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GAME DAY RECAP: March 15, 2025

Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (0) vs Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships

In the battle of the last two undefeated teams in U18 Prep Division II, Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy came away with a 4-0 win over Pilot Mound Hockey Academy on the back of a 27-save shutout from Colton Lee. The goaltenders stood tall in the first period to keep the game scoreless. Pilot Mound鈥檚 Matthew Palmer (40/44) kicked out ten shots and CDA鈥檚 Lee (27/27) turned aside nine shots in the opening frame. The penalty kill came up big for CDA in the first, killing off all three minor penalties that they took. CDA took control of the contest in the final two periods, outshooting Pilot Mound 34-18. CDA took advantage of their chances in the second with Ian Dalton and Ben Albers finding the back of the net in a 2:24 span to give CDA a two-goal advantage. Sokratis Markarian continued his big week in the third period, stretching out CDA鈥檚 lead with his fourth goal of the Western Championships. With the teams skating four aside, Caden Stoltz (1G, 1A) scored with 7:30 left to seal CDA鈥檚 win. These two teams will face off again tomorrow in the U18 Prep Division II final.听

Selwyn House School (4) vs Kuper Academy (7) East U17

Kuper Academy scored five unanswered goals in the third to close out the East U17 regular season with a 7-4 victory over Selwyn House School. Kuper opened the scoring with just under five minutes left in the first period with a power play marker from Kareem Baig-Mirza (2G, 2A). Selwyn House responded before the buzzer sounded, getting goals from Kieran Larsen and Jackson Pitfield (2G) in the last two minutes to take the lead. Isaac Huberman doubled Selwyn House鈥檚 advantage 37 seconds into the middle frame, scoring an unassisted goal. A couple minutes later, Kuper鈥檚 Baig-Mirza made it a 3-2 game with his second goal of the game. Pitfield restored Selwyn House鈥檚 two-goal lead, bulging the twine on the man advantage in the third period. Kuper seized control of the game after that. Michael Paliotti (2G, 1A) and Aadi Patel scored before the midway point of the frame to tie the game up 4-4. Kuper grabbed the lead with just over eight minutes left when Luca De Pastena (3A) set up Paliotti for a power play goal. Kuper quickly put up an insurance marker when Amir Makdad lit the lamp 38 seconds later. Tristan Lavigne sealed Kuper鈥檚 win in the final minute, getting his tenth goal of the season. James Barker (42/46) stood tall in Kuper鈥檚 net, turning aside 42 of the 46 shots he faced.听

Edge School (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (2) U17 Western Championships Semi Finals

Okanagan Hockey Academy advanced to the U17 final, narrowly getting by Edge School 2-1 after a fantastic goalie duel. Edge had the first big chance of the game when a loose puck deflected to a wide-open Trent Caines in the slot but OHA netminder Tyson Kuiack (19/20) got a piece of the shot with his glove to keep the puck out. OHA had their opportunity late in the first and they made no mistake. Jaxon Foster sent a pass from below the goal line to Cole Schellenberg who buried it over the arm of the Edge netminder Mikai Mast (40/42), giving OHA the lead. OHA doubled their advantage 1:29 into the second when a puck rolled off Cooper Vogt鈥檚 stick and slipped through the five-hole of Mast. After that goal Mast was dialled in for Edge. OHA had a golden opportunity to extend their lead later in the period but Mast slid across to deny a one-timer from Foster. Edge gave OHA more chances in the third, sending them to the power play twice. Edge鈥檚 penalty kill came to the rescue, killing off both penalties to keep them in the game. Edge was in desperation mode, pulling their goalie in the final minutes and it paid off. Rylan Saunders pushed a backhand through OHA鈥檚 Kuiack with 2:01 left to cut Edge鈥檚 deficit to one. Edge continued to push with the goalie out but Kuiack was able to preserve OHA鈥檚 win. He made his best late-game save with just over 40 seconds left, denying Evan Lynch鈥檚 shot from the slot with his blocker. Okanagan Hockey Academy will go up against RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna in the U17 final tomorrow.听

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (5) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (4) U17 Western Championships Semi Finals

