Meet the Teams: 2026 CSSHL East West Challenge

The inaugural Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) East West Challenge is set to kick-off February 5, 2026 in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec. The event will see 14 CSSHL U18 Prep teams, with 7 from the East and 7 from the West, compete for CSSHL supremacy with 1 champion being crowned on February 8.  All 14 teams […]

McLaughlin Captures Gold, Four Claim Silver

Current RHA Kelowna student-athlete Jillian McLaughlin has won gold with Team USA at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Team USA and McLaughlin beat Team Canada and her RHA Kelowna teammates Alida Korte, Hayley McDonald and Kennedy Sisson, and former OHA Edmonton netminder Rowan Houweling 2-0 in the gold medal game. McLaughlin finished the […]

GAME DAY RECAP: January 16, 2026

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (0) vs Delta Hockey Academy Green (1) Female U18 Prep  Two of the best Female U18 Prep teams this season clashed in Delta this morning, with DHA Green hosting RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna in a rematch of the two team’s clash back on January 10. DHAG prevailed 5-2 on that day, […]

GAME DAY RECAP: January 14-15, 2026

Edge School (2) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (3/SO) U15  A goal from Benjamin Vialaneix 1:25 in gave CIHA an early 1-0 lead over their Calgary rivals. Edge would take a 2-1 lead into the second as Nixon Reid-Dinning and Satoshi Takeda each found the back of the net on Mason Filipchuk (29/31). Ryder Davis would tie the game late in the second […]

37 CSSHL Alumni Ranked Midseason Ahead of 2026 NHL Draft

37 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the Mid-Season Draft Rankings for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The 37 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the NCAA, QMJHL, and WHL, with 95% of the 37 CSSHL alumni playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL). Gavin McKenna is the highest […]

CSSHL Student-Athletes of the Month: December 2025

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is excited to announce the four winners of the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for December: Aaron Wood, Emersynn Lamabe, Dusty Koester & Holden Tamm During the 2024/25 season the CSSHL introduced the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for the four different CSSHL divisions/age brackets: Eastern, West Female, […]

CSSHL Coaches of the Month: December 2025

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is excited to announce the winners of the Coach of the Month Award for December: Mackenzie Loupelle & Anthony Florentino.  This award is aimed at recognizing the incredible coaches within the CSSHL and acknowledges their hard work, dedication, commitment, leadership and impact on the game both on and […]

GAME DAY RECAP: January 10, 2026

Prairie Hockey Academy (2) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (6) U15  The U15 contingent of the Northern Alberta Xtreme posted a whopping 17 goals yesterday, adding to a 6-1 win on Wednesday, and would only continue their offensive steamrolling of their opposition against Prairie on Saturday. Maguire Lepp scored early for Prairie, but from there, NAX exploded far in front […]

GAME DAY RECAP: January 6-8, 2026 

Northern Alberta Xtreme (6) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (1) U15  Myer Hipkins (1G, 1A) and Yukon Kim scored 1:08 apart in the opening half of the first to give NAX a 2-0 lead. Ryder Davis got CIHA on the board with a penalty shot goal five minutes later, but Stratton Bruun (1G, 1A) was quick to respond for NAX, doing so just 30 […]

Royals Sign McCarthy

The Victoria Royals have signed former RHA Kelowna student-athlete Owen McCarthy to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. McCarthy spent two seasons in the CSSHL with RHA Kelowna, joining the league in 2022/23 where he recorded 22 points in 28 U15 Prep games. At the conclusion of the season the Royals selected the defenseman in […]