CSSHL student-athletes Liam McFadden, Elias Papadatos and Luka Samu have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with their respective teams. McFadden and Samu have both signed with the Lethbridge Hurricanes after being selected at the 2025 WHL Draft. McFadden was taken in the third round, 54th overall, while Samu was selected in the fourth round, […]
The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) would like to congratulate the following current and former Yale Hockey Academy student-athletes on their advancement to the next step on their hockey journey: Name Commitment League Devan Bahia Ridge Meadows Flames PJHL Colby Callan Quesnel River Rush KIJHL Drew Dornan University of Victoria BCIHL Marshall Finnie Niagara […]
14 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) have been selected to the World Junior Summer Showcase event ahead of the World Junior Championship, which kicks off on Dec. 26 in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota later this year. 12 former CSSHL student-athletes have been selected to represent Team Canada, while 2 have been selected […]
Former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athlete Braeden Cootes has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Vancouver Canucks after they selected him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2025 NHL Draft. Cootes finished tied for fifth among all CSSHL U15 Prep skaters with 67 points in 30 games during the […]
A pair of Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni who were selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft have signed NHL Entry Level Contracts with their respective teams. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Benjamin Kindel after selecting him 11th overall, while Lynden Lakovic, has signed with the Washington Capitals after […]
20 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni have been selected at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft including a record tying 5 in the first round. The five CSSHL alumni selected in the first round ties the previous CSSHL record set in 2021 and 2023. A record 25 CSSHL alumni were selected at both the […]
Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes Christopher Kokkoris and Holden Wouters have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with the Edmonton Oil Kings. A defenseman from Langley, BC, Kokkoris joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2023/24 U15 season tallying 33 points in 27 games while being named a BC Division First Team All-Star. This […]
Former Yale Hockey Academy student-athlete Brayden Edwards has signed a two-year AHL contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins starting for the 2025/26 season. The Abbotsford, BC forward joined Yale for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season, tallying 31 points in 26 games. At the conclusion of the season the Kooteny Ice (now the Wenatchee Wild) would select […]
Former CSSHL student-athletes Mathieu Lajoie and Ben Macbeath have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. Selected in the ninth round, 179th overall by the Victoria Royals at the 2023 WHL Draft, Lajoie joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme for the 2023/24 U17 Prep season. In 30 games the St. Albert, AB forward posted a team high […]
21 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni have won their respective Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Championships. 18 of those 21 CSSHL alumni come from the Western Hockey League (WHL) Champions, the Medicine Hat Tigers. 75% (18/24) of the Tigers playoff roster played in the CSSHL. The three remaining CSSHL alumni played for the London […]
