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Ottawa Jr. Senators
NicknameJr. Sens
CityOttawa, Ontario, Canada
LeagueCentral Canada Hockey League
DivisionEast Division
Founded1979
Home arenaJim Durrell Recreation Centre
(capacity: 2,000)
ColoursBlue, white, red
     
Owner(s)Martin Dagenais
General managerMartin Dagenais
Head coachMartin Dagenais
MediaFloSports
Franchise history
1979–1992Ottawa Senators
1992–presentOttawa Jr. Senators

The Ottawa Junior Senators (French: Sénateurs Juniors d'Ottawa), colloquially known as the Jr. Sens, are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Jr. Senators compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East Division and play their home games at the 2,000-seat Peplinski Arena, inside the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre building.

Founded in 1979, the team is the second franchise in the City of Ottawa to use the Senators name, but is not affiliated with the NHL Ottawa Senators.

History

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The Senators joined the Central Junior A Hockey League in 1979. In 1992, the Ottawa Senators changed their name to the Ottawa Jr. Senators following the founding of the NHL team of the same name. Ottawa won their first Art Bogart Cup in 1983 over Pembroke. Ten years later, they won their second championship. In 1995, Ottawa came close against the Cornwall Colts for their third championship. The 2000-01 season was memorable for the Ottawa Jr. Senators as they achieved the lowest goals allowed in the league (173) and finished 2nd, despite being 10 points behind the Cornwall Colts, as both teams met in the championship finals. The series went to 7 games, but the Jr. Senators lost in a humiliating 7-0 loss.

The following year, the Jr. Senators were determined to repeat their previous season, and settled for 3rd overall behind Cornwall and Nepean. Ottawa managed to defeat Nepean in 6 games and return to the final. This time, Ottawa won the series in 5 games and qualified for the Fred Page Cup in Truro. The semi-final game against the Valleyfield Braves and Ottawa Jr. Senators meant the winner would go to the Royal Bank Cup in Halifax, as the hosts Halifax Oland Exports already earned a bye to the final. Ottawa punched their ticket to the Royal Bank Cup winning 7-2 over the Braves. Ottawa lost the Fred Page Cup championship game 4-2 to Halifax.

At the Royal Bank Cup, the Jr. Senators ended up finishing 4th with a 1-3 record. Ottawa faced Halifax for the fourth time, and the semi-final was a back and forth scoring game, but Halifax ended up taking the game 9-7 and eventually capturing the Royal Bank Cup.

The championship team was lost in a blockbuster trade with the Gloucester Rangers, who were rebuilding their team and overcoming a dead-last finish in the 2001-02 standings. Despite only carrying three returnees, the Jr. Senators still managed to upset the top 2 teams in the league en route to the Art Bogart Cup against Nepean. Ottawa couldn't handle the Nepean Raiders and lost the series in 5 games.

The Ottawa Jr. Senators wouldn't return to the semi-finals until 2009. Ottawa lost the previous three game 7 semi-final games. The most-heartbreaking loss was in 2015, when the Pembroke Lumber Kings scored the game winner with just under a minute left in the game.

For the 2012-13 season, the Ottawa Jr. Senators changed their colours back to blue, red, and white and returned to their old logo that they last used in 1995.

In fall 2016, the Ottawa Jr. Senators won the right to host the Fred Page Cup in 2018. Ottawa was slated to host the 2003 tournament, but pulled out and hosting duties were awarded to Cornwall.

After appearing in the championship final for two consecutive years, but falling to the Carleton Place Canadians, the 2017-18 Junior Senators were finally able to conquer their arch nemesis who were once again favored to win it all. Ottawa surprised the hockey observers by knocking out Carleton Place in five games. They then followed the act by claiming their first ever Fred Page Cup which earned them a trip to the Royal Bank Cup in Chilliwack, British Columbia where they lost in the semi-finals to the host Chiefs.

