28 CSSHL Alumni to Compete at 2026 Memorial Cup

28 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni are set to compete at the 2026 Memorial Cup in Kelowna, BC.

The 2026 Memorial Cup starts tomorrow evening and will see three CHL Champions and one host compete for National supremacy. The Kelowna Rockets (Host) and Kitchener Rangers (OHL) will kick things off at 6:00pm PST at Prospera Place on May 22. The Everett Silvertips (WHL) and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) will play their first game on May 23. The final is set to take place May 31, at 4:00pm PST.

16 CSSHL alumni will compete with the Rockets, 11 with the WHL Champion Silvertips, and 1 with the OHL Champion Rangers. The 28 alumni represent 13 CSSHL programs:

  • Edge School – 6
  • Northern Alberta Xtreme – 5
  • Yale Hockey Academy – 5
  • St. George’s School – 4
  • Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
  • BWC Academy – 3
  • North Shore Warriors – 2
  • RHA Kelowna – 2
  • RHA Winnipeg – 2
  • South Alberta Hockey Academy – 2
  • Calgary International Hockey Academy – 1
  • Delta Hockey Academy – 1
  • OHA Edmonton – 1

Everett Silvertips (11):

  • Shea Busch – Yale Hockey Academy
  • Mirco Dufour – Edge School
  • Landon DuPont – Edge School
  • Jesse Heslop – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy/Yale Hockey Academy
  • Lukas Kaplan – Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Logan Lepinski – BWC Academy
  • Brek Liske – Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Clarke Schaefer – Northern Alberta Xtreme/OHA Edmonton
  • Zackary Shantz – Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Jaxsin Vaughan – RHA Kelowna
  • Luke Vlooswyk – Edge School

Kelowna Rockets (16):

  • Parker Alcos – BWC Academy/Northern Alberta Xtreme
  • Eli Barrett – St. George’s School/Yale Hockey Academy
  • Nate Corbet – South Alberta Hockey Academy
  • Hiroki Gojsic – St. George’s School
  • Rowan Guest – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy
  • Ty Halaburda – Pacific Coast Hockey Academy/Delta Hockey Academy
  • Owen Hayden – Edge School
  • Jacob Henderson – St. George’s School/Yale Hockey Academy
  • Tij Iginla – RHA Kelowna
  • Peyton Kettles – RHA Winnipeg
  • William Matte – Calgary International Hockey Academy
  • Keith McInnis – Yale Hockey Academy
  • Connor Pankratz – North Shore Warriors/St. George’s School
  • Hayden Paupanekis – RHA Winnipeg
  • Shane Smith – Edge School/South Alberta Hockey Academy
  • Carson Wetsch – North Shore Warriors/BWC Academy

Kitchener Rangers (1):

  • Kaden Schneider – Edge School