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GAME DAY RECAP: March 12, 2025

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (4) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (3) U18 Prep Western Championships

Drayden Uhrina鈥檚 late game-winner lifted RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg to a 4-3 win over RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna. RHA Kelowna put the pressure on in the first, outshooting RHA Winnipeg 16-9 but it was Cohen Lewko (2G) who gave RHA Winnipeg an early lead off a feed from Graeme Pickering. RHA Kelowna鈥檚 pressure would pay off midway through the period when Benjamin Bowtell (2G) got them on the board. It was more of the same in the second with Lewko restoring RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 lead with a power play marker before Bowtell tied the game up at two with 20 seconds left in the period. RHA Winnipeg continued to show their power play prowess in the third with River Arnason (1G, 1A) wiring a shot into the top corner for their second goal of the game on the man advantage. RHA Kelowna showed no quit, levelling the game up for the third time on Ryan Sadovia鈥檚 first goal of the Western Championships. In the dying minutes, an RHA Winnipeg point shot deflected to Drayden Uhrina who slid the puck under the outstretched arm of the RHA Kelowna netminder Conner Nicholson (31/35). That late goal stood up as the game-winner. Quinn Burfoot (26/29) turned aside 26 shots in RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 victory.听

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (8) vs Edge School (3) U17 Western Championships

Murphy Johnston鈥檚 four-goal performance propelled RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg to an 8-3 victory over Edge School. There were goals galore in the opening frame and it started off early with Johnston (4G) scoring his first goal 1:16 into the contest to give RHA Winnipeg the advantage. Midway through the frame, there was a flurry of goals with the two teams finding the back of the net three times in a 1:08 span. Edge took their first lead of the game with goals from Darius Odermatt (1G, 1A) and Brett Lynch but Johnston quickly responded for RHA Winnipeg to tie the game. Edge restored their lead with just under four minutes to go when Henry Doucette scored on the man advantage. It was all RHA Winnipeg after that, scoring six unanswered goals to end the game. Atticus Cruz evened the game up and then Johnston turned the trick to give RHA Winnipeg a 4-3 edge after the first period. Atley Feniuk (2G) doubled RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 lead, scoring the lone goal in the middle frame. Edge had a big opportunity midway through the period when RHA Winnipeg took a boarding major but Edge was unable to convert. RHA Winnipeg pulled away in the third with goals from Johnston, Feniuk, and Reese Scott (1G, 1A). Justin Campbell (3A) had a hand in Johnston鈥檚 big day, assisting on his last three goals. Grayson McDonald (23/26) was steady for RHA Winnipeg in the final two periods, stopping all 13 shots he faced.听

Delta Hockey Academy Black (2) vs Balmoral Hall School (3) Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championships Final

In their first season in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) Balmoral Hall School has captured the 2025 CSSHL Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championship.

Balmoral (Winnipeg, MB) came into the Division II Championships as the number one seed and that’s how they would finish in the round robin after going 2-0-0 and earning a bye straight to the semi-finals. They would defeat the Northern Alberta Xtreme (Devon, AB) 5-1 to earn a spot in the finals.听

After coming into the Division II Championships as the five seed, Delta Hockey Academy Black (Delta, BC) went 1-0-1 in the round robin to finish third in pool play. They would beat Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (Pilot Mound, MB) 1-0 in overtime in the quarter-finals before besting Okanagan Hockey Academy Black (Penticton, BC) 4-3 in OT in the semi’s.

The Championship game would start with Balmoral captain Makenna Williment (1G, 1A) opening the scoring 8:13 in with her sixth of the playoffs. Balmoral would double their lead 34 seconds later as Maddie Kaiser (1G, 2A) sprung Madeline McKay (1G, 1A) for a breakaway and McKay made no mistake, beating Nicole Flescher (36/39) five-hole. Maddie Kaiser would extend the lead early in the second period as Balmoral had total control heading into the final frame.

