STAR Hockey Academy (5) vs North Shore Warriors (3) U15 Prep Div II Western Championships
STAR opened Pool A of the U15 Prep Division II Western Championship with a composed, opportunistic 5–3 win over North Shore, leaning on timely scoring and a standout performance from ET Kennedy (2G, 1A) to navigate a game that tightened late. Kennedy struck just 86 seconds in before Camden Garnett (1G) answered midway through the first, but STAR reclaimed control early in the second through Rhys Rucintango (1G, 1A). Kennedy’s second of the morning made it 3–1 early in the third, only for North Shore to claw back with goals from Cole Mitchell (1G) and John Shirreff (1G) to tie the game just past the halfway mark. With momentum slipping, STAR’s top line delivered again with Mason Olson (1G, 2A) burying the eventual winner at 14:27 before Benton Fuller (1G) iced it in the final minute. William Duffy (34/37) held firm through a 37‑shot North Shore push, giving STAR a crucial opening‑round win in a pool that promises to tighten as the round robin unfolds.
Notre Dame Hounds (6) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (10) U15 Prep Div II Western Championships
RINK Kelowna opened Pool B at the U15 Prep Division II Western Championship with an offensive avalanche, turning a 1–0 deficit into a 10–6 win built on depth scoring and a second‑period surge that Notre Dame never fully recovered from. AJ Bryan (1G, 1A) struck first for the Hounds, but RHA Kelowna answered with three goals in eight minutes including two from Will Tidsbury (2G) to take control late in the opening frame. The second period became the breaking point as RHA Kelowna scored five times in the first nine minutes, including goals from Dexter Labrecque (1G), Ben Tyssen (1G), Parks Orton (1G, 2A), and a pair from Austin Schultz (3G), whose back‑to‑back strikes seconds apart pushed the lead to 9–2. Notre Dame found pushback through Olivier Blanchard (1G), Jax Baumuller (2G, 1A), and a stronger third period that saw Keironn Davis Diakite (1G, 1A) and Conall Hiebert (1G) chip away, but Schultz’s hat‑trick goal at 15:10 sealed things for his team. Max Davis (31/37) steadied the win behind a 50‑shot performance from his skaters, while Seth Bennett (40/50) battled through heavy pressure for the Hounds as both teams now turn to the second game of their round‑robin slate.
St. George’s School (2) vs OHA Edmonton (5) U15 Prep Western Championships
St. George’s struck first in their opening game of the U15 Prep Division I Western Championship, but the #3‑seeded OHA Edmonton answered with the kind of layered, opportunistic scoring burst that tends to define tournament openers. Max Hoeft (2G) buried a clean finish just 2:22 in, only for OHA Edmonton to flip the period on its head with a Deacon Gillespie (1G) equalizer and a dagger of a shorthanded strike from Micah Montgomery (1G, 1A) with four seconds left in the frame. That late swing carried straight into the second, where Kelson Hawreluik (1G) cashed on the power play to extend the lead. Hoeft briefly pulled SGS back within one early in the third, but OHAE’s depth kept pressing as Jaxson Weisgerber (1G, 1A) restored the cushion, and Kane Strudwick (1G) added insurance to close out a composed 5–2 win. Kobe Pellack (3A) quietly drove the offense, and Rowen Germain (24/26) steadied things in goal as OHA Edmonton opened Pool A play with the kind of balanced, playoff‑ready performance that signals why they entered as a top‑three seed.
