Gardner Signs NHL Contract

Former RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna student-athlete Evan Gardner has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets drafted the Fort St. John, BC netmidner in the second round, 60th overall at the 2024 NHL Draft. Gardner spent five seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with RHA […]

RHA Kelowna Wins First U18 Prep Western Championship

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna has won their first Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U18 Prep Western Championship. RHA Kelowna defeated Delta Hockey Academy 7-3 Sunday to wrap up the 2025 CSSHL Western Championships, capturing their third CSSHL Championship in 2025. The win gives RHA Kelowna 10 Championships in the programs history. It was a […]

OHA Wins U17 Championship

Okanagan Hockey Academy has been crowned champions at the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Western Championships. Fourth ranked OHA beat first ranked RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna 3-2 in the finals to capture the first ever CSSHL U17 Western Championships. The two teams met eight times this season with RHA Kelowna taking the […]

U17 Prep Division I Championship Awarded to RHA Kelowna

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna has captured the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Prep Division I Western Championships. It was heartbreak for Prairie Hockey Academy (Caronport, SK) as they suffered defeat in the U17 Prep Division I Western Championship Final for the second season in a row as RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) took […]

RHA Winnipeg Takes Home U15 Division II Western Championship

In their first year competing in the U15 Division, RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg has been crowned the 2025 CSSHL U15 Division II Western Champions. RHA Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB) would defeat RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) 5-2 on Friday to capture the programs third ever CSSHL Western Championship. Their last one came back in 2023 at the […]

CSSHL Student-Athletes of the Month: February

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is excited to announce the four winners of the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for February: Parker Fergusson, Riley Gramlich, James Powell, and Alexander Ruiz.  For the 2024/25 season the CSSHL is proud to introduce the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for the four different CSSHL divisions/age brackets: […]

CSSHL Featured Game of the Day: January 24-26, 2025

The CSSHL Featured Games of the Day for January 24-26, 2025 will feature a mix of match-ups from the U15 Prep, Female U18 Prep, and U18 Prep divisions. You can catch all of the action live on FloHockey. Friday, January 124, 2025 – 5:00pm MST: Edge School – Kyle Stuart Memorial Pilot Mound Hockey Academy […]

Program Profile: RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna

Located in Kelowna, BC, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna competes in all six Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Western Divisions, having won the Female U18 Prep division the last three seasons. PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION STATEMENT RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna’s team of professionals are committed to setting the standard of excellence and innovation in hockey […]

43 CSSHL Alumni on 2025 NHL Draft Rankings

43 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the Mid-Season Draft Rankings for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The 43 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, USA High-School and WHL. Of the 66 WHL players who find their names on the list, 59% (39/66) are CSSHL alumni. 95% […]

Canada Captures Gold at U18 Women’s World Championships

Four current and one former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes helped Team Canada capture gold at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Former RHA Kelowna defenseman and current University of Minnesota student-athlete Chloe Primerano captained Team Canada and was joined on the roster by current RHA Kelowna student-athletes Ava Drabyk, Alida Korte, […]