In the 2018-19 season, Ottawa faced Carleton Place in the finals for the fourth consecutive season. The Junior Senators took it to the favoured Canadians and claim the championship series in five games. They once again claim the Fred Page Cup before flying to Brooks, Alberta for the National Junior A Championships where they lost to the host Brooks Bandits 4-3 in the semi-finals. Goaltender Francis Boisvert took home the tournaments MVP.

Season-by-season record

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1979-80 50 22 21 7 - 270 219 51 4th CJHL
1980-81 50 12 31 7 - 200 260 31 6th CJHL
1981-82 49 33 14 2 - 254 203 68 1st CJHL
1982-83 48 30 11 7 - 263 189 67 1st CJHL Won League
1983-84 54 26 21 7 - 283 284 59 3rd CJHL
1984-85 54 23 31 0 0 252 292 46 4th CJHL
1985-86 60 27 26 0 7 310 303 61 5th CJHL
1986-87 54 24 21 4 5 215 236 57 4th CJHL
1987-88 56 44 12 0 0 336 195 88 1st CJHL
1988-89 56 33 23 0 0 282 261 66 4th CJHL
1989-90 55 21 29 3 2 245 290 47 6th CJHL
1990-91 54 30 19 1 4 244 224 65 4th CJHL
1991-92 57 48 9 0 0 386 179 96 1st CJHL
1992-93 57 41 8 4 4 433 272 90 1st CJHL Won League
1993-94 57 31 23 3 1 284 251 66 5th CJHL
1994-95 54 26 21 3 4 260 240 58 6th CJHL
1995-96 54 35 17 2 0 237 228 72 2nd CJHL
1996-97 54 29 18 7 0 156 161 65 3rd CJHL
1997-98 56 15 30 8 3 156 220 41 9th CJHL
1998-99 54 26 26 2 0 209 227 54 7th CJHL
1999-00 56 32 21 3 0 234 202 67 4th CJHL
2000-01 55 37 14 4 0 247 137 78 2nd CJHL
2001-02 55 31 11 10 3 237 169 75 3rd CJHL Won League
2002-03 55 20 27 6 2 268 308 48 8th CJHL
2003-04 55 14 39 0 2 182 278 30 9th CJHL
2004-05 57 20 25 4 8 166 231 42 9th CJHL
2005–06 57 30 20 4 3 226 203 67 2nd East Lost quarter-final
2006–07 55 29 20 4 2 181 178 64 1st East Lost quarter-final
2007–08 60 12 43 2 3 148 298 29 11th CJHL Did not qualify
2008-09 60 30 23 - 7 194 201 67 6th CJHL Lost semi-final
2009-10 62 33 24 - 5 216 204 71 5th CJHL Lost semi-final
2010-11 62 26 29 - 7 207 215 59 9th CCHL Did not qualify
2011-12 62 33 26 - 3 221 192 69 7th CCHL Lost quarter-final
2012-13 62 40 16 - 6 220 175 86 1st CCHL Lost semi-final
2013-14 62 39 20 - 3 259 185 81 1st of 6 East
3rd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Colts)
Lost semifinals, 3-4 (Bears)
2014-15 62 44 13 4 1 244 147 93 1st of 6 East
2nd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-0 (Rangers)
Lost semifinals, 3-4 (Lumber Kings)
2015-16 62 44 14 4 4 215 153 96 1st of 6 East
2nd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (73's)
Won semifinals 4-2 (Hawks)
Lost CCHL Finals, 3-4 (Canadians)
2016-17 62 41 18 1 2 203 159 85 1st of 6 East
3rd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)
Won semifinals, 4-0 (Colts)
Lost CCHL Finals 1-4 (Canadians)
2017-18 62 46 9 5 2 254 192 99 1st of 6 East
2nd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Lumber Kings)
Won semifinals 4-3 (Braves)
Won CCHL Finals 4-1 (Canadians)
Advance to Fred Page Cup
2018-19 62 43 16 0 3 234 154 89 1st of 6 East
2nd of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Lasers)
Won semifinals 4-0 (Braves)
Won CCHL Finals 4-1 (Canadians)
Advance to Fred Page Cup
2019-20 62 34 25 3 0 207 175 76 3rd of 6 East
6th of 12 CCHL		 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-21 Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-22 55 43 8 2 2 227 137 90 1st of 6 East
1st of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)
Won semifinals 4-1 (Wolves)
Won CCHL Finals 4-0 (Hawks)
Advance to Fred Page Cup
2022-23 55 48 8 3 2 218 126 89 1st of 6 East
1st of 12 CCHL		 Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Colts)
Won semifinals 4-1 (Braves)
Won CCHL Finals 4-3 (Bears)
Advance to Fred Page Cup
2023-24 55 24 28 3 0 146 172 51 5th of 6 East
10th of 12 CCHL		 Did not qualify

