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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The Whitehorse, YT forward played 13 games in November tallying 11 goals, 21 assists and 32 points including a six-point game to start the month and a hat-trick to close it out. Overall, McKenna leads the WHL with 37 assists and 55 points in 27 games this season.

Last year McKenna would pace all WHL rookies with 63 assists, while his 34 goals and 97 points were second among all rookies. McKenna would earn CHL and WHL Rookie of the Year honours while being named to the WHL (Central) First All-Star Team.

Internationally, McKenna represented Team Canada Red at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge where he was named to the All-Star team after recording a team best eight points in seven games. He was also suit up for Team Canada at the 2024 World U18 Championships, leading the tournament with 10 goals and coming second with 20 points. He would help Team Canada capture gold while being named to the All-Star Team and a Top 3 Player of the Tournament on his team.

Selected first overall at the 2022 WHL Draft, McKenna spent three seasons in the CSSHL. He joined the league in 2020/21 with the RHA Kelowna U15 Prep team but did not play any games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season he would play for the RHA Kelowna U18 Prep team, as an underage player, leading the entire division with 42 assists and 65 points in 35 games.

After being selected by the Tigers, McKenna moved closer to Medicine Hat, joining South Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA) where he would capture the CSSHL U18 MVP Award after producing a division high 37 goals, 38 assists and 75 points in in just 26 games. He would also play 16 WHL games as an affiliate player with the Tigers, recording 4 goals and 14 assists.

McKenna is considered a top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft.

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A forward from Lethbridge, AB Cunningham had a team high 20 assists during the 2023/24 CSSHL U18 Prep season. His 16 goals and 36 points in 30 games were both second among SAHA U18 Prep skaters.

Cunningham started the season in the AJHL with the Calgary Canucks, tallying 4 goals and 11 assists in 13 games. Undrafted to the WHL, he would make his debut on October 25 against the Red Deer Rebels and has played in 2 games this season with a +1 plus/minus rating.

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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鈥檚 in the top three academically. He鈥檚 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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The Calgary, AB played the 2021/22 U18 Prep season with South Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA). In 14 games he would record 7 goals and 16 assists. Selected in the fifth round, 105th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers at the 2020 WHL Draft, Basha would join the Tigers for the remainder of the 2021/22 season finishing with 14 points in 48 games.

Basha would suit-up for the Tigers full time in 2022/23, recording 56 points in 67 games. Last season he would finish second on the Tigers in goals (30) and third in both assists (55) and points (85) leading to the Flames selecting him in the second round, 41st overall at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

This season Basha has a goal and an assist in two games with the Tigers.

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As the Edmonton, AB product made a south bound turn he noted a vehicle stopped in the middle of the northbound lanes and the driver slumped over the stirring wheel.

While other onlookers drove by, for what one pedestrian noted was roughly 30 minutes, the 17-year-old Paranych drove his vehicle and positioned it behind the person in the distressed vehicle.

Paranych found the driver slumped over the wheel and slightly coherent. Realizing the person was in need of medical attention he contacted 911 Emergency Service. EMS and the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) arrived on scene and provided medical treatment to the driver.

鈥淚 commend Matt on taking the initiative to help this driver. Many people would not have taken the time or are far too nervous and not equipped to come to someone鈥檚 aid,鈥� said EPS Detective Jerrid Maze.

With minimal experience in first aid training, Paranych noted the impact his hockey journey had in allowing him to stay composed in a high-pressure situation.

鈥淚 have been trained in high pressure situations throughout my journey so far in hockey. Hockey is very fast; I play my best when I鈥檓 focused and calm. So, the situation was like a game; I was calm but focused on the task at hand which was helping the woman get help,鈥� said Paranych. 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 have been able to do that if it weren鈥檛 for the many valuable lessons that I have learned throughout my time in the CSSHL and WHL, and most definitely not if I wasn鈥檛 trained by a high-performance coach.鈥�

“I am not surprised that Matt would act in this manner, in the two seasons that I coached him and now in his role as an OHAE alumni, he has always demonstrated himself to be a leader with a high moral compass and high compassion” added OHA Edmonton Assistant General Manager Sean Beissel.

After three seasons in the CSSHL with OHA Edmonton and South Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA), the defensemen is heading into his second Western Hockey League (WHL) season with the Medicine Hat Tigers.

