King’s-Edgehill School (2) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (4) East U18 Prep Championships Consolation
Okanagan Hockey Ontario closed out their consolation matchup with a composed 4–2 win over King’s Edgehill, a game that started like a track meet and then slowly tightened into a special‑teams grind OHO managed far better than their opponent. KES came out flying when Liam Boone (1G) scored just 55 seconds in and Liam Nash (1G) answering late in the first, but every surge they created was met with an OHO counterpunch. Easton Choffe (1G, 1A) and Kenton Wong (1G, 1A) flipped the period back OHO’s way, and the second frame became the true separation point: Adam Clark (1G, 1A) buried a power‑play marker at 2:56, and Philippe Naef (1G, 1A) stretched the lead to 4–2 before intermission. From there OHO leaned on structure, blocked lanes, and let Riley Coleman (47/49) take care of the rest in a brilliant, workload‑heavy performance. KES generated volume with 49 shots, long offensive‑zone shifts, and multiple late power plays, but never solved Coleman again, leaving OHO to skate off with a steady, well‑managed win to close their tournament slate.
Bishop’s College School (4) vs Stanstead College (2) East U17 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Bishop’s College picked the perfect moment to rediscover their bite, knocking off rival Stanstead 4–2 in a quarterfinal that swung on resilience, special teams, and a second‑period surge that flipped the entire feel of the matchup. Henry Bassuk (1G) opened the scoring on an early power play, but Stanstead answered late in the first and then again 26 seconds into the second to grab a 2–1 lead that looked like the start of a familiar script between these two. Instead, BCS rewrote it. Greyson Hnatiuk (1G) tied the game, and Marc‑Antoine Larochelle (1G, 1A) buried the go‑ahead goal minutes later as Bishop’s turned a shaky start into a composed, momentum‑driven middle frame. Stanstead pushed hard, especially on a parade of power plays, but Egor Oganesyan (28/30) stood tall, and when Grady Cohen (1G, 1A) struck midway through the third, BCS finally had breathing room. In a rivalry built on swings and stubbornness, it was Bishop’s who found the extra layer, punching their ticket to the semifinals with their most complete effort of the tournament.
Fort Erie International Academy (6) vs Lower Canada College (9) East U17 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Lower Canada was able to establish a stranglehold on this one through the opening forty minutes of play. LCC would generate a 6-1 lead in said time including a shorthanded goal from Eli Cohen (1G, 1A) to close out a chippy first. Sparks would continue to fly in the second with LCC adding another three goals to their tally. Matvei Zakharov (2G) would get one back for FEIA in the late stages of the second, sparking something for the third. To start the final frame, FEIA would score four unanswered in the opening 10 minutes, cutting the deficit to one goal. Shortly after FEIA’s fifth, Mario Lapenna (2G, 1A) would make a strong effort at FEIA’s blueline to keep possession, leading down low to the 7-5 goal by Alex Gervasi. With the net pulled, Lapenna was able to bury an extra two to solidify LCC’s lead, ultimately taking this one 9-6 despite the third period scare. The Lions will play in the East U17 Prep semi-finals for a second consecutive season.
Okanagan Hockey Ontario (4) vs CIH Academy (6) East U17 Prep Championships Consolation
CIH Academy punched back from a shaky second period and rode a pair of breakout performances to a 6–4 win over Okanagan Hockey Ontario in a lively consolation matchup that swung wildly before settling into CIH’s hands. They set the tone early through Ben Bauer (3G) and Jaxson Beauvais (2G) staking them to a 2–0 lead in the first, but OHO stormed into the second with three goals in ten minutes, Tommy Nemeth (1G), Ryan Sucher (1G) and Ian Rowsell (1G) flipping momentum and briefly putting CIH on their heels. Bauer’s second settled things before the intermission, and the third belonged entirely to CIH: Bauer completing his hat trick, Ollie Brown (1G) burying the go‑ahead marker, and Beauvais sealing it with a shorthanded empty‑netter as CIH’s transition game finally overwhelmed OHO’s push. Shahrukh Levac (26/30) held firm when the game tilted, while Nico Vaillancourt (31/36) faced a steady barrage at the other end.
