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The 2014–15 CCHL season is the 54th season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The twelve teams of the CCHL will play a 62-game schedules.

Come March, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bogart Cup, the CCHL championship. The winner of the Bogart Cup will compete in the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Fred Page Cup. If successful against the winners of the Quebec Junior Hockey League and Maritime Junior A Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup.

Changes
The CCHL decided to adapt the American Hockey League's overtime format for beginning with the 2014-15 season. Trials were conducted during the pre-season prior to its launch. Following tied games, teams will remain at the 3rd period ends and 7:00 minutes will be placed on the clock after a 30 second break. Each team will receive 1 point.
 * Overtime format:
 * The new overtime format is as follows:

The first 3 minutes of over time will be played 4 on 4. At the first whistle after 3 minutes (i.e. if the clock reads 4:00 or less) the teams will play 3 on 3. The same penalty regulations apply. The games are again sudden victory with the first team to score collects an additional point.

In the event the game remains tied after the conclusion of seven minutes of overtime, a 30 second break during which the team coaches will provide a list of 3 shooters will precede a shoot out. Home teams shall determine if they shoot first or second. If the score after 3 rounds of shooters remains tied, there will be a continued sudden death single round shoot out until a winner is declared.

No shooter may shoot twice until all eligible shooters have shot once.

Players in the penalty box at the conclusion of overtime shall not be eligible to participate in the shoot out.

Current standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title.

''Teams listed on the official league website. ''

''Standings listed on official league website. ''

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Bogart Cup Playoffs
''Playoff results are listed on the official league website. ''

Fred Page Cup Championship
The 2015 edition of the Fred Page Cup will be hosted by the Cornwall Colts in Cornwall, Ontario.

Royal Bank Cup Championship
The Portage Terriers in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Will greet the winners of the Fred page Cup, the Dudley Hewitt Cup and the Western Canada Cup.

Players selected in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
Decided at conclusion of season.

Awards

 * Most Valuable Player
 * Most Sportsmanlike
 * Leading Scorer
 * Top Rookie
 * Top Graduating Player
 * Top Defenceman
 * Top Prospect
 * Top Goaltender
 * Top Coach
 * Top General Manager
 * Lowest GAA
 * Nielsen-Peckett Award
 * All-Rookie Team
 * All-Academic Team