Fred Page Cup

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Eastern Canada Championships
MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host
Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals.

Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold Medal Game
2002 W, Truro Bearcats 6-0
L, Halifax Oland Exports 3-6
L, Valleyfield Braves 7-8		 1-2-0 2nd of 4 W, Valleyfield Braves ?-? L Halifax Oland Exports 3-4
Halifax RBC Hosts-advance as FPC reps
2018 W, Edmundston Blizzard 4-1
W, Carleton Place Canadians 3-2
2OTW, Longueuil College Francais 3-2		 2-1-0-0 1st of 4 n/a W, Longueuil College Francais 10-1
Fred Page Cup Champions
2019 W, Amherst Ramblers 4-1
OTL, Princeville Titans 4-3
W, Yarmouth Mariners 5-2		 2-0-1-0 2nd of 4 W, Amherst Ramblers 4-3 W, Princeville Titans 9-2
Fred Page Cup Champions
    • 2022 Fred Page Cup eliminated - league champion goes directly to National Finals (Centennial Cup).

Royal Bank Cup

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Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Dudley Hewitt Champions – Central, Fred Page Champions – Eastern, Doyle Cup Champion – Pacific, ANAVET Cup Champion – Western, and Host
Round-robin play with top four in semifinal games and winners to finals.

Year Round-robin Record Standing Semifinal Gold medal game
2002 W, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (Central) 4–3
OTL, OCN Blizzard (Western) 3–4
L, Halifax Exports (Host) 1–2
L, Chilliwack Chiefs (Pacific) 3–5		 1–3 4th of 5 L, Halifax Exports 7–9 —
2018 OTW, Wellington Dukes (Central) 2–1
OTL, Chilliwack Chiefs (Host) 3–4
OTL, Wenatchee Wild (Pacific) 2–3
OTL, Steinbach Pistons (Western) 5–4		 0–2–2–0 3rd of 5 L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2–3 —
2019 W, Portage Terriers (Western) 3–0
L, Prince George Spruce Kings (Pacific) 0–4
L, Brooks Bandits (Host) 1–2
L, Oakville Blades (Central) 4–7		 1–3–0–0 4th of 5 L, Brooks Bandits 3–4 —

Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022

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Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

Year Round-robin Record Standing Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship
2022 L, Dauphin Kings (ManJHL), 1-2
OTL, Flin Flon Bomers (SJHL), 2-3
W, Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL), 4-0
OTL, Summerside Western Capitals (MarJHL), 3-4		 1-0-1-2 4th of 5
Pool B		 did not qualified did not qualified did not qualified
2023 OTW, Terrebonne Cobras (LQJH), 2-1
L, Brooks Bandits (AJHL), 1-5
W, Yarmouth Mariners (MarJHL), 4-3
OTL, Timmins Rock (NOJHL), 1-2		 1-1-1-1 2nd of 5
Pool A		 Won 4-2
Collingwood Blues		 Lost 0-3
Brooks Bandits		 did not qualified

Championships

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CJHL Bogart Cup Championships: 1983, 1993, 2002, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: 2000, 2018, 2019
CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None

Notable alumni

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