The Abbotsford, BC forward joined Yale for the 2018/19 U15 Prep season, tallying 31 points in 26 games. At the conclusion of the season the Kooteny Ice (now the Wenatchee Wild) would select Edwards in the sixth round, 127th overall at the 2019 WHL Draft.

Edwards would return to Yale for the 2019/20 U18 Prep season where he recorded 14 goals and 15 assists in 36 games. The following U18 Prep season he would post five points in five games.

In 2021/22 he would make the jump to the WHL, starting the season with the Winnipeg Ice before joining the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Edwards would spend the following three seasons with the Hurricanes, breaking out ion 2023/24 with 70 points in 66 games. This past season he would lead his team with 77 points in 65 WHL games.

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The Lightning selected the South Surrey, BC netminder in the seventh round, 206th overall at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

Meneghin spent four seasons in the CSSHL with Delta Hockey Academy.He would join the program in 2017/18, going 13-0-0 with a 1.97 GAA and .907SV% in 16 U15 games. The following U15 Prep season he posted a 12-3-0 record with 1 shutout, a 3.34 GAA and .899 SV%. He would make the jump to the Delta U18 Prep team in 2020/21, and spend the 2021/22 season with the team as well, going 8-11-1 with a .908 SV%, 3.97 GAA and 1 shutout.

Undrafted to the WHL, Meneghin would sign with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, joining the team full time for the 2022/23 season. He would play two full season with the Hurricanes and start the 2024/25 season with them before being traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers.

With the Tigers this season he would go 23-9-2 with a .901 SV%, 2.56 GAA, and 3 shutouts. Meneghin would then go 14-1-0 with 3 shutouts, a .906 SV% and 2.35 GAA to capture the WHL Playoff MVP as the Tigers were crowned WHL Champions.

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Busch made his WHL debut with Everett on December 7 recording a goal and an assist. On the season he has three points in two games.

The North Vancouver, BC forward joined the CSSHL for the 2020/21 U15 season, recording three points in five game with Yale. The following U15 Prep season he would record 12 goals and 17 assists in 30 games leading to the Lethbridge Hurricanes selecting him in the sixth round, 121st overall at the 2022 WHL Draft.

He would play 29 U18 Prep games with Yale during the 2022/23 season, producing 20 points in 29 games.

Busch is committed to NCAA Division I program Penn State University.

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The Moose Jaw, SK forward spent the 2021/22 U15 Prep season with Notre Dame, recording 8 goals and 8 assists in 29 games. The following U17 Prep campaign with Prairie Hockey Academy he would lead his team with 18 goals while finishing second with 32 points in 34 games.

Nagel was originally selected at the 2022 WHL Draft by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the seventh round, 147th overall.

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Wilson joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season finishing with 9 points in 25 games. At the conclusion of the season the Lethbridge Hurricanes would select the Swift Current, SK defender in the sixth round, 116th overall at the 2018 WHL Draft. The following U16 Prep season Wilson had 6 goals and 17 assists in 36 games with Yale.

In 2021/22 Wilson joined the Victoria Royals, recording 13 points in 59 games over parts of two WHL seasons. He would finish the 2022/23 season with the Winnipeg Ice, adding 5 assists in 16 games.

This past WHL campaign Wilson had 1 goal and 5 assists in 53 games with the Vancouver Giants.

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Di Stefano joined the CSSHL for the 2022/23 U15 AAA season. In 25 games with Yale he recorded 14 goals and 21 assists. This past season he finished fourth in team scoring with 34 points in 27 games.

The Port Coquitlam, BC forward was selected in the sixth round, 124th overall by the Hurricanes at the 2024 WHL Draft.

