Madden Signs in AJHL

OHA Edmonton student-athlete Dawson Madden has signed in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Drayton Valley Thunder. Madden spent the 2022/23 CSSHL season with the OHA Edmonton U18 Prep team. In 29 games the Evansburg, AB forward finished fifth in team scoring with 24 points.

Lamb Joins SAIT

Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Noah Lamb has committed to the SAIT Trojans for the 2023/24 season. Lamb joined NAX for the 2017/18 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U16 Prep season. A sixth round, 118th overall 2017 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft Pick by the Victoria Royals, Lamb would record 4 goals and […]

Former NAX Trio Commit to NAIT

A trio of former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athletes in Ethan Leyer, Ty Whitford and Ty Yoder have committed to the NAIT Ooks for the 2023/24 season. The trio spent the 2017/18 season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with the NAX U16 Prep team. That season NAX would go undefeated in the […]

Suppin Commits to NCAA Div III Program

Former Pursuit of Excellence (RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna) student-athlete Isaac Suppin has committed to NCAA Division III program College of St. Scholastica for the 2023/24 season. The Kelowna, BC forward joined the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) for the 2016/17 U15 season. In 16 games with POE he would record 21 points, third most […]

Drayton Valley Add IHA Pair

The Drayton Valley Thunder have added a pair of International Hockey Academy (IHA) student-athletes for the 2022/23 Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) season. A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Kyle Federico spent the 2021/22 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) season with the IHA U18 Prep team. Federico would lead all IHA defensemen with 10 assists […]

Former NAX Forward Commits to NAIT Ooks

Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) forward Kye Whillans has committed to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Ooks for the 2022/23 season. Whillans spent three seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with NAX. The Manning, AB forward joined the program in 2016/17, recording 18 points in 30 U16 Prep games. He […]

McKinnon Commits to SUNY Canton

Reilly McKinnon has committed to SUNY Canton for the 2022/23 season. The Trail, BC defenseman spent four seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA). In 2015/16 McKinnon joined the OHA U15 team, producing 4 points in 24 games. He would play 30 U16 Prep games the following year, […]

Drayton Valley Hire Edge Coach

The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) have named Jeff Shantz as their newest Head Coach and General Manager. Shantz, who played 642 games in the National Hockey League, spent the last five seasons coaching in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with Edge School. He joined the program in […]

Former CSSHL Netminder Signs with Rockets

Former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) netminder Jari Kykkanen has signed a Western Hockey League (WHL) Standard Player Agreement (SPA) with the Kelowna Rockets after being selected in the sixth round, 115th overall, in the 2019 WHL Draft. Kykkanen spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened season with Yale Hockey Academy’s U18 Prep team. In 3 […]

Thunder Add Two CSSHL Alumni

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Drayton Valley Thunder have added two Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni to their roster for the 2021/22 season. Netminder Jari Kykkanen played just three games for the Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep team during the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected in the sixth round, […]