The Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) welcomes new league members and “Elite 15’s” division.
The CSSHL is pleased to announce the approval of its newest members the Burnaby Winter Club, South Delta Hockey Academy, Compete Hockey Academy and Yale Academy for the beginning of the 2013-14 season.
The CSSHL Prep Division will now consist of the following programs:
- Banff Academy
- Burnaby Winter Club
- POE Prep
- Compete Hockey Academy
- Edge Prep
- OHA Prep
- South Delta Hockey Academy
- Wenatchee Wild U16
CSSHL Elite 15’s Division
The league has also confirmed the addition of a new division within the CSSHL - the Elite 15’s. The league will be the first of its kind in British Columbia and will target elite 15 year olds looking to develop athletically, physically and mentally within a competitive, structured environment of like-minded student athletes. The Elite 15’s league inaugural season will commence in the 2013-14 season.
CSSHL Elite 15’s will consist of the following programs:
- Banff Academy
- Burnaby Winter Club
- Edge
- OHA
- POE
- South Delta Academy
- Yale Academy
Athletes competing in the Elite 15’s division will play between 30-36 games, with a league championship and location to be announced shortly. The league will become a primary source of scouting by teams in the Western Hockey League, BCHL and AJHL.
“The CSSHL is pleased to welcome our newest Sport School members into our league, both in the Prep and the newly developed Elite 15’s division,” said CSSHL Chair Bill Doherty. “It’s an exciting time for the sports school model. The addition of the new programs and the new Elite 15’s division give evidence to the belief that academics and athletics go hand in hand in a young student athlete’s development. The Elite 15’s Division will strongly support the CSSHL mission to provide developmental programs for its student bodies.”
The Canadian Sports Schools Hockey League (CSSHL) was founded in 2009 and was specifically designed to enable like-minded players increased level of competition and exposure.
The CSSHL has produced many high performance players who have gone on to play collegiate hockey and beyond. Here are a few of the most recent names:
- Tyler Myers (Buffalo Sabres, Edge School)
- Matthew Dumba (Minnesota Wild, Edge School)
- Justin Schultz (Edmonton Oilers, POE)
- Dalton Thrower (Montreal Canadiens, POE)
- Mark MacMillan (Montreal Canadiens, OHA)
- Dennis Robertson (Toronto Maple Leafs, OHA)
- Luke Walker (Colorado Avalanche, OHA)
For more information on the CSSHL please contact:
Billy G. Doherty
League Chair
(403) 760-0833
bdoherty@banffhockey.ab.ca
Glen Naka
Vice Chair
(250) 491-4160
glen@pursuitofexcellence.ca
Andy Oakes
Past Chair
AndyOakes@hockeyschools.com
P: (250) 493-1408 Ex 3360
For more information on the CSSHL programs please contact:
Dixon Ward Vice President
Okanagan Hockey Academy
E: dixonward@hockeyschools.com
P: (250) 493-1408 Ex 3355
Glen Naka
Director of Hockey Operations
Pursuit of Excellence
(250) 491-4160
glen@pursuitofexcellence.ca
Billy G. Doherty
President
Banff Academy
(403) 760-0833
bdoherty@banffhockey.ab.ca
Andrew Boutilier
Director of Hockey Operations
Edge Sports School
(403) 246-6432
aboutilier@edgeschool.com
aboutilier@ilearn.edgeschool.com
Fred Voser
President
SISEC
(403) 248-6315
fredvoser@sisec.ca
Bill Stewart Director of Hockey Operations
Wenatchee Wild U16
(509) 888-7825
bstewart@wild4hockey.com
Cam Severson
Director of Hockey Operations
Compete Hockey Academy
(509) 467-2559
www.competehockeyacademy.com
Ian Gallagher
Director of Hockey Operations
South Delta Hockey Academy
(604) 946-4101
igallagher@vancouvergiants.com
Len McNeely
Director of Hockey Operations
Burnaby Winter Club
(604) 299-7788
lmcneelybwc@shaw.ca
Billy Wilms
Director of Hockey Operations
Yale Academy
(604) 853-0778
Billy_Wilms@sd34.bc.ca
