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.
All 14 teams were seeded 1-7 within their East and West regions, based on their official CSSHL MYHockey Rankings position back in December of 2025. Starting on Thursday, February 5, teams will play three round robin games, facing off against teams from the opposite side of the country. At the conclusion of the round robin, teams will be ranked 1-14 based on their round robin results. The top four teams, regardless of region, will advance to the semi-finals Sunday morning, with the two winners advancing to the finals later that evening. The remaining 10 teams will all play one consolation game Sunday.
With that in mind, here are the 14 teams that will compete at the inaugural CSSHL East West Challenge:
East 1 Seed: Stanstead College – Stanstead QC
- Head Coach: Matthew Thompson
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 1st
- Current Record: 11-2-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2024/25
- CSSHL Championships: 1
- East U17 Prep – 2025
East 2 Seed: Ulysse Academie – Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, QC
- Head Coach: Denis Chalifoux
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 4th
- Current Record: 10-4-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2023/24
- CSSHL Championships: 0
East 3 Seed: Bourget College – Rigaud, QC
- Head Coach: Martin Gascon
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 3rd
- Current Record: 7-7-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2019/20
- CSSHL Championships: 3
- East U17 Prep – 2022
- East U18 Prep – 2023 & 2025
East 4 Seed: Ontario Hockey Academy – Cornwall, ON
- Head Coach: Brent Loney
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 5th
- Current Record: 5-7-1-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2019/20
- CSSHL Championships: 2
- East U17 Prep – 2023
- East U18 Prep – 2024
East 5 Seed: Rothesay Netherwood School – Rothesay, NB
- Head Coach: Jeff Lewis
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 6th
- Current Record: 6-5-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2025/26
- CSSHL Championships: 0
East 6 Seed: Fort Erie International Academy – Fort Erie, ON
- Head Coach: Derek Bachynski
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 8th
- Current Record: 8-4-0-1
- First Year in CSSHL: 2024/25
- CSSHL Championships: 0
East 7 Seed: Okanagan Hockey Ontario – Whitby, ON
- Head Coach: Justin Caruana
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 10th
- Current Record: 4-7-1-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2019/20
- CSSHL Championships: 0
West 1 Seed: Edge School – Calgary, AB
- Head Coach: Adam Stuart
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 3rd
- Current Record: 11-8-1-2
- First Year in CSSHL: 2009/10
- CSSHL Championships: 11
- U18 Prep – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2023 & 2024
- U17 Prep – 2012
- U15 – 2022 & 2025
- Female U18 Prep – 2020
West 2 Seed: South Alberta Hockey Academy – Dunmore, AB
- Head Coach: Brayden Desjardins
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 2nd
- Current Record: 17-6-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2020/21
- CSSHL Championships: 0
West 3 Seed: BWC Academy – Burnaby, BC
- Head Coach: Mike Santorelli
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 6th
- Current Record: 16-5-0-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2013/14
- CSSHL Championships: 3
- U18 Prep – 2022
- U17 Prep Tier III – 2024
- U16 Prep – 2017
West 4 Seed: Okanagan Hockey Academy – Penticton, BC
- Head Coach: Robert Dirk
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 5th
- Current Record: 10-6-1-2
- First Year in CSSHL: 2009/10
- CSSHL Championships: 10
- U18 Prep – 2014 & 2015
- U17 Prep – 2010, 2013 & 2014
- U17 – 2025
- U15 Prep – 2015
- U15 Prep Division II – 2025
- Female U18 Prep – 2017
- Female U18 Prep Division II – 2018
West 5 Seed: Delta Hockey Academy – Delta, BC
- Head Coach: Steven Hodges
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 9th
- Current Record: 15-5-1-0
- First Year in CSSHL: 2013/14
- CSSHL Championships: 10
- U18 Prep – 2016
- U17 Prep – 2022
- U17 Division II – 2025
- U15 Prep – 2022 & 2025
- U15 – 2015, 2016 & 2017
- Female U18 Prep Division II – 2017 & 2019
West 6 Seed: Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – Victoria, BC
- Head Coach: Mark Kosick
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 8th
- Current Record: 12-9-0-1
- First Year in CSSHL: 2014/15
- CSSHL Championships: 0
West 7 Seed: Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – Pilot Mound, MB
- Head Coach: Anthony Florentino
- Current CSSHL MYHockey Ranking: 16th
- Current Record: 6-10-3-1
- First Year in CSSHL: 2016/17
- CSSHL Championships: 2
- U17 Prep – 2020
- U17 Prep Division II – 2025