It looked as though Balmoral would coast to victory until Mira Morgan got Delta Black on the board with 2:15 remaining. Abigail Jung would go bar down on Lauren Cherkas (29/31) 1:12 later as the three goal cushion quickly evaporated. Ultimately, Delta Black was unable to generate any zone time, let alone a tying goal, in the final minute as Balmoral held on for the 3-2 win.听

Indigenous Sports Academy (3) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships

Riley Robert鈥檚 pair of second period goals powered Pilot Mound Hockey Academy to a 4-3 win over Indigenous Sports Academy. Ethan Agawa (2G) opened the scoring for ISA in the opening minutes with his second goal of the Western Championships. Pilot Mound fought back, snagging the lead before the buzzer sounded with goals from Brenden Reeve and Austin Polonoski (1G, 1A). Riley Robert (2G) stretched Pilot Mound鈥檚 lead to three with a power play marker and an even-strength goal in the first 2:21 of the second period. ISA wouldn鈥檛 go away quietly in the third. First, it was Agawa bulging the twine for a second time to cut the ISA鈥檚 deficit down to 4-2 with just under seven minutes to go. A few minutes later, with ISA on the man advantage, Emery Medicine Shield made it a one-goal game, taking a pass from Logan Alexis and tipping it home. ISA was pressing in the final two minutes, getting a few chances in front of the net but Pilot Mound鈥檚 Aiden Trapp (26/29) was there to turn them aside. With 51 seconds left, ISA took a hooking penalty and it seemed like all hope was lost but that wasn鈥檛 the case. They were able to get the puck into the Pilot Mound end and had a chance that rolled up on top of the net but the puck would stay out, preserving Pilot Mound鈥檚 win. Caleb DeBruyne (2A) and Collin Friedrich (2A) each picked up two helpers for Pilot Mound. Kael Ratt (34/38) made 34 saves for ISA.听

St. George鈥檚 School (2) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (1) U18 Prep Western Championships

A late power play goal by Sam Auld and strong play from Cash Christie lifted St. George鈥檚 School to a 2-1 win over Pacific Coast Hockey Academy. St. George鈥檚 opened the scoring 3:08 into the game when Brock Cripps fired a shot from the high slot that beat the PCHA netminder on the blocker side. PCHA controlled the play in the second, outshooting St. George鈥檚 18-8. Cash Christie (38/39) stood tall in St. George鈥檚 net, stopping 17 of the 18 shots sent his way. The lone goal that found its way past Christie was late in the period. On the power play, PCHA鈥檚 Jordan Ramsay found a bouncing puck and got it past a diving Christie to tie the game at one. St. George鈥檚 retook the lead with a power play marker of their own late in the third. Sam Auld showed off his slick mitts, chipping a puck by the glove of PCHA netminder Sam Saskiw (33/35). Shortly after the go-ahead goal, St. George鈥檚 took a penalty, giving PCHA a chance to tie the game but they couldn鈥檛 find the back of the net. St. George鈥檚 defence would lock down in the final minutes to preserve their first victory of the Western Championships. London Taylor (2A) assisted on both St. George鈥檚 goals.听

North Shore Warriors (2) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (3) U18 Prep Western Championships

Griffin Horne鈥檚 third period goal helped Prairie Hockey Academy beat the North Shore Warriors 3-2. Late in the first, Reid Fraser鈥檚 backhand pass set up Grant Gliege in front where he buried it past the glove of the North Shore netminder. North Shore responded 59 seconds into the middle frame with Mark Lee (2G) ripping a shot high on the blocker side. With just under six minutes to go in the period, Noah Kelly walked in on a two-on-one and beat the goaltender on the blocker side to restore Prairie鈥檚 lead. Once again, it was Lee replying for North Shore 44 seconds into the third. He picked up the puck off a faceoff and waited out the Prairie goalie to even the game up at two. Just past the five minute mark of the period, Griffin Horne found a rolling puck in front of the net and slipped it in to give Prairie a 3-2 lead. Prairie continued to push for more, outshooting North Shore 20-8 in the period. They were unable to get past North Shore netminder Georgi Milanov (42/45) as he turned aside 19 shots in the final frame. However, Prairie goaltender Micah Davidson (24/26) was perfect in the third, helping Prairie seal the win.听

