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Bourget College Varsity (4) vs OHA Edmonton (5) Female U18 Prep

Joryn Hempel’s two-goal performance lifted OHA Edmonton to a 5-4 win over Bourget College Varsity. OHA Edmonton scored three unanswered goals in the first 11:15 of the game with Hempel (2G) scoring twice and Neve Jugnauth (1G, 1A) adding one more. Madison Levesque (3G) responded for Bourget College, scoring late in the first and early in the second to make it a 3-2 game. Ryann Chimera (1G, 1A) and Daynia DeChamplain (1G, 1A) scored for OHA Edmonton to extend their lead back out to three. Bourget put on heavy pressure in the third, outshooting OHA Edmonton 14-2. That pressure led to Kayla Lombardo (1G, 1A) and Levesque scoring a pair of goals in 43 seconds to cut the deficit to one with just over seven minutes to go. That was the closest Bourget would get as Ava Antle stood tall for OHA Edmonton, making 12 saves in the final frame. OHA Edmonton’s Riley Cooper (3A) and Bourget’s Olivia Brault (3A) had great playmaking games, putting up three assists. OHA Edmonton’s Ava Antle and Bourget’s Melody Bernard both finished with 25 saves.ÌýÌý

Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (1) vs North Shore Warriors (7) U15 Prep

The North Shore Warriors rolled to a 7-1 win over Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy to open the U15 Prep showcase. CDA took their lone lead of the game on a goal from Easton Crouch midway through the first. After that it was all North Shore. Riley Taylor (2G, 2A) scored twice in the first to give North Shore a 2-1 advantage. Edward Kemp (1G, 1A) and Grayson Hunter (2G, 1A) found the back of the net in the second to give North Shore a three-goal lead. North Shore sealed the win with third period goals from Lukas Wolff von Gudenberg, Hunter, and Mattox McCauley (1G, 1A). Ashton Sims stopped 17 of 18 shots in North Shore’s victory. Bo Toperosky made 30 saves for CDA.Ìý

Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (0) U15 Prep

Maddox Slater (31/31) got his first shutout of the season to lead Okanagan Hockey Academy to a 3-0 victory over Pilot Mound Hockey Academy. It was a fairly even game through the first two periods with OHA holding a slight 22-21 edge in the shot department. Neither team was able to get on the board due to the strong play of OHA’s Maddox Slater and Pilot Mound’s Gavin Hildebrand in goal. OHA had heavy pressure in the third, sending 22 shots toward the Pilot Mound goal. OHA’s pressure paid off 4:01 into the third with Gage Mark breaking the deadlock. Roman Haddad (2G) provided some insurance for OHA, scoring on a point shot three minutes later. Haddad sealed the game in the final minute with an empty-netter. Hildebrand was strong for Pilot Mound, turning aside 41 of the 43 shots he faced.Ìý

Bourget College Prep (1) vs St. Mary’s Academy (5) Female U18 Prep

Keyauna Robinson-Prefontaine (20/21) made 20 saves to lift St. Mary’s Academy to a 5-1 victory over Bourget College Prep. Reese Kartusch and Jade Pelland (1G, 1A) provided the offence for St. Mary’s Academy in the first, scoring twice in three minutes. Dayle Bettens potted her third goal of the season 6:45 into the second to stretch St. Mary’s lead to three. Kate Tannahill brought Bourget within two with a goal just after their power play expired. Payton Henwood and Peyton Mages (1G, 1A) sealed the win for St. Mary’s with a pair of insurance markers. Kaitlyn Harvey (2A) and Mullen MacIntyre (2A) both had multi-point games for St. Mary’s. Alyson Emilie Blanchard made 21 saves for Bourget College.Ìý

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (4) vs Delta Hockey Academy Green (6) Female U18 Prep

Delta Hockey Academy got contributions from all throughout the lineup in their 6-4 win over RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg. Payton Chornley (1G, 2A) and Rowyn Street (1G, 2A) scored first period goals for RHA Winnipeg. Audrey Church (1G, 2A) responded with a power play goal for Delta Green. Emma Kohl (1G, 1A), Payton Finnie, and Niayah Morris scored three consecutive goals for Delta Green in the first 10:09 of the second to take a 4-2 lead. RHA Winnipeg evened the game up with a pair of goals late in the period from Ava Hrubeniuk (1G, 2A) and Braya Kapusta. Delta Green retook the lead early in third when Gabriela Lee (1G, 1A) put home a rebound. Zaynab Kalyan sealed the win for Delta Green with a marker in the final five minutes. Jillian Matthews kicked out 30 shots in Delta Green’s win.Ìý

