Game Day Recap – February 3, 2023

February 4, 2023

Shawnigan Lake School (8) vs Wenatchee Wild 16U (1) U17 Prep

Luke Van Zyl scored 40 seconds in and Brendyn Van Oene(2G, 2A) added another one just 1:09 later. Cole Mekelburg (3G) and Chase Kittleson (1G, 2A) would add first period tallies before Mekelburg and Van Oene scored second period goals. Eliot Comptom (1G, 3A) would get in on the scoring early in the third and Mekelburg would complete the hattrick with less than seven minutes remaining. Brody Haas would end the Charlie Keeffe (23/24) shutout bid with 3:07 remaining. 

RHA Kelowna (5) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (4) U15 Prep

RHA Kelowna (18-3-1) handed NAX (22-1-0) their first loss of the season in a close 5-4 game. Keaton Verhoeff (1G, 1A) gave his team the lead just 35 seconds in and a Brody Gillespie tally 10 minutes later saw RHA Kelowna up 2-0 after 20. Maddox Rose and Owen Chapman (1G, 1A) would each score in the first five minutes of the second to tie the game but Adam Shypitka, Joe Iginla and Maddox Gandha (1G, 1A) would respond for RHA Kelowna as they held a 5-2 advantage heading into the third. Daxon Rudolph (2G) would score twice on the powerplay in the final period to bring NAX within one but they were unable to equalise and extend their win streak. 

Indigenous Sports Academy (0) vs RHA Kelowna (5) U17 Prep

Kelsen Podworny (3A) and Jake Skogstad (2G, 1A) led the RHA Kelowna offence while Jovin Manhas (31/31) had a 31 save shutout in a 5-0 win over Indigenous Sports Academy. Logan Flint (1G, 1A), Rhett Serfas (1G, 1A), and Toby Simpkins scored the other RHA Kelowna goals. Chauncy Jack (38/43) made 38 saves in the loss. 

North Shore Warriors (2) vs Wenatchee Wild 18U (5) U18 Prep

Parker Platt (2G) scored 53 seconds in for Wenatchee but it was North Shore who led 5:06 into the game as Dawson Cote (1G, 1A) and Rayne Jameson (1G, 1A) scored 45 seconds apart. Zach Baumann would tie the game three minutes later and Platt would score the eventual game winner six minutes into the second. Weston English and Luca Petroni (1G, 1A) would add third period tallies for Wenatchee to secure the win. 

Edge School (2) vs RHA Winnipeg (6) U16 Prep

After suffering their first regulation loss of the season to Edge yesterday RHA Winnipeg bounced back with a 6-2 win. Brant Catellier (25/27) stopped 25 shots, Wyatt Stinton (1G, 2A) and Kayden Turner (2A) tallied two assists and Remy Hlady (1G, 1A) and Lincoln Ponce (1G, 1A) each added a goal and an assist in the win. Lucas Frame and Jeff Niehaus scored for Edge in the loss. 

Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (12) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep

Remi Lapalme (5G, 4A) had a whopping nine points in a 12-2 win over PMHA Saturday morning. Ripley Garden (4A) and Whittaker Heart (4A) each added four assists while Lance Insko (2G, 2A) and Max Jackson (2G, 1A) scored twice. Ben Delisi (28/30) made 28 saves in the win. 

Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (7) vs North Shore Warriors (4) U16 Prep

Backed by a five goal second period PCHA defeated North Shore 7-4. Logan Cameron (2G, 1A) scored twice and Reece Miyoshi (4A) led all skaters with four points in the win. Cameron Collins (2G, 1A) and Matteo Paradiso (3A) both recorded three points for North Shore in the loss. Callahan Cowan (29/33) made 29 saves in the win. 

Okanagan Hockey Academy (10) vs RHA Winnipeg (4) U15 Prep

A high scoring affair saw OHA defeat RHA Winnipeg 10-4, in large part due to a five goal second period. Micah Davidson (30/34) made 30 saves and Liam Ruck (3G, 1A) led all skaters with four points. Mathis Preston (1G, 2A), Markus Ruck (1G, 2A) and Rhett Tubello (2G, 1A) all had three points in the win. Jett Deschamps (2A) picked up two assists in the loss. 

Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (4) vs Edge School (2) U17 Prep

Isaiah Idisi and Owen Mastroianni traded first period goals before Noah Gebicki (2G) scored the lone second period marker to give PCHA a 2-1 lead heading into the third. Carter Crabb would extend the lead 1:57 into the third and Gebicki would add another late to give PCHA a 4-1 advantage. Logan Murray (1G, 1A) would score 34 seconds later but it wasn’t enough for Edge to complete the comeback. 

Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3) vs International Hockey Academy (4/OT) U17 Prep

Jesse Arendt and Brody Asuchak gave CDA an early 2-0 lead but Kayden Big Plume was able to get IHA on the board late in the first. Luca Dufour (2G) would tie the game in the second but Riley Nadell would restore the CDA lead heading into the third. Ayaan Vira (1G, 2A) would tie the game late in the third and Dufour would score on the powerplay in OT as IHA completed the comeback for the 4-3 win. 

St. George’s School (2) vs International Hockey Academy (1) U18 Prep

Jaiden Sharma (38/39) made 38 saves and Ben Sutton (1G, 1A) scored the game winner on the powerplay late in the third period as St. George’s defeated IHA 2-1. Ethan Riml scored the other St. George’s goal and Trace Frieden (2A) tallied two assists. Mitchell Patrick scored the lone IHA goal shorthanded and Rio Kroeker (36/38) made 36 saves for IHA.

Okanagan Hockey Academy (13) vs OHA Edmonton (2) U18 Prep

OHA outshot OHA Edmonton 49-17 in a 13-2 win Saturday. Defenceman Sidney Brill (1G, 3A) and Connor Schmidt (1G, 3A) and forward Brendan Olson (3A) each tallied three assists while Stein Dostal (2G, 2A), Emmett Nordin (2G, 1A) and Jace Shuttleworth (2G) scored twice for OHA. 

Okanagan Hockey Academy (5) vs Delta Hockey Academy (6) U16 Prep

Tate Wilkinson and Bradley Schmidt (1G, 2A) scored back to back goals for OHA as they raced out to a 2-0 lead. Dylan Lazaroff (2G, 1A) would get Delta on the board before Dylan Cawley restored the OHA two goal lead. But Lazaroff would score again just 27 seconds later and Jasper Fellbaum (1G, 1A) would tie the game with three seconds remaining in the first. Brett Woodard (1G, 1A) and Nicholas Campbell (2G) would score for Delta in the second and Campbell would add another early in the third. Simon Cecconi (1G, 1A) would give OHA some late life and Tucker Robertson (1G, 2A) would score with 17 seconds left but Delta would hang on for the 6-5 win. 

BWC Academy (3) vs OHA Edmonton (5) U15 Prep

Casen Vadori and Calum Giese (1G, 1A) scored first period goals for OHA Edmonton while Jack Tudhope and Ty Bonkowski responded in the second for BWC Academy. Jonathan Lee (1G, 1A) would score 40 seconds into the third for BWC Academy but OHA Edmonton would respond with three unanswered as Kayden Lemire (2G) and Zack Nieckar found the back of the net. Nathan Salisbury (37/40) made 37 saves in the win.  

BWC Academy (1/OT) vs OHA Edmonton (0) U17 Prep

Nathan Kam (23/23) and Logan Sawatzky (30/31) kept the game scoreless for the first 61 minutes before Will Shepard scored 1:51 into overtime to give BWC Academy the 1-0 win. Kam and Liam Loughery picked up the assists on the game’s only goal. 

BWC Academy (4) vs Edge School (1) U18 Prep

After scoring his first career WHL goal last night in his second game with Swift Current, Ty Coupland (2G) opened the scoring just 54 seconds into the game. Carter Lundie (1G, 1A) would score on the powerplay early in the second and Coupland would add a powerplay marker of his own just minutes later as BWC Academy led 3-0 after 40. Nate Crema would score a breakaway goal early in the third to extend the lead before Maxim Shushkov got Edge on the board just 1:11 later. Massimo Urbani (24/25) made 24 saves to earn the win. 