South Alberta Hockey Academy (3) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (7) U15 Prep Western Championships
Northern Alberta Xtreme opened their U15 Prep Division I Western Championship run like a top‑four seed intent on proving it, overwhelming #9‑seed SAHA with a five‑goal first period that effectively decided the opener before it had time to settle. Danel Ramazanov (1G) struck less than two minutes in, and from there NAX rolled downhill, Jett Evans (2G, 1A) driving the pace, Liam Bordt (1G) finishing in stride, and Keatyn Devlin (1G, 1A) and Evans each cashing on late power plays to make it 5–0 after twenty minutes. SAHA pushed back admirably in the second, with Carter Jarvis (2G, 1A) and Kyan Vansandt (1G, 2A) sparking a brief surge, but every time momentum flickered NAX answered, including a quick reply from Malakai Andrews (1G) and a solo effort early in the third by Jared Ryan (1G). SAHA’s late push made the shot clock respectable, yet Zayden Maclean (34/37) held firm while Rylan Edwards (3A) quietly orchestrated much of the damage in a 7–3 NAX win that set an early tone in Pool B.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2) vs Yale Hockey Academy (9) U15 Prep Western Championships
Yale, the #1 seed, looked every bit the tournament favourite in their round‑robin opener, overwhelming #8‑seed RINK Winnipeg with a relentless, layered attack that never really let up after an early setback. Easton Pitz (1G, 1A) briefly gave RHA Winnipeg a power‑play lead, but Yale answered with nine of the next ten goals, starting with a quick equalizer from Jacson Bradbeer (2G, 1A) and a pair of late first‑period power‑play strikes that flipped the game firmly in their control. Parker McMillan (2G, 5A) took over the middle frame, scoring one himself and touching nearly every possession, while Tyson Wolanski (4A) kept threading pucks into dangerous ice as YHA’s pace widened the gap. Connor Baines (2G, 1A) added a third‑period brace, and Teagan Dernisky (1G, 2A) capped the scoring as Yale’s depth and special‑teams precision powered a 9–2 win. Gavin Craig (31/33) held steady behind his team shooting 54 times on Haize Brighthouse (45/54), setting an early tone for a top seed intent on controlling Pool B from the outset.
RHA Kelowna (3/SO) vs Notre Dame Hounds (2) U17 Div II Western Championships SF
RHA Kelowna punched their ticket to the U17 Division II Western Championship final with a gritty, nerve‑tightening 3–2 shootout win over Notre Dame, outlasting the Hounds in a semifinal that swung on discipline, goaltending, and two perfectly timed responses. Notre Dame struck first in both the first and second periods through Peter Forbes (2G), who looked poised to drag the Hounds into the title game, but each time RINK Kelowna found an answer with almost identical goals, first when Otis Jacques (1G) buried just 26 seconds after Forbes’ opener, then in the third when Jamel Abougoush (1G, 1A) jumped into the rush and snapped home the equalizer with 7:53 left. From there, it became a duel between Beau Keller‑Blaschuk (35/37) and Hudson Pooler (34/36), both refusing to blink through a penalty‑filled night and a tense overtime. In the shootout, Jacques and Jordan Anastasiadis delivered the only goals RHA Kelowna needed, while Keller‑Blaschuk shut the door on four straight ND shooters to seal a semifinal victory built on resilience and timely execution. RHAK now advances to the championship game, carrying the momentum of a team that has survived back‑to‑back elimination games by the thinnest of margins.
OHA Edmonton (3) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (6)U17 Western Championships SF
Okanagan earned their spot in the U17 Division I Western Championship final with the kind of wire‑to‑wire semifinal performance that left eighth‑seed OHA Edmonton chasing shadows despite firing 52 shots, riding early strikes and relentless counterpunching to a 6–3 win. Hudson Wicharuk (1G) needed just 82 seconds to ignite OHA’s start, and when Wyatt Bryant (1G) doubled the lead minutes later, the tone was set for a first period where the third seed looked every bit like the higher one. The second frame only widened the gap as Kohlby Foster (1G) and Henrik Alexander‑Ward (1G) pushed the lead to 4–0 before OHA Edmonton finally found life through Gavin Gong (1G) and Darius Paradyil (1G). But every time OHAE threatened to tilt the ice, Okanagan answered with structure and timely execution, and Cole Schellenberg’s power‑play marker (1G) in the third served as the insurance blow that kept the comeback at arm’s length. Nate McRorie (1G) added a late response, but Holden Tamm (49/52) was unshakeable under siege, and Kaden Ebbett’s empty‑netter sealed the semifinal. OHA Edmonton’s run ends after a spirited push that never quite overcame OHA’s early stranglehold.
