Miles joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 season. The Edmonton, AB forward finished the regular season with 52 points in 27 regular season games before adding 9 points in 5 playoff games to help NAX capture the 2024 CSSHL U15 Western Championship.

This past U15 Prep season Miles tallied 28 goals and 29 assists for 57 points in 36 games. Miles has signed with the Wenatchee Wild after they selected him 10th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

A forward from Waywayseecapo, MB, Shingoose joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2024/25 CSSHL U15 Prep season. He would lead his team with 31 goals, 29 assists and 60 points in 32 games. His 31 goals ranked fifth in the U15 Prep division as he earned CSSHL U15 Prep Prairie Division First Team All-Star honours.

Shingoose has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders after they selected him 16th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

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Archer, a Stony Plain, AB product, joined OHA Edmonton for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 Prep season. In 12 games he would tally 7 assists. The Rebels selected Archer in the second round, 32nd overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Wolitski joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2023/24 U15 season, tallying 53 points in 25 games as he was named a CSSHL U15 Prairie Division First Team All-Star and U15 Top Defenseman. The St. Albert, AB product would add five points in five playoff games as NAX captured the 2024 CSSHL U15 Western Championship.

This past season he recorded 8 goals and 40 assists in 29 U15 Prep games with NAX as he was named a CSSHL U15 Prep Prairie Division Second Team All-Star. The Rebels would then select Wolitski with the seventh overall pick at the 2025 WHL Draft.

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Bouchard and Ondrus both joined NAX for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 season. In 23 games Bouchard,聽 a forward from Falher, AB, recorded 15 goals and 18 assists. Ondrus would add 18 goals and 31 assists in 28 games. In five playoff games Bouchard would add 8 goals and 7 assists while Ondrus tallied 4 goals and 7 assists as NAX were crowned the 2024 CSSHL U15 Western Champions.

This past season Bouchard would produce 21 goals and 40 assists in 30 U15 Prep games with NAX as he was named a CSSHL Prairie Division Second Team All-Star and MVP Award Finalist. The Blazers selected Bouchard in the first round, 14th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft earlier this month.

Ondrus would finish with 26 goals and 25 assists for 51 points in 35 U15 Prep games. The Blazers would use a second round selection on the Sherwood Park, AB forward, drafting him 29th overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

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The Chestermere, AB forward spent the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 Prep season with Edge School. In 27 games he would record a team best 34 assists and 46 points. He would add nine points in five playoff games as Edge made the finals of the 2024 CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championship.

Halat was selected in the fourth round, 72nd overall at the 2024 WHL Draft by the Calgary Hitmen.

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The 2024 CSSHL Western Championships reached a new economic impact record of $5.231 million, almost $2 million more than the 2023 record of $3.337 million.

The event, which took place in Penticton from March 4-17, 2024, featured 96 teams and roughly 2,100 players and staff from the four Western Canadian provinces and the states of Idaho and Washington. Over 91% of the events participates were out of town, overnight guests.

Roughly 3,879 spectators attended the event, with 93% of those spectators being out of town, overnight guests. 86% of these spectators travelled more than 320km to attend the event, staying on average 5 nights in Penticton.

It was announced back in March of 2023 that the CSSHL and its partners Okanagan Hockey Group, Oak View Group, Travel Penticton and the City of Penticton reached an agreement for a 10-year agreement (five years, with an additional five-year renewal clause) to host the Western Championships beginning in March 2024.聽

鈥淲ith the continued expansion of the CSSHL, which will see 105 teams from the four western provinces and the states of Idaho and Washington competing during the 2024/25 season, the CSSHL Western Championships will only continue to grow each season and provide even further economic impact,鈥� added CSSHL Chief Operating Officer Kevin Goodwin.

鈥淥ur partnership with the Canadian Sport Hockey League is a win-win-win for everyone involved and the chance to showcase our city has been incredibly beneficial to everyone,鈥� says Mayor Julius Bloomfield. 鈥淔rom the student athletes who get an opportunity to live their dreams, to the CSSHL who have a welcoming home for their championships, to Penticton who benefits from the players and families who come to enjoy all we have to offer, we are all benefitting from this agreement and looking forward to seeing it grow.鈥�

With the continued expansion of the CSSHL and the annual addition of new teams, the game count has seen a 29% increase since the 2022/23 season.148 games were played in 2023, and 166 in 2024 with that number expected to hit 191 in 2025.

Travel Penticton, the official tourism marketing agency for the city if Penticton, is an enthusiastic supporter of the CSSHL. “Our Board, membership and marketing team see the real value of this event.” stated Thom Tischik, Travel Penticton Executive Director. “The CSSHL event happens in a normally quiet time of the tourism year. This initiative helps to fill accommodations, generate business to restaurants, craft breweries, wineries, retailers and other non-hospitality venues.” Thom goes on to say, “Our investment sees real-time benefits and we look forward to a long-term partnership with CSSHL over the next several years.”

