Eastern U17: Matthew D’Urso, Lower Canada College

A 2024 QMJHL Draft pick by the Drummondville Voltigeurs, D’Urso finished second in league and team scoring with 43 points in 19 games. The Montreal, QC forward finished the season with just 12 minutes in penalties.

Eastern U18: Parker Fergusson, Okanagan Hockey Ontario

Fergusson finished second in the division with 23 assists and fourth with 31 points in 23 games while taking just one minor penalty this season. OHO’s captain this season, the Bancroft, ON forward has 50 points in 45 career CSSHL games the last two seasons.

Female U18 Prep: Payton Chornley, RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg

A 2009 born forward from Winnipeg, MB, Chornley finished second in team scoring with 16 goals, 24 assists and 40 points in 30 games while posting 8 minutes of penalties in her first CSSHL season.

U15: Landon Ruck, Okanagan Hockey Academy

Landon follows in the footsteps of his older brothers Markus and Liam who each captured the CSSHL U15 Prep Most Sportsmanlike Award back in 2021/22 and 2022/23. The 2011 born Osoyoos, BC product led OHA defensemen with 14 assists and 19 points in 34 games while committing just one minor penalty on the season.

U15 Prep: Anderson Reschny, OHA Edmonton

The Macklin, SK defender tallied 12 penalty minutes in his first CSSHL season with OHA Edmonton. With 9 goals and 29 assists, Reschny finished eighth among U15 Prep defensemen with 38 points in 36 games.

U17: Jace Parsons, Okanagan Hockey Academy

A defensemen from Courtney, BC, Parsons took just two minor penalties on the season while recording 3 goals and 17 assists for 20 points in 36 regular season games. He would add four more points in five playoff games, without committing a single infraction, helping OHA capture the 2025 CSSHL U17 Western Championship.

U17 Prep: Adrien Comeau, Yale Hockey Academy

Comeau led his team with 32 assists while finishing third with 40 points in 36 games. His second season with the Yale U17 Prep team, the Port Coquitlam, BC forward finished the season with 6 penalty minutes, giving him a total of 10 in 68 U17 Prep games over the last two seasons.

U18 Prep: Noah Milford, Calgary International Hockey Academy

Milford had 16 penalty minutes this season while leading CIHA with 38 assists and 53 points in 34 games. The Red Deer Rebels seventh round 2023 WHL Draft pick finished 6th in the league in assists, and 11th in points this season. Last season the Okotoks, AB forward recorded 46 points in 29 regular season games before adding 6 points in 5 playoff games as CIHA won the 2024 CSSHL U17 Prep Division I Western Championship.

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The 40 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, NCAA and WHL. Of the 67 WHL players who find their names on the list, 57% (38/67) are CSSHL alumni. 98% of the 40 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL).

Jackson Smith is the highest ranked CSSHL skater coming in at 13th. Lynden Lakovic, Braeden Cootes, Benjamin Kindel, Cole Reschny, and Blake Fiddler all find themselves ranked inside the Top 32.

The 40 CSSHL alumni represent 15 different member programs, with Edge School and RHA Winnipeg leading the way with eight:

• Edge School – 8
• RHA Winnipeg – 8
• Yale Hockey Academy – 6
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 6
• RHA Kelowna – 4
• North Shore Warriors – 3
• BWC Academy – 2
• Delta Hockey Academy – 2
• Notre Dame Hounds – 2
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 2
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 2
• Bourget College – 1
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 1
• Mount Academy – 1
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 1

Among the 225 ranked North American skaters include 36 CSSHL alumni:

Among the 32 ranked North American skaters include 4 CSSHL alumni:

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The Knights took the Thunder Bay, ON forward in the fifth round, 88th overall on Saturday. Ritson has spent the last two seasons in the Â鶹´«Ã½Èë¿Ú (CSSHL) with RHA Winnipeg.

