Jones would play his minor hockey in the Winnipeg, MB area, posting 22 points in 33 games with the Winnipeg Wild during the 2022/23 season. In 2023/24, he would join RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg of the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL).

On the outside, things seemed to be trending in the right direction for Jones. In his first season in the CSSHL he recorded 31 points in 27 U15 Prep games as RHA Winnipeg made the semi-finals of the 2024 CSSHL Western Championships. Jones looked like a player with the potential of achieving his goals of playing junior hockey, before graduating to a college or university team.

What those watching didn鈥檛 know, nor did Jones initially, was the RHA Winnipeg forward was struggling with Keratoconus, an eye disease that affects the structure of the cornea, resulting in loss of vision. Keratoconus occurs in approximately one in 2,000 individuals, typically beginning in puberty and progressing into the mid-30s.

鈥淎round nine months to a year ago I started to notice I was seeing halos, blurriness and some light sensitivity,鈥� said Jones. 鈥淚 noticed when I was at the cabin one day someone pointed something out and I couldn鈥檛 actually see it. I thought it was nothing, and that maybe I just needed glasses or contacts.鈥�

His eye disease would begin to impact his play on the ice, noting the light caused a fog like effect. The puck would appear to be in roughly two inches of fog, with the greatest impact anytime he was near the boards.

鈥淚t was very scary at first. You鈥檙e very vulnerable and you start to appreciate your vision and thing鈥檚 you didn鈥檛 before,鈥� said Jones.

Despite the diagnosis, Jones would finish the season and begin another with RHA Winnipeg, this time in the CSSHL U17 Prep division.

鈥淚t鈥檚 admirable to see how he has carried himself around his teammates on a day-to-day basis since being diagnosed. He is still the Jonesy we all know, having fun, being positive and bringing consistent energy, push himself and his teammates to get better each day,鈥� said RHA Winnipeg U17 Prep head coach Ian Duval. 鈥淗is actions during this difficult period speak volumes to his character and who Wyatt is as a person. From an outside perspective, you wouldn鈥檛 know the adversity he has faced the past seasons.鈥�

Near the end of October 2024 Jones would undergo surgery to stop the eye disease from progressing. Once his eyes heal, Jones will get glasses in January, and contacts in March, which should give him 20/20 vision.

After the surgery it took about a week and a half for Jones to get back on the ice with his teammates, who wanted him out there with them, but understood the importance of putting his health first.

There has been an adjustment period for Jones since the surgery. Jones has had to put eye drops in every few hours to keep his eyes hydrated, he can鈥檛 get water in his eyes when showering, and even had to switch from a cage to a full-face shield to ensure no snow or ice got into his eyes.

鈥淛onesy is hardworking, mature, funny, outgoing and just an all-around good person to be around,鈥� added Duval, who was also an assistant with the U15 Prep team last season. 鈥淗e loves being with his teammates and coaches at the rink and shows up every day with a positive attitude. As a coach, I am grateful to have the opportunity to get to know Wyatt and help with his development on and off the ice the past two seasons.鈥�

When asked what the future might hold, Jones, with his upbeat demeanor, will continue on his and his RHA Winnipeg teammates quest to capture a 2025 CSSHL Western Championship.

鈥淲hen it first happened, I kept thinking how is this happening to me,鈥� said Jones. 鈥淏ut I look back at it and it could always be worse. There are worse injuries out there and it鈥檚 just a bump in the road I鈥檒l get over.鈥�

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The 10 team tournament will take place December 26-Jan. 5 in Ottawa, ON. Four CSSHL alumni will represent Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships.

The four CSSHL alumni selected to represent Team Canada are:

• Carson Bjarnason – Brandon Wheat Kings/WHL (RHA Winnipeg)
• Gavin McKenna – Medicine Hat Tigers/WHL (RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy)
• Tanner Molendyk – Saskatoon Blades/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)
• Sawyer Mynio – Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)

A first round pick by the Nashville Predators at the 2023 NHL Draft, Molendyk is one of five returning players who represented Canada at the 2024 World Juniors. Bjarnason will represent Team Canada for the third time. The 2023 2nd round NHL Pick by the Philadelphia Flyers won gold at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and Bronze at the 2023 U18 World Championships.

