Former Yale Hockey Academy student-athlete Justice Christensen has signed an AHL Contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the 2026/27 season. The Red Deer, AB defenseman spent the 2021/22 CSSHL U18 Prep season with Yale, tallying 21 points in 35 games. Undrafted to the WHL, Christensen joined the Prince Albert Raiders for the 2022/23 season, […]
Former Edge School student-athlete Tyler Deakos has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Penticton Vees. The Canmore, AB forward spent three seasons in the CSSHL with Edge School, originally joining their U15 team in 2020/21. The following U15 Prep season he would tally 18 points in 26 games, leading to the Saskatoon […]
Former CSSHL student-athletes Brandon Buhr and Jacob Slipec have signed pro hockey contracts following the conclusion of their NCAA careers. Buhr has signed an NHL Entry level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs after spending the last four seasons in the NCAA. The North Vancouver, BC forward tallied 88 points in 116 NCAA games, including […]
Former RHA Kelowna and current Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla has been named the February CSSHL WHL Alumni Player of the Month. Selected sixth overall by the Utah Mammoth at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Iginla recorded 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points in 12 games in February. On the season he sits […]
The February CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month is former Delta Hockey Academy student-athlete Vanessa Schaefer. Schaefer recently captured a bronze medal with Team Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, playing in all seven games as her team earned their first podium appearance since Sochi 2014. This was her third time representing Switzerland, and […]
A trio of former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Emily Clark and Vanessa Schaefer taking home medals. Clark spent the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons with Okanagan Hockey Academy and currently plays for the Ottawa Charge in the PWHL. The Saskatoon, SK forward has been a mainstay […]
The January CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month is former Edge School and RHA Kelowna student-athlete Makayla Watson. A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Watson played 10 games in January and tallied 5 assists and 4 goals including a hat-trick on January 23. Now in her second NCAA season with Quinnipiac University, Watson has 6 […]
37 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the Mid-Season Draft Rankings for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. The 37 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the NCAA, QMJHL, and WHL, with 95% of the 37 CSSHL alumni playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL). Gavin McKenna is the highest […]
The Victoria Royals have signed former RHA Kelowna student-athlete Owen McCarthy to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. McCarthy spent two seasons in the CSSHL with RHA Kelowna, joining the league in 2022/23 where he recorded 22 points in 28 U15 Prep games. At the conclusion of the season the Royals selected the defenseman in […]
Former OHA Edmonton student-athlete Noah Chadi has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Red Deer Rebels after making his debut with the team on January 1, 2026. Chadi has played two games with the Rebels, tallying one goal against the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Edmonton, AB forward began the 2025/26 season in the […]