During the 2023/24 season he finished fourth in team scoring with 41 points in 27 U15 Prep games. With just two penalty minutes on the season he would be named the CSSHL U15 Prep Most Sportsmanlike award winner as voted by the coaches. That season he would be named the CSSHL December U15 Prep Player of the Month and add 11 points in just 4 playoff games.

This season Ritson made the jump to the RHA Winnipeg U18 Prep team. He would finish second in team scoring with 57 points, while leading his team with 37 assists in 36 games. His offensive outburst would see him named to the CSSHL U18 Prep Media Top Freshman (2009 born) Team.

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Eastern U17: Liam Armit, Stanstead College

The Gatineau, QC forward led his team with four goals and seven points in five games as Stanstead won the 2025 CSSHL Eastern U17 Championships. During the regular season Armit, a top prospect for the 2025 QMJHL Draft, recorded 29 points in 16 games.

Eastern U18: William Sasseville, Bourget College

Sasseville got off to a slow start at the 2025 CSSHL Eastern Championships, going pointless in the round robin. But he would come alive when it meant the most, scoring twice in the quarter-finals, once in the semi’s and once again in the finals. His lone assist of the playoffs would be a crucial one, as he set-up Albert Genest on a two-on-one for the overtime game winner, giving Bourget their second CSSHL Eastern U18 Championship in three seasons. During the regular season the Prevost, QC forward tallied 23 points in 24 games.

Female U18 Prep Prep Division I: Alida Korte, RHA Kelowna

Korte finished second among all skaters with 6 goals and 11 points in 5 playoff games. She would cap-off her playoffs by scoring a highlight reel goal in the finals as RHA Kelowna captured their fourth straight CSSHL Female U18 Prep Western Championship. The Saskatoon, SK forward finished second among all skaters with 63 points in 29 games during the regular season.

Female U18 Prep Division II: Makenna Williment, Balmoral Hall School

The Balmoral captain paced the Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championships with 6 goals and 10 points in just 4 games to lead her team to a CSSHL Championship in their first season in the league. In a 3-2 win over Delta Hockey Academy Black, she would score the opening goal while assisting on the game winner. During the regular season the Syracuse University commit had 39 points in 30 games.

U15 Division I: Brody Antignani, Edge School

After leading the U15 division with 50 goals, 49 assists and 99 points during the regular season the Calgary, AB forward paced the 2025 Western Championships with 10 goals, 7 assists and 17 points. His 17 points were 7 more than the next closest skater as Edge captured the 2025 CSSHL U15 Division I Western Championship.

U15 Division II: Jack Arseniuk, RHA Winnipeg

The Winnipeg, MB product led all U15 Division II defensemen with three goals and five points in five games to help his team capture the 2025 CSSHL U15 Division II Western Championship. Arseniuk saved his best for last, scoring once and adding an assist on the game winner in the finals. During the regular season he tallied 6 goals and 13 assists in 36 games.

U15 Prep Division I: Ryker Doka, Delta Hockey Academy

The Regina, SK defensemen finished with one goal and five assists, including scoring 29 seconds into the finals, as Delta captured the 2025 CSSHL U15 Prep Division I Western Championship. Doka recorded 14 goals and 20 assists in just 21 regular season games for Delta.

U15 Prep Division II: Gage Mark, Okanagan Hockey Academy

OHA captured the 2025 CSSHL U15 Prep Division II Western Championship with Mark pacing the way with a playoff best 6 goals and 11 points in 4 games. The Kelowna, BC forward had a goal and two assists in the finals, setting up the game winner late in the third period. Mark had 21 goals and 14 assists in 36 regular season games with OHA.

U17 Division I: Tyson Kuiack, Okanagan Hockey Academy

Kuiack played four of the five games for OHA during the Championships, going 4-0-0 with a 1.25 GAA, and .946 SV%. His GAA ranked second among netminders while his SV% was third. In a 3-2 win over RHA Kelowna in the finals the Kelowna, BC netminder stopped 28 of 30 shots as OHA captured the 2025 CSSHL U17 Division I Western Championship. During the regular season he went 14-3-2 with a 2.46 GAA, .901 SV% and 2 shutouts.