McKenna, who is expected to be the first overall pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, has won gold for Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships and the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. This will be the first time Mynio, a Vancouver Canucks 2023 third round pick, represents Team Canada on the international stage.

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Boxing Day with Canada kicking off its tournament schedule against Finland, while the United States will play Germany. The two teams will meet on Dec. 31 to wrap up preliminary-round action. The knock-out round will begin with the quarter-finals on January 2.

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U15: Luc Wilson-Kurenoff, Delta Hockey Academy Black

Wilson-Kurenoff went 5-0-0 with division bests 0.98 GAA, .962 SV% and 2 shutouts. On the season the Surrey, BC netminder is 8-1-0 with a division high 3 shutouts. His 1.32 GAA and .951 SV% rank second among U15 goalies.

U15 Prep: Ahmad Fayad, Northern Alberta Xtreme

The Sturgeon County, AB forward had 2 goals and 14 assists in just 6 games in November. On the season he leads the U15 Prep division with 44 points in 19 games. Last season Fayad led the entire U15 division with 76 points in games as he helped NAX capture the 2024 CSSHL U15 Western Championship.

U17: Jacob Collins, Northern Alberta Xtreme

Collins led all U17 skaters with 15 points in 10 games in November. The Calgary, AB forward has 11 goals and 13 assists in his first CSSHL season.

U17 Prep: Brady Keith, RHA Winnipeg

Having recorded 4 points in his first 4 games of the season, Keith exploded for a division best 27 points in 13 games in November. His 16 assists were tied for the division lead, giving him 13 goals and 18 assists on the season. This is the Prince Albert, SK forwards second season in the CSSHL, having played last year with the RHA Kelowna U15 Prep team.

U18 Prep: Micah Davidson, Prairie Hockey Academy

The netminder went 4-0-0 with 2 shutouts, a .957 SV% and 1.00 GAA during the month of November. On the season he is 8-1-0 while his 2.00 GAA is fourth and his .927SV% fifth among U18 Prep goalies. His eight wins are tied for the league lead and his 2 shutouts place him tied for second.

Female U18 Prep: Danica Maynard, RHA Kelowna

As a defenseman Maynard finished third among all Female U18 Prep skaters with 16 points, while her 12 assists were a division best in November. The Penn State University commit currently sits sixth in league scoring, while her 8 goals, 22 assists and 30 points lead all Female U18 Prep defenseman. Now in her fifth CSSHL season, the Osoyoos, BC product has tallied 137 points in 104 career games.

Eastern U17: Emanuel Ganz, Stanstead College

In 5 games in November the Kuesnacht, Switzerland forward had 5 goals and 8 assists. This season Ganz leads the East U17 division with 10 goals and 22 points in 8 games.

Eastern U18: Vytas Lenkutis, King Heights Academy

Lenkutis finished the month of November with a division best 8 goals and 11 points in 4 games for KHA. In his second CSSHL East U18 season with King Heights the Boston, Massachusetts forward leads all skaters with 14 goals in 9 games. His 19 points rank second behind teammate Zakhar Puzriakov.

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The Lac du Bonnet, MB netminder spent three seasons in the CSSHL with RHA Winnipeg. He would join their U15 Prep team in 2020/21 going 1-0-0 with a 1.01 GAA and .909 SV%. The following U16 Prep season Simcoe played 19 games, recording a 3.50 GAA and .910 SV%. His last CSSHL season was in 2022/23 where he went 11-8-1 with 3 shutouts, a 2.57 GAA and .930 SV% in 21 U18 Prep games with RHA Winnipeg.