St. George’s School (4) vs Notre Dame (3) U17 Prep

Cole Caplan (1G, 1A) scored 2:47 into the first on the powerplay as St. George’s led 1-0 after 20. The majority of the games scoring would take place in the second as Jakob Boekelder (1G, 1A), Carter Graw and Lucas Hillier-Huot would find the back of the net for Notre Dame while Amadeo Sim, Nemo Kalola, and Sachin Sidhu (1G, 1A) would respond for St. George’s. Austin Ball (43/46) would shut the door in the third to preserve the St. George’s lead. 

RHA Winnipeg (5) vs Delta Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep

Job Peters had a three-point game for RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg, scoring twice and adding an assist, while Hayden Paupanekis picked up a pair of goals. Peyton Pieczko added a goal and two assists to round out the scoring. Ethan Simcoe made 36 saves to earn his 10th win of the season between the pipes.

Delta Hockey Academy (2) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep

Both teams traded chances throughout the game, with an early third period goal making the difference. Cole King and Kale Pratt scored for Prairie Hockey Academy while Jovan Sandhu and Dane Pyatt (SH) scored for Delta Hockey Academy. With the game tied 6:07 into the final frame Cohan Kuncio found the back of the net for Prairie Hockey Academy, notching his seventh goal of the season which held up as the game winner.

RHA Kelowna (2) vs BWC Academy (4) U16 Prep

Shaenen Long scored a goal in both the first and second periods to give BWC Academy a two goal advantage after 40 minutes. Carter Biggs and Ryder Mead answered back for RHA Kelowna in the third period, but tallies from Aidan Mark and Christian Revel made the difference for BWC Academy in the end.

North Shore Warriors (2) vs OHA Edmonton (4) U15

After a scoreless first period OHA Edmonton notched three goals in the second period from Nate Macdonald, Finley Norris and Tyson Chrunik, who picked up his 20th of the season. Nickson Cox added a solo tally in the third period and Oliver Bryks made 19 saves to record the ‘W’ between the pipes.

Delta Hockey Academy Green (9) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (0) U15 Prep

Delta Hockey Academy picked up their 15th win of the season, firing 50 shots on the Pilot Mound Hockey Academy net in the game. Nathaniel Danielson led the way with four points (2g, 2a) Nickolas Kovich scored twice and added an assist, Milan Mrsic tallied a pair. Ashton Thornton made just seven saves to pick up the win and record the shutout for Delta.

Shawnigan Lake School (14) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (1) U15 Prep

It was a big night offensively for Shawnigan Lake School who hit double digits on the scoreboard against Prairie Hockey Academy. 15 different skaters registered at least a point for Shawnigan Lake School. Eli McKamey led the charge with a five-point performance (2g, 3a) while Ryder Kerr had a hat-trick and added an assist. The lone goal for Prairie Hockey Academy was scored by Boone Bender on the powerplay, his sixth goal of the season.

Okanagan Hockey Academy (6) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (2) U17 Prep

Charlie Grant had four points (2g, 2a), Seth Flett picked up three assists, Jaeger Dostal and Hudson Closson added a goal and an assist each. Jacob Selent and Logan Bates scored solo tallies to round it out for Okanagan Hockey Academy. Pilot Mound Hockey Academy had goals from Corey Nilsson and Reid Slugoski in the loss.

Shawnigan Lake School (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (5)  U18 Prep

The game was tight, with shots even 32 apiece through regulation, but four unanswered goals by NAX proved to be the difference in the game. Jackson Bessette scored the game-winner, registering his fifth goal of the season, while Jason Huang picked up three assists. Hunter Dingman scored twice and added a helper, while Kyle Marsden and Ayden Probe scored third period markers to put the game out of reach.

South Alberta Hockey Academy (2) vs RHA Kelowna (8) U18 Prep

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna earned a big win against a tough team in South Alberta Hockey Academy. Cameron Schmidt had a six-point effort for RHAK registering a hat-trick and three assists, while Jace Harder picked up a pair of goals and added a helper in the winning effort. Preston Patenaude turned aside 29 shots for his sixth win of the season. 

