Navan Grads

Navan Grads
Navan Grads
City	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
League	Central Canada Hockey League
Division	East Division
Founded	1974
Home arena	Navan Memorial Centre; (capacity: 812)
Colours	Blue, white, silver ;
Owner(s)	Steve Barban
General manager	Marty Abrams (2018–present)
Head coach	Marty Abrams (2018–present)
Media	FloSports
Franchise history
19xx–1974	Rockland Boomers
1974–1989	Navan Grads
1989–2017	Cumberland Grads
2017–present	Navan Grads

The Navan Grads are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Navan, Ontario. The Grads compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East Division. The club was founded in 1974, and they play their home games at the Navan Memorial Centre.

History

In the Summer of 1974, the residents of Navan banded together and purchased the rights of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League's Rockland Boomers. They moved them to Navan, and the Grads were born. In 1989, the board of directors for the Navan Grads felt that the region of Cumberland would be better suited with a team that reflected the region. The team's name from then on was the "Cumberland Grads" from 1989 to 2017.

In the Summer of 1991, the Grads became the 10th team in the Central Junior A Hockey League and have been a member of the CJHL ever since. The Grads best season came in 2002-03 when the team finished 1st overall and were major contenders to qualify for the Fred Page Cup. The Grads won their first-ever playoff series against the Kanata Stallions defeating them 4 games to 0. The Ottawa Jr. Senators upset the Grads 4 games to 2 in the semi-finals, when game 6 went to triple overtime and Ottawa scored the game-winning goal on a penalty shot in the third overtime period. Craig Nooyan, Christian Boucher, Jason Murfitt, Jonathon Matsumoto, Brent Patry, Brendan MacIntyre, and Craig Baxter were among several returning players for 2003-04. The Grads wound up finishing second overall, and suffered a first-round upset to the Kanata Stallions in seven games, in spite of having led the series 3 games to 1.

Assistant coach Mark Grady took over Bruce Johnson's duties as head coach in 2004-05. Claude Giroux made his rookie debut with the Grads in 2005, and he was selected by the QMJHL's Gatineau Olympiques after having been passed over at the Ontario Hockey League 2005's draft.

The Grads missed the playoffs multiple times since then or have failed to make it past the first round in the CJHL playoffs.

Season-by-season record

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
1981-82	35	16	17	2	-	228	221	34	4th EO-NWest
1982-83	36	16	16	4	-	197	201	36	3rd EO-AEng
1983-85	Statistics Not Available
1985-86	35	27	8	0	-	251	149	54	2nd EO-AEng
1986-87	40	18	17	5	-	212	201	41	2nd EO-Metro
1987-91	Statistics Not Available
1991-92	57	15	39	1	2	217	344	33	8th CJHL
1992-93	57	10	43	2	2	223	370	24	9th CJHL
1993-94	57	10	45	1	1	235	419	22	10th CJHL
1994-95	54	13	29	6	6	219	302	38	9th CJHL
1995-96	54	22	30	2	-	234	272	46	8th CJHL
1996-97	54	16	31	7	-	197	278	39	9th CJHL
1997-98	56	19	20	13	4	203	239	55	8th CJHL
1998-99	54	18	33	3	-	194	270	39	9th CJHL
1999-00	56	22	27	7	-	214	261	51	9th CJHL
2000-01	55	12	35	8	-	177	273	32	9th CJHL
2001-02	55	23	26	5	1	230	242	52	6th CJHL
2002-03	55	36	13	5	1	298	179	78	1st CJHL	Lost semi-final
2003-04	55	35	14	5	1	250	173	76	2nd CJHL	Lost quarter-final
2004-05	57	23	30	2	2	178	222	50	7th CJHL
2005-06	57	23	29	5	0	183	214	51	4th in East	Lost quarter-final
2006-07	55	11	37	5	2	158	247	29	5th in East	DNQ
2007-08	60	34	20	3	3	221	182	74	4th CJHL
2008-09	60	38	16	-	6	244	187	82	3rd CJHL	Lost quarter-final
2009-10	62	29	26	-	7	205	204	65	7th CJHL	Lost quarter-final
2010-11	62	21	34	-	7	179	252	49	11th CCHL	DNQ
2011-12	62	21	35	-	6	190	258	48	10th CCHL	DNQ
2012-13	62	18	38	-	6	189	275	42	11th CCHL	DNQ
2013-14	62	21	31	-	10	170	217	52	10th CCHL	DNQ
2014-15	62	15	43	2	2	139	271	34	5th of 6 East 11th of 12 CCHL	DNQ
2015-16	62	36	19	5	2	258	185	79	2nd of 6 East 5th of 10 CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 0-4 (Braves)
2016-17	62	24	34	2	2	194	216	52	3rd of 6 East 9thof 10 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2017-18	62	9	52	1	0	130	272	19	6th of 6 East 12th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2018-19	62	25	28	6	3	168	191	59	4th of 6 East 8th of 12 CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 0-4 (Canadians)
2018-19	62	25	28	6	3	168	191	59	4th of 6 East 8th of 12 CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 0-4 (Canadians)
2019-20	62	29	32	1	0	168	191	59	4th of 6 East 9th of 12 CCHL	Did not qualify for playoffs
2020-21	Season cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic restrictions
2021-22	55	27	24	2	2	211	196	58	3rd of 6 East 7th of 12th CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 2-4 (Hawks)
2022-23	55	38	12	4	1	213	150	81	2nd of 6 East 2nd of 12th CCHL	Lost quarterfinals, 3-4 (Braves)
2023-24	55	41	9	3	2	235	144	87	1st of 6 East 1st of 12th CCHL	Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Lumber Kings) Won Semifinals 4-1 (Nationals) Won Finals 4-2 (Bears) Advance to Centennial Cup

Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022

Year	Round-robin	Record	Standing	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Championship
2024	W, Longueuil Collège Français (QJHL), 5-1 W, Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL), 5-1 OTL, Calgary Canucks (AJHL), 3-4 L, Collingwood Blues (OJHL), 2-3	2-0-1-1	3rd of 5 Group A	Lost 4-8 Miramichi Timberwolves	did not qualified	did not qualified

Championships

CCHL Bogart Cup Championships: 2023-2024

Eastern Canadian Fred Page Cup Championships: None

CJAHL Royal Bank Cup Championships: None

Navan Grads

Contents

History

Season-by-season record

Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022

Championships

Notable alumni

External links