Mack has been a scout with the Cougars the last six seasons, but will transition into a full time Director of Scouting role with the club for the 2025/26 season.

Prior to his time with the Cougars the Calgary, AB product was a scout with the Seattle Thunderbirds for 10 WHL campaigns, including during the 2016/17 season when the Thunderbirds were crowned WHL Champions.

Mack joined the CSSHL with BWC Academy during the 2013/14 U16 Prep season. He would spend four seasons with the team, winning a 2017 CSSHL U16 Prep Western Championship. In four seasons with the BWC Academy U16 Prep team he would go 78-28-13.

Starting in 2017/18 he would take over the BWC Academy U15 Prep team, compiling a record of 58-31-7 in four seasons.

In 2021/22 he would join the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX), returning to the U16 Prep division. NAX would finish a division best 32-4-0 before beating second place Edge School in the finals to capture the 2022 CSSHL U16 Prep Western Championship.

Mack would then join Edge School for the following two U15 seasons, going 39-14-2. This past U15 Prep season Mack led Edge School to a 26-8-2 record and second place regular season finish.

Overall, Mack won two CSSHL Western Championships and went 233-85-24.

“My 12 seasons in the CSSHL have been amazing. So many memories and friendships that will last forever. Thank you to BWC Academy, NAX, and Edge School for everything,” added Mack. “The professional development relationships I have acquired from working in the CSSHL has prepared me for this next chapter in the WHL.”

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The Thunderbirds selected Kane Nicholas in the second round, 45th overall. The Campbell River, BC forward joined BWC Academy for the 2024/25 CSSHL U15 Prep season. In 35 games Nicholas led his team with 41 assists, while his 62 points in 35 games ranked third in team scoring.

Dylan Sherban was taken by the Thunderbirds three selection later in the third round. The Rocky View, AB forward joined the CSSHL in 2023/24 with the Edge School U15 team, tallying 36 points in 28 games. This past U15 Prep season he recorded 30 points in 29 games with the Edge U15 Prep team.

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Johnson spent three seasons in the CSSHL with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA). The Fort St. James, BC forward finished second on his U15 team with 24 goals and 48 points in 26 games during the 2019/20 season. The following U15 Prep season he would record 14 points in 10 games.

During the 2021/22 U17 Prep season with OHA Black he finished fourth in team scoring with 42 points in 32 games, leading to the Seattle Thunderbirds selecting him in the sixth round, 120th overall at the 2021 WHL Draft.

Johnson has signed with the Penticton Vees.

A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Yellowaga joined Edge School for the 2022/23 CSSHL U15 Prep season. He would tally 29 points in 29 games that year. The following U18 Prep campaign he would suit up for South Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA), recording 25 points in 25 games.

Yellowaga has signed with the Red Deer Rebels after they selected him in the ninth round, 194th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

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The 10 team tournament will take place December 26-Jan. 5 in Ottawa, ON. Four CSSHL alumni will represent Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championships.

The four CSSHL alumni selected to represent Team Canada are:

• Carson Bjarnason – Brandon Wheat Kings/WHL (RHA Winnipeg)
• Gavin McKenna – Medicine Hat Tigers/WHL (RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy)
• Tanner Molendyk – Saskatoon Blades/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)
• Sawyer Mynio – Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL (Yale Hockey Academy)

A first round pick by the Nashville Predators at the 2023 NHL Draft, Molendyk is one of five returning players who represented Canada at the 2024 World Juniors. Bjarnason will represent Team Canada for the third time. The 2023 2nd round NHL Pick by the Philadelphia Flyers won gold at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and Bronze at the 2023 U18 World Championships.

McKenna, who is expected to be the first overall pick at the 2026 NHL Draft, has won gold for Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championships and the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. This will be the first time Mynio, a Vancouver Canucks 2023 third round pick, represents Team Canada on the international stage.

The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Boxing Day with Canada kicking off its tournament schedule against Finland, while the United States will play Germany. The two teams will meet on Dec. 31 to wrap up preliminary-round action. The knock-out round will begin with the quarter-finals on January 2.

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Ratzalff spent the 2020/21 COVID-19 shortened U16 Prep season with the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX), recording a shutout in his lone game.