Notre Dame Hounds (3) vs BWC Academy (4/OT) U17 Division II Western Championships

Jaxen McFegan鈥檚 hat trick helped BWC Academy鈥檚 open their Western Championships campaign with a 4-3 overtime win over the Notre Dame Hounds. Notre Dame took the first lead of the contest with a Ryder Pisiak goal just under seven minutes in. About five minutes later, BWC Academy鈥檚 Jaxen McFegan (3G) tied the game up with his first goal of the day. The offence in the second period came quickly with McFegan giving BWC Academy an advantage before Landon Sokoloski evened the game up for Notre Dame 47 seconds later. Josiah Lacerte reclaimed BWC Academy鈥檚 lead with just under seven minutes to go. Time was running out for Notre Dame but Kellen Palmer-Johnson came to the rescue, tying the game with 30 seconds left. Off the ensuing faceoff, Notre Dame took a penalty. BWC Academy鈥檚 man advantage carried over to the extra frame where Luca Misceo made a great pass setting up McFegan for a back door tap in to complete his hat trick. Liam Kellett (29/32) turned aside 29 shots in BWC Academy鈥檚 victory. Joshua Heitman (39/43) made 39 saves for Notre Dame.听

Wenatchee Wild (3) vs Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy (6) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships

Two-goal games from Kash Benson and Ian Dalton helped Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy get a 6-3 win over the Wenatchee Wild. Otaro Inoue began the high-scoring first period, potting a goal to give Wenatchee the lead 6:40 into the contest. CDA responded just over a minute later with Sokratis Markarian (1G, 2A) scoring his third goal of the Western Championships. Cameron Kimmerly restored Wenatchee鈥檚 lead with a highlight-reel goal. He pulled the puck through the CDA defender and beat the netminder with 鈥淭he Forsberg鈥. CDA grabbed the lead before the end of the period with a shorthanded marker from Kash Benson (2G) and the go-ahead goal from Caden Stoltz (1G, 2A). CDA took two penalties in the final minute of the first, giving Wenatchee a chance to tie the game on a two-man advantage but they were unable to capitalize. After those big penalty kills, Ian Dalton (2G) extended CDA鈥檚 advantage to three with a pair of goals. Aleksandr Skuratov (3A) set Dalton up on a delayed penalty to double the lead. A few minutes later, Dalton scored his second of the game on a CDA power play. Wenatchee got back within two in the dying seconds when Geon Park (1G, 1A) scored his second goal in as many days. Colton Lee (27/30) stood tall in CDA鈥檚 net in the third, stopping all 11 shots he faced. Kash Benson sealed the win for CDA with an empty-netter in the final minutes.听

Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (3) vs OHA Edmonton (5) U17 Western Championships

OHA Edmonton took down Pacific Coast Hockey Academy 5-3 thanks to some stellar special teams play. Emilio De La O鈥 Ruiz opened the scoring for PCHA with the lone even-strength goal of the first period. Jaxon Moss evened the game up a few minutes later, scoring the first of two power play goals for OHA Edmonton. PCHA鈥檚 Owen Hyde (2G) and OHA Edmonton鈥檚 Kaedyn Scherer both took advantage of turnovers while their teams were short handed to make it a 2-2 game. OHA Edmonton took their first lead of the game when Rhett Hudson (1G, 1A) scored on a two-man advantage in the middle frame. PCHA鈥檚 netminder Eliott Horner (36/40) kept their deficit to one, stopping 19 shots in the second. PCHA would battle back with a power play goal of their own from Hyde to tie the game up early in the third. Just over a minute and a half later, Noah Stone used the PCHA defender as a screen, firing the puck between his legs and into the top corner to give OHA Edmonton a 4-3 advantage. Jaxon Ford (33/36) locked down the win for OHA Edmonton, turning aside all 13 shots sent his way in the period. Kaeleb Kassongo (1G, 1A) closed out OHA Edmonton鈥檚 win with an empty-net goal in the final minutes.听