U17 Division II: Lynden Mercier, Delta Hockey Academy

A netminder from Victoria, BC, Mercier went 3-0-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .934 SV% during the Championships. He would stop 29 of 31 shots as Delta beat BWC Academy 3-2 in overtime to win the 2025 CSSHL U17 Division II Western Championships. Mercier went 8-7-2 with a 3.22 GAA, .903 SV% and 1shutout during the regular season.

U17 Prep Division I: Drake Mooney, Prairie Hockey Academy

Prairie came into the Championships as the 12th and final seed but made it to the finals, thanks in large part to the play of Mooney. The Blackfalds, AB netminder went 3-1-0 with a 2.16 GAA and playoff best .948 SV%. A fourth round pick by the Regina Pats at the 2024 WHL Draft, Mooney stopped 45 shots through 60 minutes of regulation and 10 minutes of overtime, before stopping both OHA Edmonton shooters in the shootout to send his team to the finals. Mooney would stop 46 of 49 in the finals, but Prairie ultimately fell 4-1. Mooney went 6-10-12 with a 3.56 GAA, .897 SV% and 1 shutout during the regular season.

U17 Prep Division II: Collin Friedrich, Pilot Mound Hockey Academy

Friedrich went pointless in his first game of the Championships before producing six goals and three assists in his final four games to finish third in playoff scoring with nine points. In the semi-finals the Tampa Bay, FL forward would have a flurry of chances in overtime, before finally burying the game winner with just two seconds left. In the finals Pilot Mound would dismantle the North Shore Warriors 7-0, with Friedrich tallying a game high three points to lead his team to a 2025 CSSHL U17 Prep Division II Western Championship. During the regular season he recorded 23 goals and 20 assists in 36 games.

U18 Prep: Benjamin Bowtell, RHA Kelowna

The Saskatoon Blades prospect led the playoffs with 7 goals and 12 points as 11th seed RHA Kelowna took home the 2025 CSSHL U18 Prep Western Championship. The Lake Country, BC forward recorded at least a point in all five playoff games, recording three points on three separate occasions including in the semi-finals and finals. Bowtell had 19 goals and 22 assists in 35 regular season games.

U18 Prep Division II: Aleksandr Skuratov, Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy

Skuratov tied for the playoff lead with 4 goals, while his 12 points trailed only teammate Sokratis Markarian, who had 13. The Czechia forward recorded at least a point in all five playoff games, recording three points on three separate occasions including the finals where he assisted on all three CDA goals in a 3-1 win over Pilot Mound. During the regular season Skuratov had 19 goals and 24 assists in 36 games.

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Ethan Edwards, Charlie Elick, Trey Taylor and Matthew Wood have all signed NHL Entry Level Contracts, while Evan Friesen has signed in the ECHL.

Selected in the fourth round, 120th overall at the 2020 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, Edwards has signed a two year contract with the team. The St. Albert, AB defenseman has spent the last four seasons in the NCAA with the University of Michigan, tallying 56 points in 130 games.

Edwards spent two seasons in the CSSHL with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX), capturing a U16 Prep Championship in 2018. Overall, he would play 63 games split between the NAX U16 Prep and U18 Prep teams, recording 49 points.

Elick has signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets after they selected him in the second round, 36th overall at the 2024 NHL Draft. The Calgary, AB defenseman joined Edge School in 2020/21, playing with their U15 Prep team. In 2021/22 he would tally 25 points in 26 U18 Prep games while being named the CSSHL U18 Prep Top Freshman Award winner.

The Brandon Wheat Kings would select Elick with the third overall pick at the 2021 WHL Draft where he would spend his first two-and-a-half WHL season before joining the Tri-City Americans midway through this year. In 196 career WHL games Elick has 10 goals and 45 assists.

