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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Holowaychuk joined St. George’s for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 Prep season. In 27 games the Vancouver, BC forward tallied 12 goals and 20 assists.

His second year in the CSSHL U15 Prep would prove to be a dominant one, leading the division with 50 goals and 83 points in 34 games. Holowaychuk would be named a CSSHL U15 Prep BC Division First Team All-Star and capture the leagues MVP Award.

The Giants would then select Holowaychuk in the first round, sixth overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

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A defenseman from Langley, BC, Kokkoris joined Yale Hockey Academy for the 2023/24 U15 season tallying 33 points in 27 games while being named a BC Division First Team All-Star. This past season he would produce 4 goals and 33 assists in 34 U15 Prep games with Yale, earning BC Division Second Team All-Star honours. The Oil Kings selected Kokkoris eighth overall at the 2025 WHL Draft.

Wouters was the second overall pick at the 2025 WHL Draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Vancouver, BC defenseman joined St. George’s School in 2023/24, spending the past two CSSHL seasons with their U15 Prep team. He would record 5 points in 27 games last season before having 41 in 29 this year as he was named a CSSHL BC Division First Team All-Star and Top Defenseman Award finalist.

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Naeem Bardai played for the St. George’s School Saints’ hockey teams from Grades 7-12. That was long before we joined the CSSHL. He was the captain of the Senior Varsity team in his final year at the school. More than two decades later he is still involved with hockey at St. George’s.

After graduating from Saints, Naeem鈥檚 junior hockey career involved multiple stops in both British Columbia and Alberta, spending the majority of it with the Beaverlodge Blades based just outside of Grand Prairie, AB.

Naeem then made his way to the United Kingdom, where for three seasons (2013-16), he played and captained the Oxford University Blues in the British University Ice Hockey Association. Over a total of 36 games he scored 86 goals and had 52 assists with only 16 minutes spent in the penalty box!

Outside of hockey, Naeem is a former professional cricket player. Naeem played professionally in England and Australia for a total of six seasons. A dual-citizen, Naeem has 10 caps, having represented Uganda in the ICC World Cricket League and World Cup Qualifiers, before retiring in 2017.

Naeem was our first Assistant Coach, working alongside current Vancouver Canucks Assistant Coach Jaroslav ‘Yogi’ Svejkovski when we joined the CSSHL eight seasons ago and he hasn鈥檛 missed a season since. He has coached at all levels within our program and his passion for the game is contagious.

Paul Pulver, who鈥檚 son Eli Pulver ’21 played in our program and is now at Minnesota State University, has coached alongside Naeem and offered this comment; 鈥淣aeem has been a stalwart coach in the Saints鈥� Hockey Program since its inception. He has strong technical knowledge and ability, but what makes him special is the way he builds an exceptional rapport with the players, and that enables them to grow and flourish in a highly positive environment. Naeem has no 鈥渂ad days鈥�, even during his own return from an injury, and has always been extremely reliable despite balancing his coaching duties with a demanding legal career.鈥�

Naeem Bardai 鈥�10 is one of our many dedicated coaches who are all helping our student-athletes on their way to becoming fine young men.

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For the second straight draft a St. George’s School (Vancouver, BC) defenseman was selected second overall as Holden Wouters was taken by the Edmonton Oil Kings.

STAR Hockey Academy (Kent, WA) captain Levi Ellingsen became the second ever CSSHL student-athlete selected first overall at the U.S. Priority Draft, joining RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) forward Brody Gillespie, who was selected by the Spokane Chiefs in 2023.

Overall, 11 CSSHL student-athletes were selected in the first round while 84 players were selected in total at the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. Of those 84, 48 were taken in the first 4 rounds/92 picks. Overall, 37% of the WHL Prospects Draft came from the CSSHL, the third highest percentage total in league history, behind 2021 (45%), 2022 (40%) and tied with 2024 (37%).聽

The CSSHL three round total of 39 players selected is the second most in league history, trailing 2021 when 40 players were selected in the first three rounds, including a record 16 in round one.

All 16 CSSHL U15 Prep teams saw at least one student-athlete selected at this years draft.

Of the 200 Canadians selected in the WHL Prospects Draft, 80 (40%) were from the CSSHL. The remaining 27 players selected were from the U.S.A. or Europe, with 4 of those having played in the CSSHL including Luke Warrener and Vladislav Ibragimov, who both played in the CSSHL U18 Prep division as 2009 born players.

