North Shore Warriors U15 Prep Head Coach Steve Marr and St. George’s School U18 Prep Head Coach Brayden Toma have both been named as an Assistant Coach with the Blazers.

Marr, who is originally from Kamloops, BC, played four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers recording 44 points and 330 penalty minutes in 242 games.

The defensemen would make the jump to the pro ranks in 2005/06, splitting the season between the AHL and ECHL with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben-Knights and the Las Vegas Wranglers. He would spend the 2006/07 season in the AHL with the Knights before playing for the Rockford IceHogs and Pensacola Ice Pilots in 2007/08.聽Marr would head to Germany in 2008/09, playing for Herner EV 2007 in the German third tier for his final year of pro hockey.

Marr would begin coaching in the 麻豆传媒入口 (CSSHL) during the 2017/18 season, spending three seasons as the West Van Academy (now the North Shore Warriors) U18 Prep head coach. Marr would go 9-25-2 his first season, but he laid a foundation that would lead West Van to a 40-26-6 record the following two seasons.

After a three year hiatus from the CSSHL, Marr returned to the North Shore Warriors in 2023/24, this time with their U15 Prep team. In two seasons with the Warriors U15 Prep team Marr would lead them to a 16-40-6 record while producing three 2025 WHL Draft picks.

During his tenure with the Warriors, Marr coached future NHLers Connor Bedard and Fraser Minten.

Toma, a Sherwood Park, AB product, boasts an impressive resume within the CSSHL having won three CSSHL Western Championships in five seasons.

He would join the league as an assistant coach with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) in 2017/18, before taking over as head coach of the Elite 15s (U16 Prep) team in 2018/19. That season he would lead NAX to a 2019 CSSHL Western Championship. He would have his team sitting in first place heading into the 2020 CSSHL Western Championships before they were ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021/22 he would lead the NAX U15 Prep team to a 29-1-0 regular season record before falling short with a shootout loss in the semi-finals. Under his guidance, NAX would again finish the regular season in first place in 2022/23 before capturing their first ever CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championship with an overtime win. Toma and NAX would defend their title in 2023/24, as they beat first-place Edge School in overtime of the 2024 CSSHL Western Championships. In his three seasons with the NAX U15 Prep team, Toma would produce 38 WHL Draft picks.

Toma would head west to Vancouver, BC for the 2024/25 season as the Head Coach of the St. George’s School U18 Prep team. St. George’s would go 20-12-4 under his guidance, finishing in seventh place in the regular season before being eliminated by the eventual U18 Prep Champions, RHA Kelowna, in the playoffs.

In his six CSSHL seasons, Toma led his teams to a regular season record of 154-33-8.

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The Kraken selected the Langley, BC defenseman in the fifth round, 148th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft.

Hammell spent two seasons in the CSSHL with the North Shore Warriors (previously the West Van Warriors). During the 2018/19 U15 Prep season he tallied 10 points in 22 games. The following U15 Prep campaign he recorded 12 goals and 29 assists in 29 games, leading to the Kamloops Blazers selecting him in the first round,19th overall at the 2020 WHL Draft.

After playing seven games with the team in 2020/21, he would join the Blazers full time in 2021/22, posting 14 points in 57 games. He would split the 2022/23 season between the Blazers and Everett Silvertips, finishing with 26 points in 67 games.

Hammell finished his WHL career with the Silvertips, producing 63 points in 111 games the last two seasons, including a career high 38 in 2024/25 as he captained the team.

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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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Moss has signed with the Medicinet Hat Tigers after he was originally selected in the 10th round, 217th overall at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Kamloops Blazers.

The Port Moody, BC defenseman joined Yale for the 2020/21 U15 season, tallying one point in four games. The following CSSHL season he would tally one assist in three U15 Prep games. During the 2022/23 U17 Prep season, Moss would record 5 goals and 18 assists in 34 games.

Plante joined Yale in 2018/19, tallying 12 points in 29 U15 games. The following season the Langley, BC forward recorded 16 points in 30 CSSHL U15 Prep games. He would spend the 2020/21 season with the Yale U17 Prep team, producing seven points in five games.

Undrafted to the WHL, Plante has signed with the Portland Winterhawks. He is committed to NCAA Division I program University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Moss and Plante both made their WHL debut within the last week.

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Sanche went 8-1-0 with 1 shutout while recording a 1.33 GAA and 0.940 SV% in nine games with Everett during October. On the season he is 10-2-0 with a WHL best 10 wins, 1.98 GAA and 0.924 SV%.

