For the second straight year a record 25 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni were selected at the NHL Draft.
At the 2023 NHL Draft a new record of 25 CSSHL alumni were selected, passing the previous record of 23 at the 2021 NHL Draft. The CSSHL alumni selected matched that record at the 2024 NHL Draft.
Cayden Lindstrom (4th), Tij Iginla, Terik Parascak (17th) and EJ Emery (30th) were all selected in the first round, one off the record of 5 set in 2021 and 2023. Overall, 30 CSSHL alumni have been selected in the first round since 2012.
As a league, the CSSHL saw a record 25 former student-athletes selected between Friday and Saturday. With a total of 225 players selected at this years draft, 11.1% of players selected played in the CSSHL.
34 WHL players were selected with 22 being CSSHL alumni. 4 BCHL players were selected with 2 being CSSHL alumni. 1 CSSHL alumni played for the USNDTP.
In total, 151 CSSHL alumni have now being selected at the NHL Draft since 2012. 73 of those 151 (48%) have been selected in the last three years. 41 of the 151 players selected have gone on to play NHL games.
Number of Players Selected Per Draft
- 2024 – 25
- 2023 – 25
- 2021 – 23
- 2022 – 21
- 2020 – 20
- 2019 – 7
- 2016 – 7
- 2018 – 6
- 2017 – 6
- 2015 – 3
- 2014 – 3
- 2012 – 3
- 2013 – 2
Most Players Selected from a CSSHL Program In League History
- Yale Hockey Academy – 20
- Pursuit of Excellence/RHA Kelowna– 19
- 14 POE, 5 RHA Kelowna
- BWC Academy – 17
- Northern Alberta Xtreme – 16
- Delta Hockey Academy – 15
- Edge School – 15
- Okanagan Hockey Academy – 15
- OHA Edmonton – 10
- RHA Winnipeg – 10
- St. George’s School – 7
- West Van Warriors – 7
- 5 West Van, 2 NSW
- Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 4
- Notre Dame Hounds – 2
- CIH Academy – 1
- Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy – 1
- Mount Academy – 1
- Prairie Hockey Academy – 1
- South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1
11 CSSHL Programs saw student-athletes selected at this years draft:
- BWC Academy – 5
- Delta Hockey Academy – 5
- RHA Kelowna – 5
- Edge School – 3
- Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
- St. George’s School – 3
- North Shore Warriors – 2
- Yale Hockey Academy – 2
- Northern Alberta Xtreme – 1
- OHA Edmonton – 1
- South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1
Round | Overall | Name | Position | NHL Team | CSSHL Team |
1 | 4 | Cayden Lindstrom | F | Columbus Blue Jackets | Delta Hockey Academy |
1 | 6 | Tij Iginla | F | Utah Hockey Club | RHA Kelowna |
1 | 17 | Terik Parascak | F | Washington Capitals | Edge School |
1 | 30 | EJ Emery | D | New York Rangers | BWC Academy/Yale Hockey Academy |
2 | 36 | Charlie Elick | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | Edge School |
2 | 41 | Andrew Basha | F | Calgary Flames | South Alberta Hockey Academy |
2 | 45 | Ryder Ritchie | F | Minnesota Wild | RHA Kelowna |
2 | 60 | Evan Gardner | G | Columbus Blue Jackets | RHA Kelowna |
3 | 82 | Carson Wetsch | F | San Jose Sharks | North Shore Warriors/BWC Academy |
3 | 87 | Miguel Marques | F | Nashville Predators | St. George’s School/Delta Hockey Academy |
3 | 94 | Hiroki Gojsic | F | Nashville Predators | St. George’s School |
4 | 105 | Ollie Josephson | F | Seattle Kraken | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
4 | 113 | Tomas Mrsic | F | St. Louis Blues | Delta Hockey Academy/BWC Academy |
5 | 131 | Colton Roberts | D | San Jose Sharks | BWC Academy/Delta Hockey Academy |
5 | 141 | Clarke Caswell | F | Seattle Kraken | RHA Kelowna |
5 | 143 | Nate Misskey | D | San Jose Sharks | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
5 | 145 | William McIsaac | D | St. Louis Blues | North Shore Warriors/St. George’s School |
6 | 165 | Luke Ashton | D | Columbus Blue Jackets | BWC Academy |
6 | 170 | Hunter Laing | F | Calgary Flames | RHA Kelowna |
6 | 177 | Eric Jamieson | D | Calgary Flames | Edge School |
6 | 189 | Parker Alcos | D | Vancouver Canucks | BWC Academy/Northern Alberta Xtreme |
6 | 193 | Hunter St. Martin | F | Florida Panthers | OHA Edmonton |
7 | 200 | Matt Lahey | D | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pacific Coast Hockey Academy |
7 | 206 | Harrison Meneghin | G | Tampa Bay Lightning | Delta Hockey Academy |
7 | 225 | Nathan Mayes | D | Toronto Maple Leafs | Yale Hockey Academy |