Undrafted to the NHL, Taylor has signed a contract with the Dallas Stars. Taylor spent the 2017/18 season with the Delta Hockey Academy U16 Prep team, posting 12 goals and 16 assists in 35 games.

The Richmond, BC defender would join Clarkson University of the NCAA in 2022/23, playing three seasons with the team. In 110 NCAA games Taylor finished with 16 goals and 38 assists while being named the NCAA (ECAC) Best Defensive Defenseman and a Second Team All-Star in 2023/24.

Woods spent the 2019/20 CSSHL U15 Prep season with the West Van Warriors (now the North Shore Warriors), finishing second in the league in goals (40) and fourth in points (71) in 30 games. At the conclusion of the season the Regina Pats selected Wood in the second round, 41st overall at the 2020 WHL Draft. However, Wood took the NCAA route.

TheLethbridge, AB forward spent two seasons with the University of Connecticut before transferring to the University of Minnesota this season. In 109 NCAA games Wood recorded 44 goals and 57 assists while being named to the NCAA (Hockey East) All-Rookie Team in 2022/23.

Selected in the first round, 15th overall at the 2023 NHL Draft by the Predators, Wood has represented Team Canada on three separate occasions: twice with the U18 Team, and once with the World Juniors Team.

A forward from Winnipeg, MB, Friesen has signed an ECHL Contract with the Utah Grizzlies. Friesen has played two games with the team already, having played one with them last season.

Undrafted to the WHL, Friesen has spent the last four seasons in the top junior hockey league in Western Canada. This season he would captain the Wenatchee Wild, finishing with 61 points in 66 games. In total, Friesen had 146 points in 240 WHL games.

Prior to his time in the WHL, Friesen spent two seasons in the CSSHL with RHA Winnipeg, playing for their U15 Prep and U16 Prep teams. In 66 CSSHL games he would record 14 goals and 20 assists.

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RHA Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB) would defeat RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) 5-2 on Friday to capture the programs third ever CSSHL Western Championship. Their last one came back in 2023 at the U16 Prep level.

Coming into the Championships as the three seed, RHA Winnipeg went 0-2 in the Round Robin, putting them in the five slot. They would beat St. George’s School (Vancouver, BC) in the quarter-finals before overcoming a two goal deficit to beat STAR Hockey Academy (Kent, WA) in overtime of the semi’s.

RHA Kelowna came into the Championships as the fifth seed, going 2-0 in the Round Robin and finishing third in the pool. They would beat Prairie Hockey Academy (Caronport, SK) in the quarters before hammering Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (Victoria, BC) in the semi-final.

On Friday the finals started off with some tight checking by both teams before Ryder Olford and Zachary Haney scored 13 seconds apart to put RHA Winnipeg ahead midway through the opening frame.

Kelson Hawreluik scored on the power play 46 seconds into the second to extend his teams advantage. Dexter Labrecque would get RHA Kelowna on the board midway through the game with his fourth of the Championships.

Harrison Sharman brought RHA Kelowna within one 7:18 into the third but that was as close as they would get as Haize Brightnose (47/49) finished with 47 saves to secure the win for RHA Winnipeg.

Aiden Christie and Jack Arseniuk added third period power play goals to increase the advantage to three, making it a final score of 5-2.

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PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION STATEMENT

RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg’s team of professionals are committed to setting the standard of excellence and innovation in hockey in an environment where exceptional performance has no limit. RINK Hockey Academy’s vision is to be the complete hockey resource for personal and professional development.

LIST OF TEAMS

• 2025-26 Teams
  • U15
  • U15 Prep
  • U17
  • U17 Prep
  • U18 Prep
  • Female U18 Prep

LOCATION AND YEAR THE PROGRAM ENTERED THE CSSHL

Located in Oak Bluff, MB, the RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg joined the CSSHL in 2016 and expanded to six academy teams during the 2024-25 season.