The comeback kids were at it again, erasing a multi-goal deficit for the second straight day. RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna came back from three goals down to beat RINK Academy Winnipeg 5-4 to move on to the U17 final. Defenceman Riley Bullion (1G, 1A) got the scoring started for RHA Winnipeg, ripping a point shot past the glove of RHA Kelowna鈥檚 William Stewart (32/36). Kesler Hamilton (1G, 3A) responded for RHA Kelowna with just over six minutes left, taking a pass from Aiden Andrews (4A) and burying it from in tight to even the game up. Atley Feniuk restored RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 lead before the end of the period, jamming home a rebound on the power play for his sixth goal of the Western Championships. The special teams continued to be a big part of RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 success in the second. Casey Mitschke took advantage of an RHA Kelowna turnover while shorthanded to double RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 lead. Reese Scott extended RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 lead to 4-1, racing out of the penalty box to join the rush and burying a shot on the blocker side. RHA Kelowna began their comeback bid with 3:38 left in the period when Nixon Whieldon鈥檚 point shot found its way through traffic to bring them within two. Bradley Keightley cut the deficit to one early in the third, scoring on a quick turnaround shot. Just over six minutes in, Hamilton set up Maximilian Koppel (2G) who snapped home a shot on the rush to tie the game up for RHA Kelowna. Koppel scored the go-ahead goal before the midway point of the third, picking up a loose puck off a face off and slipping it through the five-hole of RHA Winnipeg鈥檚 Zaiden McDonald-Horvath (22/27). RHA Winnipeg had a last-ditch effort in the final minutes but Stewart turned aside a big rebound chance with his blocker to seal RHA Kelowna鈥檚 victory. RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna will face Okanagan Hockey Academy in the U17 final tomorrow.听

BWC Academy (3) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (2) U17 Division II Western Championships

Josiah Lacerte鈥檚 three-point performance powered BWC Academy to a 3-2 win over the Northern Alberta Xtreme. Jacob Napoleon (1G, 1A) got BWC Academy on the board 1:17 into the contest, scoring his second goal of the Western Championships. Landon Gardiner (2G) replied for the Xtreme with 47 seconds left in the opening period. Gardiner was back at it in the middle frame, scoring his second goal of the game with just under four minutes left to put the Xtreme up by one. This time it would be BWC Academy striking in the late stages of a period with Kijin Cho (1G, 1A) finding the back of the net with 30 seconds to play. That goal gave BWC Academy some jump early in the third, which led to an unassisted goal from Josiah Lacerte (1G, 2A) that gave BWC Academy the lead. Liam Kellett (30/32) was strong in the final frame, stopping all 11 shots he faced in the third period to close out BWC Academy鈥檚 win. Parker Sneazwell (13/14) and Lenox Alanen (15/17) split time in the Xtreme鈥檚 net in their final game of the playoffs. BWC Academy will take on Delta Hockey Academy in the U17 Division II final tomorrow.听听

Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy (1) vs Delta Hockey Academy (8) U17 Division II Western Championships

Delta Hockey Academy finished off their perfect round robin with an 8-1 win over Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy. Max Kobus (1G, 1A) opened the scoring for Delta 51 seconds into the contest. Emil Najm (1G, 1A) doubled Delta鈥檚 lead midway through the first, scoring his seventh goal of the Western Championships. Delta tacked on three more goals in the second with Lincoln Arkinstall, Christian Sum, and Otto Puhakka scoring to extend their advantage to 5-0. Delta鈥檚 Kantawit Tiaowvanich (1G, 3A) and CDA鈥檚 Evan Davis traded goals in the first six minutes of the third period. Ewan Torrance (2G, 1A) scored the last two goals of the game to close out Delta鈥檚 big win. The penalty kill was a bright spot for Delta, going three-for-three and scoring a pair of shorthanded goals. Logan Pankhurst (2A), Robert Rydberg III (2A), and Jack Triance (2A) each had multi-point games for Delta. Blake Langdon (18/19) turned aside 18 of the 19 shots sent his way in the Delta net. Delta Hockey Academy will face BWC Academy in the U17 Division II final tomorrow.听

Notre Dame Hounds (1) vs Wenatchee Wild (4) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships

Big games from Dylan Crossley and Cameron Kimmerly helped the Wenatchee Wild get a 4-1 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds. Crossley (2G) scored the lone goal of the first period on the man advantage just under nine minutes in to give Wenatchee the lead. Kimmerly (1G, 2A) made it a 2-0 game for Wenatchee midway through the second with his second goal of the Western Championships. A couple minutes later, Simon Schlosser cut Notre Dame鈥檚 deficit in half, scoring an unassisted goal. Crossley restored Wenatchee鈥檚 two-goal lead 1:05 into the third, finding the back of the net for the second time in the game. Notre Dame got three power plays before the ten-minute mark but couldn鈥檛 capitalize on any of their chances. Wenatchee鈥檚 penalty kill had a strong day, going six-for-six. Collin Ubrig tacked on one more goal for Wenatchee, scoring with 8:30 left to close out their win. Nathaniel Madrigal (23/24) stopped 23 of the 24 shots sent his way in Wenatchee鈥檚 net.听

Delta Hockey Academy (7) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (6) U18 Prep Western Championships Semi Finals

Otto Spofforth and Jack Tudhope each scored twice to lift Delta Hockey Academy to a 7-6 win over Prairie Hockey Academy to move on to the U18 Prep final. The two teams traded goals in the first 5:09 of the game. Tudhope (2G) put Delta ahead with a wrister from the faceoff circle but Noah Kelly quickly responded for Prairie, sliding home a rebound chance. In the next seven minutes, Jack Morgan snuck a puck through the pads of Prairie鈥檚 Micah Davidson (30/37) to give Delta the lead. Then, Spofforth (2G) shovelled in a rebound after a great rush from Ryder Dunn (2A) and Jacob Schwartz (1G, 1A) poked in another loose puck to give Delta a 4-1 lead. A pair of fortunate deflections helped Prairie get back in the game before the end of the first. A bouncing puck found its way to Reid Fraser who put the puck over the glove of Delta鈥檚 Ashton Thornton (29/35) to cut Prairie鈥檚 deficit down to two. A few minutes later, Rylan Emigh鈥檚 (1G, 1A) cross-ice feed was blocked but it came right back to him, allowing him to chip it over Thornton’s pad to make it a 4-3 game after one. Prairie defenceman Rylan Molde (1G, 3A) tied the game early in the second, ripping a powerful wrist shot into the top corner. Delta retook the lead with a power play goal from Nathaniel Danielson and a Spofforth even-strength marker that both beat the Prairie goaltender on the glove side. Early in the third, Dunn worked his magic again, going end-to-end and sliding the puck over to Tudhope who tapped it into the open cage, putting Delta up 7-4. Asher Watson started Prairie鈥檚 late game comeback attempt, driving the net and scoring on a backhand up high with just over three minutes left. Prairie got within one with 1:25 to go when Hubert Larose (1G, 2A) found the back of the net with a shot over the arm of the Delta netminder. Delta gave Prairie a power play opportunity with 27 seconds left but Prairie couldn鈥檛 find the equalizer. Delta Hockey Academy will play RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna in the U18 Prep final tomorrow afternoon.听

South Alberta Hockey Academy (3) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (4/OT) U18 Prep Western Championships Semi Finals

After a thrilling shootout win yesterday that secured their spot in the semi-finals, Tyden Lafournaise scored for SAHA 55 seconds into the game. Brayden Ryan-Mackay (1G, 1A) doubled the SAHA lead 6:50 later with his third of the Championships. Benjamin Bowtell (1G, 2A) would get RHA Kelowna on the board less than four minutes later and Aidan Fisher (2G, 2A) tied the game with 2:23 left in the period. Gavin Lesiuk (1G, 1A) put SAHA back ahead 3:58 into the second with a power play goal, his second goal of the playoffs. The score would remain that way until Ruben Stone鈥檚 power play marker with 7:01 remaining tied the game, eventually forcing overtime. In OT SAHA would take a holding penalty, giving RHA Kelowna a power play opportunity. After a scramble in front, Bowtell would find Fisher all alone back door, where he made no mistake, burying the puck into the empty cage and sending RHA Kelowna to the U18 Prep Western Championship Finals. Conner Nicolson (28/31) and Mattias Radke (31/35) were in net for their respective teams.听