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Gavin McKenna – Medicine Hat Tigers

• CHL Rookie of the Year Award The CHL Rookie of the Year Award is given out annually to the top rookie in the Canadian Hockey League
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; as a 16-year-old rookie McKenna led the Tigers with 34 goals and 97 points
• CHL Third Team-All Star Forward
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; alongside Connor Bedard, the 2026 NHL Draft prospect is one of only two 16-year-old skaters in the WHL to record 90-plus points in a single season over the last 25 years
• CHL All Rookie Team Forward
  • 34G-63A, 97 PTS, -4 in 61 GP during the 2023-24 season; as one of the CHL’s youngest players on an active roster during the 2023-24 season, McKenna registered 16 contests with three or more points, including four points on six occasions and two hat-tricks; his 97 points ranked second among CHL rookie this season

McKenna spent three season in the CSSHL, joining RHA Kelowna in 2020/21. He would play the following season as an underage player in the U18 Prep division, tallying 65 points in 35 games. The Tigers would select the Whitehorse, YT forward first overall at the 2022 WHL Draft. The following season McKenna would play for the South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep team, once again leading the division in assists (38) and points (75), while his 37 goals were also a division best, earning him CSSHL U18 Prep MVP honours.

Cayden Lindstrom – Medicine Hat Tigers

• CHL Top Prospect Award The CHL Top Draft Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada is given out every year to the top eligible prospect for the NHL Entry Draft from the Canadian Hockey League. The award was first given in 1991.
  • 27G-19A, 46 PTS, +12 in 32 GP during the 2023-24 season; the Chetwynd, BC forward is expected to be a Top 5-10 selection at the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

A third round pick by the Tigers at the 2021 WHL Draft, Lindstrom spent two seasons with Delta Hockey Academy, winning a 2022 CSSHL U17 Prep Western Championship. In 35 CSSHL games at the U15 Prep and U17 Prep level, Lindstrom tallied 70 points.

Zac Funk – Prince George Cougars

• CHL First Team-All Star Forward
  • 67G-56A, 123 PTS, +56 in 68 GP during the 2023-24 season; the Washington Capitals prospect finished the season as the CHL’s leading goal scorer with 67 goals, making him just the 10th CHL skater since 2000 to top 65 goals in a single season

Funk joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season, producing 52 points in 28 games. The Calgary Hitmen would select him in the second round, 43rd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

Harrison Meneghin – Lethbridge Hurricanes 

• CHL Third Team-All Star Goalie
  • 27-20-5-0 record, 2.59 GAA, .919 SV% & 3 SO in 53 GP during the 2023-24 season; ranked among the WHL leaders in several different categories, including save percentage (.919, second), shutouts (3, T-4th), minutes played (3,040, fourth) and saves (1,483, fifth).

Meneghin spent four season in the CSSHL with Delta Hockey Academy, posting a 33-14-1 record at the U15, U15 Prep and U18 Prep levels.

Luca Cagnoni – Portland Winterhawks

• CHL Third Team-All Star Defenseman
  • 18G-72A, 90 PTS, +47 in 65 GP during the 2023-24 season; the San Jose Sharks prospect posted the first 90-point season by a WHL defenseman in the last 30 years

Undrafted to the WHL, Cagnoni spent three seasons with BWC Academy, playing in the U15 Prep, U16 Prep and U18 Prep divisions. In 75 total CSSHL games the fourth round NHL Draft Pick recorded 59 points.

Terik Parascak – Prince George Cougars

• CHL All Rookie Team Forward
  • 43G-62A, 105 PTS, +49 in 68 GP during the 2023-24 season; the 2024 NHL Draft prospect led all CHL rookies during the 2023-24 season in goals (43) and scoring (105); his 105 points are the most by a rookie in the CHL since 2006-07 campaign (Patrick Kane – 145 points & Sam Gagner – 118 points)

Having spent four seasons with Edge School, Parascak is the CSSHL’s All-Time leading goal scorer with 119 goals, while his 217 points are second most all-time. Parascak was selected by Prince George in the fourth round of the 2021 WHL 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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A nominees for the U15 Prep Division MVP Award, England was selected in the first round, 11th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Red Deer, AB forward finished his first season in the CSSHL with 18 goals and 22 assists in 24 games. He added a goal and an assist as an affiliate player for the Edge U18 Prep team during the 2024 Western Championships, helping them earn their second straight title.

After selecting England in the first round, Seattle doubled down on Edge forwards, selecting Hilderman in the second round, 23rd overall. The Cochrane, AB forward recorded a team high 22 goals while adding 18 assists in 23 games.

Oaten was the first goalie selected at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft as the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected the Calgary, AB netminder in the third round, 58th overall. A CSSHL First Team All-Star (Prairie Division), Oaten finished tied for the league lead with 11 wins while posting a 2.90 GAA and .914 SV%.

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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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