Former CSSHL student-athletes Jake Banicevic and Darius Hordal have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with their respective teams.
Banicevic joined the BWC Academy for the 2021/21 U15 season, tallying 48 points in 29 games. The following year the Port Moody, BC forward had 20 points in 26 U15 Prep games with BWC Academy. He would join the North Shore Warriors U17 Prep team in 2023/24, posting 18 points in 32 games. Undrafted to the WHL, Banicevic has split this season between the Whitecourt Wolverines, where he had seven points in six games, and the Red Deer Rebels, signing with the team after posting an assist in one game.
A defenseman from Edmonton, AB, Hordal posted 22 points in 28 U15 Prep games with the Northern Alberta Xtreme in 2022/23. He would add three points in five playoff games as NAX were crowned 2023 CSSHL U15 Prep Western Champions. The Prince Albert Raiders would then select Hordal in the eighth round, 166th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.
Hordal would return to NAX for the 2023/24 U17 Prep season, and 2024/25 U18 Prep season, posting 67 points in 65 games. He spent the 2025/26 season in the AJHL with the Devon Xtreme, recording 28 points in 53 games. This season Hordal has three assists in eight WHL games with the Raiders.
