Kain Martinuik and Ryan Sadovia have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with their respective teams. A forward from Peachland, BC, Martinuik spent the 2023/24 CSSHL season with the St. George’s School U15 Prep team tallying 37 points in 27 games. Martinuik has signed with the Saskatoon Blades after they selected him in the first […]
Story submitted by Dylan Asmundson, RHA Kelowna After earning their first championship last season, the RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 Prep group returned with a different kind of pressure-the expectation to do it again. “This was a tight-knit group that showed a strong level of support for one another and a willingness push each other […]
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 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) has announced that its Governors have granted approval for five CSSHL member programs to operate new teams in the 2026-27 season after they received approval from their respective governing bodies. “The addition of these new teams allows for the CSSHL to continue to be National Leaders in Education-Based […]
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 […]
Current RHA Kelowna student-athlete Jillian McLaughlin has won gold with Team USA at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Team USA and McLaughlin beat Team Canada and her RHA Kelowna teammates Alida Korte, Hayley McDonald and Kennedy Sisson, and former OHA Edmonton netminder Rowan Houweling 2-0 in the gold medal game. McLaughlin finished the […]
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 […]
Four current and one former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected to represent their country at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Among the 25 players selected to represent Team Canada include four current and one former CSSHL student-athlete: Rowan Houweling – OHA Edmonton Alida Korte – RHA Kelowna Hayley […]
The November CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month is former RHA Kelowna student-athlete Ava Drabyk. A netminder from Saskatoon, SK, Drabyk played 7 games with Syracuse University in November finishing the month with a 1.70 GAA, 0.944 SV% and 1 shutout. In her freshman NCAA season, Drabyk is 6-9-2 with a 2.59 GAA, 0.921 […]
