Navan Grads
Division	Yzerman
Founded	1974
History	Navan Grads 1974–1989 Cumberland Grads 1989–2017 Navan Grads 2017–present
Home arena	Navan Memorial Centre
City	Ottawa, Ontario
Team colors	Blue, silver, white
Media	FloSports
General manager	Marty Abrams
Head coach	Marty Abrams
Official website	www.navangrads.com

TheNavan Grads (officially theNavan Grads Hockey Club) are a Junior Aice hockey team based inOttawa. The Grads compete in theCentral Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the Yzerman Division. The club is owned by the family of former owner Steve Barban, who died in October 2024, while the team's broadcasting partners isFloSports.

The club was founded as theRockland Boomers for the 1973–74 season, and rebranded to theNavan Grads after one season. The residents ofNavan renamed the franchise to the Grads after buying it in 1974. The team played home games at the Navan Memorial Centre for its first 15 seasons before moving to the R.J. Kennedy Community Centre. Since 2017, the Grads play at the Navan Memorial Centre.

Several individuals who hold an association with the club have been inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame. Nineteen players have had theirnumbers retired by the Grads, including the first in Junior A history.

In the summer of 1974, the residents ofNavan banded together and purchased the rights of theEastern 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 ofCumberland would be better suited with a team that reflected the region. The team's name from then on was theCumberland Grads from 1989 to 2017.

In the summer of 1991, the Grads became the 10th team in theCentral Canada Hockey League. The Grads best season came in 2002–03 when the team finished 1st overall and were major contenders to qualify for theFred Page Cup. The Grads won their first-ever playoff series against the Kanata Stallions defeating them 4 games to 0. TheOttawa 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 theQMJHL'sGatineau Olympiques after having been passed over at theOntario 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 theCJHL playoffs.

In 2024, the Navan Grads made it to the playoffs, and have won their first Bogart Cup in history against theSmiths Falls Bears in five games.

On March 14, 2025, a franchise record crowd of 1,214 fans attended the game against theCarleton Place Canadians in the honor of the team's long time owner Steve Barban's passing in October 2024.^[1][2] It was also the largest crowd in the arena's history.

The rivalry between the Navan Grads and theRockland Nationals is the oldest in the CCHL, featuring two clubs that first played against each other back in 1974 (when the Nationals were known as the Gloucester Rangers). Since the arrival of the current Rockland Nationals in 2017, the rivalry remains symbolic due to the 26-kilometre drive from Navan Memorial Centre to the Clarence-Rockland Arena. Since 2017, the Grads have won 14 games against Rockland, while the Nationals have won 25 games against Navan, respectively.^[3]

The Grads and the Nats have faced each other once in the playoffs, when Navan have defeated Rockland in the 2024 Bogart Cup semi-finals 4 games to 1.^[4] Due in part to the number of Grads fans living close to Rockland, Grads–Nationals games at the Clarence-Rockland Arena typically hold a significant amount of Grads fans.

The Ottawa Jr. Senators entered the CCHL in 1979, and the rivalry is due to the 24-kilometre distance between their home arenas (Peplinski Arena and the Navan Memorial Centre respectively). The teams compete in the same division and meet frequently during regular season games. Due in part to Ottawa's relative proximity to Navan, Grads–Senators games at the Peplinski Arena typically bring a lot of Grads fans.

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

Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Maritime Junior Hockey League,Quebec Junior Hockey League,Central Canada Hockey League,Ontario Junior Hockey League,Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League,Superior International Junior Hockey League,Manitoba Junior Hockey League,Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

CCHL Bogart Cup Championships: 2023-2024

Eastern CanadianFred Page Cup Championships: None

CJAHLRoyal Bank Cup Championships: None

• Matt Bradley
• Claude Giroux
• Jon Matsumoto
• Daniel Taylor
• Jason Akeson
• Eric O'Dell

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