Ontario Hockey Academy (2) vs A21 Biosteel Sports Academy (8) Eastern U17
Raiden Doxtator (2G) and Bailey Best (5G) scored first period goals as A21 led 2-0 after 20. Elliott Sullivan got OHA on the board 4:51 into the second but Doxtator replied 39 seconds later to restore the two goal lead. Best would score twice, 56 seconds apart to close out the second period. He would score his fourth goal of the game 7 seconds into the third and and his fifth midway through the period. Emimitt Uppal (1G, 1A) added a late consolation goal for OHA in the loss.听
Mount Academy (4) vs Fort Erie International Academy (5/OT) Eastern U17
After a scoreless first Joel Thompson and Thomas Harvey (3G) scored in the first 3:08 of the second to put Fort Erie ahead. Kingston Sylliboy scored a power play marker for Mount 7:15 into the second to get them on the board. Harvey restored the two goal lead but Sean Perry scored 1:06 later and a Nathaniel St. Pierre Maltais (2G) power play goal brought Mount even heading into the third. Jayden Goolab (1G, 1A) gave Fort Erie a third period lead with his first of the season before St. Pierre Maltais tied the game again exactly six minutes later. In overtime Ben Fleming (50/55) would make a huge save but Harvey buried the rebound just seconds later to give Fort Erie the 5-4 victory.听
Ontario Hockey Academy (1) vs Ulysse Academie (3) Eastern U18
Lukas Kuzma fed Nathanael Coon-Come on a breakaway in the dying seconds of the first, with Coon-Come finding the back of the net with one second left on the clock to put OHA ahead. Marco Campo (2G, 1A) tied the game with the lone second period goal. Raphael Harvey put Ulysse ahead with 6:31 remaining and Campo added a goal with 38 seconds left to secure the 3-1 Ulysse win. Virgil Sausset (32/33) and Oliver Kiraly (42/45) were in net for their respective teams.听
A21 Biosteel Sports Academy (0) vs Fairmont Hockey (7) Eastern U18
Guest team Fairmont Hockey defeated Biosteel 7-0 Friday morning. Defenseman Lance McCloskey (2G, 1A) scored just 14 seconds in to set the tone for Fairmont. Jayden Bakhtiari Shirk (2G) and Brady Witkin (2G) scored twice while Cole Bieksa added the other Fairmont goal. Beckham Brossard (32/32) made 32 saves for the shutout win. Griffyn Taylor (60/67) faced 67 shots in the loss.听
Fort Erie International Academy (6) vs CIH Academy (2) Eastern U18
Brett Krtanjek gave Fort Erie a late first period lead while a power play goal by Isaak Samson (2G) 2:01 later extended the lead. Samson scored 1:29 into the second, with teammates Egor Galkin and Duncan Block adding goals of their own. Justin Savage got CIH Academy on the board with 55 seconds remaining in the second. Andrei Chumkov (1G, 1A) gave CIH Academy life as they made a third period push but Gianluca Garippo put the game out of reach with 2:15 left in the game. Ryan Schultz (27/29) made 27 saves in the win.听
Stanstead College (7) vs Kuper Academy (1) Eastern U17
Liam Armit (1G, 3A) found the back of the net on the power play while Alexis Lavoie (3G, 1A) and Maxime Aboud (1G, 1A) scored even strength tallies to give Stanstead a 3-0 first period lead. Lavoie and Emanuel Ganz added goals 1:17 apart in the second to increase the deficit. Lavoie completed the hat-trick 1:41 into the third and Saint John Sea Dogs prospect Frederick Bourque scored his first of the season 7:04 into the period. Kareem Baig-Mirza scored for Kuper Academy to end the Gabriel Poitras (31/32) shutout bid with 9:21 remaining.听
King’s Edgehill School (1) vs Bourget College (6) Eastern U18
Bourget led 1-0 after 20 as Xavier Landriault (1G, 2A) scored with 2:32 left in the period. Ian Burnett, Victor Morissette-Richer and Maxemile Richard (1G, 1A) scored second period goals to increase the lead to 4-0 heading into the third. Jack Warren got KES on the board 3:41 into the third but Alexis Gauthier (1G, 1A) and Mathys Morrissette scored third period markers to put the game out of reach. Maxime Lavoie (21/22) and William Bridgeo (64/70) were in net for their respective teams.听