鈥淭he support for our business community that the CSSHL event brings in the shoulder season is incredible and it鈥檚 great to see our accommodations full, restaurants busy and community on show for this event鈥� said Anthony Haddad, City Manager. Haddad added, 鈥淲e look forward to the long-term partnership with CSSHL, Okanagan Hockey Group, Oak View Group and Travel Penticton so see this event continue to grow and support our community over the coming years.鈥�

The 2022 CSSHL Western Championships had a $3.151 million impact on the city of Penticton.

For further information:
Jordan Martin
Manager, Media & Communications
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j.martin@csshl.ca

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The 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) was established in 2009 and has grown to feature 39 accredited schools and 129 teams from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island and the states of Idaho and Washington. The league was designed specifically for elite level student athletes, giving them the opportunity to focus on their education while increasing their skills off and on the ice and providing them with a high level of competition and exposure. Currently, the CSSHL includes eight different divisions at the U15, U17, U18 Male and U18 Female levels.

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A forward from Chestermere, AB, Dufour was selected in the first round, 19th overall by the Everett Silvertips. Dufour joined Edge School for the 2022/23 season, leading his team and finishing third in the league with 54 points in 27 games. This season his 42 points were second in team scoring while his 2.00 PTS/GP were a team high. Dufour would add seven points in five playoff games as Edge made it to the finals of the CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championships.

Selected in the second round, 25th overall by the Regina Pats. Wagner joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) U15 Prep team for the 2023/24 season. He would lead the NAX blue-line with 4 goals, 19 assists and 23 points in 22 games. The Yorkton, SK defenseman added three goals and three assists in five playoff games as NAX captured their second straight CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championship, beating Edge in overtime.

Dufour and Wagner are each the fifth skater from their respective CSSHL teams to sign WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements after being selected at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.

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All four players helped NAX capture their second straight CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championship, with Harvey winning in both 2023 and 2024. John and Soper were both part of the NAX team that captured the 2023 CSSHL U15 Western Championship.

A forward from Nipawin, SK, the Vancouver Giants selected Chorney in the first round, 10th overall. In his first season in the CSSHL, Chorney finished second on NAX in goals (19), assists (23) and points (42) in 24 games. He added 12 points in 5 playoff games, second most among all skaters.

After producing 29 points in 30 games during the 2022/23 U15 Prep season with NAX, Harvey finished this season fourth in league scoring with 52 points. His 52 points and 33 assists were a team high, leading to the Prince Albert Raiders selecting the Edmonton, AB forward fourth overall. Harvey finished third in playoff scoring with 11 points. Prince Albert selected NAX U18 Prep student-athletes Daxon Rudolph and Riley Boychuk with the first two picks in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft.

Having no first or second round picks, the Saskatoon Blades made John their first selection when they took him in the third round, 61st overall. The Fort McMurray, AB forward led NAX with 20 goals while finishing third with 38 points. He would take a giant leap forward in the playoffs, setting the single U15 Prep post-season record with 19 points in 5 games, including scoring the overtime winner in the Western Championships Final. This was the second straight year John led the playoffs in scoring as he produced 13 points in 5 games last season.

A 6’2 defenseman from Edmonton, AB, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected Soper in the second round, 32nd overall. Soper tallied 10 points in 25 regular season games before adding 2 points in 5 playoff games. During the 2022/23 season Soper produced 20 points in 27 regular season games and an additional point in four playoff games.

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Rowan Guest has spent the last two seasons with the Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (PCHA) U18 Prep team. In 60 career games the Saskatoon, SK defenseman recorded 17 goals and 38 assists. Guest has signed with the Kelowna Rockets after they selected him in the 11th round at the 2021 WHL Draft.

Undrafted to the WHL, Connor Pankratz will join Guest, having signed with the Rockets. The West Vancouver, BC forward started his CSSHL career in 2019/20 with the North Shore Warriors U15 team, capturing a CSSHL U15 Western Championship. He would move to St. George’s the following season, spending one season each with the U15 Prep and U17 Prep teams before playing for their U18 Prep team the last two years. He finished the 2023/24 season with 48 points in 29 games as captain of the U18 Prep team.

A forward from Kelowna, BC, Cameron Norrie has played the last four seasons in the CSSHL. He joined Okanagan Hockey Academy in 2020/21 playing one season each with their U15, U15 Prep and U16 Prep teams. During the 2023/24 season he joined the RHA Kelowna U18 Prep team, tallying 34 points in 30 games. Undrafted to the WHL, Norrie has signed with the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

A fourth round pick by the Spokane Chiefs at the 2023 WHL Draft, Rhett Sather spent the 2023/24 season with the Calgary International Hockey Academy (CIHA) U17 Prep team. In 29 games the Cochrane, AB defender tallied 10 goals and 20 assists. He added two assists in five playoff games as CIHA captured the 2024 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship title.