Delta Hockey Academy (1) vs Shawnigan Lake School (6) U18 Prep Western Championships

A four-goal second period helped Shawnigan Lake School cruise to a 6-1 win over Delta Hockey Academy. Nigel Alberts (2G) found the back of the net 2:12 into the game for Shawnigan and they would never look back. Shawnigan鈥檚 special teams came up big in the second period. Easton Sangris (2G, 1A) doubled Shawnigan鈥檚 lead with his first of two power play goals. Just over a minute later, Phoenix Hinks was hooked on a breakaway, giving Shawnigan a penalty shot. Alberts stepped up to take the shot and buried it underneath the glove of the Delta netminder. Shawnigan tacked on two more before the buzzer sounded with Ryan Turner (1G, 1A) and Sangris bulging the twine on the man advantage. Ryder Dunn lit the lamp for Delta early in the third, breaking their goose egg. Shawnigan finished their great game on special teams with a shorthanded marker from Brandon Kendall. Thierry Demers (3A), Wylie Wen (3A), and Vincent Croteau (2A) each had multi-point games in Shawnigan鈥檚 victory. Liam Ryan (28/29) was steady throughout for Shawnigan, kicking out 28 of the 29 shots he faced.听

North Shore Warriors (3/OT) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (2) U17 Western Championships

Kellen Ceraldi made 43 saves and Joshua Moussadji scored in overtime to lift the eighth-seed North Shore Warriors to a 3-2 upset win over the first-seed RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna. Ryan Frick (2G) gave North Shore a two-goal lead on a pair of similar first period goals. North Shore won a puck battle in the corner both times before the puck found its way to Frick who got it past the glove of the RHA Kelowna netminder. Maximilian Koppel responded for RHA Kelowna with a beautiful goal 13 seconds later. He deked around the North Shore defender before dragging the puck past the netminder and tucking the puck in while falling to the ice. North Shore had their fair share of chances in the second, getting four power plays, including a pair of two-man advantages but they were unable to convert. Griffin Jones (21/24) stood tall for RHA Kelowna in his busiest period, stopping all 13 shots sent his way. In the third, it was North Shore who got into penalty trouble, being assessed four minor penalties in the period. RHA Kelowna had a two-man advantage that lasted 1:15 but couldn鈥檛 capitalize. RHA Kelowna put the pressure on in the third, outshooting North Shore 17-3. North Shore鈥檚 netminder Kellen Ceraldi (43/45) kept turning away RHA Kelowna until they pulled their goalie. With the extra attacker out, Colton Deschamps’ point shot found its way through traffic, beating Ceraldi with 1:39 left to send the game to an extra frame. Joshua Moussadji was the hero for North Shore on the first shot of overtime, getting off an innocent wrister from just inside the faceoff circle that snuck underneath the blocker of Jones.听

Delta Hockey Academy Green (0) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (2) Female U18 Prep Western Championships

For the fourth straight season RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna sits alone atop the Female U18 Prep Division.听

The Kelowna, BC side went 29-1-0 in the regular season before going 3-0-0 in the round robin, outscoring their opponents 30-4. After finishing first in Pool A they would play OHA Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) in the semi’s, taking home a 5-1 win.听

Delta Hockey Academy Green (Delta, BC) would finish second during the regular season, handing RHA Kelowna their lone loss of the year. They would start their Championships with a loss to South Alberta Hockey Academy (Dunmore, AB), but wins over OHA Edmonton and Shawnigan Lake School (Shawnigan Lake, BC) put them first in Pool B at the end of the round robin. Backed by three power play goal, Delta Green (Delta, BC) beat Edge School (Calgary, AB) 5-2 in the semi’s.