South Alberta Hockey Academy (4/OT) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (3) Female U18 Prep
A first period goal by Shea Warnick gave RHA Winnipeg the lead heading into the second where Rowyn Street (1G, 1A) extended the advantage with her fourth of the season. Kamryn Reiber and Jaylee Skog (1G, 1A) would each score their second goal of the season to kick-start the third and tie the game. Attica Sobering replied for RHA Winnipeg 1:13 later but the new lead was short lived as Julia Barlow鈥檚 power play marker 2:04 later equalised the score and forced overtime. The game looked poised to head to a shootout when Myla Motz (1G, 1A) gave SAHA the 4-3 win with just 2 seconds left on the clock. Hannah Palumbo (33/36) and Maggie Schell (43/47) were in net for their respective teams.听
Edge School (5) vs Notre Dame (2) U15 Prep
Edge took a lead with 24 seconds left in the second as Grayson Bauer (2G, 1A) scored his first of the season. Davian Ferland tied the game 1:52 into the second with a power play marker. Charlie Tobin and Matthew Boekelder traded goals before Grayson Trevelyan put Edge back ahead with 49 seconds remaining in the second. Bauer and Max Ranseth (1G, 1A) scored 2:05 apart midway through the third to put the game out of reach and secure the 5-2 Edge victory. Delano Pockar (17/19) and Ben Meyer (50/55) were in net for their respective teams.听
CIH Academy (5) vs Bishop’s College School (3) Eastern U17
CIH Academy (4-0-0) remained undefeated with a 5-3 win over Bishop鈥檚 College (1-1-0) Friday. Kristian Kachnic (2G, 1A) scored 4:37 in to give CIH Academy the initial lead. Jayden Dyke (1G, 1A) and Tobias Lednicky (3G, 1A) traded goals to close out the period. Masanori Black buried a rebound midway through the second to tie the game but Kachnic quickly responded with a power play goal on a shot through traffic from the point. Lednicky would extend the lead 9:59 into the second but Taitt Dobbin quickly responded for Bishop鈥檚 28 seconds later. In a push to find the equaliser, Bishop鈥檚 pulled their goalie, setting the stage for Lednicky to complete the hat-trick with an empty net marker.听
Okanagan Hockey Ontario (2) vs Bishop’s College School (5) Eastern U18
Tristan Gagnon (4G) and Eric Hartwig traded first period goals as the game was tied heading into the second.Gagnon would score back-to-back goals including a shorthanded breakaway tally to put Bishop鈥檚 ahead midway through the period. Jeremy Clark would counter with a power play goal less than three minutes later to bring OHO within one but that was as close as they got as Adam Straka scored his first of the season and Gagnon added his fourth of the game late in the third period. Will Harris (31/33) was in net for the win.听
South Alberta Hockey Academy (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) U18 Prep
The game remained scoreless until Tyden Lafournaise scored with 1:57 left in the first. Liam Eisnor quickly equaled things with a power play tally 1:31 later. Tied 1-1, Carter Ellsworth and Ty Nessler scored 17 seconds apart to put NAX ahead. Tyler Swanson (26/27) would make 13 saves in the third to clinch the NAX 3-1 win over SAHA. Kannen Kirkwood (37/40) faced 40 shots in the loss.听
BWC Academy (2) vs North Shore Warriors (3) U17
After a scoreless first 20 Brayden Moar opened the scoring 2:42 in. BWC Academy would grab a 2-0 lead 12:04 into the second when Siwoo Lee scored a power play goal. Rock Oosterveld would get North Shore on the board late in the second with a shorthanded marker. Noah Russo (2G) would complete the comeback by scoring twice in a span of 1:20 midway through the third period. Kayden Runstedler (3A) assisted on all three goals while Erik Blair (31/33) made 31 saves for the win. Liam Kellett (34/37) was charged with the loss.听