Simcoe was originally selected in the fourth round, 70th overall by the Swift Current Broncos at the 2021 WHL Draft. He was also selected in the sixth round, 79th overall by the Virden Oil Capitals at the 2022 MJHL Draft.

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Friday, November 29, 2024 – 7:30pm MST: Edge School-Kyle Stuart Memorial

RHA Winnipeg (11-6-1) vs Edge School (9-3-0) U18 Prep

The number 1 ranked offence will take on the number ranked defence as 13th place RHA Winnipeg and 3rd place Edge School will face-off for the first of three meetings this season. The back-to-back defending Western Champions Edge won both games between the two teams last season.

RHA Winnipeg is led by a dynamic offensive group that leads the league with 104 goals scored. River Arnason (21-17-38) leads the league in goals and points, Jake Ritson (12-23-35) is second in assists and third in points, Layne Schofield (11-18-29), sits fourth, Carter Haney (8-19-27) sixth and Drayden Uhrina (13-12-25) ninth in points. Jett Deschamps (3-16-19) and 2024 WHL Draft first round pick Graeme Pickering (4-10-14) lead an RHA Winnipeg blueline that consists of three 2009 born skaters. In net, Quinn Burfoot (6-3-1) and Nolan Giles (5-3-0) have split the games to combine for a 3.27 GAA, .892 SV% and 2 shutouts.

While RHA Winnipeg has relied on their offence this season, Edge School is driven by their goalie tandem that has given up a division low 20 goals in 12 games. 2024 WHL Draft third round pick Leif Oaten (5-1-0) and 2023 WHL Draft second round pick Ryley Budd (4-2-0) sit second and fourth in the U18 Prep division with a 1.51 and 1.85 GAA. Oaten leads the U18 Prep division with a .952 SV%, while Budd is fourth with a .936 SV%, with each of them having 1 shutout on the season. Keegan De Sa (7-13-20) is the lone Edge skater with 20 points this season, while 2024 WHL Draft first round picks Mirco Dufour (8-9-17) and Brock England (7-8-15) sit second and third in team scoring.

Saturday, November 30, 2024 – 9:30am PST: Planet Ice Delta-Canadian

Yale Hockey Academy (11-5-1) vs Delta Hockey Academy (9-4-0) U15 Prep

This will be the second time these two teams play this season with second place Delta beating eighth place Yale 7-3 in their first meeting November 8.

Yale forwards Michael Kuzik (11-19-30) and Parker McMillan (16-13-29) sitting 12th and 13th in league scoring while defenseman Christopher Kokkoris (0-21-21) sits tied for fifth among all defenders with 21 points. Overall, nine Yale skaters have double digit points, with two more sitting one point shy of the mark. Gavin Craig (5-2-1) and Mason Sutherland (5-3-0) have split the work between the pipes to average a 3.16 GAA, .899 SV% and a total of 2 shutouts.

For Delta, Quinn Coupland (5-1-0) and Jack Utsunomiya (4-3-0) sit second and fourth in the U15 Prep division with 1.99 and 2.41 GAA. The duo have combined for 2 shutouts and a .909 SV% in 13 games this season. Despite being the second ranked team in the division, Delta does not have a single skater within the top 25 for points in the division. With nine skaters in double digit points, and all but two having at least five-plus points, Delta is led offensively by Peter Banicevic (10-12-22) and Tripp Fischer (11-10-21) Defenseman Ryker Doka (9-10-19) sits third in team scoring and leads a defensive core that includes Charlie Leondard (1-10-11) and 2011 born Eli Vickers (3-10-13).

Sunday, December 1, 2024 – 3:45pm PST: Burnaby Winter Club

RHA Kelowna (6-9-0) vs BWC Academy (13-3-1) U15 Prep

Fourth place BWC Academy has beat ninth place RHA Kelowna by a score of 5-3 in both of their previous meetings this season.

