The Rockland Nationals are heading back to the Bogart Cup finals.

The Nats, who won the Bogart Cup last season, will face the Smiths Falls Bears this year for the ultimate prize in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL).

The reigning Bogart Cup champions advanced to the finals for the second consecutive year after sweeping the Kemptville 73’s in their best-of-seven semi-final series while the Bears only recently secured their spot in the finals after defeating the Ottawa Junior Senators in a series clinching game five win on April 13.

As the top seed, the Nats will hold home-ice advantage and are expected to host games one, three, five and seven at the Clarence-Rockland Arena.

The winner of this series will represent the CCHL at the 2026 Centennial Cup, which begins on May 7, 2026, in Summerside, PEI.

The full schedule for the best of seven series is as follows:

Game one : Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Game two: Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Game three : Monday, April 20 at 7 p.m.

Game four : Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Game five (if necessary) : Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Game six (if necessary) : Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Game seven (if necessary) : Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m.