For the 2024/25 season the CSSHL is proud to introduce the Coach of the Month Award for the three different CSSHL divisions: Eastern, West Female, and West Male.

This award is aimed at recognizing the incredible coaches within the CSSHL and acknowledges their hard work, dedication, commitment, leadership and impact on the game both on and off the ice.

We would like to congratulate these three coaches, who were all nominated by their programs, for their hard work in the month of October.

East Division –  FX Girard, Bourget College:

“As a Bourget College alum and former NCAA student-athlete, FX is incredible leader for student-athletes. He is a great assistant bench-boss, giving a ton to student-athletes on and off the ice. He serves as the programs Strength Coach with a Kinesiology background. FX always making decisions that best benefit individuals and has a great support mechanism and amazing coaching potential.”

West Female Division –  Kris Hogg, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna:

“Kris recently joined NCAA program Clarkson University as an assistant coach, after leading RHA Kelowna to an undefeated start to the 2024/25 season. During his eight year coaching career in the CSSHL he has accomplished the following:

• 106 players graduated to play College Hockey
• 5 CSSHL Western Championships, including 3 straight
• 1 Gold Medal at Winter Games team BC
• 1 Western Canadian National Championship
• 2 Stoney Creek Titles
• Calgary Firestarter Tournament Champion
• 164-14-7 CSSHL regular season record
• +861 goal differential”

West Male Division – Rick McConnell, Pilot Mound Hockey Academy: 

“Rick is the staple of the PMHA coaching staff. Rick’s open-door policy has allowed his players to gain trust and build strong habits to start the season. Rick’s communication with his team has set them up for success this season, allowing players to feel comfortable and accepting that mistakes will happen and that learning from them is of the utmost importance. Rick’s practice style is high-paced with strong competition in a positive atmosphere. Rick strongly encourages his student-athletes to participate in community events, including cleaning the arena, volunteering with Pilot Mound Minor Hockey, and helping with the Learn to Skate program with Rock Lake Figure Skating. Coach Rick is PMHA’s coach mentor and has spent many hours to start the season to get everybody on the same page within the PMHA program. Rick is the go-to person on staff, and PMHA appreciates the extra effort that he puts into the program to get the academy involved with the local community.”

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U15: Lucca Tassone, Yale Hockey Academy

The Abbotsford, BC netminder went 3-0-0 with 1 shutout, a 0.67GAA and .971SV% in three games during October. On the season he is 6-0-0 while leading the division with a 0.90GAA, .962SV% and 2 shutouts.

U15 Prep: Teagen Bouchard, Northern Alberta Xtreme

In 8 games the Fahler, AB forward scored 8 goals and added 12 assists for an October best 20 points. In 15 games this season Bouchard leads the U15 Prep division with 34 points, posting 14 goals and 20 assists.

U17: Maximilian Koppel, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna

For the second straight month an RHA Kelowna forward has been named the POTM. In 11 games Koppel posted a division best 10 goals and 20 points, bringing the Regensburg, Germany forward’s season totals to 18 goals, 20 assists and a division best 38 points in 21 games.

U17 Prep: Les Toth, St. George’s School

In five games in October the White Rock, BC netminder went 5-0-0 with 2 shutouts, a 0.98GAA and .967SV% through 305 minutes of action. On the season Toth holds a 7-3-1 record with a 2.26GAA, .942SV% and 2 shutouts.

U18 Prep: Austin Polonoski, Pilot Mound Hockey Academy

In his second season with Pilot Mound, Polonoski recorded a division best 17 assists and 20 points in just 7 games in October. On the season the Thunder Bay, ON forward has 5 goals with division bests in assists (19) and points (24) in 10 games this season.

Female U18 Prep: Rowyn Street, RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg

The Winnipeg, MB forward tied for the division lead with 15 points in 7 games in October, scoring 7 goals and 8 assists. In her second season in the CSSHL with RHA Winnipeg, Street has 9 goals and 10 assists, placing her fifth in league scoring with 19 points.

Eastern U17: Antonio Lombardo, Lower Canada College

A defenseman from Montreal, QC, Lombardo led all defensemen with eight assists and nine points in four games in October. All four of his games this season took place in October, leading to him sitting first among defensemen in assists (8) and second in points (9).