Yale Hockey Academy (2) vs BWC Academy (5) U17 Prep

Jeevin Sandhu (51/53) and Oleksii Zhekov (3G) powered BWC Academy to a 5-2 win over Yale Hockey Academy. Zhekov gave BWC Academy the early lead with an unassisted goal 2:02 into the game. Yale’s Matteo Di Stefano and BWC Academy’s Bruce Zhong traded goals to send BWC Academy to the dressing room with a 2-1 lead. It was a quiet second until Declan Iacoviello scored with 43 seconds left to give BWC Academy a two-goal advantage. Yale cut the deficit in half with an early third period goal from Gavin Bradley. Yale continued to push hard, putting up 24 shots in the final frame. That pressure didn’t faze Sandhu who turned aside 23 of 24 shots in the third. Zhekov capped off his second hat-trick of the season with a pair of goals late in the third to seal BWC Academy’s victory. Jason Ho made 25 saves in Yale’s loss.Ìý

Bourget College (9) vs King Heights Academy (0) East U18

Bourget College went home with a dominant 9-0 win over King Heights Academy. Elie Robert (3G, 1A), Kiefer Pion-Robin (2G), Albert Genest (1G, 2A), Victor Morissette-Richer (1G, 2A), William Sasseville (1G, 1A), and Zack Leblanc were the goal scorers for Bourget College. Bourget’s Xavier Landriault (2A) had a pair of assists. Bourget College dominated on the shot clock, outshooting King Heights Academy 76-25. Alexandro Montoya recorded his second shutout of the season, making 25 saves. Jackson Taraborrelli was busy in the King Heights net, turning aside 67 shots.Ìý

BWC Academy (9/SO) vs Edge School (8) U15 Prep

Friday’s Feature Game lived up to the hype and then some as the U15 Prep showcase gets under way in Calgary, AB. It was goals galore to open the first period with each team chipping back and forth. Ellis Martschuk (1G, 1A) would deliver the go ahead goal for Edge in the final minutes of the opening frame, going backhand on an abbreviated breakaway down the right hand side. Easton Perzylo (1G, 1A) would continue to add to Edge’s tally early in the second, garnering their first two goal lead of the match. Kenzo Gibson would stop the bleeding of a jam play in front, bringing BWC Academy back to within one. However, Remy Koch (2G) would score a highlight reel goal, cutting around a handful of BWC Academy defenders before burying one upstairs to restore Edge’s two goal spread. The goals would keep coming through the rest of the second, with Logan Henry (2G, 2A) burying the last goal to cut Edge’s lead to one before the horn sounded. The action would continue to erupt in the third after Jayden Maschke’s 10th of the season once again built up a two goal lead for the home side. BWC Academy would find their stride after surrendering the seventh goal as Cohen Baker (2G, 1A) and Henry would strike under two minutes apart, once on the powerplay and once shorthanded to once again tie the contest. Just under two minutes later, Koch would wire home his second of the afternoon, giving Edge the lead with under five minutes to spare. BWC Academy would dig deep in the finals minutes, resulting in yet another game tying goal off the stick of Baker to make things 8-8 heading into overtime. A couple key saves from Delano Pockar (30/38) and Bentley Edgar (42/50) would force things into a shootout. Liam Bordt and George Matheos would each strike for their respective teams as the first shooters, leaving this shootout tied through three rounds. Gibson was up to bat in the fourth round, making no mistake, rifling one far side to put the pressure on Edge. Edgar would stone Edge’s final shooter, capping off a remarkable comeback in one of the most fierce battles we’ve seen all season.

Prairie Hockey Academy (3) vs OHA Edmonton (6) U17 Prep

Three point performances from Miles Coates (1G, 2A) and Jevyn Singh Gill (1G, 2A) helped OHA Edmonton extend their winning streak to seven games with a 6-3 victory over Prairie Hockey Academy. The offence came fast and furious in the first with the two teams combining for three goals in the first 3:17 of the game. Noah Gibson got Prairie on the board 24 seconds in with his second goal of the season. OHA Edmonton responded with two goals in 17 seconds from Cash Brebant and Miles Coates. Prairie retook the lead early in the second with a pair of quick strike goals from Lucas Graham and Ethan Unger. Once again OHA Edmonton had a fast response with Kai Richards and Jihawn Kim scoring twice in just over a minute. Miles Hartmann extended OHA Edmonton’s lead with an unassisted marker in the final minute of the second. OHA Edmonton’s Jevyn Singh Gill put the game away, scoring one more in the third. Aidan Prosser recorded his fifth consecutive win for OHA Edmonton, turning aside 31 of 34 shots. Drake Mooney made 39 saves for Prairie. OHA Edmonton’s offence has been clicking during their winning streak, scoring 54 times in their last seven games.Ìý

CIH Academy (6) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (1) East U18

Nikita Marinin (2G, 1A) and Noah Picken (2G, 1A) each had three points to lead CIH Academy to a 6-1 win over Okanagan Hockey Ontario. Picken opened the scoring for CIH Academy midway through the first period. OHO’s Eric Hartwig and CIH Academy’s Justin Savage swapped second period goals despite OHO holding a 16-6 advantage in shots. Nikita Marinin scored two goals in the first 11 minutes of the third to give CIH Academy a 4-1 advantage. Picken and Tobias Lednicky scored two more goals in quick succession to seal CIH Academy’s win. Noah Martin was strong in CIH Academy’s net, turning aside 40 of 41 shots.Ìý