CIH Academy (4/SO) vs Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks (3) East U18 Prep
CIH and OHA Mavericks played one of those wonderfully chaotic, penalty‑soaked, momentum‑swinging games that never really settled until the final shooter, with CIH clawing back from a 2–0 hole to steal a 4–3 win in the shootout. OHA looked fully in control early as Manuel Beaudoin (1G) and Dmitrii Titovskii (1G, 1A) cashed in before the first intermission, but the second period flipped the script: Leonardo Stretti (1G) halved the deficit, and Ricky Deslauriers (2G) tied it minutes later as CIH finally found rhythm. Lukas Janek (1G) briefly restored the Mavericks’ lead early in the third, only for Deslauriers to answer again with only 2:15 left, capitalizing on a stretch where OHA’s parade to the penalty box left them hanging on by threads. Overtime solved nothing, leaving the game to the shootout, Andrei Chumakov and Tucker Clare buried their attempts while Thomas Flint (29/32) turned aside two of three, sealing a comeback that felt earned after CIH controlled the final 25 minutes. Jin Inoue (29/32) battled through eight CIH power plays, but the Mavericks’ discipline issues and CIH’s late push ultimately decided a game.
STAR Hockey Academy (2) vs. Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3/OT) U17 Div II Western Championships SF
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy were the better team in their U17 Div II Western Championships Semi-Final against STAR Hockey Academy on Tuesday, but after the first period, it looked like their dominance might not yield the result they wanted. CDA outshot STAR 17-8 in the first period, but through twenty minutes, it was STAR who had made good on their opportunities to take a 2-0 lead. CDA kept pushing, now down by two, with the second period having nearly come and gone before their dominance finally yielded a reward. A great finish from Kirill Zhikharev late in the second period provided CDA a lifeline, down by only one through two periods, and would finally pull back to even ground in the third. Trevor Johnson tied the game just shy of the halfway point of that third period to level up the score, with the next goal looking to be the decider in which US-based squad gets the privilege of competing in the Final. In the latter stages of the eventual overtime, Logan Madrid picked up a rebound in the slot, spun around, and slid the puck underneath the sprawling Ry Jeffries (46/49) to win it for Coeur d’Alene after CDA went down 2-0 less than halfway through the first period.
North Shore Warriors (3) vs. RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (1) U18 Div II Western Championships Final
The winner of the U18 Prep division two in the Western Championships was a clash between two teams whose quality has lifted them to this position, with the North Shore Warriors previously having lost to RINK Winnipeg in the group stage, but rising to the final, where they’d again meet RHAW. A defensively tightly-fought affair only had one goal in the game’s first 50 minutes, with Sidney Bellfoy (2G) burying a rebound on the doorstep. Just past the halfway point of the third, North Shore would double the lead, with Spokane Chiefs prospect Sean Murphy seeing his rush up ice end with his wrist shot looping over the goaltender and in. Bellfoy scored again to provide the dagger, with North Shore eventually winning 3-1 to capture the U18 Prep division two title.