Eastern U18: Ezekiel Lambert, Ulysse Academie 

Lambert finished second among all skaters in October with 10 points in 6 games while his 8 assists were tops in the division. The Saint-Gilles, QC product is currently tied among all defensemen for the division lead with 3 goals, 8 assists and 11 points in 8 games this season.

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The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red.

Among the 44 players selected are 15 from the WHL, 12 of which played in the CSSHL including 2023 and 2024 WHL Draft first overall picks Daxon Rudolph and Landon DuPont. After joining fellow CSSHL alumnus Connor Bedard as the only two players in WHL History to receive Exceptional Status, DuPont is the lone 2009 born player on the Team Canada rosters.

The 12 CSSHL alumni represent six different CSSHL member programs: Okanagan Hockey Academy (3), RHA Kelowna (3), Edge School (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy, and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy.

Canada Red:

• Carson Carels, Prince George Cougars (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
• Landon DuPont, Everett Silvertips (Edge School)
• Joe Iginla, Edmonton Oil Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Cruz Pavao, Tri-City Americans (Edge School)

Canada White:

• Riley Boychuk, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Ryan Lin, Vancouver Giants (Delta Hockey Academy)
• Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Giorgos Pantelas, Brandon Wheat Kings (RHA Kelowna)
• Mathis Preston, Spokane Chiefs (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Markus Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers (Okanagan Hockey Academy)
• Daxon Rudolph, Prince Albert Raiders (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
• Keaton Verhoeff, Victoria Royals (RHA Kelowna)

This will be the second time Lin, Preston, L. Ruck, M. Ruck, Rudolph, and Verhoeff represent Team Canada, having previously done so at the 2024 Youth Olympics.

The 2024 U17 World Challenge kicks off on November 3, with Canada White taking on Czechia at 3:30 p.m. ET and Canada Red facing off against Finland at 7:30 p.m. ET. Teams will play two preliminary-round games before the medal round, which concludes on Nov. 9 with the medal games, as well as the fifth-place game. The event will also feature pre-tournament games in Sarnia, Petrolia and Forest on November 1.

The 2023 U17 World Challenge saw 13 CSSHL alumni compete for Team Canada Red and White. 

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For the 2024/25 season the CSSHL is proud to introduce the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for the four different CSSHL divisions/age brackets: Eastern, West Female, West U18 MAle (U18 Prep, U17 Prep, U17) and West U15 Male (U15 Prep and U15) .

This award is aimed at recognizing the student-athletes within the CSSHL and acknowledges their hard work, dedication, commitment, leadership, academics and community impact.

We would like to congratulate these four student-athletes, who were all nominated by their programs, for their hard work in the month of September.

East Division – Spencer Garzon, Fort Erie International Academy U17:

“Spencer was recently named Team Captain and after the first month he’s in the top three academically. He’s a leader on and off the ice and has helped the new players adjust to dorms and day to day demands of being a student athlete at Fort Erie”

West Female Division – Anezka Cabelova, RHA Kelowna Female U18 Prep:

“Anezka joined RINK last year and completed the year with a 91% grade average over five subjects. Anezka is studying to graduate both in BC as well as Czech Republic and even with the heavy hockey game schedule, she remains current in her schoolwork. Anezka has also been a volunteer and helped minor hockey teams on the ice. She is committed and outstanding in all she does.”

West Male U18 Division – Ryker Klassen, South Alberta Hockey Academy U17 Prep:

“Ryker currently has a 90% in Math 20-1, 85% in English 20-1 and 87% in Social 20-1. He has led our team through his consistent work ethic in the classroom and on the ice. Ryker goes out of his way to help out the grade 10 math students on his team when they are stuck on concepts. His assignments are always done on time and to the best of his ability. Ryker’s teachers have commented on his respectfulness in the classroom and his respect, inclusion and interaction with all students in the school environment.”

West Male U15 Division – Yuki Kido, Pilot Mound Hockey Academy U15 Prep:

“Yuki has excelled in arriving in a new country and adapting to the new culture in Canada. Yuki has demonstrated strong goaltending on the ice, in the classroom, and in off-ice workouts. Yuki goes above and beyond in his first month at PMHA for his teammates. He is self-confident and self-disciplined which has been critical in setting good habits for the U15 Prep program that we would like to maintain over time. Yuki accepts feedback from staff well, and we look forward to watching him grow this season.”

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Mahesh spent four years in the Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) in both assistant and head coaching roles. During the 2016/17 season he was with the Banff Hockey Academy (now South Alberta Hockey Academy) as an assistant coach.