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (6) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (2) U15 Prep

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna’s four-goal third period powered them to a 6-2 victory over Pacific Coast Hockey Academy. Nehemiah Plunkett gave PCHA the early lead with a power play marker. RHA Winnipeg would respond in dramatic fashion with Cole Hamakawa scoring a buzzer-beating power play goal at the end of the first. Channon Fummerton (1G, 1A) gave RHA Kelowna their first lead of the game with his seventh of the season midway through the second. PCHA continued their power play prowess with Jackson Squire scoring the team’s second goal on the man advantage to even the game up. RHA Kelowna took over after that with Kaius Milan (2G, 2A) scoring twice in the third including the game-winner on the power play 1:59 into the third. Jack Leslie (1G, 1A) and Deacon Gayfer tacked on two more goals for RHA Kelowna. Alexander Sharman (4A) was a big part of RHA Kelowna’s third period offensive explosion, assisting on three of the four third period markers. Gunner Podollan picked up the win for RHA Kelowna, stopping 26 of 28 shots. Rio Manhas made 41 saves for PCHA.Ìý

Edge School (5) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (8) Female U18 Prep

Alida Korte (2G, 1A) and Jordan Blouin (2G) each scored twice to power RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna to an 8-5 victory over Edge School. The high-scoring battle took shape early with each squad scoring twice in the opening period. Avaya McCann (3G) had both goals for Edge with Makena Lloyd-Howe (1G, 1A) and Alida Korte finding the back of the net for RHA Kelowna. Brooklyn Deck gave Edge the lead with her team-leading 14th goal of the season 5:15 into the second. Jordan Blouin replied for RHA Kelowna, scoring twice to restore their lead. Edge’s Meghan Thompson evened the game up but Callie Rice responded quickly, scoring 42 seconds later to give the lead back to RHA Kelowna. Korte wasted no time doubling RHA Kelowna’s advantage in the third, scoring 11 seconds into the frame. Edge’s McCann completed her first career CSSHL hat-trick with Kara Mitenko (3A) and Cassia Severin (3A) each picking up their third helpers of the game on the goal. RHA Kelowna would seal the game with a shorthanded goal from Hayley McDonald (1G, 1A) and a late period marker from Jillian McLaughlin.Ìý

Northern Alberta Xtreme (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy Black (2/OT) Female U18 Prep

Big games from Teagan Janzen (41/42) and Lylah Dietz (2G) lifted Okanagan Hockey Academy Black to a 2-1 overtime win over Northern Alberta Xtreme. Dietz opened the scoring for OHA Black with a power play midway through the first. After a tight first, NAX took control of the game, outshooting OHA Black 34-8 in the second and third. Teagen Janzen was a brick wall for OHA Black, turning aside nearly every shot in that span. NAX’s Brynn Evans was the only player able to find the back of the net, tying the game with 2:08 to go, sending the game to overtime. Dietz wasted no time in the extra frame, scoring off an NAX turnover in front of their own net just 12 seconds into overtime. Sophie Quaschnick stopped 15 of 17 shots for NAX in the loss.Ìý

Prairie Hockey Academy (5) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (0) U17

Colton Lutz (24/24) recorded his first career CSSHL shutout in Prairie Hockey Academy’s 5-0 win over Northern Alberta Xtreme. Lutz was busy in the first period, turning aside all 14 shots that NAX sent his way. Prairie took charge in the second, outshooting NAX 21-3. That led to an offensive explosion for Prairie that was powered by their special teams with Luka Iskra (1G, 2A) getting a shorthanded marker and Kase Gellner scoring on the man advantage. Tyson Ross (1G, 1A) and Reid Schmalz added two more goals for Prairie at even strength. Braden Thompson closed out Prairie’s win, potting the lone third period goal. Lenox Alanen kicked out 40 shots for NAX in the loss.Ìý

Delta Hockey Academy Black (3) vs North Shore Warriors (4/SO) U15

Brody Watson (1G, 1A) tied the game late and scored the shootout winner in the North Shore Warriors 4-3 win over Delta Hockey Academy Black. Beckam Skrypnyk scored the first of two power play goals for Delta to give them an early lead. Rex Norman (1G, 1A) and Cohen Waite (1G, 2A) got the North Shore offence rolling, connecting on two goals. First, it was Norman tying the game with Waite drawing the primary assist. Then, 55 seconds into the second Waite gave North Shore their first lead with a power play goal that was assisted by Norman. Taegeon Park answered for Delta late in the second, tying the game at two. Delta snatched the lead with Jesse Parmar (1G, 1A) scoring the team’s second goal on the man advantage. Time was winding down for North Shore. They needed someone to provide a heroic moment and it would turn out to be Brody Watson, scoring with 1:08 to go to extend the game. After overtime solved nothing, the game headed to a shootout. The shootout was high-scoring, with two of the first three shooters scoring for each team. The fourth round came and Brody Watson stepped up again for North Shore scoring the go-ahead goal. Taegeon Park had a chance to tie it for Delta but North Shore’s Benjamin Boudreau denied him. Boudreau and Delta’s Brayden Allan both stopped 32 of 35 shots.Ìý

Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) vs OHA Edmonton (6) U15

Connor Phillips’ 37-save performance helped OHA Edmonton double up the Northern Alberta Xtreme 6-3. Easton Mattersdorfer opened the scoring with his 20th goal of the season for NAX. Peyten Shilton and Lane Huscroft replied for OHA Edmonton, giving them a 2-1 lead after the opening frame. The two teams would go back and forth after that with Jiseong Kim and Gavin Ong giving OHA Edmonton a two-goal lead but each time NAX would fight back with Brady Bisaillon (2G) scoring twice to cut the deficit to one. OHA Edmonton would seal the win late in third with Jaxson Weisgerber and Eli Swift providing insurance markers. OHA Edmonton skated away with their second win over NAX in the last week. NAX and OHA Edmonton will play the last of four consecutive games against each other on Sunday morning.Ìý

Yale Hockey Academy (3) vs BWC Academy (2) U15

Logan Hwang made 40 saves to backstop Yale Hockey Academy to a 3-2 victory over BWC Academy, extending Yale’s winning streak to ten games. All of Yale’s offence came in the first period with Ben Bury, Kaleb Newson, and Max Ritchey finding the back of the net. BWC Academy’s Nathan DaSilva got one back 4:01 into the second to cut the deficit to two. The third period brought penalty trouble for Yale. They sent BWC Academy to the power play three times including a two man advantage that lasted nearly a minute but Yale was able to kill off every penalty they took. Chase Henderson brought BWC Academy within one with 6:21 left. BWC Academy continued to push hard for the rest of the third finishing the period with 18 shots. Hwang was rock solid, stopping 17 shots in the final frame to seal Yale’s win. Tyson Oake made 25 saves for BWC Academy. BWC Academy and Yale continue to play each other tightly, with each of their three matchups this season being one-goal games.Ìý

BWC Academy (2) vs Delta Hockey Academy (4) U17

Kaydin Halladay (2G) scored twice to help Delta Hockey Academy get a 4-2 win over BWC Academy. Halladay and Christian Sum scored in the first ten minutes for Delta to give them a two-goal advantage. Siwoo Lee (2G) cut BWC Academy’s deficit in half with a power play marker. Emil Najm (1G, 1A) restored Delta’s two goal lead with his fifth goal of the season late in the second. BWC Academy wouldn’t go away with Lee getting his second power play goal of the game to make it a one-goal game once again. Halladay would put the game away for Delta, scoring with 4:12 left to reach the ten goals on the season. Blake Langdon stopped 18 of 20 shots in Delta’s victory. Tyce Kinsey kicked out 30 shots for BWC Academy.Ìý

Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (4) vs Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (3) U18 Prep

A three-goal second period lifted Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy to a 4-3 win over the Wenatchee Wild. Wenatchee jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first with goals from Jackson McCutcheon and Kyson Lindsay (2G). CDA evened the game up after a late first period goal by Sokratis Markarian and an unassisted marker from Caden Stoltz early in the second. Lindsay restored Wenatchee’s lead with the lone power play goal of the game. Alexander Skuratov (1G, 1A) was the key piece of the comeback effort for CDA. He scored his 17th of the season to tie the game up and then set up Owen Bambrick for the game-winner with 1:48 to go in the second. Bennett Byers preserved the win for CDA, stopping all seven shots he faced in the final frame. Byers got his 14th victory of the season making 24 saves.Ìý

St. George’s School (5) vs OHA Edmonton (6/SO) U15 Prep

Micah Montgomery (2G) scored twice to help OHA Edmonton get a 6-5 shootout victory over St. George’s School. OHA Edmonton got off to a quick start with Montgomery and Damian Anderson (1G, 1A) scoring two goals in the first 4:21 of the game. St. George’s responded with unanswered goals to close out the period including two from Louis Oscar Holowaychuk (3G). Adam Benn scored 32 seconds after Holowaychuk’s second goal to send St. George’s to the dressing room with the lead. OHA Edmonton’s Josh Frazer (1G, 1A) took advantage of a St. George’s penalty early in the second to tie the game. The offence would quiet down until late in the frame when St. George’s Noah Fowler and OHA Edmonton’s Anderson Reschny scored 21 seconds apart. Holowaychuk completed his seventh hat-trick of the season in the third to put St. George’s up 5-4. Montgomery would strike back for OHA Edmonton, scoring his second of the game to send the game to overtime. The extra frame didn’t give a winner so the game headed to a shootout. Kael Scott was difference maker in the skills competition, making a forehand to backhand move to score the winner in the fourth round.Ìý