RHA Kelowna controlled the majority of the play in the first but Delta Green had some chances of their own. The period would ultimately end tied 0-0.听

The home side would come out hungry in the second, spending a good chunk of the frame in the Delta Green zone while peppering Maisie Cope (43/45) with chance after chance. RHA Kelowna would finally break through when an Ava MacLeod backhand took a fortunate bounce and rolled in over the head over Cope with 8:31 left in the period. Alida Korte would double the lead 1:07 later with a great toe drag release that would beat Cope high glove.听

It appeared the flood gates were set to open but Cope and her Delta Green teammates stayed within striking distance. Ultimately, they were unable to generate in the third as Ava Drabyk (17/17) made 17 saves for the shutout.

BWC Academy (6) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (2) U18 Prep Western Championships

Big performances from Jonathan Bitonti, William Shepard, and Noah Sinagowitz lifted eighth-seed BWC Academy to a 6-2 victory over the top-seed Northern Alberta Xtreme. All three players played a big part in BWC Academy taking a 2-0 lead in the first period. Shepard (1G, 2A) gloved down a puck behind the net and found Bitonti (1G, 2A) who snapped the puck home to give BWC Academy the advantage. Shepard doubled BWC Academy鈥檚 lead when he cleaned up Bitonti鈥檚 rebound that was sitting in front of the net. Sinagowitz (43/45) was busy in the opening period, stopping all 15 shots sent his way in the BWC Academy net. Early in the second, Carter Ellsworth cut the Xtreme鈥檚 deficit in half with his first goal of the Western Championships. BWC Academy had a big chance to restore their two-goal lead, getting a penalty shot, but Lukas Lima was denied by Xtreme netminder Nate Stevens (29/35), keeping it a one-goal game. BWC Academy was unfazed by their missed opportunity. Their special teams went to work with Charlie Robinson potting a power play goal before Grayson Tash and Kai Anderson (1G, 1A) got two shorthanded markers to extend BWC Academy鈥檚 lead to 5-1. The Xtreme pushed hard in the third, outshooting BWC Academy 20-8. Sinagowitz was calm under pressure, turning aside 19 shots in the final frame. The only puck that got past him was a late power play goal from NAX鈥檚 Mason Koponyas. Lukas Lima sealed the upset victory for BWC Academy with an empty-net goal. The Xtreme lost just twice in regulation in the regular season. This was their first regulation loss since January 26th when they lost 7-4 to Calgary International Hockey Academy.听

Prairie Hockey Academy (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (2) U17 Western Championships

Kohlby Foster鈥檚 second period goal proved to be the difference for Okanagan Hockey Academy in their 2-1 win over Prairie Hockey Academy. Rylan Bengert opened the scoring for OHA 12:26 into the first, poking the puck that was sitting on the Prairie goaltender into the net. Initially, the referees waved off the goal but after conferring they deemed that it was a good goal, giving OHA the first lead of the contest. With 31 seconds left in the period, Prairie鈥檚 Kashton Smith took advantage of an errant clearing attempt and beat OHA netminder Tyson Kuiack (19/20) on the blocker side to tie the game. Midway through the second, Luke Edgehouse split the Prairie defence and hit the post. Fortunately for OHA the puck went to Kohlby Foster who snuck the puck by Prairie netminder Colton Lutz (38/40), restoring OHA鈥檚 one-goal advantage. The goalies starred the rest of the way. Prairie鈥檚 Lutz was the busier of the two netminders with his team being doubled up on the shot clock each period. He held firm for Prairie but ultimately Kuiack outdueled him, stopping all 13 shots he faced in the final two periods to preserve the hometown team鈥檚 win.听

