Rothesay Netherwood School (7) vs Mount Academy (0) East U18 Prep
The first two games of the weekend sets for Rothesay Netherwood School and Mount Academy was no doubt one of the more one-sided games we’ll see this weekend, evidenced by the 59-14 shots on goal margin in favour of Rothesay. Mount Academy’s defensive efforts were commendable, but the weight of the pressure did break through. Seven different goal scorers scored Rothesay’s seven goals, with Brodie McClement’s four assists leading the way. Cesare Della Santina made all 14 saves that he needed to make to earn a shutout.
King’s Edgehill School (6/OT) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (5) East U18 Prep
Both King’s Edgehill School and Okanagan Hockey Ontario have seen mixed results through the front two-thirds of their weekend set; both losing to Rothesay and beating Mount Academy on Thursday and Friday. OHO started strong and led by two early in the second period, but before the middle frame had ceased, two KES goals from Liam Begun and Chris Turgeon had pulled the game back to square through two. Jack Warren gave King’s Edgehill their first lead of the game early in the third period, turning around the 2-0 deficit, but the scoring wasn’t done there. Anthony James-Bailey tied things up for OHO at three, before Kasper Kossila (1G, 1A) and Adam Clark (2G, 2A) traded goals later in the period to keep things square. Warren scored his second goal of the third period with 2:12 left to give King’s Edgehill the lead late, with his goal looking to have won the game for KES. The story had another twist left still, though, with Anthony James-Bailey (2G, 1A) scoring the equalizer with two seconds remaining in the third period. King’s Edgehill didn’t wallow in heartbreak, though, bouncing back to score the game-winning goal from Liam Nash merely 64 seconds into overtime.
Delta Hockey Academy Black (9) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy Black (3) Female U18 Prep
Delta Hockey Academy Black and Okanagan Hockey Academy Black’s first of two back-to-back matchups this weekend ended incredibly slanted in the favour of Delta, with the visitors winning 7-0. Saturday morning followed, for OHA Black, an unfortunate trend. Mira Morgan scored twice in the first half of the first period for Delta, who wouldn’t look back from there. OHA Black never ceased their pushback efforts, scoring three goals themselves, but couldn’t do enough. Ultimately, three points apiece from Morgan and Myah King (1G, 2A) led Delta to what ended up being another blowout win.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (1) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (4) U17
NAX won big over RHA Winnipeg by an 8-2 scoreline, and looked to continue their successful weekend on the road in the second of three games in three days between these two teams. The RHA Winnipeg effort looked incredibly different off the hop, with Grayson Speirs scored with six seconds remaining in what was a solid twenty minutes for the hosts to give them a 1-0 lead through one period of play. Jesse Barber’s second goal in as many games pulled things back to even, but Aiden Moen’s goal less than two minutes later gave RHA Winnipeg their lead back, one they’d hold through two. Brendan Wells in the RHAW goal made 41 saves on 42 shots throughout the game, including stopping all 20 NAX shots in the third period. RHA Winnipeg popped two into the empty net to help seal the deal, with the hosts impressively bouncing back from their Friday loss with a 4-1 victory on Saturday morning.
Okanagan Hockey Ontario (7) vs Mount Academy (2) East U17 Prep
The weekend didn’t get better for Mount Academy in the third of three matchups against Okanagan Hockey Ontario. It looked like Saturday’s game might be heading in a different direction in the first period as Harper Leard (2G) scored the game’s first goal shorthanded. OHO struck back late in the first and opened the game up in their favour in the second. Their domination continued into the third period of play, with Easton Coffe scoring twice in the third to cap off a hat-trick. Ian Roswell (1G, 2A) also cashed in with three points to help Okanagan Hockey Ontario to a third consecutive victory, sweeping the weekend series over Mount Academy.