EDUCATION

• Partner schools
  • Shaftesbury High School (Grades 9-12)
  • St. Ignatius (Grades 8)
• What are some of the things your program does to provide educational support?
  • RHA-Winnipeg provides scheduled tutoring at minimum twice a month, with that becoming weekly near exam times. Study Hall sessions are held daily at the RINK Training Centre as well as when teams are on the road.
• How are grades monitored and how often?
  • Every month academic progress reports are completed by Shaftesbury staff and returned to our coaches, as well as, at each report card date which occurs four times during the school year. Parents and billets sign off on each report so that teachers, coaches, and parents are all aware of the students-athletes progress.
• How are courses and the graduation path for student athletes chosen?
  • Courses are chosen by the students at the end of each school year for the upcoming academic year. We have a dedicated academic advisor for RHA- Winnipeg, who assists and guides all our student-athletes in choosing the necessary courses for their future academic and career paths.
• Do you have an academic probation policy?
  • Student-athletes are to maintain a 70% average in school, which is reviewed monthly. Should any student-athlete struggle to maintain that average, additional academic time and assistance shall be provided to retain the programs academic standards. That being said, the average RHA Winnipeg student-athlete had a 87% in the 2023-24 school year.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

• Do you offer a billeting program or a dormitory for non-local student athletes?
  • RHA Winnipeg’s billet coordinator works closely together with player families, coaching staff, and our host families. It is encouraged that families from the appropriate team billet the student-athlete but if no options are available, we look externally to outside families. This process includes a questionnaire, an in-house visit and reference checks. There is monthly check ins and a year end exit interview. We make sure it is imperative that the student athlete and family have a connection and it is the right fit for both parties.

STUDENT ATHLETE HEALTH

• How are injuries and sick student athletes monitored?
  • All injuries and illnesses are handled and monitored by the athletic therapy team and coaching staffs. The athletic therapy team consists of athletic therapists, the team physician and therapy service team. Each team’s head coach is contacted daily on the recovery of student athletes. Parents/guardians are in contact with our staff in regard to the severity of the injury, recovery time and return to play protocol. The benefit of RHA Winnipeg is that all of this is provided in-centre and included with being part of the team.

SCHEDULE

• What does the daily schedule look like for a student athlete in your program?
  • RHA Winnipeg student-athletes schedule varies depending on which team you are on. The day runs from 7:30am to 5:00pm and student-athletes will either attend school in a morning or afternoon block. Transportation is provided to and from the school. During their time at the RINK Training Centre, teams will have an on-ice team practice or small group skills session, an off-ice workout as well as study hall time in one of our boardrooms. Boardroom sessions will also consist of video instruction and teaching, personal development with goal setting, team building activities, and presentations from special guests. All activities are completed, and student-athletes are picked up by 5:00 pm.
• How many games can your teams expect to play?
  • All RHA-Winnipeg teams play a minimum of 40 games with some teams playing up to 55 games in a season. They include the CSSHL regular season and Championships, exhibition games and tournaments against elite teams across both Canada and the United States.
• What does the on and off ice training look like?
  • We offer a minimum of 40 games, 320 practice hours, 200 professional development hours and 160 off-ice training hours. A major focus of RHA-Winnipeg is our skill development program where we incorporate RINK Player Development and Goalie Development instruction with on-ice training. These sessions are in smaller groups focusing on player skills by position, technical instruction, and individual skill work. RINK Testify Performance coordinates all off-ice training in close communication with each teams’ coaches, which is based off the student athlete’s workload during the week or upcoming weekend and using the facilities state-of-the-art equipment while monitoring and tracking each exercise.
• How long does your program run?
  • The RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg program is 10 months long, beginning in the first week of September spanning the full length of the school year, not just the hockey season.