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Devyn Amundson: The Cypress County, AB netminder joined SAHA for the 2020/21 Female U18 Prep season. During the 2021/22 campaign she would go 6-6-1 with a .910SV%, 2.37GAA and 1 shutout. The following season she finished with an 8-6-1 record, 3 shutouts, .931SV% and 2.26GAA.

Maddison Andrew: Andrew joined SAHA in 2021/22, spending three seasons with their Female U18 Prep team. In 87 career games the Medicine Hat, AB forward recorded 3 goals and 12 assists.

Owen Brees: A defenseman from Lethbridge, AB, Brees spent the 2023/24 U18 Prep season with SAHA. A fifth round pick, 110th overall by the Winnipeg Ice (now the Wenatchee Wild) at the 2022 WHL Draft, Brees tallied 13 points in 29 games.

Tayler Cohen: The Richmond, BC netminder played the 2023/24 Female U18 Prep season with SAHA going 7-7-1 with a 2.92GAA and .916SV%.

Carter Cunningham: A forward from Lethbridge, AB Cunningham had a team high 20 assists during the 2023/24 U18 Prep season. His 16 goals and 36 points in 30 games were both second among SAHA U18 Prep skaters.

Addison Eurich: Eurich spent the 2023/24 Female U18 Prep season with SAHA. In 30 games the Luseland, SK forward finished fourth in team scoring with 21 points in 30 games.

Maddy Ferguson: Ferguson played three seasons with the SAHA Female U18 Prep team. In 44 career games the Medicine Hat, AB netminder went 22-21-1 with 4 shutouts, a 2.64GAA and .916SV%. During the 2022/23 season she was named a finalist for the Female U18 Prep Top Goaltender Award after going 10-5-0 with 2 shutouts, a 2.25GAA and .934SV%.

Brianna Finke: The Cypress County, AB forward joined SAHA in 2021/22, playing three seasons with their Female U18 Prep team. In 84 games she scored 21 goals and added 15 assists, including a career best 8 goals in 2023/24.

Hudson Gainer: Selected in the fourth round, 77th overall by the Medicine Hat Tigers at the 2022 WHL Draft, Gainer played the 2023/24 season with the SAHA U18 Prep team. In 28 games the Medicine Hat, AB defenseman had 3 goals and 19 assists.

Tanner Gold: The Medicine Hat, AB defender tallied two points in six U18 Prep games during the 2020/21 season. He made the jump to the SJHL the following season, spending three seasons with the Battlefords North Stars. In 143 games he tallied 21 goals and 66 assists while capturing a 2022/23 SJHL Championship.

Natalie Gurr: Gurr joined SAHA in 2022/23 suiting-up in 56 Female U18 Prep games over two seasons. The Okotoks, AB forward finished with 2 goals and 9 assists in her CSSHL career.

Lauren Hassler: In 58 career games over two seasons with the SAHA Female U18 Prep team the Arcola, SK forward scored 2 goals and chipped in 5 assists.

Trip Jensen: The Strathmore, AB forward joined SAHA for the 2023/24 U18 Prep season tallying 21 points in 30 games.

Brooke Johnson: Johnson joined SAHA in 2021/22 finishing with a career high 2 goals and 1 assist in 19 games that season. The Cypress, County, AB forward would play 27 more games over the next 2 seasons, finishing with 2 assists.

Kiyra Kletzel: A three-year CSSHL forward from Cranbrook, BC, Kletzel put up 12 goals and 14 assists in 82 career games with SAHA.

Julian Laqua: Laqua joined SAHA for the 2022/23 U18 Prep season where he tallied 5 goals and 4 assists. This season the Orion, AB defender had 3 goals to go along with a career high 12 assists in 24 U18 Prep games.

Mya Lawrence: Lawrence spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 season with the SAHA Female U18 Prep team.

Caleb Leischner: The Delia, AB forward tallied 4 goals and 4 assists in 21 U18 Prep games during the 2023/24 season.

Teague Patton: Patton split the 2020/21 season with SAHA’s U18 Prep team and in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Kelowna, BC forward joined the Tigers full time the following season. In 2022/23 he suited-up for the Victoria Royals, and finished his WHL career in 2023/24 with the Everett Silvertips. Overall Patton had 136 points in 204 WHL games.

