King’s Edgehill School (4) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (3) East U18 Championships Consolation
Riko Salutskij and Tom Boudet would each nab powerplay goals to open the scoring for their respective team, but a late goal from Carter Cooling gave King’s Edgehill the lead through twenty. Anthony Macaluso (2G) would bury another powerplay goal for OHO to even things up just 45-seconds into play. However, King’s Edgehill stormed back with two goals off the sticks of Liam Befus and Josh Fleury to close out the second. OHO would apply the pressure in the third resulting in Macaluso’s second of the morning, but that was all they were able to get past Keaton Pardy (32/35). Pardy would stop 10/11 shots in the final frame, backing King’s Edgehill to a consolation win to close out their inaugural 2024-25 campaign in the CSSHL.
Ontario Hockey Academy (7) vs Fort Erie International Academy (3) East U18 Championships Quarter-Final
OHA unleashed their offensive prowess in their quarter-final matchup with Fort Erie, opening the scoring with two in the first and adding another two early in the second to establish a 4-0 lead. Riley Cave (1G, 1A) would get FEIA on the board shortly after OHA’s fourth, trying to spark some life in his team heading forward. Mathis-Cael Aurelius (1G, 2A) would restore OHA’s four goal advantage in the latter stages of the middle frame but Duncan Block would immediately respond for Fort Erie, giving them some momentum heading into the third. Brett Krtanjek would capitalise early in the third for Fort Erie, cutting their deficit to two. However, OHA would find their groove again as Deveraux Griffin (1G, 1A) extended their lead back to three. Quebec Remparts draft pick, Jeremy St. Louis would put the icing on the cake with one final goal, sending OHA to the semi-finals of the Eastern U18 division.
Kuper Academy (4) vs Bishop’s College School (5) East U17 Championships Quarter-Final
Jan Vladar’s two-goal game helped Bishop’s College School get a 5-4 win in a back-and-forth quarter-final matchup against Kuper Academy. Vladar (2G) opened the scoring for Bishop’s College on a wraparound attempt 6:11 into the game. Marc-Antoine Larochelle (1G, 1A) doubled Bishop’s College lead a few minutes later, putting in his own rebound. Kuper wouldn’t be fazed after erasing a two-goal deficit in their win yesterday. Luca De Pastena (1G, 1A) cut Kuper’s deficit in half beating Tyler Fuicelli (26/30) from in tight with just under six minutes left in the first period. Early in the second, Kuper’s Kareem Baig-Mirza levelled the game up with a breakaway goal. Kuper took their first lead of the contest five minutes later when Luca Guadagnino scored on a spinning backhand. Vladar responded with a power play goal for Bishop’s College, taking advantage of some good puck movement and burying it over the glove of Kuper’s netminder Donato Padula (27/32). Maverik Legault kept the good times rolling on the man advantage, tipping in a Masanori Black point shot to restore Bishop’s College lead. In the last minutes of the middle frame, a shot from the blueline dropped to Larochelle who slid the puck over to a wide-open Samuel Boutet to fire into a wide-open net. Kuper would need another third period comeback to keep their season alive. Jiayi Liu brought Kuper within one with a slap shot on the power play with 2:29 left. Bishop’s College defence shut down Kuper’s offensive attack in the final minutes to preserve the win. Brandon Fuicelli (2A) and Bastien Michaud (2A) each had two assists for Bishop’s College. The top two seeds will battle in the second U17 semi-final tomorrow afternoon when Bishop’s College takes on Stanstead College.
