Trail Adds Three

The Trail Smoke Eaters have added three Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni for the 2021/22 British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season. Edge School defenseman Chris Kobelka will join Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) teammates Joel Barton and Ridge Dawson with the Smoke Eaters next season. Barton has spent the last two years in the […]

Hogg, Hovi and Maxwell Named to BC Hockey Staff

BC Hockey announced their 2021 Program of Excellence Staffs and among the staff include three individuals with Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) ties. Kris Hogg was named the Female U18 head coach while Venla Hovi joins the staff as an assistant coach. Lydia Maxwell rounds out the trio as Athletic Therapist. Hogg currently serves […]

Clark to Represent Canada

Hockey Canada announced that 25 female players have been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship from August 20-31 at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, AB. Among those selected include forward Emily Clark who was with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons. She […]

Program Profile: Okanagan Hockey Academy

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE Situated in the sunny South Okanagan of British Columbia, the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton is a founding member of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League, helping form the League in 2009. At the Okanagan Hockey Academy our primary focus is to promote the long-term development of each of our athletes in […]

Olds Adds Five CSSHL Alumni

The Olds Grizzlys have added five Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni to their team for the 2021/22 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season. The Grizzlys have added Dominique Cyr, Parker Scherr, Brayden Taschuk, and brothers Lowie and Tijs Vreys. A two-year CSSHL student-athlete, Cyr played for the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) during the […]

Crusaders Sign CSSHL Trio

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Sherwood Park Crusaders have signed a trio of Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes for the 2021/22 season. Among the trio include two St. Albert, AB natives Ryan Arnold and Levi Fesyk who have both spent the last two seasons with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX). A seventh-round […]

14 CSSHL Alumnae, 1 Staff Member Invited to Hockey Canada Camps

Canada’s National Women’s Development Team has invited 43 athletes to participate in the BFL National Women’s Development Team Summer Camp July 29-August 9 at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Those invited will participate in practices and intrasquad games before playing two scrimmages against Canada’s National Women’s Team. Among the 43 athletes are 10 Canadian […]

Schols, Eight CSSHL Student-Athletes Invited to Hockey Canada Female U18 Camp

Hockey Canada announced July 9 that they have named the coaching staff and invited 46 of the country’s top women’s under-18 to the BFL National Women’s Under-18 Team Summer Development Camp July 29-August 5 at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Cassea Schols of Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) has been named as an assistant coach […]

Rebels Hire Egener

The Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Red Deer Rebels have hired Okanagan Hockey Academy’s (OHA) Mike Egener as an assistant coach for the 2021/22 season. Egener joined the Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) in 2017 and is now in his fourth season with OHA as head coach of the U15 team, after previously spending time […]

Mozell Commits to Neumann University

Current Drayton Valley Thunder forward and former Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) student-athlete Dexton Mozell has committed to Neumann University for the 2021/22 season. Mozell spent four seasons at OHA, joining the program in 2014/15 at the U15 level. He would work his way up the levels, playing for their U16 Prep team in 2015/16, and […]