The Kamloops, BC goalie joined the CSSHL for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season going 12-4-0 with a 2.98 GAA, .889 SV% and 1 shutout with the Pursuit of Excellence (now RHA Kelowna). The following season with RHA Kelowna he would go 3-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .939 SV% in 3 U15 Prep games.

He would join Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) for the 2021/22 U17 Prep season, posting a 6-7-0 record, .880 SV% and 4.67 GAA while being named the CSSHL U17 Prep Top Goaltender. At the conclusion of the season the Kamloops Blazers would select him in the second round, 42nd overall at the 2021 WHL Draft.

Sanche would return to OHA for the 2022/23 U18 Prep season where he went 8-3-1 with a 3.18 GAA and .898 SV%. Sanche would make his WHL debut with the Blazers during that season.

The 2023/24 season was his first full season in the WHL with the Blazers. Sanche would play 30 games posting a 4.66 GAA, .872 SV% and 6-17-1 record.

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Tverdovsky was selected by the Blazers in the first round, sixth overall at the 2024 WHL US Prospects Draft. The Los Angeles, CA forward joined OHA for the 2023/24 U15 Prep season. In 27 games he finished second on his team with 20 goals and 36 points.

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The North Vancouver, BC defenseman joined the CSSHL for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season. In 27 games he would tally 26 points leading to the Kamloops Blazers selecting him ninth overall at the 2019 WHL Draft.

He would return to BWC Academy the following season, tallying 23 points in 31 U18 Prep games.

Lindgren would spend the next two seasons with the Kamloop Blazers, posting 54 points in 90 WHL games. At the end of the 2021/22 season the Buffalo Sabres would select Lindgren in the fourth round 106th overall at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

After a move to the Red Deer Rebels, Lindgren has recorded 75 points in 126 games the last two WHL seasons.

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The Blazers selected the Langley, BC forward in the second round, 44th overall at the 2024 WHL Draft.

Dumansky joined the CSSHL in 2022/23 with the Yale U15 Prep team recording 14 points in 28 games. This season Dumansky posted 21 goals and 28 assists in 27 U15 Prep games.

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A forward from Calgary, AB, Shaun Hildebrandt was selected in the second round, 43rd overall by the Calgary Hitmen. Hildebrandt joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2022/23 season, finishing third on his team and fourth in the U15 division with 50 points in 27 games. This season his 58 points in 27 games were most among U15 Prep forwards, and second in league scoring, earning him CSSHL U15 Prep (BC Division) Second Team All-Star honours.

Jordin St. Louis joined Edge School this season with their U15 Prep team. In 27 games the Airdrie, AB forward tallied 14 goals and 27 assists leading to the Portland Winterhawks selecting him in the first round, 20th overall.

Selected in the third round, 46th overall by the Kamloops Blazers, Madden Tymchak played the 2023/24 season with the RHA Winnipeg U15 Prep team. In 25 games the Oakbank, MB defenseman recorded 1 goal and 29 assists.

A defenseman from Edmonton, AB, Kayne Wright spent the last two seasons with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX). During the 2022/23 season he would tally 23 points in 27 games before adding 8 assists in 5 playoff games to lead NAX to a 2023 CSSHL U15 Western Championship. This season he would record 19 points in 26 U15 Prep games and 8 more in his 5 playoff games as he captured his second straight CSSHL Western Championship with NAX, this time at the U15 Prep level. The Medicine Hat Tigers selected Wright in the eighth round, 171st overall.

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Joaquin Geras played the past two seasons with the Edge School U15 Prep team. The Calgary, AB defender produced 16 points in 30 games in 2022/23, and 28 points in 27 games in 2023/24. He would addd five points in five playoff games as Edge made the finals of the 2024 CSSHL Western Championships. Geras was selected in the second round, 26th overall by the Kamloops Blazers.

Selected in the third round, 47th overall by the Tri-City Americans, Lukasz McIsaac spent the 2022/23 season with the St. George’s U15 team, tallying 20 points in 21 games. This season the Vancouver, BC defenseman recorded 17 points in 26 U15 Prep games.

A forward from Coldstream, BC, Ollie Reid joined RHA Kelowna for the 2021/22 U15 season, tallying 6 points in 27 games. He would suit up for Yale Hockey Academy’s U15 Prep team the following two seasons, including finish fourth in league scoring this season with 52 points in 27 games. The Cougars selected Reid in the fourth round, 88th overall.

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