Selected in the second round, 43rd overall at the 2020 WHL Draft by the Seattle Thunderbirds the Irma, AB netminder joined Seattle full time 2021/22 season. Ratzlaff is now in his fourth season with Seattle, posting a 67-37-2 record, .909SV%, 2.79GAA and 7 shutouts in WHL 116 games. He was also apart of the Thunderbirds WHL Championship during the 2022/23 campaign.

Internationally, Ratzlaff helped Team Canada win gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and was a member of the 2024 Team Canada World Juniors team.

Ratzlaff was selected by the Sabres in the fifth round, 141st overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

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Iginla was selected sixth overall by Utah at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft becoming the first player selected in franchise history.

A forward from Lake Country, BC, Iginla聽 joined RHA Kelowna for the 2021/22 U18 Prep season. In 32 games he recorded a team high 26 goals, finishing second in team scoring with 48 points.

Selected ninth overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds at the 2021 WHL Draft, Iginla joined Seattle for the 2022/23 season tallying 18 points in 48 games. He would add an additional point in three playoff games as Seattle were crowned WHL Champions.

That season he would win a silver medal with Team Canada at the U17 World Hockey Challenge, recording seven points in seven games.

Prior to the start of the 2023/24 season Iginla would be traded to the Kelowna Rockets leading to a breakout season of 84 points in 64 games while being named a WHL (BC) First All-Star Team. He would help Canada capture gold at the U18 World Championships with 12 points in 7 games.

Tij is the son of former NHLer and Hockey Hall of Fame member Jarome Iginla.

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Julian Revel and Grayson Tash both joined BWC Academy ahead of the 2022/23 CSSHL U15 season. Revel would tally 20 points in 21 games while Tash would add 19 in 24.

This season Revel tallied 6 goals and 19 assists in 26 U15 Prep games leading to the Saskatoon Blades selecting the Burnaby, BC product in the third round, 66th overall. Revel would be named a CSSHL U15 Prep Second Team All-Star (BC Division).

Tash played in 27 U15 Prep games this season, recording 3 goals and a team high 31 assists. A CSSHL U15 Prep Second Team All-Star (BC Division), Tash was selected in the third round, 64th overall by the Seattle Thunderbirds.

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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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The Jets selected the Coquitlam, BC netminder in the fifth round, 151st overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Milic would spend the majority of the 2023/24 season in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, playing 33 games and finishing with a 2.72GAA and .900SV%.

Milic spent the previous three seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Seattle Thunderbirds, posting a 60-23-5 record, 8 shutouts, a 2.35GAA and .917SV% in 91 games. During the 2022/23 season Milic would help Seattle capture a WHL Championship while being named to the WHL (US Division) First All-Star Team, the WHL Playoffs MVP, and WHL Top Goaltender Award winner while leading the WHL with a 2.08GAA and .928SV%. He would help Canada capture a Gold Medal at the 2023 World Juniors.

Prior to his WHL career Milic played three seasons in the CSSHL with BWC Academy. In 2017/18 he would be named the CSSHL U15 Top Goaltender, capturing that award again in 2019/20 in the U18 Prep division. Milic would also lead the U18 Prep division with a .946SV%. After the 2017/18 U15 Prep season he would be selected by the Thunderbirds in the third round, 51st overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

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The Winnipeg, MB duo of Alarie and Thornton joined RHA Winnipeg for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season. Alarie tallied a team high 55 points in 30 games, leading to the Moose Jaw Warriors would select the forward in the first round, 22nd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft. Thornton would finish with 29 points in 30 games as the Prince George Cougars selected the defenseman in the second round, 33rd overall at the 2018 WHL Draft.

The following U18 Prep season Thornton and Alarie would finish first and second in team scoring with 47 and 46 points respectively.

Alarie spent five season in the WHL with the Warriors before joining the Seattle Thunderbirds early this season. In 280 WHL games he tallied 79 goals and 108 assists. Alarie has signed an ECHL contract with the Adirondack Thunder, having played six games with two points so far.

Thornton joined Prince George full time for the 2021/22 season. He would spend three seasons with the team including captaining them this year. In 207 total WHL games Thornton has tallied 56 goals and 140 assists. Thornton remains with the Cougars in the middle of their WHL playoffs, but has signed an AHL contract with the Hershey Bears.

11 CSSHL alumni have signed Amateur Try-out Agreements with AHL and ECHL clubs for the remainder of the season:

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