Ben Polhill: Selected in the 10th round, 203rd overall by the Tri-City Americans at the 2021 WHL Draft, Polhill joined SAHA for the 2023/24 U18 Prep season. The Cochrane, AB netminder went 4-1-0 with 1 shutout, a .912SV% and 2.78GAA in 5 games.

Quintin Unreiner: The Medicine Hat, AB defender joined SAHA for the 2020/21 U18 Prep COVID-19 season. In 2021/22 he tallied 10 points in 55 AJHL games with the Calgary Canucks. He started the following season with the Canucks before joining the Yorkton Terriers in the SJHL. Unreiner would finish the 2023/24 season with the Terriers, giving him 40 points in 96 SJHL games.

Drew Williamson: A forward from Wimborne, AB, Williamson joined SAHA for the 2023/24 U18 Prep season. A seventh round pick, 152nd overall by the Brandon Wheat Kings at the 2021 WHL Draft, Williamson scored 6 goals and chipped in 18 assists in 30 games.

Caleb Wyrostok: The Medicine Hat, AB forward was selected in the 2018 WHL Draft in the ninth round, 197th overall by the Swift Current Broncos. Wyrostok joined SAHA for the 2020/21 U18 Prep COVID-19 season. He would spend four full seasons in the WHL with the Broncos, finishing with 52 goals and 51 assists in 169 games.

Vann Yuhas: Yuhas joined SAHA for the 2020/21 U18 Prep COVID-19 season. In six games the Medicine Hat, AB forward tallied seven assists. He would join the Drumheller Dragons in the AJHL for the following three seasons, finishing with a point per game his last years and 161 points in 172 career games.

Wyatt Yule: A forward from Gleichen, AB, Yule spent the 2023/24 U18 Prep season with SAHA. In 22 games he finished with 5 goals and 5 assists.

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The following CSSHL alumni were all selected to represent their nation at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup:

• Braeden Cootes (Yale Hockey Academy) – Team Canada
• Blake Fiddler (Okanagan Hockey Academy) – Team USA
• Reese Hamilton (Northern Alberta Xtreme) – Team Canada
• Peyton Kettles (RHA Winnipeg) – Team Canada
• Benjamin Kindel (BWC Academy/Yale Hockey Academy) – Team Canada
• Gavin McKenna (RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy) – Team Canada
• Cole Reschny (Northern Alberta Xtreme) – Team Canada
• Cameron Schmidt (RHA Kelowna) – Team Canada
• Jackson Smith (Edge School) – Team Canada

Cootes joined Yale for the 2021/22 U15 Prep season, finishing second on his team and fifth in the league with 67 points in 30 games. Selected in the first round, 10th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds at the 2022 WHL Draft, Cootes had 35 points in 64 WHL games in 2023/24.

The first overall pick at the 2022 WHL US Prospects Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings, Fiddler tallied 15 points in 63 games this season. The defenseman put up 18 points in 9 games with OHA during the 2020/21 U15 season.

Hamilton led all U15 Prep defensemen with 54 points in 27 games during the 2021/22 season earning him Top Defenseman Award honours. Selected fourth overall at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Calgary Hitmen, Hamilton produced 31 points in 42 games this season.

Selected sixth overall at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Swift Current Broncos Kettles finished this season with 13 points in 61 games. the defenseman spent the 2021/22 U15 Prep and 2022/23 U18 Prep seasons with RHA Winnipeg, recording 51 points in 52 games.

Kindel joined BWC Academy for the 2020/21 U15 season tallying 11 points in 6 games. The following U15 Prep season he finished second in team scoring with 47 points, including a team best 35 assists in 22 games. During the 2022/23 U18 Prep season he was named the CSSHL Top Freshman having produced 46 points in 29 games with Yale. A second round pick, 43rd overall by the Calgary Hitmen at the 2022 WHL Draft, Kindel was third on Calgary with 60 points in 68 games this season.

The first overall pick at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Medicine Hat Tigers, McKenna joined RHA Kelowna in 2020/21. During the 2021/22 U18 Prep season he tallied a division best 42 assists and 65 points as an underage player. The following U18 Prep season with SAHA he would lead the division with 38 assists, 37 goals and 75 points while being named CSSHL U18 Prep MVP. This season he was named the CHL and WHL Rookie of the year with a WHL rookie high 63 assists, finishing with 97 points in 61 games.