Mount Academy (2) vs CIH Academy (6) East U17 Championships Consolation
CIH Academy got offence from all over their lineup in a 6-2 victory over Mount Academy in the U17 consolation game. Just under eight into the game, Saif Alexander-Pardhan (1G, 2A) and Leonardo Stretti scored two quick goals to give CIH Academy a 2-0 advantage. A few minutes later, Drake Bosum tacked on another goal for CIH Academy on the power play. Jace Hynes (1G, 1A) got one back for Mount with just under six minutes left in the period. CIH Academy quickly restored their three-goal lead with a goal from Marcus Bradley, sending them into the room with a 4-1 lead. Luca Chiarizia’s (1G, 1A) fourth goal of the Eastern Championships for CIH Academy was the lone goal of the second period. Harper Leard scored for Mount early in the third to make it a 5-2 game. Once again, CIH Academy would reply quickly with Noah Panetta (4A) setting up a Tristyn Bowden marker less than two minutes later. Anri Ishigaki (2A) and Ilia Kuleshov (2A) each had a pair of helpers for CIH Academy. Justin Sosa (25/27) turned aside 25 of the 27 shots he faced in CIH Academy’s win. Gabriel Gagnon (42/48) made 42 saves for Mount.
King Heights Academy (0) vs Ulysse Academie (5) East U18 Championships Quarter-Final
Ulysse Academie’s defenceman stepped up, scoring three times in a dominant 5-0 win over King Heights Academy to advance to the U18 semi-finals. Arnaud Roberge (1G, 1A) started the scoring, wiring a shot over the glove of King Heights netminder Cole Minthorn (35/40) to give Ulysse the lead. Minthorn held King Heights in the game despite being outshot 11-3 in the opening frame. Midway through the second, David Allaire’s centering feed took a deflection and hopped over the shoulder of Minthorn to double Ulysse’s advantage. Their special teams shone after that, potting two power play goals to make it a 4-0 game. First, it was Yanni Roy (1G, 1A) letting a shot go from near the faceoff circle that found its way through traffic. Then, Lambert snuck in a wrist shot on the glove side with 15 seconds left. Zack Bernique (1G, 1A) closed out Ulysse’s victory, scoring the lone goal of the third period on a tip that trickled over the line. Virgil Sausset (13/13) recorded the shutout, stopping all 13 shots sent his way in Ulysse’s net. Sausset has allowed one goal through three games in the playoffs. Ulysse Academie will go up against Bourget College in the first U18 semi-final tomorrow.
Fort Erie International Academy (3) vs Lower Canada College (5) East U17 Championships Quarter-Final
Drummondville Voltigeurs prospect Matthew D’Urso (1G, 2A) got the ball rolling early for Lower Canada College. However, Christophe Gagne (2G) would score a filthy goal after beating a defender 1-on-1 to put FEIA back in the contest. The scoring would slow down for the next period and a bit as Efstratios Couvas (29/32) and Demitry Gikis (29/33) were both dialed in between the pipes. It wasn’t until the late stages of the second where Harry Miller would bang home a rebound to restore the lead for LCC. The flood gates would open in the third as LCC improved their lead just over a minute in thanks to Eli Cohen. Nicolas Dermer would deflect home D’Urso’s shot later in the frame to extend LCC’s lead to three. Gagne would score another impressive solo effort to swing some momentum in FEIA’s favour. With just over two minutes to go, Jayden Goolab would smash home another for FEIA, cutting the deficit to one late. However, D’Urso would bury the empty netter to seal the deal for LCC and clinch them a spot in the semi-finals on Saturday. Couvas made 29 stops in the win.