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (8) vs Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep
Dylan Crossley (1G, 2A) and Cameron Kimmerly scored in the first while Geon Park (2G) added a power play goal 49 seconds into the middle frame to give Wenatchee a 3-0 lead. Aidan Fisher (1G, 2A) and Benjamin Bowtell (2G, 2A) would start the RHA Kelowna comeback by scoring 50 seconds apart and goals from Brady Walker (1G, 1A) and Jacksen Suttie (1G, 1A) put them ahead going into the final period. Dominik Silbernagel (1G, 1A) scored 1:34 into the third, Maddox Gandha (2G, 2A) scored twice and Bowtell added his second of the game as RHA Kelowna turned a 3-0 deficit into an 8-3 lead. Geon Park rounded out the scoring by finding the back of the net 12 seconds after Gandha鈥檚 second goal.听
North Shore Warriors (0) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (3) U15 Prep
Oliver Boniface (12/12) and Elias Mitrikas (38/41) kept the game scoreless through the first 25 minutes of play until Cole Gann (1G, 1A) scored the eventual game winner 5:14 into the second. Nate Ellemo and Maximus Scheffer scored 45 seconds apart early in the third to add insurance markers and secure the Pacific Coast win.听
Okanagan Hockey Ontario (0) vs Lower Canada College (8) Eastern U17
Drummondville Voltigeurs prospect Matthew D鈥橴rso (3G) got LCC鈥檚 season off on the right foot, netting a hat-trick in their season opening win over OHO. Furthermore, Antonio Lombardo (1G, 3A) and Lukas Royko (4A) each chipped in four-points of their own while Efstratios Couvas (25/25) stopped all 25-shots to cap off the perfect debut game for LCC.
Mount Academy (0) vs King Heights Academy (9) Eastern U18
A broken down bus en route to Cornwall, ON and a shortened roster wasn鈥檛 going to stop King Heights from a dominant performance over Mount Academy. King Heights exploded for four goals in the first period, kicked off by Vytas Lenkutis (2G). King Heights would go on to score another five unanswered through the next forty minutes of play with key performances coming from Tyler Koss (2G) and Roman Morillas (2G). Cole Minthorn (21/21) would also go on to secure his first career shutout in CSSHL play.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (6) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (1) U15 Prep
Talon Scinocca put OHA up in this contest with the opening marker. However, a powerplay tally from Alexander Sharman (1G, 2A) would tie things up before the end of the first. From here on out, RHA Kelowna would maintain composure and carry out the rest of this match with flying colours. Kaius Millan (2G, 1A), Kyler Stocks (1G, 2A) and Luca Vaugeois (3A) would each go on to pot three-points a piece as RHA Kelowna netted another five unanswered goals. Peachland, BC鈥檚 Dylan Mingo (22/23) would pick up the win in between the pipes.听
Northern Alberta Xtreme (10) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (1) U15
Despite a 56-save effort from Patrick Curtis (56/66), Prairie would still fall to the overwhelming NAX offence. Emmett Abel (4A) would lead the pack in scoring while Malakai Andrews (1G, 2A) and Jett Evans (2G, 1A) each nabbed three-points each. Grayson Scriba (21/22) would pick up the win in goal for NAX.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (10) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (0) U15 Prep
Corbin Dunphy and Kalen Miles (1G, 1A) opened the scoring with two powerplay goals for NAX before going on an offensive tear in the latter half of the contest. Cruz Jim (3G, 1A) would lead the way with a hat-trick and four point performance, scoring at even-strength, the powerplay and shorthanded. Ahmed Fayad (1G, 3A) supplied four-points while Brady Ondrus (1G, 2A) and Teagen Bouchard (1G, 2A) would also each provide three-points while Karter Gibson (6/6) picked up his first shutout of the campaign.