Bronson Lamontagne (8-13-21) and Alexander Sharman (6-13-19) sit first and second in team scoring while being tied for the team lead in assists. Kaius Millan (10-3-13) leads all RHA Kelowna skaters with 10 goals while Luca Vaugeois (4-7-11) and Cole Hamakawa (4-6-10) round out RHA Kelowna forwards who have double digit points on the season. Channon Fummerton (4-6-10) paces the RHA Kelowna defensive core with 2.5 times as many points as his next teammate. Despite his record on the season, netminder Dylan Mingo (3-6-0) sits fifth among goalies with a .919 SV% this season.

BWC Academy has relied upon their offensive output this season as Kane Nicholas (13-20-33) sits tied for fifth in the division with 33 points. Cohen Baker (13-17-30) and Justin Moon (13-17-30) both sit on the plus-side of 30 points, while 2011 born Kenzo Gibson (8-18-26) and Logan Henry (18-8-26) each have 26 points, with Henry’s 18 goals placing him second in the division. The BWC Academy defensive core contributes offensively as a six man unit, occupying the 8th through 13th spots in team scoring. Elias Papadatos (5-9-14) and Jackson Beggs (1-13-14) are tied for the team lead with 14 points, with Papadatos leading the d-core in goals, and Beggs in assists. Bentley Edgar (8-3-1) has played the majority of games in net for BWC Academy but Mya Younf (4-0-0) remains undefeated on the season. The duo sport a combine 3.23 GAA, .882 SV% and 1 shutout.

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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聽

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 LaSalle, MB forward joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season. In 27 games he had 7 goals and 10 assists. This past season Schofield had 23 points in 27 U17 Prep games with RHA Winnipeg.

Schofield was undrafted to the WHL but was selected first overall by the Winkler Flyers at the 2024 Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Draft.

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Eight former or current 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) student-athletes have won gold in their respective age brackets with Team Canada Ball Hockey at the 2024 ISBHF World Championships.

The event, which took place in Slovakia July 4-7, saw Team Canada defeat Team USA 5-1 at the U18 level, while OHA Edmonton student-athlete Radoslav Dimitrov scored the OT winner as Team Canada defeated Team Slovakia 6-5 at the U16 level.

The following former or current CSSHL student-athletes represented Team Canada at the U18 level:

• Jack Barrington – Bourget College
• Kainoah Brankovic – Yale Hockey Academy
• Brandon Osborne – North Shore Warriors
• James Zazula – BWC Academy

After producing two assists in six games, Osborne was named to the tournament All-Star Team.

The following former or current CSSHL student-athletes represented Team Canada at the U16 level:

• Radoslav Dimitrov – OHA Edmonton
• Eric Ripka – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Nolan Stewart – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Madden Tymchak – RHA Winnipeg

Stewart led Team Canada, finishing fourth in tournament scoring with 11 points in 6 games as he was named ‘Best Forward.’ With six assists and the OT winner in the gold medal game, Dimitrov was named tournament ‘MVP’.

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The Winnipeg, MB duo of Alarie and Thornton joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season. Alarie tallied a team high 55 points in 30 games, leading to the Moose Jaw Warriors would select the forward in the first round, 22nd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft. Thornton would finish with 29 points in 30 games as the Prince George Cougars selected the defenseman in the second round, 33rd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

The following U18 Prep season Thornton and Alarie would finish first and second in team scoring with 47 and 46 points respectively.

Alarie spent five season in the WHL with the Warriors before joining the Seattle Thunderbirds early this season. In 280 WHL games he tallied 79 goals and 108 assists. Alarie has signed an ECHL contract with the Adirondack Thunder, having played six games with two points so far.

Thornton joined Prince George full time for the 2021/22 season. He would spend three seasons with the team including captaining them this year. In 207 total WHL games Thornton has tallied 56 goals and 140 assists. Thornton remains with the Cougars in the middle of their WHL playoffs, but has signed an AHL contract with the Hershey Bears.

11 CSSHL alumni have signed Amateur Try-out Agreements with AHL and ECHL clubs for the remainder of the season:

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