With 16 players selected, the Northern Alberta Xtreme tied the CSSHL program single draft record held by Edge School, who had 16 in 2024.

By the Numbers

Program Breakdown:

• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 16
• Delta Hockey Academy 鈥� 9
• St. George鈥檚 School – 9
• BWC Academy 鈥� 7
• Edge School 鈥� 7 (+ 1 US Draft)
• RHA Kelowna 鈥� 7
• North Shore Warriors 鈥� 6
• OHA Edmonton 鈥� 6
• Yale Hockey Academy – 6
• Okanagan Hockey Academy 鈥� 4
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 4
• Notre Dame Hounds – 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy 鈥� 2
• RHA Winnipeg 鈥� 2
• Shawnigan Lake School 鈥� 1
• South Alberta Hockey Academy 鈥� 1
• STAR Hockey Academy 鈥� 1 (+ 2 US Draft)

WHL Prospects Draft Round Breakdown:

• First Round: 11/23
• Second Round: 14/23
• Third Round: 14/23
• Fourth Round: 9/23
• Fifth Round: 8/23
• Sixth Round: 6/23
• Seventh Round: 5/23
• Eighth Round: 7/23
• Ninth Round: 3/18
• Tenth Round: 2/12
• Eleventh Round: 3/7
• Twelfth Round: 0/3
• Thirteenth Round: 0/1
• Fourteenth Round: 1/1
• Fifteenth Round 1/1
• Total: 84/227

WHL U.S. Priority Draft

WHL Prospects Draft

Former CSSHL Student-Athletes WHL Prospects Draft

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Eastern U17: Lukas Royko, Lower Canada College

Royko led all skaters with 33 goals and 58 points in 24 games this season. The Montreal, QC forward set single season CSSHL East U17 records in goals and points, beating the previous records of 28 and 55.

Eastern U18: Tristan Gagnon, Bishop’s College School

Bishop’s would finish with a division best 18 wins and 50 points with Gagnon finishing fourth in goals (14) and fifth in points (28) among all skaters. The Parkland, Florida forward has tallied 44 points in 31 East U18 games the last two seasons.

Female U18 Prep: Taya Lonsdale, Shawnigan Lake School

Lonsdale led her team with 27 goals and 52 points in 30 games this season, captaining Shawnigan Lake to a third place finish. Committed to Cornell University, the Shawnigan Lake, BC forward finished her CSSHL career with 129 games, 57 goals, 63 assists, and 120 points, placing her 8th, 9th, 15th and 10th all-time among Female U18 Prep skaters.

U15, presented by the WHL: Brody Antignani, Edge School

The Calgary, AB forward put on an offensive clinic during the 2024/25 U15 season, recording a division best 50 goals, 49 assists and 99 points in 34 games. His 50 goals were 9 more than anyone else, while his 99 points were a whopping 27 more than second place. Antignani’s goal and points total rank second all time in a U15 season behind Trevor Wong who set the mark in 2017/18 with 64 and 141.

U15 Prep, presented by the WHL: Louis Oscar Holowaychuk, St. George’s School

Holowaychuk led the U15 Prep division with 83 points and 50 goals, 15 more than second place. The Vancouver, BC forward posted a division best 2.44 PTS/GP in his second U15 Prep season. Over the last two seasons he has tallied 62 goals, 53 assists, and 115 points in 61 U15 Prep games.

U17, presented by the WHL: Jaxson Bartsch, Okanagan Hockey Academy

Bartsch led his team with 20 goals, 26 assists and 46 points in 36 U17 games. The Penticton, BC forward added three points in five playoff games to help lead his team to a 2025 CSSHL U17 Western Championship. This was Bartsch third season in the CSSHL, previously having played for OHA at the U15 and U15 Prep levels.

U17 Prep, presented by the WHL: Jaggar John, OHA Edmonton

A 2024 WHL Draft third round pick by the Saskatoon Blades, John posted 28 goals, 38 assists and 66 points in 31 games this season, finishing third in league scoring. His 2.13 PTS/GP was a division high this season. The Fort McMurray, AB forward captured back-to-back CSSHL Western Championships in 2023 and 2024 at the U15 and U15 Prep levels, earning the 2024 CSSHL U15 Prep Western Championships MVP Award after setting a single playoff scoring record.