STAR Hockey Academy (9) vs Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (0) U17 Prep

Colton Stabbler (4G, 1A) put up a career-high four goals in STAR Hockey Academy’s 9-0 win over Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy. Adrian Afrakov (2G, 1A), Zak Stabbler (1G, 3A), Ewen Willers (1G, 1A), and Anderson Carter provided the rest of the goal scoring for STAR. Blueliners Zachary Schmidt (3A) and Kyler Bush (2A) had multi-point games. STAR’s special teams were firing on all cylinders, going 3 for 4 on the power play and six for six on the penalty kill. Sam Trnecka put up his second shutout of the season against Wenatchee, stopping all 28 shots he faced. Keagan Bradshaw made 14 saves for Wenatchee in relief.Ìý

Selwyn House School (3) vs Stanstead College (1) East U17

Julian Harroch’s two-goal performance helped Selwyn House School get a 3-1 win over Stanstead College, handing Stanstead their first home loss of the season. Harroch (2G) opened the scoring for Selwyn House, getting his 15th goal of the season. Isaac Huberman got the eventual game-winner for Selwyn House, scoring an unassisted goal to give them a two-goal lead. A few minutes later, Harroch would add on for Selwyn House with his second goal of the game. Matej Dobos finally got the offence going for Stanstead with a goal 3:34 into the third. That would be all the scoring that Stanstead could muster with Luca Ottoni standing tall in goal for Selwyn House, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced. Jonas Murrer made 28 saves for Stanstead College.Ìý

Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (3) vs Delta Hockey Academy Black (4) Female U18 Prep

Pilot Mound Hockey Academy’s February wasn’t a significant improvement on their previous struggles, but the search for victory has come close multiple times in the month already, losing by one goal to both Balmoral Hall School and NAX. Delta Hockey Academy Black took a pair of early penalties, giving PMHA substantial powerplay time in the first period. Emma Asplund scored the first period’s only goal for PMHA, giving them a 1-0 lead heading into the break. If you missed the first minute of the second period, however, you’d have missed a lead change, with Haley Waugh (1G, 1A) scoring 26 seconds into the second period to tie the game at one. Eight seconds following Waugh’s goal, Kaylyn Halwas added another, giving Delta Black a 2-1 lead early in the second. Abigail Jung (1G, 1A) scored to give Delta Black a two-goal advantage before PMHA would muster a response. Heidi Danners and McKayla Romano struck within 50 seconds to drag Pilot Mound back into the contest, tying the game up at three goals apiece. PMHA’s Asplund, who had scored the opening goal, took a tripping penalty late in the second. Delta Black’s Alexis Vary scored on the power play, giving her team a 4-3 lead through two periods, which despite a strong PMHA push in the third period, was enough to hang on for the victory.Ìý

Yale Hockey Academy (4) vs Notre Dame (1) U15 Prep

Not a tremendous amount changed between the first period and the rest of the hockey game for Yale Hockey Academy and the Notre Dame Hounds’ U15 Prep programs; Yale controlled the game at five-on-five, while Notre Dame took advantage of their opportunities on the man advantage and on their counter-attacks. Ben Meyer stood on his head in the Notre Dame crease, saving all 15 shots he faced in the first period, but couldn’t keep his team in a tie forever, and that’s where Yale’s control of the game became solidified. Meyer kept fighting into the second period, but eventually, Nicholas Voinea scored his first of two goals in the game to give Yale a 1-0 lead. Notre Dame dug in, killing a five-on-three in the process, but couldn’t find an equalizer. Alex Li scored with 90 seconds remaining in the second to double the Yale lead, a two-goal advantage the Lions couldn’t get into the intermission with, thanks to Lukas Lundgren scoring late to pull the Hounds within one. Any momentum Notre Dame might have built thanks to Lundgren’s goal, though, lasted a mere 13 third-period seconds. Voinea scored his second for Yale, making it 3-1, before Michael Kuzik (1G, 1A) scored to make it 4-1 on the powerplay. Despite his team’s control of the game, Mason Sutherland still had a significant part to play, making 22 saves on 23 shots for Yale in the win.