CIH Academy (4) vs Bourget College (8) East U18 Championships Quarter-Final
Mathys Morrissette’s four-point game helped Bourget College move on to the U18 semi-finals with an 8-4 win over CIH Academy. Bourget targeted the blocker side of CIH Academy netminder Noah Martin (33/41) early. Maxemile Richard and Morrissette (2G, 2A) both beat him on that side in the first ten minutes to give Bourget a 2-0 lead. With just over five minutes left in the period, Alex Thompson (2G) cut CIH Academy’s deficit in half, putting home a rebound. Bourget responded quickly with Xavier Landriault (1G, 1A) converting on a rebound chance. 44 seconds later, Morrissette worked his magic again, finding William Sasseville (2G) for a back-door tap-in on the power play to make it 4-1. Kiefer Pion-Robin (3A) played a big part in Bourget’s first period offensive attack, recording three assists. In the middle frame, Sasseville found the back of the net for the second time with a quick catch and release. Elliot Guevin stretched Bourget’s lead to 6-1 with his second goal of the Eastern Championships. CIH Academy seemed down and out but they would show some fight. With 20 seconds left in the period, Martin turned aside Victor Morrissette-Richer on a Bourget penalty shot and that seemed to spark CIH Academy. Alexander Mark beat the buzzer with a shot through the five hole of Bourget netminder Maxime Lavoie (26/30). CIH Academy kept pushing in the third period. Five minutes into the frame, Tucker Clare redirected a Nikita Marinin (2A) pass past Lavoie to make it a 6-3 game. A few minutes later, Marinin found Thompson trailing the play and he buried it to cut the deficit to two. Bourget’s Elie Robert (1G, 1A) would put an end to CIH Academy’s comeback bid with 6:30 left in the game, chipping in his own rebound from a sharp angle. Morrissette capped off Bourget’s quarter-final victory with an empty-net goal. Bourget College will face Ulysse Academie in the U18 semi-finals tomorrow.
Ontario Hockey Academy (1) vs Selwyn House School (6) East U17 Championships Quarter-Final
Six different goal scorers helped Selwyn House School beat Ontario Hockey Academy 6-1 in the U17 quarter-finals. Selwyn House’s first goal came from an unlikely source. Jake Holman (1G, 1A), who scored just two goals in the regular season, slid in a rebound to put Selwyn House on top 5:25 into the game. Gianluca Velenosi doubled Selwyn House’s lead seven minutes later, snapping a powerful wrist shot into the top corner. Selwyn House pulled away with a four-goal second period. Pasquale Presti (1G, 2A) made it a 3-0 game with a goal on the rush. Just over two minutes later, Julian Harroch (1G, 1A) extended Selwyn’s lead with his fourth goal of the Eastern Championships. Jackson Pitfield and Yulen Billy added on two more goals before the end of the period to put Selwyn up big. The game may have been out of reach but OHA wouldn’t go away quietly in the third, outshooting Selwyn House 14-5. OHA’s pressure would pay off late in the frame when Elliott Sullivan poked home a puck that was lying in the crease to break the goose egg. Nicolas Capolicchio (26/27) picked up the win for Selwyn House, kicking out 26 of the 27 shots he faced.
Mount Academy (1) vs Bishop’s College School (5) East U18 Championships Quarter-Final
Simon Picard connected in close to give Bishop’s the initial lead just over six minutes into play. But despite the overwhelming pressure from Bishop’s, Mount Academy was able to hit the scoresheet before the end of the frame as James Martin redirected a seamless pass from Cohen Paul, making things 1-1. However, Bishop’s Adam Straka (2G) would take over in the second period. The Slovak forward would garner two goals including a beautiful give-and-go with Kayden Robitaille. Taitt Dobbin would pick up the other goal for Bishop’s in the second, making things 4-1 through forty. The defence would tighten up for Mount but Logan Charby (1G, 1A) was still able to squeeze one more through for the extra insurance marker. Timofey Williams (/) picked up the win in goal, surrendering only one goal, the lone goal Bishop’s has allowed at the 2025 CSSHL Eastern Championships.
Okanagan Hockey Ontario (1) vs Stanstead College (4) East U17 Championships Quarter-Final
Stanstead College was firing all cylinders early in the first as 2025 QMJHL Draft prospects Alexis Lavoie and Liam Armit (3G) scored twice in a matter of 69-seconds. Armit would tally his second of the afternoon later in the second off a loose puck in close on the powerplay. OHO would get some momentum rolling back in their favour in the third as Blake Smith wired home a slapper from the point for their own powerplay goal. However, Armit would strike once again with a booming one-timer from the top of the slot to put this one out of reach for OHO. Emanuel Ganz (3A) and Matej Dobos (3A) each provided three assists in the win while Jonas Murrer (20/21) made twenty saves in between the pipes.