BWC Academy (3) vs Edge School (1) U17 Prep Western Championships
BWC Academy closed out Pool A with the kind of composed, opportunistic effort you don’t usually see from a No. 12 seed, grinding out a 3–1 win over No. 6 Edge School to finish round‑robin play at 2-1-0-0 and very much on the rise. They struck twice in the first with Connor Liu (1G, 2A) opening the scoring before Kayden Pratt (2G, 1A) doubled the lead, and from there BWC leaned into structure, shot blocking, and a goaltending performance that kept the game firmly in their grasp. Edge pushed hard in the second and carried long stretches of the third, finally breaking through late via Noah Brade (1G), but every surge ran into Liam Kellett (39/40), who delivered one of the tournament’s best single‑game performances to date. Pratt’s second of the night at 9:38 restored breathing room and ultimately sealed a statement win for a BWC group that looked sharper, hungrier, and far more connected than their seeding suggested.
Selwyn House School (1) vs Ontario Hockey Academy (2/SO) East U17 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Ontario Hockey Academy survived a chaotic, penalty‑soaked quarterfinal and edged Selwyn House 2–1 in a shootout, a game that felt like it was being played on a knife’s edge from the opening minutes until the final shooter. Selwyn struck first through Isaac Huberman (1G), finishing a clean passing sequence midway through the first, but OHA answered late in the frame when Liam Marcil (1G) buried a rebound to knot things up before the parade to the penalty box began. What followed was forty minutes of grind‑it‑out hockey, eight Selwyn power plays, seven for OHA, and two goaltenders refusing to blink. Evan Un Yi (45/46) delivered one of the best performances of the tournament, matching William Laplante (43/44) save for save as both teams pushed through a scoreless second, a tense third, and an overtime where every rush felt like it could end it. In the shootout, Mykyta Staskevych and Bentley Bobbish converted for OHA, while Laplante shut the door, sending the No. 3 seed through to the semifinals and ending Selwyn’s upset bid despite a heroic effort in net.
Mount Academy (2) vs Kuper Academy (9) East U17 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Kuper Academy flexed every muscle of a No. 1 seed in a 9–2 quarterfinal win over Mount Academy, a game that turned into a track meet almost immediately and never slowed as Kuper’s depth, pace, and sheer shot volume overwhelmed a Mount group that had emptied the tank just to reach this stage. Massimo Guerrera (1G), Angelo Jr Colletti (1G, 3A), and Raf Kytnar (2G) ignited a four‑goal first period that erased Mount’s early push, though Harper Leard (1G) and Cache Smith (1G) briefly kept the underdogs within reach. From there, Kuper simply buried them under waves: Julius Mollica (2G), Thomas Issa (2G), Adamo Ersoni (1G), and Kytnar again as the top seed rattled off five in the third and pushed their shot total to a staggering 68. Mount battled, Liam Welsh (59/68) absorbing an outrageous workload before giving way late, but Kuper’s transition game and relentless forecheck made the difference, with James Barker (26/28) steady at the other end as the tournament favorites punched their ticket to the semifinals in emphatic fashion.
Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks (4) vs Fort Erie International Academy (5) East U18 Prep Championships Consolation
Fort Erie outlasted Ontario Hockey Academy in a 5–4 thriller that swung back and forth until a late third‑period surge finally pushed the game out of reach, capping a consolation matchup that felt far more charged than the stakes suggested. FEIA struck first through Samuel Schelling (1G), but OHA kept answering with Fabian Kotschan (1G), Dmitrii Titovskii (1G), and Nicholas Piette (1G) each pulling the Mavericks level or ahead as the game turned into a track meet built on quick strikes and broken‑play rushes. The third period, though, belonged to Fort Erie. Riley Cave (2G, 1A) tied it just 25 seconds in, Christophe Gagné (1G) buried the go‑ahead marker with under four minutes left, and Cave added the dagger 28 seconds later to complete a three‑goal frame that flipped the night. Milan Bisze‑Kacso (1G) gave OHA life on a power play, but Adam Voracek (45/50) was under siege throughout, while Demitry Gikas (27/31) steadied FEIA long enough for their offense to take over in a fast, chaotic, momentum‑swinging finish
RHA Winnipeg (7) vs Delta Hockey Academy (5) U17 Prep Western Championships
RINK Winnipeg closed out Pool A with the kind of wild, high‑event win that only a desperate No. 9 seed can manufacture, outgunning top‑seeded Delta 7–5 in a game where special teams, star power, and sheer chaos all collided. Brady Filmon (4G, 1A) was unstoppable from the opening power‑play strike at 3:22, and every time Delta clawed back with Austen Su (1G, 1A), Cash Field (1G), Casey Pearson (1G, 1A), and a late push from Ethan Kitchen (1G), but RHA Winnipeg’s top line answered with another punch. Markus Knaub (1G, 1A) and Colton Ross (1G, 5A) kept feeding Filmon in waves, and Atley Feniuk (1G) added a key second‑period marker as RHA Winnipeg turned a 3–3 deadlock into a multi‑goal cushion before Delta’s late surge made things interesting again. Filmon’s fourth at 18:13 finally sealed it, and Ross’s empty‑netter moments later closed the door on a Delta team that showed flashes but couldn’t contain RINK Winnipeg’s firepower. Miller Fettes (27/32) held on through the swings, while RHA Winnipeg’s power play and top‑line dominance delivered a statement finish to their round‑robin slate.
Notre Dame Hounds (3) vs OHA Edmonton (2) U17 Prep Div II Western Championships QF
Notre Dame flipped the script on a quarterfinal matchup they weren’t supposed to control, knocking off No. 1‑seed OHA Edmonton 3–2 with a composed, opportunistic effort that looked nothing like the résumé of a No. 7 seed coming off an 0-1-1-0 round robin. The Hounds absorbed an early blow with Clark Schneider (1G) striking shorthanded but answered with a power‑play equalizer from Ethan Schwartz (1G) before slowly dragging the game into their preferred pace. The second period became their turning point: Matthew Boekelder (1G) buried a rebound to give ND their first lead, and Levi Lillejord (1G) added a shorthanded dagger late in the frame, a momentum swing that held up even as Edmonton pushed. OHA finally broke through in the third via Jaxon Moss (1G), but every surge ran into Caden Smith (36/38), who delivered a poised, tournament‑stealing performance in net. Notre Dame’s special teams, timely finishing, and goaltending backbone carried them past a heavily favoured Edmonton group that never fully solved the Hounds’ structure once the game tightened.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (2) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (7) U17 Prep Western Championships
OHA secured their spot as the number one seed in U17 Prep with a 7-2 pounding of NAX. It was actually NAX who held a 1-0 lead after 20 as Kellen Schmidt (1G, 1A) opened the scoring with 2:18 left in the period. Affiliate player Nathan Marques (1G, 1A) responded 16 seconds into the second with his fourth of the playoffs before Rylan Bengert put OHA ahead with a power play goal five minutes later. Lincoln Stotz would tie the game midway through the second, beating Maddox Slater (28/30) for his first of the Championships. Beckham Taggart (1G, 3A) put OHA ahead for good with a power play marker five minutes later and Jaxson Batsch (1G, 2A) doubled the lead with 2:37 left in the frame. Bennett Wheatley (2G) increased the OHA advantage midway through the third as he scored twice in a span of 29 seconds. Ollie Halowaty would round out the scoring two minutes later, beating Dawson Sheehan (28/35) for his first of the playoffs.
Rothesay Netherwood School (2) vs Stanstead College (3) East U18 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
In a quarter-final matchup Killian Alves Pereira gave RNS a 1-0 lead late in the first with a power play goal. Frederick Bourque tied the game midway through the second with his first of the Eastern playoffs as the game was even after 40 minutes of play. Defenseman Dylan Pelletier (1G, 1A) would restore the RNS lead just 58 seconds into the third period as the newest member of the CSSHL looked to make the semi-finals. But Stanstead captain Brody Molloy (2G) had different plans in mind as he tied the game 22 seconds later before scoring the eventual game winner with 11:27 remaining. Renaud Auger-Mongrain (34/36) and Marty Hackenberg (43/46) would keep clean sheets the rest of the way as the game ended 3-2 in favour of Stanstead.