Delta Hockey Academy (4) vs. Edge School (3) U17 Western Championship SF
Edge School dominated the first period of their U17 Western Championship Semi-Final with the Delta Hockey Academy, with DHA goaltender Lucas Disiewich (40/43) holding down the fort to keep DHA in the game. He was beaten once in the first period that saw Edge outshoot Delta 15-6, but early in the second, a big Disiewich save helped turn the tide. After a wonderful left pad stop, Delta’s next offensive rush ended with Brady Olson (1G, 2A) grabbing the equalizing goal. The tide of the game began to shift from there, with Delta working their way back in the game, despite an Edge School goal bookending the second period. Delta’s seizure of momentum became obvious in the third, with Disiewich giving Edge virtually nothing and Delta’s bouts of offensive pressure breaking through. A pair of quick goals from Beckam Skrypnyk and Victor Lee spun the game around to give Delta their first lead, and on a later powerplay, Saajun Aujla struck with what looked like the insurance marker, establishing a two-goal advantage. Edge grabbed one back late in the third, but it left their comeback efforts ultimately unsuccessful, leaving Delta to advance to the U17 final.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (3) vs. Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (7) U15 Prep Div II Western Championships
Pilot Mound Hockey Academy’s potent powerplay in the first period stretched their lead beyond what Pacific Coast Hockey Academy could make up, with three goals from Max Faulkner (2G, 2A), Trenton Wytinck (1G, 1A), and Brock Vodden (1G, 2A), only the beginning of Pilot Mound’s offensive exploits against the Sea Devils. After opening the scoring, Faulkner would go on to score three more points, with another two goals from Hinata Hashimoto (2G) at the end of the second and start of the third extended the Buffaloes’ lead beyond the Sea Devils grasp. PMHA outset PCHA 49-21 in the 7-3 win to kick off their exploits at the Western Championships.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3) vs. RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (4) U18 Prep Western Championships QF
A slow start to the quarterfinal of the U18 Prep Western Championships for RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna presented them with a wake-up call after Coeur d’Alene took the lead with the game’s first goal, with a pair of powerplays later in the first, RHAK’s lifeline. To RHA Kelowna’s credit, they’d take that lifeline and seize control of the game that wouldn’t be especially threatened. Powerplay goals from Max Reed and Carson Smith gave RHAK a 2-1 lead through one, and while CDA remained close on the scoreboard, RHAK’s 16-6 shots on goal margin in the first, 17-9 shot margin in the third, and 45-22 shots on goal edge in total the most indicative of the domination RHAK had of the game. CDA made good on their chances when they arose, even tying the game in the second, but conceding two quick goals in response, with Bronson Lamontagne and Ryan Sadovia scoring 35 seconds apart to make it 4-2. A third-period goal from CDA’s Sal Costa (1G, 1A) made it close, with CDA ultimately unsuccessful in their come-from-behind efforts in RHAK’s 4-3 win.
BWC Academy (3) vs. Prairie Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep Western Championships QF
A very evenly-fought encounter between BWC Academy and Prairie Hockey Academy to decide who went through from their U18 Prep Western Championships Quarter-Final saw BWC’s explosion of second-period offence ultimately making the difference. The vast majority of the game unfolded in evenly-matched fashion, with Brady Keith (1G, 1A) making it 1-0 Prairie through one. That second period for BWC, though, was potent, with two goals in 40 seconds early, quickly spinning the game into their favour. A powerplay goal from Keagan Lundie (1G, 1A) followed up the first two from Charlie Robinson and Justin Moon to make it 3-1 BWC through forty minutes of play. Prairie’s hill to climb in the third period was partially scaled with a Zane Rains goal, but BWC’s Josh Wu (41/43) shut the door in the third, providing a brick wall foundation and leading to BWC’s birth in the Semi-Final.
