Former Okanagan Hockey Academy student-athlete Nina Jobst-Smith has signed in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) with her hometown PWHL Vancouver. Jobst-Smith was selected in the third round, 19th overall by PWHL Vancouver at the 2025 PWHL Draft and recently signed her first professional contract with the team. The North Vancouver, BC defenseman spent the […]
The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) would like to congratulate the following former CSSHL student-athletes on signing or re-signing professional hockey contracts ahead of the 2025/26 season: Name CSSHL Team Pro Team League Mats Lindgren BWC Academy Bakersfield Condors AHL Angus Crookshank BWC Academy New Jersey Devils NHL Ethan De Jong BWC Academy Mora […]
Former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athlete and current German-International Nina Jobst-Smith is set to kick-off her Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) career with her hometown PWHL Vancouver after being selected in the third round of the 2025 PWHL Draft. After moving to Canada from England at the age of three Jobst-Smith began playing […]
A record four former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected at the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Draft. Three former CSSHL student-athletes were selected at both the 2023 and 2024 PWHL Drafts, giving the CSSHL a total of six women selected. 10 former CSSHL student-athletes have been drafted to the […]
Former Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) coach Steve O’Rourke has been named the first ever Head Coach of expansion franchise PWHL Seattle. O’Rourke spent three seasons, from 2006-09, as a Development Coach with OHA. After a few seasons as an assistant coach in the AHL with the Abbotsford Heat, he would return to OHA as Head […]
Former RHA Kelowna head coach and current assistant coach with NCAA program Clarkson University Kris Hogg took on Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) staff Jordan Martin and Kai Farenholtz in a CSSHL All-Time Female Fantasy Draft. Round 1, Pick 1 (Kris Hogg): Chloe Primerano, Defenseman, BWC Academy/RHA Kelowna A new age defenseman that can […]
Five Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumna have been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2025 Women’s World Championships. The tournament will take place April 9-20, 2025 in Czechia and will see Team Canada in Pool A with the U.S.A., Finland, Czechia and Switzerland. Among the 25 players selected include Emily Clark, Hannah […]
Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Rylind MacKinnon has signed a PWHL contract with the Toronto Sceptres. MacKinnon made her PWHL debut with Toronto on November 30, tallying 1 assist in a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet. Undrafted at the 2024 PWHL Draft, MacKinnon is one of two players making history in the PWHL […]
After being selected second overall at the 2024 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Draft, former CSSHL student-athlete Danielle Serdachny has signed a three-year contract with PWHL Ottawa. Serdachny spent two seasons in the CSSHL with the Pursuit of Excellence (POE) Female U18 Prep team. She joined the program in 2017/18, finishing third in team scoring […]
Former St. Mary’s Academy student-athlete Logan Angers has signed a one year contract with PWHL Ottawa. The Winnipeg, MB netminder joined the CSSHL with St. Mary’s for the 2016/17 Female U18 Prep season. She would play two seasons for St. Mary’s, posting a .914SV% and a 2.54GAA in 24 games. In 2019/20 she would join […]