Calgary International Hockey Academy (6) vs Edge School (3) U18 Prep Western Championships

In old time hockey fashion, Noah Milford (1G, 2A) unleashed a clap-bomb on the powerplay to give CIHA the outright lead and the lone goal through twenty. Cage Smith (1G, 1A) would open the scoring just 16-seconds into the second to extend CIHA鈥檚 lead while Scott Sandilands (2G, 1A) rifled one far side to make things 3-0. Edge would show some pushback later in the frame as Seattle Thunderbirds prospect Brock England (1G, 1A) pounced on a rebound to put Edge on the scoresheet. Mirco Dufour (2G) would then cut the deficit to one before the ice clean. In the third, Dufour would add his second of the evening off a sweet dish from England, tying the game at three. However, just over a minute later CIHA would resume their dominance on the offensive front. Sandilands would add his second of the night to restore CIHA鈥檚 advantage Lincoln Martin would later add the insurance marker on the powerplay with less than seven minutes left in the game. Aden Bouchard (1G, 2A) would put the icing on the cake with an empty net goal shot from 200ft away. Cole Prelusky (34/37) picked up the win between the pipes, recording 34-saves in the winning effort.听

Yale Hockey Academy (2/OT) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (1) U18 Prep Western Championships

Regina Pats prospect Cohen Handby got the ball rolling for OHA just over four minutes into play after Ethan Makokis spotted him with a stretch feed before lacing one five hole. OHA would carry the lead into the second until Shaun Hildebrandt wired home Yale鈥檚 first of the evening on a slick entry with Eli Barrett (2A) and Matthew Dowdall. The scoring would take a hiatus in the third as both Nathan Kam (40/41) and Chayse Johnson (44/46) would remain perfect in between the pipes. In overtime, Kamloops Blazers prospect Jacob Dumansky would stop on a dime, shaking an OHA defender off before making a b-line to the net, slipping one through Johnson to clinch Yale鈥檚 first win at the CSSHL Western Championships. Kam was the hero in the crease for Yale, stopping 40-shots in the win. Johnson would also put in a valiant effort, steering 44-shots aside in the hard fought OT loss.

Delta Hockey Academy (7) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (4) U17 Division II Western Championships

An early powerplay goal off the stick of Lincoln Arkinstall (2G) granted Delta the early lead. Emil Najm (2G) would extend Delta鈥檚 lead late in the second but would be quickly matched by NAX鈥檚 Barrett Fogolin (1G, 1A) before the ice clean. The second would almost be a spitting image of what happened in the first with Delta recording an early marker before adding one late with NAX just edging out the score clock before the end of the frame. After forty, the score was 4-2 Delta. Another early two goals for Delta in the third would spell the end for NAX in this contest. Jackson Curle and Clayton Toews were able to score twice in a matter of 19-seconds, but the four goal deficit was too much to overcome. Christian Sum (1G, 1A) would add the extra insurance following Toews鈥 goal, sealing off a 7-4 victory for Delta, improving their record to 2-0-0 in the playoffs.听

OHA Edmonton (3/OT) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (2) U18 Prep Western Championships

In the late game, OHA Edmonton and South Alberta Hockey Academy would go the distance. Parker Fitzgerald (1G, 1A) would open the scoring off a deflection to give OHA Edmonton the early lead. However, SAHA鈥檚 Cash Olson would find twine down low to tie things up before the end of the frame. SAHA would ignite the scoring in the second after an Avery Watson wrister found its way through the wickets of Parker Snell (31/33). OHA Edmonton would keep their composure and would eventually find a response in the form of a Calum Giese one-timer from beneath the hash marks to tie this contest back up at 2-2. The third would not witness any scoring so overtime was necessary. SAHA would take a penalty in the extra frame, leading to their demise as Wenatchee Wild prospect, Josh McKague (1G, 1A) wired home the game winner on the powerplay to end off a busy day from Penticton, BC.