Okanagan Hockey Academy (1) vs Delta Hockey Academy Black (6) U15
Delta Hockey Academy Black did it the hard way against BWC in their opener, winning 6-5. Okanagan Hockey Academy, likewise, played a very close first game of the season, but unlike DHAB, fell short against the Delta Hockey Academy White contingent by a 3-2 scoreline. Kristian Bowen scored 5:16 into the first period to elevate OHA into the lead, one they held until the final moments of the first period. Bentley Gillis (2G, 1A) scored shorthanded with eight seconds to go, a goal made all the more impactful by Stefano Trentalance (1G, 1A) scoring another just 68 seconds in for Delta Black to turn the score around. Gillis and Wynn Carey scored on the power play short thereafter, and two more in the third period sealed a 6-1 win.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (6) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (2) U15
RHA Winnipeg sought sustained perfection as they went into the third of four straight games in Calgary this weekend, beating CIHA 6-1 and Edge School 5-2 in the first half of their four-day set. Brock Labelle (1G, 2A) scored early to extend his point streak to three straight to start the year, giving RHA Winnipeg the lead through one. Carter Clark tied the game on the power play in the second period, but the game remained tied for less than two minutes. Hunter Lang struck twice quickly to extend RHA Winnipeg’s lead to 3-1 through two periods, with the 26-15 shots on goal tally evidence of RHAW’s dominant performance. CIHA pulled one back in the third through Rhett Davis, but Brantley Church extended his run of good form with a fourth goal of the game for RHAW and fourth goal of the season for Church. Ryan Koenig scored before Church notched his second, and RHA Winnipeg ended up earning a 6-2 victory.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (8) vs Edge School (2) U15
Northern Alberta Xtreme and Edge School came in to their Saturday head-to-head matchup off opposite results in they respective Friday night games, with NAX prevailing 6-3 over OHA Edmonton, and Edge School falling to RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg. Edge has RHA Winnipeg back on the docket tomorrow, hoping to squeeze a victory in between against NAX. Unfortunately, the Xtreme didn’t really give them a chance. Edge escaped the first period down by a single goal, but NAX lit up the scoreboard for five in the second period alone. Major contributions from Ayden Bouchard (1G, 3A), Cale Royer (2G, 1A), and Deston May (1G, 2A) led the way in what ended in a big 8-2 victory for the Northern Alberta Extreme.
Bourget College (2) vs Stanstead College (4) East U18 Prep
Both Bourget and Stanstead College would have been rearing to go come Saturday afternoon, having watched a half dozen Eastern U18 Prep games complete prior to both teams kicking off their season. Bourget clearly got their feet underneath them first, controlling and leading the game through twenty minutes. Cristophe Potvin, playing in his first career CSSHL game, scored two first-period goals to give Bourget College a two-goal lead through twenty minutes. Whatever was said in the Stanstead College room in the first intermission had to be crucial, because Stanstead hit the ice to start the second period ready to dominate. Tanner Hayden and Maxime Bonin scored within 90 seconds of one another in the second period to quickly tie the game up. After controlling the bulk of the third, Dimitri Pavlov, also in his first CSSHL game, had a snapshot deflect in late in the third period to give Stanstead the lead. They’d add an empty net goal to seal an impressive come-from-behind victory. Both the winning Renaud Auger-Mongrain (27/29) and losing Samuel Pitcher (34/37) stood out in between the pipes.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (5) vs Delta Hockey Academy White (6/OT) U15
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy opened their U15 season with consecutive games against both Delta Hockey Academy squads, starting with team White on Saturday. Delta White, conversely, have already three games under their belt, having won all three going into Saturday afternoon. The first period evidenced DHA White being the sharper of the two squads, peppering the PCHA net with 15 shots and scoring three goals in the first period, with all three of Noah Yoo (1G, 2A), Mason Hostyn (2G, 2A), and Sajan Chatha (2G, 2A) continuing electric starts to the season with first-period tallies. PCHA started to mount their pushback, with two Koen Nicholas second-period goals pulling them back in it, but another one from Chatha kept them two behind. PCHA, no doubt, earned their way back into competing in the third. The Sea Devils outshot DHAW 34-24 in the last forty minutes, and scored three in the third through Tate Davis, Grayson Wade and Gus Steeves (1G, 1A). Ryan Romano’s goal in the third for Delta was huge, but the PCHA pushback forced it into overtime. In overtime, it was one of the usual suspects again for Delta, with Hostyn turning in Chatha’s cross-crease pass to score the overtime winner, sealing a thrilling victory for DHA White. Tyler Rydberg made 46 saves in the win that keeps the DHAW record at a perfect 4-0.
Edge School (9) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (7) U15 Prep
Edge had the upperhand through an exciting opening twenty, holding on to a 3-2 lead thanks to a late powerplay goal from James Butterwick (2G, 2A). However, the flood gates would truly open in the second as Edge would nab three unanswered to start the frame, wrapped up by a beautiful backhander from Brody Antignani (2G, 2A). Calgary IHA would garner back some life with two quick goals from Kai Dingwall (3G, 1A) and Jake Gerstenbuhler (3G, 1A). However, Antignani was there once again to restore the three goal cushion. In the final minute of the second, Gerstenbuhler would polish off his hat-trick, bringing Calgary IHA back to within two before the ice clean. To start the third, Joe Marien would bring Calgary IHA back to within one off a deep point shot. Halfway through the frame, Luke Bodtker (2G) would capitalise on a breakaway to put Edge back up by a pair. Calgary IHA would opt to pull the goalie early, leading to a clutch goal from Dingwall to seal up his hat-trick alongside Gerstenbuhler. In the final moments, Bodtker would net the empty netter, foiling Calgary IHA’s comeback and securing Edge their first W in a high octane match over their city rivals.