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The Calgary, AB defenseman spent the 2023/24 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) with the Edge U18 Prep team as an underage player. In a 2006-08 based division, the 2009 born skater 62 points in 30 regular season games, a new record for defensemen in the U18 Prep division. His 62 points were third in league scoring and most on his team, 21 more points than any other Edge skater.

Last week DuPont was named the 2024 CSSHL U18 Prep Western Championships MVP. With 16 points in 5 games he tied the U18 Prep Western Championships record set by Arizona Coyotes forward Dylan Guenther. He recorded a division best 11 assists, including 1 in the Championship Final as Edge defeated NAX 3-2 in overtime to secure back-to-back championships.

DuPont joined the CSSHL for the 2022/23 U15 Prep season where he recorded 47 points in 27 games with Edge School.

DuPont is the first defenceman to be granted exceptional status in WHL history and second player after former North Shore Warriors forward Connor Bedard.

Since the exceptional status rule was created in 2005, nine players have received the designation, starting with forward John Tavares (2005 – OHL Oshawa), followed by defenceman Aaron Ekblad (2011 – OHL Barrie), forward Connor McDavid (2012 – OHL Erie), defenceman Sean Day (2013 – OHL聽Mississauga), forward Joe Veleno (2015 – QMJHL聽Saint John), forward Shane Wright (2019 – OHL Kingston), Bedard, forward Michael Misa (2022 – OHL Saginaw)聽and聽DuPont.

The first player from Alberta to be granted exceptional status, he is eligible to be selected in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday, May 9. After a trade with the Kamloops Blazers, the Everett Silvertips hold the first overall pick.

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U15: Bronsyn Mouille- Northern Alberta Xtreme

NAX cruised to their second straight U15 Western Championship and was led offensively by Mouille and his 21 points, 6 more than the next highest. The Peace River, AB forward had 62 points in 26 regular season games.

U15 Prep Jaggar John – Northern Alberta Xtreme

John finished the Western Championships with a record 19 points in 5 games, surpassing Kyle Crnkovic’s record of 18. John would lead NAX to their second straight U15 Prep Western Championship with four assists and the overtime winner in a 6-5 win over Edge School. The Fort McMurray, AB forward recored 38 points in 27 regular season games.

U17 Prep Tier I: Brendan Rudolph – Calgary International Hockey Academy

Rudolph finished fourth in Championships scoring but his hat-trick and one assist in the finals propelled CIHA to a 5-4 OT win over Prairie Hockey Academy as CIHA captured their first ever CSSHL Western Championship. The Seattle Thunderbirds 2023 WHL Draft pick finished the regular season with a team high 59 points in 31 games.

U17 Prep Tier II: Lucas Benn – St. George’s School

A seventh round selection by the Kamloops Blazers at the 2023 WHL Draft, Benn tallied 3 goals and 8 assists in 5 playoff games, including 2 assists in a 3-2 overtime win over SAHA in the finals. He would finish the regular season with 32 points in 29 games.

U17 Prep Tier III: Mark Lee – BWC Academy White

Lee posted 13 points in 5 playoff games including a goal and three assists in the Championship Finals to lead BWC Academy White to a 6-3 win over Shawnigan Lake. The Busan, South Korea forward finished the regular season with 24 goals and 16 assists in 26 games.

U18 Prep: Landon DuPont – Edge School

With 16 points in 5 games the Calgary, AB underage defenseman tied the U18 Prep Western Championships record set by Arizona Coyotes forward Dylan Guenther. He recorded a division best 11 assists, including 1 in the Championship Final as Edge defeated NAX 3-2 in overtime to secure back-to-back championships. DuPont tallied 62 points in 30 regular season games, a new record for defensemen in the U18 Prep division.

Female U18 Prep: Chloe Primerano – RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna

The University of Minnesota commit set Female U18 Prep Western Championship records with 15 assists and 20 points in 5 games as RHA Kelowna earned their third straight championship. During the regular season the Vancouver, BC defenseman led all skaters with 35 goals, 54 assists and 89 points, all Female U18 Prep single season records.

Eastern U17: Dominic Schnarr – Bishop’s College School

Schnarr recorded nine points in five Eastern Championship games including a hat-trick and an assist in the Finals to lift Bishop’s College to their first ever CSSHL Championship. The Woodstock, NB forward tallied nine points in eight regular season games.

Eastern U18: Oliver Kiraly – Ontario Hockey Academy Prep

Kiraly posted a 3-0-0 record with a 2.75 GAA and .898 SV% to lead OHA Prep to a 6-2 win in the Eastern Championship Finals. He would make 41 saves in the finals while scoring the second goalie goal in CSSHL history, and the first in the Eastern Division. The Budapest, Hungary netminder finished the regular season with a 10-1-1 record, 2.47 GAA and .920SV%.

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