KEY STAFF AND CONTACT INFO

• For full staff breakdown, visit our website .
  • Ryan Cyr & Brad Rice, Governor
  • Jon Carlson, U15 Head Coach
  • Brad Purdie, U15 Prep Head Coach
  • Jeff Borse, U17 Head Coach, Coordinator of Hockey Operations
  • Ian Duval, U17 Prep Head Coach
  • Rob Smith, U18 Prep Head Coach
  • Ed Mauro, Female U18 Prep Head Coach
  • Scott Unger, Hockey Operations & Player Personnel Coordinator
  • Jon Cara, Director of On-Ice Programming & Development
  • Matt Asmundson, Sports Science & Performance
  • Blair Goodwin, Head Athletic Therapist
• CONTACT
  • What is the best way to contact the program?
    • Website: www.rinkhockeyacademy.ca
    • Email: info@therink.ca
    • Social media @rha_winnipeg on all platforms
    • Phone if you want – (204) 489 – 7465

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The 43 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the QMJHL, USA High-School and WHL. Of the 66 WHL players who find their names on the list, 59% (39/66) are CSSHL alumni. 95% of the 43 CSSHL alumni are currently playing in the CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL).

Jackson Smith is the highest ranked CSSHL skater coming in at ninth. Lynden Lakovic, Benjamin Kindel, Braeden Cootes, Blake Fiddler, Peyton Kettles, Cameron Schmidt, and Nathan Behm all find themselves ranked inside the Top 32.

The 43 CSSHL alumni represent 16 different member programs, with Edge School and RHA Winnipeg leading the way with eight:

• Edge School – 8
• RHA Winnipeg – 8
• Yale Hockey Academy – 5
• Delta Hockey Academy – 4
• North Shore Warriors – 4
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 4
• RHA Kelowna – 4
• BWC Academy – 3
• Notre Dame Hounds – 3
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 3
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 2
• Bourget College – 1
• Calgary International Hockey Academy – 1
• Mount Academy – 1
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 1
• St. George’s School – 1

Among the 224 ranked North American skaters include 41 CSSHL alumni:

Among the 32 ranked North American skaters include 2 CSSHL alumni:

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Rafael Cloutier and Lynden Larsen have signed in the QMJHL, while Jackson Kostiuk and Ethan Merner have signed in the WHL.

Cloutier joined Bourget College ahead of the 2021/22 East U17 season. In 33 games the Pointe-Fortune, QC forward had 9 goals and 8 assists. The following East U18 season he would record 5 goals and 8 assists in 14 games with Bourget. The Clarkson University commit has signed with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, having recorded two points in three games so far this season.

A forward from Verdun, QC, Larsen has spent the 2024/25 CSSHL East U17 season with Selwyn House School recording a team best 11 assists and 16 points in 5 games. Larsen, who was selected in the fourth round, 63rd overall at the 2024 QMJHL Draft, has played six games with Acadie-Bathurst Titan, tallying two assists.

Selected in the 10th round, 216th overall by the Saskatoon Blades at the 2021 WHL Draft, Kostiuk has signed with the Prince Albert Raiders, recording one assist in two games. The East St. Paul. MB forward played three seasons in the CSSHL with RHA Winnipeg at the U15 Prep and U18 Prep levels. In 71 career CSSHL games he recorded 89 points, including 47 during the 2022/23 U18 Prep season. Kostiuk has spent the last two seasons in the MJHL with the Steinbach Pistons, tallying 34 points in 29 games this season before joining the Raiders.

Merner joined Okanagan Hockey Academy for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season, producing 12 points in 30 games. The Kelowna, BC forward would have three points in two U15 Prep games with Yale Hockey Academy the following season before recording 44 points in 32 U17 Prep games in 2021/22, leading to the Calgary Hitmen selecting him in the fourth round, 80th overall at the 2021 WHL Draft. Committed to NCAA program Merrimack College, Merner has signed with the Hitmen.

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