RHA Kelowna (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (2) U15

Okanagan Hockey Academy put themselves ahead by two goals in the first period thanks to Cooper Vogt, who scored his 10nth of the season, and Trey Tourigny who notched a powerplay goal and picked up an assist on the opening marker. Ryan Sadovia drew RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna within a goal midway through the third period, but Mason Patterson shut the door in the end, making 27 saves between the pipes in a win for OHA. 

Yale Hockey Academy (7)  vs Edge School (6) U15

It was a high-scoring affair between two top teams with Yale Hockey Academy prevailing over Edge School in a close contest. Adrian Comeau and Shaun Hildebrandt both scored twice and had an assist each for Yale Hockey Academy. Hildebrandt’s 29th goal of the season held up as the game-winner. Nathan Cole had a four-assist performance for Edge school in the loss. 

St. George’s School (4) vs Notre Dame (0) U15 Prep

The game was scoreless heading into the third period when St. George’s School exploded for four unanswered goals in the final frame. Eli Barrett got the scoring started on the powerplay, with his 39th goal of the season and later scored his 30th of the season, short-handed, into the empty net. Brock Cripps and Jayden Simpson added goals in between to round out the scoring, while Kyle Taylor stopped just seven shots to record the shutout win for the Saints.

Yale Hockey Academy (2) vs Edge School (1) U15 Prep

Ethan Caruso put Yale Hockey Academy on the board first with his 12th goal of the season followed up by the 23rd tally from Brayden Ryan-Mackay to extend the lead early in the third period. Edge School came close in the final seconds of regulation, with a goal from Ryan Boyce, but it was too little too late. Aiden Eskit made 35 saves for the win between the pipes.

Prairie Hockey Academy (5) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep

Matt Healy scored his 13th of the season and Caleb Lepitre picked up his ninth goal just 46 seconds into the second period that would hold up as the game winner. Ty Pratte, Bryson Aikens and Adam Belzil added solo tallies for Prairie Hockey Academy. Michael Malinowksi stopped 24 shots for his fifth win of the season for PHA.

Yale Hockey Academy (19) vs Notre Dame (4) U18 Prep

Yale Hockey Academy put forth an explosive offensive performance on Saturday against Notre Dame. Savin Virk had an eight point night with two goals and six assists, Ben Kindel had two goals, plus five helpers and Reid Grant had four goals and six points. 

Delta Hockey Academy (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (4) U15

Memphis Adeniken scored short-handed for Northern Alberta Xtreme, while Kyle Breton and Harry Mattern both converted on the powerplay. Kane Wright added his second goal of the season and Daniel Marsden turned aside 27 of 28 shots he faced to register the win for NAX. The lone goal for Delta Hockey Academy was scored by Alexander Laing, via the poweplay. 

Yale Hockey Academy (2) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (3/SO) U17 Prep

Northern Alberta Xtreme improved to 26-1-0 on the season with a shootout win over Yale Hockey Academy on Saturday. Yale Hockey Academy got out to a two goal lead with goals from Jack MacFarlane and Marco Depedrina, but NAX answered back. Eric Giesbrecht scored his 26th goal of the season and Luke Powell tied the game with his 16th. Extreme time would be required to determine a winner, and Lukas Kaplan would eventually notch the shootout winner for NAX.

Delta Hockey Academy U17 (2) vs Shawnigan Lake School U18 Female (6) U18 Prep

Morgan Jackson had a hat-trick and an assist in the game for Shawnigan Lake School and Abby Whitworth notched a goal and three assists. Lauren McKay turned aside 22 of 24 shots between the pipes to earn her 10th win of the season. 

St. George’s School (4) vs BWC Academy (3)  U15

The game was tied at three’s heading into the third period, when Aaron Castro scored the go-ahead goal for St. George’s School, his 10th goal of the season. Carter Adams has his fourth win of the season between the pipes for the Saints, turning aside 33 of 36 shots he faced.