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35 Former CSSHL Players Named to Final NHL Draft Rankings

35 former Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the NHL Final Draft Rankings List for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Connor Bedard, the expected first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and Carson Bjarnason find themselves ranked as the top skater and goaltender in North America. Bedard, Matthew […]

Canada Captures Gold at World Juniors

For the second straight tournament Canada captured gold at the IIHF World Junior Championship thanks to an overtime winner by a Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) alumni. Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) forward Dylan Guenther scored the ‘Golden Goal’ 3:38 into overtime as Canada defeated Czechia 3-2. At the 2022 event in Edmonton, AB […]

17 CSSHL Alumni Selected to Represent Canada

17 Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) alumni have been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, November 3-12 in Langley and Delta, B.C. Sixty-six Canadians were named to the three different Team Canada rosters: Team Canada Black, Team Canada Red, and Team Canada White. The tournament, which returns for […]

Minten Signs NHL ELC with Leafs

Former West Van Academy student-athlete Fraser Minten has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs after they selected him in the second round, 38th overall at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Minten spent three seasons in the Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) with West Van, joining the program in 2017/18 […]

Coming to North Shore Winter Club in September 2022!

The West Van Hockey Academy began in 2016, and today we are happy to share our evolution with a new name and new home in the Fall of 2022. ‘North Shore’ better reflects the fantastic region in which we call home. Our new partnership at North Shore Winter Club will house all hockey operations and […]

Trail Sign Three

The Trail Smoke Eaters have signed Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) student-athletes Logan Peskett, Connor Seeley and Remy Spooner for the 2022/23 British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season. A sixth-round pick, 127th overall at the 2021 Western Hockey League (WHL) Draft by the Kelowna Rockets, Peskett played two seasons in the CSSHL. The North […]

Four CSSHL Student-Athletes Sign with Flin Flon

Four Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) student-athletes have signed with the Flin Flon Bombers for the 2022/23 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season. Logy Bay, NL forward Liam Bridger spent the 2021/22 CSSHL season with the Shawnigan Lake School U18 Prep team. In 36 games Bridger finished with a team high 17 goals. His […]

Eight CSSHL Alumni Named to U18 Team Canada Roster

Eight Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) alumni have been selected to represent Team Canada’s U18 squad at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The tournament will begin July 31, 2022 in Red Deer, AB at the Peavey Mart Centrium and run until August 6. Zachary Benson spent two seasons in the CSSHL with the Yale […]

Chiefs Add Two

The Chilliwack Chiefs have signed two Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) student-athletes for the upcoming British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) season. Burnaby, BC forward Nico Grabas spent the last four seasons in the CSSHL, joining the league in2018/19 with the West Van Academy U15 team. In 26 games he would record 37 points as […]

CSSHL Student-Athletes Have Big Month with Hockey Canada

Several current and former Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) student-athletes have been making headlines with Hockey Canada the last few weeks. Six student-athletes who spent the 2021/22 season in the CSSHL Female U18 Prep division captured gold with Team Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship in Madison, Wisconsin at the start […]