Edge School (8) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (0) Female U18 Prep
Only four skaters were left off of the scoresheet in Edge鈥檚 all-around triumph over PMHA. Samantha Baker (2G) would lead the charge with two goals while Edan Crowe (1G, 2A) tallied an extra assist for the team lead in points. Jenna Ring (21/21) made 21-saves in the shutout effort as Edge picked up their first win of the season.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (12) vs Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (0) U17 Prep
RHA Kelowna let loose an offensive barrage over Wenatchee in their Friday matchup. Preston Kelly-Paquet (2G, 3A) accumulated a staggering five-points while Brody Bradshaw (3G) netted a hat-trick. Kai Ebert (15/15) completed the shutout with 15-saves.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (6) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (4) U17
PCHA and RHA Kelowna would trade goals back and forth through forty minutes of play. PCHA鈥檚 Rhys Wilcox would break the tie early in the third, establishing the lead. However, RHA Kelowna would quickly rally back with three unanswered, capped off with the game winner from Colton Deschamps halfway through the frame.听
Calgary International Hockey Academy (3) vs Edge School (6) U18 Prep
Brock England (1G, 1A) would net the games opening tally just 22-seconds into the match, sparking a chain of three unanswered for Edge. Townes Kozicky would stop the bleeding for CIHA with an early goal of his own in the second, followed by a powerplay marker from Cage Smith. However, Edge would catch their groove again after Mirco Dufour (1G, 1A) increased Edge鈥檚 lead back to two later in the frame. Luke Jamieson would go on to supply the eventual game winner just over a minute after Dufour鈥檚 tally. Lethbridge Hurricanes prospect Leif Oaten (34/37) would turn aside 34-shots in the match, backing Edge to their first win of the campaign.
Edge School (12) vs Indigenous Sports Academy (0) U17 Prep
In an offensive showing, Edge School would combine for 12-goals along with three shorthanded and powerplay goals a piece. Ashton McCann (2G, 3A) led the scoresheet with a five-point outing while Kyle Oakenfold (2G, 2A) extended his division leading point total to 15 after a four-point performance. Adam Courchesne (27/27) would pick up the clean sheet, steering away 27-shots in the process.
St. George’s School (4/OT) vs Shawnigan Lake School (3) U17 Prep
After falling behind by two in the opening frame, Shawnigan would rally back and establish a one goal lead through forty after Spencer Currie, Sullivan Bryan and Ellis Thurmeier potted three unanswered goals. Entering the third, St. George鈥檚 Aaron Castro (2G, 1A) would tie things up before the halfway mark, eventually forcing an overtime. It looked as if the game would head to a shootout, but with only 23-seconds left on the clock Daniel Taylor (2G, 1A) would find twine and claim St. George鈥檚 the victory. Les Toth (39/42) stood on his head in the final frame, making 13-stops en route to the 39-save performance in the triumphant OT win.
Coeur d鈥橝lene Hockey Academy (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (6) U18 Prep
OHA鈥檚 Tucker Robertson (2G) would net the game鈥檚 first two goals to grant his squad the early advantage at the halfway point. Sokratis Markarian would put CDA back in the race with a tally in the second, but OHA continued to pour on the offence, netting another four unanswered to seal up their season opening victory. Keremeos, BC defender Cohen Williams (3A) chipped in on three of OHA鈥檚 goals including Robertson鈥檚 GWG while Chayse Johnson (21/22) steered away 21-shots in the cage.
OHA Edmonton (7) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (8/OT) U15 Prep
A strong first period from OHA Edmonton put them in the driver seat heading into the second thanks to a late tally from Sutton Hodgetts. However, Pilot Mound striked back with a five-goal second. Maddox Ramage (2G, 2A) and Cole Landreville (2G, 3A) would each supply two points each in the busy frame for PMHA. Each team would rally for one more goal each in the third until OHA Edmonton鈥檚 Brayden Tucker (1G, 1A) netted the game tying goal on the powerplay late in the frame. Entering overtime, it only took PMHA 41-seconds to catch a break. Ramage would pounce on the OT winner off an assist from Landreville, sealing up four and five-point nights for the two, respectively, and improving PMHA鈥檚 record to 2-0-0 in the regular season.
Shawnigan Lake School (2) vs BWC Academy (14) U15 Prep
Logan Henry (4G) and Justin Moon (3G, 2A) would each achieve hat-tricks in Friday鈥檚 offensive onslaught over Shawnigan. Kane Nicholas (1G, 5A) would headline the scoresheet with six-points while Adie Schneider (2G), Cohen Baker (2G, 2A), Moon, and Henry would all pick up multi-goal performances.
Delta Hockey Academy Black (2) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (9) Female U18 Prep
Only three RHA Kelowna skaters missed out in the well rounded team victory over Delta Black. Makenna Lloyd-Howe (2G) would score the opening and closing markers of this contest while Emelia McDermid (3A) led the scoresheet with three-assists on the evening. In the loss, Nicole Flesher (57/66) made a remarkable 57-saves.