Balmoral Hall School (2) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (7) Female U18 Prep

Okanagan Hockey Academy peppered the Balmoral Hall School net with 20 first-period shots, with Grace Littler (1G, 1A) scoring the first goal of the game for OHA. Despite being doubled in the shots category in the first period, Balmoral escaped with a 2-1 lead, thanks to Lydia Hill and Brannagh Rae scoring before the first closed. Okanagan Hockey Academy didn’t have as many shots in the second as the first, but evidently, didn’t need to. Four goals in a 6:22 span during the second period for OHA put the game well out of the reach of Balmoral, with Brooklyn Blomquist (1G, 3A), Alex Recsky, Ava Clavelle (1G, 1A), and Madison Deschamps giving OHA a 5-2 lead through two. OHA shut the third period down, scoring twice and limiting Balmoral to merely three shots en route to the 7-2 win.Ìý

Calgary International Hockey Academy (2) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (6) U18 Prep

Doubts about Northern Alberta Xtreme’s stronghold atop the U18 Prep standings have long since passed, but it was clear that complacency creeping into NAX’s game wasn’t going to be a problem. Sartaj Dhami made his fair share of early saves to keep CIHA in the game, but prior to the end of the period, NAX broke through with Carter Ellsworth (1G, 1A) scoring to put his team in front. Calgary International Hockey Academy wouldn’t spend much of the second period chasing, thanks to Scott Sandilands’ goal after merely 29 seconds, and CIHA kept pushing from there. Nate Stevens stemmed the tide during the rest of the second-period pressure, keeping his NAX team in a tie with 10 saves on 10 shots following the goal. NAX managed to reestablish their lead before the third, with Michael Donovan (3G) scoring in the last minute of the second to make it 2-1. Donovan scored again after 85 third-period seconds to give his side the first two-goal lead of the game, and NAX wouldn’t look back from there. Jake Walker and Mason Koponyas quickly both earned one of their three assists, with Ty Nessler scoring on the powerplay, and Michael Donovan finishing his hat-trick shorthanded. Gavin Harrison (1G, 1A) added one late to help NAX see CIHA off by a 6-2 scoreline.Ìý

Yale Hockey Academy (0) vs North Shore Warriors (1) U18 Prep

The U18 Prep matchup between Yale Hockey Academy and the North Shore Warriors featured one of hockey’s more bizarre rarities, thanks in large part to North Shore’s Georgi Milanov and Yale’s Nathan Kam. It’s not every day you see a goaltender earn a shutout, let alone make 40 saves or more to earn a shutout. In this game, two goaltenders did so. Chance generation was far from the problem, with Yale and North Shore earning three powerplays apiece in the 65-minute game, and with the total shots on goal ending 42-41 in North Shore’s favour. The game traversed three periods and overtime scoreless, earning both Milanov and Kam a shutout. Despite that, only one goaltender could earn the win. Milanov’s perfection continued, going 3/3 in the shootout, and Matteo Paradiso scored the lone goal with North Shore’s last shot to earn the 1-0 win.

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (7) vs Notre Dame (6) U15

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg’s U15 team has been through a difficult month, and four losses over last weekend alone, all at the hands of Edge School U15, would have lit quite the fire under RHA Winnipeg heading into this weekend’s series with Notre Dame, with the first of three games going Friday night. The lead changed five times in the game, with defenceman Nate Skrabyk scoring his first of the season to open things out, followed by two goals from RHA Winnipeg’s Kelson Hawreluik, and a power play goal from Beck Van Kemenade (1G, 1A). On the opposing side, Notre Dame’s Jax Baumuller (2G, 3A) led the way, scoring five points, including providing assists to Kael Motuz on both of his two goals. Notre Dame led 5-4 through two periods of play, but Hawreliuk’s second of the game pulled RHA Winnipeg back to level, followed by a shorthanded tally from Max Xing (1G, 1A) to give his team the lead. Owen Hirst (1G, 1A) made it 7-5 on the power play, and while Motuz’s second of the night made it a one-goal game late, RHA Winnipeg held on for the victory.

Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (4) vs Shawnigan Lake School (3) U18 Prep

Pacific Coast Hockey Academy beat St. George’s school 4-1 in the second of their two-game series last Sunday, a crucial bounce-back after the 7-2 loss the previous evening. Their final game of the month brought a matchup against Shawnigan Lake School that saw Shawnigan race out to a two-goal lead after the first period, thanks to goals from Weston Ebrahim and Nigel Alberts. Alberts scored his second of the game early in the second period to extend the Shawnigan Lake lead to 3-0, and put his team in control, thanks in part to Will Stonehouse stopping everything he faced in the game’s first half. Just past the midway point of the second period, PCHA earned the game’s first powerplay. Maxwell Hoey scored on the man advantage to make it 3-1, starting a trend. Following Hoey’s powerplay goal, Shawnigan’s Ebrahim was the next to take a penalty, and Trace Anderson took advantage, scoring on the ensuing powerplay. It took seven seconds after Anderson’s goal for PCHA to hop on a third consecutive powerplay, and even less time from there to score. Roman Lavery struck six seconds into the powerplay to tie the game up at three, the score it would stay until just shy of the halfway point of the third period. Elliott Hill (1G, 1A) broke through, scoring PCHA’s first five-on-five goal of the game at the best possible time. Sam Saskiw came into the game at the start of the second period, and in his 40 minutes, made 23 saves on 24 shots to lead his team to the come-from-behind 4-3 win.Ìý