Mount Academy (1) vs Bishop’s College School (6) East U18 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Bishop’s College School looked every inch the tournament’s top seed in a 6–1 quarterfinal win over Mount Academy, a matchup that never drifted out of their control as they rolled into the semifinals with the confidence of a group playing on its own terms. BCS blitzed the opening frame with three goals with Luca Stasi (2G, 1A) setting the tone just 1:09 in, Dominic Schnarr (1G) converting on the power play, and Stasi again in the final minute, a surge that immediately put Mount on their heels after their improbable run through round robin play. The second period only widened the gap as Cole Toms (1G, 1A) and Taitt Dobbin (1G, 1A) layered on two more, BCS turning sustained zone time and a relentless shot pace into a 5–0 stranglehold. Mount finally broke through late in the third via Noah Richard (1G), but by then the story was already written: BCS outshot them 66–17, controlled every matchup, and got a calm 16‑save night from Tyler Fuicelli (16/17) behind a defensive effort that never loosened. For the top seed, it was a statement quarterfinal, for Mount, the end of a spirited run that simply ran into a powerhouse hitting full stride.
Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (7) vs North Shore Warriors (1) U17 Prep Div II Western Championships Consolation
James Koch opened the scoring 2:18 in to give North Shore an early 1-0 lead but Wenatchee would score seven unanswered to grab a 7-1 win in the Division II Consolation matchup. Ryder Mose (2G, 1A) and Mason Richardson (3G) scored first period power play goals and Keagan Nussbaum (1G, 2A) did the same in the second period as Wenatchee led 3-1 after 40. Mose added another power play goal to start the third before Richardson added the first Wenatchee even strength goal of the game less than two minutes later. Richardson completed the hat-trick a few minutes later with another power play goal and Landon Ostrander (1G, 1A) gave Wenatchee their sixth power play goal game of the game with 3:36 remaining to round out the scoring. Mikai Mast (33/34) and Brayden Unruh (36/43) were in net for their respective teams.
Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (5) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (2) U17 Prep Div II Western Championships QF
Adam Zamecnik (3G) and Collin Lee traded goals in the first as the two teams were tied 1-1 after 20. Pilot Mound took over in the second as Maddox Ramage (1G, 2A) and Zamecnik scored 2:32 apart midway through the period. Daan Melchior extended the PMHA lead 8:09 into the third as he beat Elliott Horner (30/34) for his first goal of the playoffs. Luke Schamehorn cut into the lead 2:06 later as Pacific Coast looked to battle back but Zamecnik completed the hat-trick with an empty netter, and Gavin Hildebrand (49/51) finished with 49 saves to give Pilot Mound the 5-2 win.
Yale Hockey Academy (1) vs STAR Hockey Academy (2) U17 Prep Western Championships
STAR would grab the first goal of the game as Tyler Gillespie scored on the power play 11:26 in. Daniel Havard countered for Yale with 24 seconds left in the period as it was a 1-1 game after 20. Kyler Bush would score the eventual game winner 3:35 into the second period, scoring his first goal of the Championships on Coby Kidwell (28/30). Erik Sims (24/25) would keep a clean sheet in the final 40 as STAR held on for a 2-1 win in their last game of the playoffs.
Ontario Hockey Academy (3/OT) vs Ulysse Academie (2) East U18 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Mathis-Cael Aurelius (1G, 1A) opened the scoring just 46 seconds into the game as OHA grabbed a 1-0 first period lead. Nathaniel Noah (1G, 1A) doubled the lead 2:16 into the second with his second of the playoffs. Alex Graveline would get the hosts on the board midway through the second with a power play goal, cutting the lead in half. After a brief power outage at the facility, Zachary Landry would tie the game with 4:25 remaining, sending the two teams to overtime. The game looked destined for a shootout until Matvei Maklakov scored an unassisted game winner for OHA with 15 seconds remaining in overtime, sending them through to the semi-finals against Bishop’s College. Nicolas Arcilla (41/43) and Benjamin Pilon (34/37) were in net for their respective teams.