The Vanderhoof, BC product would return to the CSSHL in 2018/19 as the PMHA U17 Prep head coach, leading his team to a 19-4-1 record and second place regular season finish. The following campaign Pilot Mound would finish the regular season in first place with a 17-6-1 record, before capturing their first ever CSSHL Western Championship.

During the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened season Mahesh split duties as the PMHA U17 Prep head coach and assistant coach in the MJHL with the Winkler Flyers.

He would join the Winnipeg Freeze the following season as GM/Head Coach, becoming the first ever General Manager of South Asian descent in Canadian Junior A Hockey.

This past season he worked as a Development Coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Cayden Adams: Adams joined Pilot Mound for the 2023/24 U18 Prep season. In 17 games the Victoria, BC defender tallied 3 goals and 3 assists.

Colby Bear: The Peguis, MB forward joined PMHA in 2018/19 tallying 35 points in 24 U17 Prep games. The following U17 Prep season he would record 18 points in 24 games before adding 5 points in 5 playoff games as PMHA were crowned 2020 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Champions. Bear would spend the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons in the SJHL with the Battlefords North Stars, recording 59 points in 94 games. Bear was originally selected in the 11th round, 236th overall by the Regina Pats at the 2018 WHL Draft.

Kyle Beilman: Beilman joined PMHA in 2023/24. In 16 U17 Prep games he would go 6-5-0 with a .918SV% and 3.45GAA. TheWinnipeg, MB netminder affiliated in 2 games for the Winnipeg Blues this MJHL season.

Dayvan Bull: Bull was part of the 2019/20 PMHA U17 Prep team that captured the 2020 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship. He would finish with 23 points in 29 regular season and playoff games. He would return to PMHA for the 2020/21 U17 Prep season before making the jump to junior in 2021/22. He would spend the majority of the past three seasons in the SIJHL, including winning a league championship in 2023/24 with the Sioux Lookout Bombers. In 117 SIJHL games the Little Pine, SK defender tallied 19 goals and 65 assists.

Sanjay Chalupiak: The Edmonton, AB forward recorded 3 goals and 11 assists in 29 U18 Prep games during the 2023/24 U18 Prep season.

Tyler Ferguson: In 29 U18 Prep games in 2023/24 the Calgary, AB forward had 5 assists.

Mahekun Laroche: During the 2023/24 U18 Prep season the Athabasca, AB defenseman had 9 points in 27 games.

Brock MacDonald: Another member of the 2020 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship PMHA team, MacDonald tallied 18 points in 28 regular season and playoff games. The Charlottetown, PEI defenseman would play 76 MJHL games with the Winnipeg Freeze, OCN Blizzard and Portage Terriers, tallying 56 points.

Piper Miller: The Fort Frances, ON forward spent the last two seasons with the PMHA Female U18 Prep team. In 58 total games Miller recorded 8 goals and 10 assists, including career highs in both categories in 2023/24.

James Sauer: A defenseman from Weirton, West Virginia, Sauer played the last two U18 Prep seasons with Pilot Mound. In 60 games he scored twice and added three assists.

Julia Schoonbaert: Schoonbaert played the last three seasons with the Pilot Mound Female U18 Prep team. In 70 career games the Melita, MB forward scored 3 goals and chipped in 1 assist.

Sam Takahashi: The Yokohama, Japan forward finished the 2021/22 U17 Prep season with 8 goals and 8 assists in 34 games. He would follow that up with a team high 14 goals, 19 assists and 33 points in 33 games during the 2022/23 U17 Prep season.

Brett Tataryn: A 2020 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship winner with Pilot Mound, Tataryn tallied 22 regular season points and 6 more in the playoffs in 28 total games that season. The Argyle, MB forward returned to PMHA the following two seasons, posting 21 points in 29 U17 Prep games. In 2020/21 he joined the OCN Blizzard, recording 20 points in 54 MJHL games. The last two MJHL seasons with the Niverville Nighthawks Tataryn has 61 points in 103 games.

Sofie Thompson: Thompson played the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons with the PMHA Female U18 Prep team. In 48 games the Thompson, MB defender had 3 goals and 12 assists.

Carys Wytinck: The Bruxelles, MB forward joined PMHA in 2022/23 tallying 5 points in 29 Female U18 Prep games. This season she had 1 goal and 3 assists in 30 games in the Female U18 Prep division.

