The Ottawa Jr. Senators are back again, but the defending Fred Page Cup champions will be in tough if they hope to book a return trip to Canada’s National Junior A Championship.

The lowest win percentage in the regular season among the four competing teams belonged to the Jr. Senators, who weren’t too shabby at .694, while the Titan de Princeville (.729), Amherst Ramblers (.720) and Yarmouth Mariners (.720) all ranked among the top 16 teams in the CJHL.

The Ramblers will be well-rested after a hard-luck loss to South Shore in the MHL quarter-finals (they lost three double-overtime games, including Game 7), while the Jr. Senators, Titan and Mariners will look to continue red-hot postseason runs. The three league champions went a combined 24-5 in their semifinals and league finals.

RECENT CHAMPIONS (NJAC FINISH)
2018 – Ottawa Jr. Senators (fourth place)
2017 – Cobras de Terrebonne (third place)
2016 – Carleton Place Canadians (fifth place)
2015 – Carleton Place Canadians (second place)
2014 – Carleton Place Canadians (second place)

AMHERST RAMBLERS
HOST

Regular season record: 36-11-3 (3rd in MHL)
Goals for: 204 (4th in MHL)
Goals against: 134 (3rd in MHL)
Power play: 45 for 227 (19.8% – 4th in MHL)
Penalty killing: 187 of 224 (83.5% – 3rd in MHL)
Leading scorer: Caleb Rich (22G 32A 54P – 16th in MHL)

Playoff record: 3-4
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 26
Power play: 5 for 25 (20.0%)
Penalty killing: 18 of 23 (78.3%)
Leading scorer: Matt Green (8G 4A 12P)

ROAD TO THE FRED PAGE CUP
Quarter-final: lost to South Shore 4-3 (2-3 2OT, 5-6 2OT, 5-2, 3-4, 4-3, 3-4, 4-5 2OT)

Last national championship appearance: 1993 (third place)
Total national championship appearances: 2 (1990, 1993)

OTTAWA JR. SENATORS
CCHL CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 43-16-3 (2nd in CCHL)
Goals for: 234 (2nd in CCHL)
Goals against: 154 (4th in CCHL)
Power play: 55 for 254 (21.7% – 2nd in CCHL)
Penalty killing: 249 of 282 (88.3% – 1st in CCHL)
Leading scorer: Darcy Walsh (33G 31A 64P – 7th in CCHL)

Playoff record: 12-2
Goals for: 46
Goals against: 24
Power play: 8 for 50 (16.0%)
Penalty killing: 50 of 57 (87.7%)
Leading scorer: Kyle Jackson (7G 6A 13P)

ROAD TO THE FRED PAGE CUP
Quarter-final: defeated Kanata 4-1 (3-0, 1-4, 5-1, 3-2 3OT, 5-0)
Semifinal: defeated Brockville 4-0 (2-1 2OT, 5-2, 6-3, 3-2)
CCHL championship: defeated Carleton Place 4-1 (4-2, 1-4, 2-1, 2-0, 4-2)

Last national championship appearance: 2018 (fourth place)
Total national championship appearances: 2 (2002, 2018)

TITAN DE PRINCEVILLE
LHJAAAQ CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 35-9-4 (3rd in LHJAAAQ)
Goals for: 267 (1st in LHJAAAQ)
Goals against: 181 (5th in LHJAAAQ)
Power play: 59 for 203 (29.1% – 2nd in LHJAAAQ)
Penalty killing: 156 of 188 (83.0% – 3rd in LHJAAAQ)
Leading scorer: Matthew Newbury (45G 57A 102P – 3rd in LHJAAAQ)

Playoff record: 16-6
Goals for: 110
Goals against: 79
Power play: 18 for 86 (20.9%)
Penalty killing: 70 of 87 (80.5%)
Leading scorer: Alex Plamondon (12G 30A 42P)

ROAD TO THE FRED PAGE CUP
Preliminary round: 4-0-1-1 – fourth place (lost to Montréal-Est 5-4 SO, defeated Valleyfield 5-4, defeated St-Gabriel-de-Brandon 6-0, defeated Gatineau 9-4, defeated Côte-du-Sud 8-5, lost to Lac St-Louis 5-4)
Quarter-final: defeated Saint-Jérôme 4-2 (5-3, 2-3, 5-4, 3-2 OT, 4-6, 5-2)
Semifinal: defeated Longueuil 4-1 (4-1, 3-5, 5-3, 4-1, 5-4 OT)
LHJAAAQ championship: defeated Terrebonne 4-1 (4-2, 5-8, 8-6, 5-3, 7-3)

Last national championship appearance: none
Total national championship appearances: none

YARMOUTH MARINERS
MHL CHAMPIONS

Regular season record: 36-9-5 (2nd in MHL)
Goals for: 219 (2nd in MHL)
Goals against: 142 (4th in MHL)
Power play: 56 for 227 (24.7% – 2nd in MHL)
Penalty killing: 156 of 198 (78.8% – 8th in MHL)
Leading scorer: Matt Barron (31G 41A 72P – 3rd in MHL)

Playoff record: 12-2
Goals for: 61
Goals against: 31
Power play: 18 for 56 (32.1%)
Penalty killing: 41 of 50 (82.0%)
Leading scorer: Andrew Martell (6G 11A 17P)

ROAD TO THE FRED PAGE CUP
Quarter-final: defeated Truro 4-0 (6-1, 2-1, 3-2 OT, 7-1)
Semifinal: defeated South Shore 4-2 (2-5, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 4-2, 7-1)
MHL championship: defeated Campbellton 4-0 (3-0, 2-1, 3-0, 7-6 OT)

Last national championship appearance: none
Total national championship appearances: none