2016-17 CCHL2 Season

This is the 2016-17 Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 season.  This is the league's 2nd season under this name and the league's 52nd season dating back to the founding of the Rideau-St Lawrence Junior B League in 1966. The league was known as the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League prior to the 2015-16 season.

Membership Changes
After the season,
 * The Stittsville Rams had their relationship with the minor hockey program of the same name terminated late in the 2015-16 season.  The team was sold during the off-season and returned to its roots and became the Richmond Royals again, which they were known as from 1968 to 1990.
 * The Clarence Beavers relocated to Carleton Place where they will be renamed the Carleton Place Canadians as the junior B affiliate of the similarly labeled Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League.
 * The Prescott Flyers were purchased by their CCHL affiliate the Pembroke Lumber Kings and were being relocated to Cobden where they will be known as the Whitewater Kings.  The town of Prescott would be getting a team in the National Capital Junior Hockey League that will be called the South Grenville Rangers.
 * The Metcalfe Jets dropped down to the Junior C level National Capital Junior Hockey League and were being replaced by the Embrun Panthers who were conversely moving up from the NCJHL.

Format
The top ten teams qualify for the playoffs. The top three teams in each division receive a first round bye. The next four seeds overall participate in a best-of-three series with 7 playing 10 and 8 playing 9. The winning teams are re-seeded WC1 and WC2. If they are from different divisions they rejoin their division for the best-of-seven quarterfinals. If they are from the same division the lower seeded winner plays the division winner with the better record and the higher seeded winner plays the other division winner. The quarterfinal winners are reseeded based on overall record with the top seed playing the 4th seed and the 2nd seed playing the 3rd seed in the best-of-seven semifinals. The semifinal winners meet in the best-of seven final.

Wildcard Round

 * Clarence Beavers defeated Winchester Hawks 2 games to 1
 * Athens Aeros defeated Westport Rideaus 2 games to 1

Martin Division Semifinals

 * Ottawa West Golden Knights defeated Clarence Beavers 4 games to 3
 * Casselman Vikings defeated Metcalfe Jets 4 games to 3

Richardson Division Semifinals

 * Athens Aeros defeated Perth Blue Wings 4 games to 3
 * Richmond Royals defeated Arnprior Packers 4 games to 3

Martin Division Final

 * Casselman Vikings defeated Ottawa West Golden Knights 4 games to none

Richardson Division Final

 * Richmond Royals defeated Athens Aeros 4 games to 2

D. Arnold Carson Memorial Trophy Final

 * Casselman Vikings vs Richmond Royals 4 games to none