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PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION STATEMENT

Pilot Mound Hockey Academy is an academic-based (Hockey Canada Registered Sports School), 10-month hockey program located in Pilot Mound, Manitoba. Our mission is to provide a professional, education-based hockey program, richly embedded in community values, where players will develop multiple skills both on and off the ice; allowing them to learn life lessons and grow as respected individuals.

At Pilot Mound Hockey Academy, we truly believe that the real strength of a player comes from the core values they possess. It’s what we believe, and it’s what we teach! We focus on the following core value:

• Integrity and Accountability
• Development
• Community
• Teamwork and Respect

LIST OF TEAMS

• U15 Prep
• U17 Prep
• U18 Prep
• Female U18 Prep

LOCATION AND YEAR THE PROGRAM ENTERED THE CSSHL

• Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada
• Entered the CSSHL in 2016

EDUCATION

• Partner School
  • Thomas Greenway Middle School (Grade 8)
  • Pilot Mound Collegiate Institute (Grade 9-12)
• What are some of the things your program does to provide educational support?
  • Daily study halls while student athletes are in the dorms, as well as planned school sessions on the road. Our dorm parents work closely with the school and work as liaisons with the teaching staff. Teachers inform our dorm parent and coaches if any schoolwork is missed, and student athletes will miss practice if additional time with teachers is required. We also have tutoring available as needed.  Our academic policy (below) provides more information on the educational supports provided.
• How are grades monitored and how often?
  • Monitoring of grades is ongoing. Report cards (which occur four times per year) are shared with our student athletes’ parents, our dorm staff, as well as the coaching staff. Sign-off sheets are provided by the players to coaches which include comments from each teacher as an update of progress in their courses.
• How are courses and the graduation path for student athletes chosen?
  • Courses are chosen by the students (along with parents) at the end and/or the beginning of each school year for academic year. We have a dedicated guidance councillor for PMHA student athletes, who assists and guides all our student-athletes in choosing the necessary courses for their future academic and career paths.
• Do you have an academic probation policy?
  • We have an academic policy in place which is a partnership with PMCI and PMHA.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

• Do you offer a billeting program or a dormitory for non-local student athletes?
  • PMHA provides student athlete housing in both the new and existing single occupancy dormitory rooms, with full access to state-of-the-art common areas, dining area, and fitness center.  Located in very close proximity to both the arena complex and the high school, everything our student-athletes require to succeed off the ice is found in the Buffaloes dormitory.
• What kind of life skills to the student athletes learn by living in the dorms or with billets?
  • Pilot Mound Hockey Academy fosters the ability to work as part of a team environment. Student athletes leaving PMHA will have gained strong life skills, as well as leadership capabilities that will support them throughout their eventual life pathways.
  • Our student athletes are regularly connected with community volunteer opportunities.
  • Our student athletes are regularly involved in the operation and cleaning of the complex, lending a helping hand, assisting with community events and fundraisers, helping wherever needed on a regular basis. PMHA staff, directors and owners are all rooted deeply in the community and feel that volunteerism builds character, and it is just part of being in the Pilot Mound Community; this sentiment is an expectation of all the student athletes.

STUDENT ATHLETE HEALTH

• How are injuries and sick student athletes monitored?
  • The Pilot Mound Hockey Academy management team monitors all injured and sick student athletes. The management team consists of our team physiotherapist, sports medicine doctor, coaches, managers, and our dorm parents. Each injured student athlete’s recovery is dependent on the injury. We have access to general practitioners, chiropractor’s, physiotherapists, and an orthopedic specialist. We follow their instruction as to a student athletes’ recovery timeline.
  • Concussion Baseline Testing & Return To Play Services: All PMHA athletes complete a baseline concussion test with one of our physiotherapists or athletic therapists in September. Our medical team keep baseline results on file in case they require it for reference should an athlete receive a concussion in the season. If an athlete does get a concussion in a game or practice, athletes report to the clinic for a concussion test with one of our medical practitioners. Once the practitioner determines the severity of a concussion, they provide instructions and information on next steps before an athlete will return to play. Our return-to-play guidelines include details on the extent that one can participate in class, gym and on-ice activities – all of which will be specific to one’s concussion symptoms.