Reschny joined NAX for the 2020/21 U15 Prep season. The following year he would would be named U15 Prep MVP after leading the league with 40 goals, finishing second with 92 points in 25 games. The third overall pick at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Victoria Royals, Reschny recorded 59 points in 61 games this season.

Schmidt played just 13 games during the 2021/22 U15 Prep season but tallied 41 points as the Vancouver Giants selected the forward seventh overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. The following U18 Prep season he would tally 13 goals and 8 assists in 14 games with RHA Kelowna. This season he finished with 58 points in 59 games with the Giants.

Selected second overall at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Tri-City Americans, Smith recorded 38 points in 29 U15 Prep games in 2021/22. The defender tallied 9 points in 16 games before adding 4 assists in 5 playoff games as Edge School captured the 2023 CSSHL U18 Prep Western Championship. This season he produced 8 goals and 21 assists in 62 games with the Americans.

The 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup will take place August 5-10 2024 in Edmonton, AB.

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At the 2023 NHL Draft a new record of 25 CSSHL alumni were selected, passing the previous record of 23 at the 2021 NHL Draft. The CSSHL alumni selected matched that record at the 2024 NHL Draft.

Cayden Lindstrom (4th), Tij Iginla, Terik Parascak (17th) and EJ Emery (30th) were all selected in the first round, one off the record of 5 set in 2021 and 2023. Overall, 30 CSSHL alumni have been selected in the first round since 2012.

As a league, the CSSHL saw a record 25 former student-athletes selected between Friday and Saturday. With a total of 225 players selected at this years draft, 11.1% of players selected played in the CSSHL.

34 WHL players were selected with 22 being CSSHL alumni. 4 BCHL players were selected with 2 being CSSHL alumni. 1 CSSHL alumni played for the USNDTP.

In total, 151 CSSHL alumni have now being selected at the NHL Draft since 2012. 73 of those 151 (48%) have been selected in the last three years. 41 of the 151 players selected have gone on to play NHL games.聽

Number of Players Selected Per Draft

1. 2024 – 25
2. 2023 – 25
3. 2021 – 23
4. 2022 – 21
5. 2020 – 20
6. 2019 – 7
7. 2016 – 7
8. 2018 – 6
9. 2017 – 6
10. 2015 – 3
11. 2014 – 3
12. 2012 – 3
13. 2013 – 2

Most Players Selected from a CSSHL Program In League History

1. Yale Hockey Academy 鈥� 20
2. Pursuit of Excellence/RHA Kelowna鈥� 19
   • 14 POE, 5 RHA Kelowna
3. BWC Academy 鈥� 17
4. Northern Alberta Xtreme 鈥� 16
5. Delta Hockey Academy 鈥� 15
6. Edge School 鈥� 15
7. Okanagan Hockey Academy 鈥� 15
8. OHA Edmonton 鈥� 10
9. RHA Winnipeg – 10
10. St. George鈥檚 School 鈥� 7
11. West Van Warriors 鈥� 7
    • 5 West Van, 2 NSW
12. Pacific Coast Hockey Academy 鈥� 4
13. Notre Dame Hounds 鈥� 2
14. CIH Academy 鈥� 1
15. Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy – 1
16. Mount Academy – 1
17. Prairie Hockey Academy 鈥� 1
18. South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1

11 CSSHL Programs saw student-athletes selected at this years draft:

• BWC Academy 鈥� 5
• Delta Hockey Academy 鈥� 5
• RHA Kelowna – 5
• Edge School 鈥� 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy 鈥� 3
• St. George鈥檚 School – 3
• North Shore Warriors 鈥� 2
• Yale Hockey Academy – 2
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 1
• OHA Edmonton 鈥� 1
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1

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The SJHL Draft consisted of a 6 round 2008 born draft, and a 2 round 2009 born draft.

Prairie Hockey Academy (3) led the way with three CSSHL student-athletes selected. Northern Albert Xtreme (2), Delta Hockey Academy (1), Indigenous Sports Academy (1) and South Alberta Hockey Academy (1) all had at least one player selected.聽

2008 Born Draft:

2009 Born Draft:

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