | ||||||||||
Navan | 0 | ||||||||||
Carleton Place | 4 | ||||||||||
Rockland | 1 | ||||||||||
Rockland | 4 | ||||||||||
Hawkesbury | 1 | ||||||||||
Carleton Place | 1 | ||||||||||
Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||
Brockville | 4 | ||||||||||
Smiths Falls | 1 | ||||||||||
Brockville | 0 | ||||||||||
Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||
Ottawa | 4 | ||||||||||
Kanata | 1 |
Source: "2018–19 CCHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
Eastern Canada championship
[edit]Fred Page Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Teams | 4 |
Defending champions | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ottawa Jr. Senators |
Runner-up | Princeville Titans |
Third place | Amherst Ramblers |
Fourth place | Yarmouth Mariners |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 8 |
Goals scored | 52 (6.5 per game) |
Official website | |
Hockey Canada |
The Ottawa Jr. Senators won their second consecutive Eastern Canada regional championship at the 2019 Fred Page Cup tournament in Amherst, Nova Scotia.[5] The competition included the hosting Amherst Ramblers of the MHL, the MHL championship Yarmouth Mariners, and the QJHL championship Princeville Titan.[6]
Based on the results of the round-robin, in which each team played a single match against each other team, the Yarmouth Mariners were eliminated from competition; the Ottawa Jr. Senators and Amherst Ramblers advanced to the semifinal; and the top-seeded Princeville Titan advanced to the final.[7]
Round-robin | PT | OJS | AR | YM | |
1 | Princeville Titan | 4-3 | 5-0 | 3-2 | |
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2 | Ottawa Jr. Senators | 3-4 | 4-1 | 5-2 | |
3 | Amherst Ramblers | 0-5 | 1-4 | 5-3 | |
4 | Yarmouth Mariners | 2-3 | 2-5 | 3-5 |
The Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the Amherst Ramblers in the semifinal match after scoring the game-winning goal in the last second of regulation time.[8] In the final match, the Ottawa Jr. Senators defeated the Princeville Titan by a score of 9–2.[9]
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
Ottawa | 4 | ||||||
Amherst | 3 | ||||||
Ottawa | 9 | ||||||
Princeville | 2 |
National championship
[edit]The 2019 National Junior A Championship was took place in Brooks, Alberta. The competition included the hosting Brooks Bandits, the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL, the Portage Terriers of the MJHL, the Oakville Blades of the OJHL, and the Ottawa Jr. Senators. The Brooks Bandits won the competition after defeating the Ottawa Jr. Senators in the semifinal match, and the Prince George Spruce Kings in the final.[10][11] Ottawa goalie, Francis Boisvert, received the award for the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 National Junior A Championship.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cole, Darrell (5 May 2019). "Ottawa Jr. Senators win second consecutive Fred Page Cup in convincing style". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b "NJAC award winners named". cjhlhockey.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "CCHL announces 2017–18 regular season schedule". thecchl.ca (Press release). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Bogart Cup Recap | Jr Senators crowned Bogart Cup champs for second straight season". thecchl.ca. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Cole, Darrell (26 April 2019). "Junior Senators come to Fred Page Cup as defending champions". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ La Rose, Jason. "Road to the 2019 National Junior A Championship: Fred Page Cup". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Jeremy (4 May 2019). "Yarmouth Mariners eliminated from Fred Page Cup". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Mathieson, Dave (5 May 2019). "Last-second goal lifts Ottawa over Amherst". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Cole, Darrell (5 May 2019). "Ottawa Jr. Senators win second consecutive Fred Page Cup in convincing style". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Balzer, Kyle (3 January 2020). "Prince George Spruce Kings make a deal with their 2019 National Final foes". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Hackett, Byron (21 May 2019). "Red Deer's Luke Bast wins National Junior A title with Brooks Bandits". Red Deer Advocate. Black Press Media. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
Sources
[edit]- "2018–19 CCHL standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Svoboda, Paul (8 May 2018). "The ABC's of the RBC: National Jr. A hockey field finalized as Steinbach captures ANAVET Cup". Bellevue Intelligencer. Postmedia. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- "2019 RBC Cup | National Junior A Hockey Championship". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- "CCHL announces divisional realignment". thecchl.ca. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Cole, Darrell (12 October 2017). "Ramblers awarded 2019 Fred Page Cup". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "Road to the NJAC" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "National Junior A Championship Team Preview: Ottawa Jr. A Senators (CCHL)". cjhlhockey.com. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- Cole, Darrell (25 April 2019). "Yarmouth enters Fred Page Cup on a roll". saltwire.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "Bogart Cup Recap | Jr Senators crowned Bogart Cup champs for second straight season". thecchl.ca. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.