SCHEDULE

• What does the daily schedule look like for a student athlete in your program?
  • Student athletes schooling, as well as on and off ice training, is incorporated throughout their school day.  After dinner, there is a mandatory study hall from 6:30-7:30pm and once that is concluded students have some free time for their own activities, which can be some free ice time at the arena, going fishing or simply relaxing. There are mandatory team activities setup on certain days that can include volleyball, pickleball, yoga, volunteering or community events.
  • A full day at our academy includes meals; school; fitness; study hall; hockey development; free time; proper sleep/quite hours.
  • Our full daily schedule can be viewed here:
• How many games can your teams expect to play?
  • All PMHA teams play a minimum of 50 games with some teams playing up to 55-60 games in a season. They include the CSSHL regular season and Championships, exhibition games and tournaments against elite teams across both Canada and the United States.
• What does the on and off ice training look like?
  • Our on-ice development includes 215 on-ice hours for development in technical skills, situational skills, refined individual and team tactics, mental preparation and competition. Our student athletes can also expect to spend 240 hours in off-ice training in our new gym and shooting bays. Our comprehensive program is designed to enhance a student athletes’ ability to compete at the next level and consists of components such as cardio, speed, agility, balance, coordination sequences, flexibility, strength, endurance and power programs. We test, monitor and re-design programs throughout the year.
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• How long does your program run?
  • The Pilot Mound Hockey Academy program is 10 months long, beginning in the last week of August spanning the full length of the school year, not just the hockey season.

KEY CSSHL ALUMNI

• Carson Carels – 1^st Round WHL Draft Pick, Prince George Cougars
• Tynan Ewart – St. Cloud University (D1)
• Carrigan Umpherville – Long Island University (D1)
• Saige McKay – Long Island University (D1)

KEY STAFF AND CONTACT INFO

• U15 Prep Head Coach – Colin Fafara (colin@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• U17 Prep Head Coach – Rick McConnell (rick@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• U18 Prep Head Coach – Anthony Florentino (anthony@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• Female U18 Prep Head Coach – Ryan Carels (ryan@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• General Manager – Nichole Collins (nichole@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• Asst. General Manager – Ginger Collins (ginger@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com)
• Full staff listing can be viewed at:

PRICE

• What is including in the price to attend the program? Breakdown of fees
  • Please inquire within.

CONTACT

• What is the best way to contact the program?
  • Website: pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com
  • Email: info@pilotmoundhockeyacademy.com
  • Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok @pmbuffaloes
  • Phone: (204) 825 – 7667

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The top 2008-born Manitoba players who were not auto-protected were eligible to be selected in the draft. Prior to the MJHL Draft, teams may submit up to two (2) Auto-Protect selections from their designated home zone. During the Auto-Protect process, teams have the option to decline an Auto-Protect selection and defer that pick to Round 7 or 8 of the draft.

RHA Winnipeg led the way with 23 players selected including Layne Schofield who went first overall. Pilot Mound Hockey Academy had 8 players selected while Notre Dame and Prairie Hockey Academy each had one. 8 of the 13 first round picks played in the CSSHL either this season or last.

2024 MJHL Auto-Protect Selections:

• Dauphin Kings: Hayden Shtykalo – RHA Winnipeg
• Niverville Nighthawks: Max Dowse – RHA Winnipeg
• OCN Blizzard: Koy Funk – RHA Winnipeg
• Selkirk Steelers: Dylan Line – Pilot Mound Hockey Academy
• Swan Valley Stampeders: Trace Langan – Prairie Hockey Academy
• Winkler Flyers: Carson Hiebert – Notre Dame Hounds
• Winnipeg Freeze: Wyatt Kelman – RHA Winnipeg

20 current CSSHL student-athletes were selected:

Six former CSSHL student-athletes were selected:

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Edge School (4), Pursuit of Excellence/RHA Kelowna (4), Bourget College (3), Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (3), Mount Academy (2), Northern Alberta Xtreme (2), Notre Dame Hounds (2), Prairie Hockey Academy (2), RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2), Shawnigan Lake School (2) each had multiple alumni participate. BWC Academy (1), Calgary International Hockey Academy (1), Champions Hockey Academy (1), Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (1), Delta Hockey Academy (1), OHA Edmonton (1), Okanagan Hockey Ontario (1), Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (1), South Alberta Hockey Academy (1), and Yale Hockey Academy (1) all had one former student-athlete participate.

