Ottawa Jr. Senators
CityOttawa, Ontario, Canada
LeagueCentral Canada Hockey League
DivisionYzerman
Founded1979
Home arenaJim Durrell Recreation Centre
Jim Peplinski Arena
ColoursBlue, red, white,
     
Owner(s)Martin Dagenais
General managerMartin Dagenais (2014-present)
Head coachMartin Dagenais (2014-present)
Franchise history
1979–1992Ottawa Senators
1992–presentOttawa Jr. Senators

The Ottawa Jr. Senators are a junior-age men's ice hockey team from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Their home arena is the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre in south Ottawa. The club is in the Robinson Division of the Central Canada Hockey League, a Junior "A" league. The team is not affiliated with the NHL Ottawa Senators.

History

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 colors 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

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

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1979-805022217-270219514th CJHL
1980-815012317-200260316th CJHL
1981-824933142-254203681st CJHL
1982-834830117-263189671st CJHLWon League
1983-845426217-283284593rd CJHL
1984-8554233100252292464th CJHL
1985-8660272607310303615th CJHL
1986-8754242145215236574th CJHL
1987-8856441200336195881st CJHL
1988-8956332300282261664th CJHL
1989-9055212932245290476th CJHL
1990-9154301914244224654th CJHL
1991-925748900386179961st CJHL
1992-935741844433272901st CJHLWon League
1993-9457312331284251665th CJHL
1994-9554262134260240586th CJHL
1995-9654351720237228722nd CJHL
1996-9754291870156161653rd CJHL
1997-9856153083156220419th CJHL
1998-9954262620209227547th CJHL
1999-0056322130234202674th CJHL
2000-0155371440247137782nd CJHL
2001-02553111103237169753rd CJHLWon League
2002-0355202762268308488th CJHL
2003-0455143902182278309th CJHL
2004-0557202548166231429th CJHL
2005–0657302043226203672nd RobinsonLost quarter-final
2006–0755292042181178641st RobinsonLost quarter-final
2007–08601243231482982911th CJHLDNQ
2008-09603023-7194201676th CJHLLost semi-final
2009-10623324-5216204715th CJHLLost semi-final
2010-11622629-7207215599th CCHLDNQ
2011-12623326-3221192697th CCHLLost quarter-final
2012-13624016-6220175861st CCHLLost semi-final
2013-14623920-3259185811st of 6 Yzerman
3rd of 12 CCHL		Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Colts)
Lost semifinals, 3-4 (Bears)
2014-1562441341244147931st of 6 Yzerman
2nd of 12 CCHL		Won quarterfinals, 4-0 (Rangers)
Lost semifinals, 3-4 (Lumber Kings)
2015-1662441444215153961st of 6 Yzerman
2nd of 12 CCHL		Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (73's)
Won semifinals 4-2 (Hawks)
Lost CCHL Finals, 3-4 (Canadians)
2016-1762411812203159851st of 6 Yzerman
3rd of 12 CCHL		Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Bears)
Won semifinals, 4-0 (Colts)
Lost CCHL Finals 1-4 (Canadians)
2017-186246952254192991st of 6 Yzerman
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
2018-1962431603234154891st of 6 Yzerman
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
2019-2062342530207175763rd of 6 Yzerman
6th of 12 CCHL		Playoffs Cancelled

Fred Page Cup

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

YearRound RobinRecordStandingSemifinalGold Medal Game
2002W, Truro Bearcats 6-0
L, Halifax Oland Exports 3-6
L, Valleyfield Braves 7-8		1-2-02nd of 4W, Valleyfield Braves ?-?L Halifax Oland Exports 3-4
Halifax RBC Hosts-advance as FPC reps
2018W, Edmundston Blizzard 4-1
W, Carleton Place Canadians 3-2
2OTW, Longueuil College Francais 3-2		2-1-0-01st of 4n/aW, Longueuil College Francais 10-1
Fred Page Cup Champions
2019W, Amherst Ramblers 4-1
OTL, Princeville Titans 4-3
W, Yarmouth Mariners 5-2		2-0-1-02nd of 4W, Amherst Ramblers 4-3W, Princeville Titans 9-2
Fred Page Cup Champions

Royal Bank Cup

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.

YearRound-robinRecordStandingSemifinalGold medal game
2002W, Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (Central) 4–3
OTL, OCN Blizzard (Western) 3–4
L, Halifax Exports (Host) 1–2
L, Chilliwack Chiefs (Pacific) 3–5		1–34th of 5L, Halifax Exports 7–9—
2018OTW, Wellington Dukes (Central) 2–1
OTL, Chilliwack Chiefs (Host) 3–4
OTL, Wenatchee Wild (Pacific) 2–3
OTL, Steinbach Pistons (Western) 5–4		0–2–2–03rd of 5L, Chilliwack Chiefs 2–3—
2019W, 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		1–3–0–04th of 5L, Brooks Bandits 3–4—

Championships

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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