39 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the Final Draft Rankings for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The 39 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, NCAA and WHL. Of the 78 WHL players who find their names on the list, 45% (35/78) are CSSHL alumni. 95% of […]
Former RHA Winnipeg student-athlete Jake Ritson has signed an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the London Knights. The Thunder Bay, ON forward joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 Prep season. Ritson would finish fourth in team scoring with 41points in 27 games while being named the CSSHL U15 Prep Most Sportsmanlike Award […]
The Minnesota Wild have signed former Edge School student-athlete Rieger Lorenz to an NHL Entry Level Contract. Lorenz joined Edge for the 2018/19 CSSHL U15 Prep season, leading his team with 25 assists and 36 points in 30 games. The Kootenay Ice would select the Calgary, AB forward in the fourth round, 68th overall at […]
Former Okanagan Hockey Ontario (OHO) student-athlete Carter Chadwick has signed in the OHL with the Sarnia Sting. A forward from Cobourg, ON, Chadwick spent the 2022/23 CSSHL season with the OHO East U18 Prep team. In 16 games he would tally 9 points, earning the CSSHL East U18 Prep Top Freshman Award. In 2024/25 Chadwick […]
Former Yale Hockey Academy student-athlete Justice Christensen has signed an AHL Contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the 2026/27 season. The Red Deer, AB defenseman spent the 2021/22 CSSHL U18 Prep season with Yale, tallying 21 points in 35 games. Undrafted to the WHL, Christensen joined the Prince Albert Raiders for the 2022/23 season, […]
Former Edge School student-athlete Tyler Deakos has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Penticton Vees. The Canmore, AB forward spent three seasons in the CSSHL with Edge School, originally joining their U15 team in 2020/21. The following U15 Prep season he would tally 18 points in 26 games, leading to the Saskatoon […]
Former CSSHL student-athletes Brandon Buhr and Jacob Slipec have signed pro hockey contracts following the conclusion of their NCAA careers. Buhr has signed an NHL Entry level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs after spending the last four seasons in the NCAA. The North Vancouver, BC forward tallied 88 points in 116 NCAA games, including […]
Former RHA Kelowna and current Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla has been named the February CSSHL WHL Alumni Player of the Month. Selected sixth overall by the Utah Mammoth at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Iginla recorded 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points in 12 games in February. On the season he sits […]
The February CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month is former Delta Hockey Academy student-athlete Vanessa Schaefer. Schaefer recently captured a bronze medal with Team Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, playing in all seven games as her team earned their first podium appearance since Sochi 2014. This was her third time representing Switzerland, and […]
A trio of former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Emily Clark and Vanessa Schaefer taking home medals. Clark spent the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons with Okanagan Hockey Academy and currently plays for the Ottawa Charge in the PWHL. The Saskatoon, SK forward has been a mainstay […]