CIH Academy (1) vs Bourget College (5) East U18 Prep Championships Quarter-Final
Bourget came out firing on all cylinders as they outshot CIH Academy 21-8 in the first and got goals from Christophe Potvin, Samy Taher and Maxemile Richard. It was more of the same in the second as Bourget owned the shot clock 18-4 and Hugo Boisclair (1G, 1A) made it 4-0 midway through the period. Andrei Chumakov would get CIH Academy on the board early in the third to halt the run but a shorthanded Zack Leblanc goal 3:40 later secured the 5-1 Bourget win. Zachary Botelho (26/27) and Jacob Kirstein (48/53) were in net for their respective teams.
Indigenous Sports Academy (1) vs St. George’s School (6) U17 Prep Division II Western Championships Quarter-Final
Zach Lam (2G, 1A) scored back-to-back goals in the first as St. George’s led 2-0 after 20. Cameron Dhaliwal (1G, 1A) would add to the lead 3:15 in before Adam Benn (2G, 1A) scored shorthanded 1:28 after that. Nathaniel Moore added his second of the playoffs midway through the frame as St. George’s held a 5-0 advantage after 40. Ryder Fiddler ended the Joffrey Chan (27/28) shutout bid 5:53 into the third but that was as close as they would get as Benn added his second of the game late to secure the 6-1 win.
Prairie Hockey Academy (2) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (4) U17 Prep Western Championships
With CIHA needing a regulation win to secure their semi-final spot, and Prairie already eliminated, it was the visitors who opened the scoring as Luke Pratte (1G, 1A) scored 10:58 in. Winston Chicilo would tie the game late in the first as he scored his first of the playoffs with 2:04 left in the period. Charlie Sarich gave CIHA their first lead of the game 6:52 into the second as he scored his first of the Championships. Ryder Young extended the lead 8:04 into the third but Prairie wouldn’t go away quietly as Owen Grassick (1G, 1A) made it a two-goal game with 3:54 left to play. However, Tomas Figura scored with 46 seconds left and Taylor Green (33/35) finished with 33 saves as CIHA held on for a 4-2 win, earning them the second seed in the quarterfinals.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3) vs Shawnigan Lake School (6) U17 Prep Division II Western Championships Quarter-Final
Shawnigan Lake School’s U17 Prep squad have been scoring at will in their Western Championships campaign so far, with Carson Peet’s hat-trick and five points leading the way in their big win over Notre Dame yesterday. Peet (2G) would be the one to get the party started for Shanwigan again on Friday, opening the scoring on a first-period powerplay, establishing a lead that would be doubled by Case Bartley (1G, 1A) before the first period was even over. Coeur d’Alene scored on an early second-period powerplay to get back in the game, remaining within one goal into the third. However, a pair of blows by Shawnigan’s special teams provided the knockout punch in the third, with Matthew Morris (1G, 3A) scoring on the powerplay and Bryce Todd scoring shorthanded to put the game out of CDA’s reach. Donagh Esler-Twiss made ten saves for SLS in the third, stopping 30 of 33 in total to backstop his team to the eventual 6-3 win.
South Alberta Hockey Academy (2) vs RHA Kelowna (7) U17 Prep Western Championships
The South Alberta Hockey Academy and RHA Kelowna played a spirited first period, with the tension between the two teams ratcheting up to intense levels despite the first ending scoreless. RINK Kelowna broke through with two in the second, with Griffin Hoy (2G, 1A) scoring the first of what would be a pair of goals in the game. Three for RINK Kelowna in barely four and a half minutes to start an intense and eventful third period put the game to bed, with Mason Poitras leading the way, scoring a pair of goals in the final twenty minutes.