Delta Hockey Academy (2) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) U15 Prep

Northern Alberta Xtreme’s undefeated February in the U15 Prep division has been in the form of consistently solid performances, with Delta Hockey Academy looking primed to be the latest to test NAX. An early cross-checking penalty to Delta’s Brady Oatman presented NAX with a golden early chance, capitalized on by Riley Brown to make it 1-0. NAX took less than five minutes to double the lead, thanks to Cruz Jim’s goal, putting Delta in a two-goal hole. Tripp Fisher (1G, 1A) scored later in the first period to cut the lead in half, the score would stay that way until late in the third period. Peter Banicevic (1G, 1A) was able to score with 61 seconds left in the third period to send the game to overtime, but unfortunately for Delta, the comeback wouldn’t earn them anything better than that. Kalen Miles scored 2:12 into the extra frame, with NAX winning their second consecutive game in overtime.Ìý

South Alberta Hockey Academy (3) vs Shawnigan Lake School (4) Female U18 Prep

Shawnigan Lake School’s clash with the South Alberta Hockey Academy was seemingly a tale of two games; the second period, and everything else. Teylor Crocker scored a goal in the first period and a goal in the third period for SAHA, but unfortunately, Shawnigan’s second period was too much for SAHA to handle. Eden Hamel (1G, 1A), Esme LiChong, Grace Cooper, and Leah Hill scored second-period goals for Shawnigan Lake, and from there, Alix Walchuk was able to shut the door for her team and earn the win. Shawnigan’s victory was the first loss suffered by SAHA since OHA Edmonton beat them back on December 6.Ìý

STAR Hockey Academy (3) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2) U15 Prep

STAR Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep squad had won their first four games of February heading into last Sunday’s game against PCHA, which despite the fact they’d bested their opponents 8-1 the previous day, they lost 4-3. The defeat was the lone loss for STAR in the month, and unfortunately for them, the start of Friday’s game picked up where the loss against PCHA left off. Athens Shingoose (1G, 1A) scored merely 25 seconds into the game to give RHA Winnipeg the early lead, which they’d hold through one. Zakhar Kovalenko scored in the second for STAR to tie things up, with the two sides playing a razor-thin game at five-on-five. Three consecutive minor penalties by STAR at the start of the third period curated both of the two goals scored in the third, first through Levi Ellingsen, who gave STAR their first lead of the hockey game shorthanded. RHA Winnipeg, and specifically their powerplay, managed to bounce back in a big way just over five minutes later. Shingoose, this time, played set-up, and Brady Filmon scored on the man advantage to tie the game 2-2. The goal sent the game to overtime, and subsequently a shootout, but it was ultimately STAR who prevailed, thanks to Levi Ellingsen’s shootout winner.Ìý

Bourget College Varsity (4) vs North Shore Warriors Female (0) U18 Prep

Bourget College Varsity’s Female U18 Prep team did an excellent job in the first two games of their guest appearance in the showcase this weekend in Winnipeg. Although they’d suffer a loss early on Friday at the hands of OHA Edmonton, they’d bounce back in the second game of the day. After a scoreless opening twenty minutes, Kassandra Lombardo gave Bourget College the lead over North Shore just 48 seconds into the second period. Madison Levesque added a second before the end of the second period, and in the third period, Bourget did an excellent job of controlling the game. They outshot the Warriors 15-4 in the third period, and added two goals, with Laurence Foster and Ann-Sophie Beaumont putting the game out of North Shore’s reach.Ìý

North Shore Warriors (1) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (7) U17 Prep

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna’s fight for second place in the U17 Prep division has never been an easy one, with third-place Delta Hockey Academy right on RHA Kelowna’s heels. From the start of the game, North Shore’s threat to their opposition was less significant than they’d have hoped, and RHA Kelowna left the first period ahead by a pair of goals and with a 19-2 edge in shots on goal. They’d build on their lead after that, with Rhett Tubello (3G, 1A) and Preston Kelly-Paquet (1G, 2A) leading the way for an RHA Kelowna team that outshot the Warriors 58-18 by the end of a game that ended 7-1.Ìý

Okanagan Hockey Academy (1) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (5) U15

The third of three consecutive head-to-head games between Okanagan Hockey Academy and RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna provided the former with the opportunity to beat their opponents for a third straight game, and the latter with the opportunity to not just earn some revenge against a team who beat them twice last weekend, but also earn their first victory since January 10. Austin Schultz scored twice for RHA Kelowna in the first period, giving his team a 2-0 lead after a first period that saw his team outshot 15-9 in the first twenty minutes. Despite OHA turning the pressure up yet another notch in the second period, RHA Kelowna goaltender Lucas Kautz stood tall, following up his perfect first period with 16 saves on 16 second-period shots. RHA Kelowna added two more goals in the second period, and Oliver Barras scored in the first minute of the third, to help see his team to a 5-1 victory. Lucas Kautz made 44 saves in RHA Kelowna’s first win of the month.Ìý

Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (6) vs Notre Dame (1) U17 Prep

There was a turning point between Pilot Mound Hockey Academy and Notre Dame in their Friday evening game, and unfortunately for Notre Dame, it was PMHA who wrestled control of the game after the first intermission. The first twenty minutes ended with the score tied at 1-1 and the shots even at 13-13, thanks to Lewis Brown for Notre Dame and Gavin Noseworthy for PMHA finding the back of the net. From the beginning of the second period and on, PMHA suffocated Notre Dame. Four consecutive second-period power plays for PMHA helped in their offensive zone possession and shot generation, with Collin Friedrich scoring after six minutes to give Pilot Mound their first lead. In the second half of the game, PMHA didn’t give Notre Dame a chance, and thanks to Jack Perrier’s hat trick, Pilot Mound managed to stretch things into a 6-1 victory.Ìý

Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (2) vs Shawnigan Lake School (12) U15 Prep

Shawnigan Lake School isn’t likely to play a more productive first period than the one they played when they took on the visiting Wenatchee Wild U15 Prep side, outshooting their opposition by an 18-1 margin in a first period that saw them score six goals, including a hat-trick from Asher Devries (3G, 3A), who was Shawnigan’s top performer throughout. Lucas Partridge-Mather scored the only goal of the second period, stretching Shawnigan’s lead to seven, before Wenatchee would mister a pair of early third-period power play goals to, at least temporarily, make the scoreline look marginally more acceptable. That was short-lived, though, and five goals to close out the third period from Shawnigan Lake put an exclamation point on the double-digit victory.Ìý

Notre Dame (4) vs OHA Edmonton (5) U17

Notre Dame and OHA Edmonton’s Friday night game started as a special teams shootout, with three of the four first-period goals scored on the power play. Landon Sokoloski (2G, 1A) scored two first-period power play goals for Notre Dame, while Clark Schneider (1G, 2A) had a goal on an OHA Edmonton man advantage. Jaxon Moss (1G, 1A) opened the second period for OHA Edmonton, but on a power play short thereafter, they’d suffer a blow in the form of a shorthanded goal, scored by Luke White for Notre Dame. As the game marched into the final three minutes of the second period tied 3-3, OHA Edmonton scored twice in the closing stages, first through Rylan Ross (2G, 1A) before Osten Strickland extended the lead to 5-3. Notre Dame clawed back within one late in the third period, with Brandon Thompson scoring on the power play, but they couldn’t get any closer, and OHA Edmonton held on for the 5-4 win.

Edge School (3) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep

An Edge penalty 36 seconds in paved the way for Gavin Lesiuk to open the scoring for SAHA on the power play 1:37 into the game. Adam M’hamed (2G) tied the game just a few minutes later, scoring an unassisted marker for Edge. Ty Krooshoop (1G, 1A) put SAHA back in front 8:13 into the second but M’hamed once again evened the score, this time just 23 seconds later while shorthanded. The game remained tied and destined for overtime until Nathan Cole scored on the power play with 16 seconds remaining as Edge grabbed their first lead of the game in the dying seconds. Leif Oaten (31/33) shut the door the remaining 32 minutes to secure the win for Edge. Mattias Radke (38/41) stopped 38 shots, including a Brock England penalty shot attempt in the second.Ìý

Delta Hockey Academy (4/OT) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep

Jack Morgan (2G) opened the scoring just 25 seconds in but Ben Fragle evened the score 47 seconds later with his seventh of the year. Delta would regain the lead later in the period as Morgan struck for the second time Friday evening. Wyatt Callander scored the lone second period goal as Delta doubled their lead heading into the third period. But OHA proved why they’re the number one seed in the division as Landon Nagle (2G) scored twice in a span of 3:17 to tie the game and force overtime. However, third ranked Delta would secure the upset win as Treyce Pavlic (1G, 2A) undressed an OHA defender before beating Charlie Peppinck (16/20) on a partial break for the game winner 2:05 into the extra frame. Matthew Wong (29/32) was credited with 29 saves in the win.Ìý

St. George’s School (3) vs BWC Academy (1) U18 Prep

With just one second left in the first period defenseman Brock Cripps scored his sixth goal of the season while on the power play to give St. George’s a lead heading into the intermission. Sam Auld would double the lead 5:02 into the second with his 17th of the year. William Shepard got BWC Academy on the board and within one 9:06 later, beating Cash Christie (32/33) for his fifth of the year. It would remain a one goal game until the final seconds when Eddy Spytz (1G, 1A) added an empty net goal to secure the St. George’s victory. Noah Sinagowitz (34/36) made 34 saves in the loss.