Shawnigan Lake School (1) vs. Okanagan Hockey Academy (5) U15 Prep Div II Western Championships
Shawnigan Lake School’s U15 Prep squad hit the opposition net with five, five, and three shots over the first, second, and third periods, respectively, with their nine powerplay opportunities producing one goal from Cole Van Oene in the first period, but nothing else. OHA outshot Shawnigan 37-13 in the game as a whole, with early goals from Cohen Short and Lux Naka sending them on their way. They’d grab two more in the second to establish control, grabbing five goals and fourteen points in all, coming off the stick of twelve different skaters in the 5-1 win.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (4/OT) vs. Delta Hockey Academy (3) U18 Prep Western Championships QF
Both the Northern Alberta Xtreme and Delta Hockey Academies’ U18 Prep squads would feel they are not only good enough, but have played well enough to be in the semi-final. Unfortunately for both teams, the way the cards fell led to them clashing in the quarter-final. It looked like Delta’s day early, thanks to two goals within the first 13 minutes for Conor Nicholson and Caden Leibel, but after the second goal went in, Northern Alberta would outplay Delta. Thayne Wasyluk was able to pull them back within one late in the period, before two powerplay goals in 40 seconds from Teagan Bouchard and Easton Doran (1G, 1A) gave NAX the come-from-behind lead. Dylan Hurren picked up a goal for Delta to tie the game early in the third, with DHA’s Matthew Wong making 46 saves on 50 shots in the game to keep DHA in it. However, in overtime, NAX had more chances, eventually making good on one from Luke Dumas to punch their ticket to the semi-finals.
St. George’s School (4/SO) vs. Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) U18 Prep Western Championships QF
In different points of St. George’s School and Okanagan Hockey Academy’s U18 Prep Western Championships Quarter-Final, it looked like both teams had victory, if not assured, well within their reach. Maxx Parfitt and Ben Fragle put OHA up two through one period of play, a 2-0 lead they’d hold until a powerplay midway through the second period. Jason Gao (1G, 1A) scored on the man advantage before Josh Gravistin made good on Louis Oscar Holowaychuk’s second primary assist of the period to square things at two. Holowaychuk would go on to score in the third to give St. George’s their first lead of the game, and at 3-2, SGS got about as close as they could have to the regulation win. With five seconds left on the clock, though, with OHA pushing hard to tie the game, a pass from behind the net found Landon Nagle on the doorstep, who fired the puck home to make it 3-3. The height of the late equalizer wasn’t matched for OHA in overtime, though, and once the shootout came about, they’d run into the brick wall known as St. George’s Carter Adams (43/46), who had made 43 saves in the 70 minutes of action he faced. Adams made three saves in the shootout and, paired with Noah Fowler (1A) scoring the lone goal, carried St. George’s over OHA and into the U18 Prep Semi-Finals.
Edge School (1) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (4) U15 Prep Western Championships
Calgary International Hockey Academy’s Alexandre Montembeault (24/25) has been phenomenal throughout the season and would make good on his opportunity to start the Western Championships for CIHA. An excellent breakaway goal for CIHA’s Cole Chudyk (1G, 1A) opened the scoring, and while Edge School snatched a goal back to tie the game with 12 seconds left in the first, Montembeault would shut the door completely from there. Joe Marien gave Calgary the lead early in the second before a wicked wrister from captain Kai Dingwall (1G, 2A) stretched their lead to 3-1. Liam Nycholat’s goal in the third extended the lead further for CIHA’s 4-1 win to open their Western Championship campaign.
BWC Academy (2) vs Delta Hockey Academy (1) U15 Prep Western Championships
More than 58 consecutive minutes of scoreless hockey were played in BWC Academy and Delta Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep Western Championship game, with a goal 31 seconds in from BWC’s Carter Yule giving them an early lead. From there, both goaltenders stood on their heads, shutting the doors completely, with BWC’s Tyson Oake (50/51) and DHA’s Jace Zemanek (50/52) giving their opponents nothing. Late in the third and down by one, Delta looked to pull Zemanek, but an unfortunate turn of events would end the game. Zemanek’s trek to the bench coincided with an unfortunate neutral zone turnover, prompting Zemanek to turn around and start to skate back towards his own crease, but it didn’t matter. Wyatt Lowther (1G, 1A) stole the puck and fired it into a recently unoccupied net to make it 2-0 with 55 seconds left. Interestingly enough, Delta would pull back within one, thanks to a goal from Nathan Roberts with 19 seconds left. It was too late, though, as Delta couldn’t equalize, leaving Lowther’s bizarre goal as the game winner.