The 31 alumni played for 7 teams at the 2024 Centennial Cup:

• • Calgary Canucks – 7
    • Jackson Bessette (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
    • Ben Binder-Nord (Edge School)
    • Gavin Garland (Calgary International Hockey Academy/Delta Hockey Academy/Edge School)
    • Chris Kobelka (Edge School)
    • Adam Leitch (BWC Academy)
    • Jack Plandowski (Edge School)
    • Bowden Singleton (Northern Alberta Xtreme)
  • Sioux Lookout Bombers – 7
    • Beau Bannerman (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
    • Dayvan Bull (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
    • Josh Greene (CDA/Shawnigan Lake School)
    • Dale Horseman (RHA Kelowna)
    • Tait Howell (Shawnigan Lake School)
    • Jack Osmond (OHA Edmonton)
    • Trever Sanderson (Notre Dame Hounds/Pacific Coast Hockey Academy)
  • Winkler Flyers – 6
    • Liam Ernst (Prairie Hockey Academy)
    • Jakob Jones (Pursuit of Excellence)
    • Malachi Klassen (RHA Winnipeg)
    • Nicolas Mckee (Pilot Mound Hockey Academy)
    • Isaiah Peters (Yale Hockey Academy)
    • Mike Svenson (RHA Winnipeg)
  • Melfort Mustangs – 4
    • Kristian Coombs (Bourget College/RHA Kelowna)
    • Hayden Prosofsky (Pursuit of Excellence)
    • Zac Somers (Prairie Hockey Academy)
    • Cole Unger (South Alberta Hockey Academy)
  • Miramichi Timberwolves – 4
    • David Doucet (Notre Dame Hounds)
    • Jack Flanagan (Mount Academy)
    • Thatcher Hughes (Mount Academy)
    • Charlie Morrison (Champions Hockey Academy)
  • Collège Français de Longueuil – 2
    • Mathys Blanchette (Bourget College)
    • Thomas Marsan (Bourget College)
  • Greater Sudbury Cubs – 1
    • Matteo Signoretti (Okanagan Hockey Ontario)

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Having become just the second player, and first defenseman in WHL history to receive Exceptional Player Status to play in the WHL at 15 years old, Landon DuPont joins the CSSHL ranks of Daxon Rudolph (Northern Alberta Xtreme/2023)  Gavin McKenna (RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna & South Alberta Hockey Academy/2022), Connor Bedard (West Van Academy/2020), Matthew Savoie (Northern Alberta Xtreme & RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg/2019), Dylan Guenther (Northern Alberta Xtreme/2018), Kaiden Guhle (OHA Edmonton/2017), and Ty Smith (Delta Hockey Academy/2015) to be selected first overall.

Bedard was granted Exceptional Player Status ahead of the 2020/21 season and was recently selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. 

Overall, 10 CSSHL student-athletes were selected in the first round while 88 players were selected in total at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. Of those 88, 44 were taken in the first 4 rounds/89 picks. Overall, 37% of the WHL Prospects Draft came from the CSSHL, the third highest percentage total in league history, behind 2021 (45%) and 2022 (40%). The 88 players selected are also third most in CSSHL history, behind 2022 (96) and 2021 (95).

The Kamloops Blazers selected Eli Tverdovsky sixth overall at the 2024 U.S. Priority Draft. Tverdovsky became the eighth CSSHL player to be drafted in the U.S. Priority Draft in it’s five year history.

With 16 players selected, Edge School has set the new CSSHL program record previously held by Yale Hockey Academy, who had 15 in 2021.

By the Numbers

Program Breakdown:

• Edge School – 16
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 14
• Delta Hockey Academy – 9
• RHA Winnipeg – 8
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 7
• RHA Kelowna – 7
• St. George’s School – 6
• Yale Hockey Academy – 6
• OHA Edmonton – 5
• BWC Academy – 5
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 3
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 1
• Shawnigan Lake School – 1

WHL Prospects Draft Round Breakdown:

• First Round: 10/22
• Second Round: 10/23
• Third Round: 12/22
• Fourth Round: 12/22
• Fifth Round: 8/22
• Sixth Round: 6/22
• Seventh Round: 6/22
• Eighth Round: 8/22
• Ninth Round: 6/20
• Tenth Round: 2/15
• Eleventh Round: 3/10
• Twelfth Round: 4/9
• Thirteenth Round: 1/5
• Fourteenth Round: 0/1
• Total: 88/237

WHL U.S. Priority Draft

WHL Prospects Draft

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