Balmoral Hall School (4) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (1) Female U18 Prep
Balmoral Hall would take control in the first period, outshooting NAX 15-5 and taking a 2-0 lead into the second. Kate Chuback (2G, 1A) and Lucy Ring (1G, 1A) were the beneficiaries. In a quiet second, Kaylee Jamieson would score the lone goal for NAX after walking the blueline before firing one far side on Sasha Coutu (13/14). In the third, Balmoral Hall would continue their pressure, adding another two. Chuback would nab her second of the day off a sweet move to the slot. Coutu picked up the win between the pipes with 13-saves to her name.
North Shore Warriors (4) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (7) U15 Prep
In a fierce rematch from yesterday’s showdown, RHA Kelowna would keep up the offensive momentum they built up in the third period from their last game. RHA Kelowna would answer for three goals in the second, establishing a commanding lead heading into the final frame. Rayman Sall would extend RHA Kelowna’s lead to four, nabbing his first of the season against his former team. North Shore would show some pushback following their ex-teammates tally, scoring three unanswered to cut the deficit to one. However, Will Tidsbury (3G) would restore their two goal lead halfway through the frame. Brody Watson would wire home another for North Shore to try and keep the comeback alive, but it was not enough. Harrison Sharman (2G, 1A) and Tidsbury would keep RHA Kelowna’s lead intact, ensuring their second straight victory over the Warriors.
OHA Edmonton (5) vs Edge School (0) Female U18 Prep
Following a scoreless first, Izzy Gollop (3G) would break the tie off a wraparound chance to put OHA Edmonton up by one. At the end of the second, Gollop and Ryann Chimera (1G, 1A) would add another two to OHA Edmonton’s advantage before the ice clean. OHA Edmonton would keep things tidy in the third. Gollop would finish off her hat-trick with a quality solo effort while Avery Sam nabbed her third of the season in the final minute of play. Harlee Houle (16/16) made 16-saves for the shutout while Edge School’s Jenna Ring (47/52) posted an impressive 47-saves in the loss.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (2) vs Delta Hockey Academy (4) U17
After surrendering the first goal to PCHA under a minute into play, Delta would strike back with three unanswered to close the opening frame. Nathan Hodgins would cut the deficit back to one for PCHA after scoring the lone goal in the second, but a late goal from Josh Racic (1G, 1A) would put a bow on it for Delta as they take this contest 4-2 and improve their overall record to 4-0-0-0. Cole Chura (19/21) collected 19-saves in the victory while Leon Auburger (42/46) posted 42 in the loss.
Delta Hockey Academy (11) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (2) U15 Prep
Delta put their offensive talents on display Saturday afternoon, posting an immense 11-goals on a trip to the Island to take on PCHA. Ronan Gow (2G, 2A) led the forward core with a four point affair, collecting a pair of goals and assists while Eli Vickers (1G, 2A) and Brady Cook (3A) each nabbed three points from the blueline. Jace Zemanek (23/25) collected a modest 23-saves in the win, only being beaten by PCHA’s Brayden Lindsay and Kaleb Ketch.
King’s Edgehill School (1) vs Rothesay Netherwood School (6) East U18 Prep
RNS continues to make their name heard in the CSSHL, picking up their fourth straight win to start their inaugural campaign. The combination of Will Cole (2G, 1A) and Kilian Alves Pereira (1G, 2A) drove the offence, each collecting three points. Alex Doyle would score the lone goal for KES, but the Highlanders were generating their fair share of chances. They just could not find an answer for Marty Hackenberg (35/36), who made an astounding 35-saves in the lopsided victory.
Okanagan Hockey Academy (5) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (2) U17
After a quiet start to the first, RHA Kelowna and OHA would find themselves on the scoresheet thanks to Oliver Peck and Hudson Wicharuk respectively. RHA Kelowna’s Logan Zezel would score the lone goal of the second, giving them the lead heading into the final frame. However, RHA Kelowna would find themselves in penalty trouble to start the third, leading to two straight powerplay markers from Nathan Marques (3G, 1A). Cole Schellenberg would add the late insurance marker while Marques would net the empty netter for the hat-trick. Defenseman Grayson Holmes (4A) would also snag four assists on the night in part of the 5-2 win over RHA Kelowna.
STAR Hockey Academy (2) vs BWC Academy (6) U17
After trading goals back-and-forth for the opening two frames, BWC Academy would finally catch their break in the third. Eric Prexler would break the tie under a minute into the third before Kaz Westcott (2G, 1A) scored a quick pair of back-to-back goals to establish a 3 goal cushion. Ryker Carson would add one more for good measure shorthanded to close off our Saturday.
