The CSSHL has announced the seven division winners of the February Player of the Month Award.
U15: Easton Arndt- Northern Alberta Xtreme
Arndt played five games in February, recording 11 goals and 9 assists. The Sherwood Park, AB forward sits fourth in league and third in team scoring with 70 points in 25 games this season. His eight game winning goals are most among all U15 skaters.
U15 Prep: Liam Reed- OHA Edmonton
A defenseman from Edmonton, AB, Reed tallied 7 goals and 9 assists assists in 8 games in February. On the season Reed sits fourth among U15 Prep defensemen with 35 points and 12 goals in 27 games.
U17 Prep: Noah Sinagowitz – BWC Academy Gold
A netminder from Vancouver, BC Sinagowitz went 6-0-0 with 3 shutouts, a 1.83GA and .933SV% in February. On the season he has a 13-2-1 record with a 2.50 GAA, .915SV% and 4 shutouts. During the 2022/23 U16 Prep season with BWC Academy Sinagowitz went 9-7-2-1 with a 2.07GAA, .927SV% and 3 shutouts. Sinagowitz joined the CSSHL in 2021/22, going 11-1-1 with a 2.34GAA, .912SV% and 2 shutouts with the BWC Academy U15 Prep team.
U18 Prep: Jordan Duguay – Northern Alberta Xtreme
A second round pick by the Portland Winterhawks at the 2023 WHL Draft, Duguay had 12 goals and 14 assists in 8 games in February. On the season he sits third in team and ninth in league scoring with 57 points in 29 games. Last season Duguay recorded 44 points in 25 regular season games and an additional 9 points in 5 playoff games to help NAX capture the 2023 CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championship. During the 2021/22 season, his first in the CSSHL, the Edmonton, AB forward led all U15 skaters with 52 points in 29 games.
Female Prep: Alida Korte – RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna
The Saskatoon, SK forward tallied 8 goals and 13 assists in 10 games in February. On the season she sits tied for fifth in league scoring with 52 points in 28 games. Her 33 assists, 1.86 points per game and 52 points are tops among all 2008 born Female U18 Prep skaters.
Eastern U17: Adam Straka – Bishop’s College School
The Trencin, Slovakia forward tallied 5 goals and 2 assists in four games during the month of February. On the season Straka has 11 points in 8 games. good enough for second on his team.
Eastern U18: Takanobu Hiraga – Ontario Hockey Academy Prep
Hiraga scored 6 times and added 10 assists in 7 games for OHA Prep in February. The Tokyo, Japan forward sits third on his team and sixth in league scoring with 32 points in 19 games. Hiraga finished last season with 24 points in 11 Eastern U17 games with OHA Maroon.