U18 Prep, presented by the WHL: Parker Snell, OHA Edmonton

Snell becomes the first ever male student-athlete to win a CSSHL MVP Award as a goalie. A second round pick by the Edmonton Oil Kings at the 2023 WHL Draft, Snell went 9-10-1 with a 3.19 GAA, finishing eighth among goalies with a .922 SV%. On the season OHA Edmonton would go 8-17-1 against playoff teams, with Snell playing 18 of those games and recording 7 of those wins. With Snell in net against playoff teams, OHA Edmonton would average 3.33 goals against per game and a .915 SV%, compared to 4.67 goals against and .847 SV% without Snell in net. Just two of Snell’s starts came in OHA Edmonton’s 11 games against non playoff teams, as his efforts propelled OHA Edmonton into the playoffs as the 13 seed. Snell would play in two games for the Oil Kings this season, going 2-0-0 with 1 shutout, a 1.000 SV% and 0.00 GAA.

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Eastern U17: Gabriel Poitras, Stanstead College

In his first CSSHL season, Poitras went 8-1-0 with a division best 1.49 GAA and .946 SV%. The Stanstead, QC netminder went undefeated in the playoffs to lead Stanstead to a 2025 CSSHL Eastern U17 Championship in their first season in the CSSHL.

Eastern U18: Rafael Tremblay, Ontario Hockey Academy

For the second straight season an OHA netminder has claimed the East U18 Top Goaltender award as Tremblay follows in the footsteps of teammate Oliver Kiraly. The St. Sauveur, QC product went 10-3-2 to lead all netminders in wins, while finishing in the Top 10 in SV% (.906%) and shutouts (1), with a 3.32 GAA.

Female U18 Prep: Maisie Cope, Delta Hockey Academy Green

This is the second straight season the University of Calgary commit has captured the Female U18 Prep Top Goaltender Award after posting a 12-2-1 record this season. The Victoria, BC product finished fourth in GAA (2.18) and third in SV% (.922) while tallying 2 shutouts for Delta Green. In her CSSHL career Cope went 34-8-3 with a 2.09 GAA, .929 SV% and 9 shutouts.

U15: Taylor Green, Calgary International Hockey Academy

Green finished the 2024/25 season with a 12-5-0 record with a 2.98 GAA and 1 shutout. The St. Albert, AB netminder posted a .913SV%, good enough for fifth among U15 goalies.

U15 Prep: Kole Anderosov, St. George’s School

The Campbell River, BC netminder posted a 14-4-1 record with a 2.48 GAA, .925 SV% and 2 shutouts for St. George’s School. Anderosov finished Top 10 in all major statistical categories for goalies.

U17: Morgan Hyndman, Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy

Despite a 4.25 GAA and 4-16-0 record, Hyndman finished fourth in the U17 division with a .917 SV%. The Peterborough, ON netminder faced a whopping 1083 shots against, 284 more than the next closest goaltender.

U17 Prep: Linden Sobocan, Okanagan Hockey Academy

A third round pick by the Kelowna Rockets at the 2024 WHL Draft, Sobocan was the only U17 Prep goalie to post a sub 2.00 GAA, finishing the season with a 1.61. His .938 SV% and 7 shutouts were also a division best while his 19 wins in 22 games placed him second. This was the Cochrane, AB products second season in the CSSHL after he played for the OHA U15 Prep team last season.

U18 Prep: Parker Snell, OHA Edmonton

A second round pick by the Edmonton Oil Kings at the 2023 WHL Draft, Snell went 9-10-1 with a 3.19 GAA, finishing eighth among goalies with a .922 SV%. This is the second time Snell has captured the Top Goaltender Award, doing so previously during the 2022/23 U15 Prep season with NAX.

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Eastern U17: Antonio Lombardo, Lower Canada College

A defenseman from Monteal, QC, Lombardo set East U17 single season records for defensemen with 22 assists and 29 points this season. The 2009 born defender added seven goals in his first CSSHL season with Lower Canada College.

Eastern U18: Zachary Roussy, Bishop’s College School

The Chambly, QC product recorded 4 goals and 15 assists to pace East U18 defensemen with a 1.19 points-per-game this season. Selected by the Gatineau Olympiques in the sixth round at the 2024 QMJHL Draft, Roussy finished his second CSSHL season, capturing an East U17 Championship with Bishop’s last year.

Female U18 Prep: Danica Maynard, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna

Committed to Penn State University, Maynard paced all defensemen with 10 goals, 36 assists and 46 points in 29 games before posting 9 points in the playoffs, helping RHA Kelowna win their fourth straight CSSHL Female U18 Prep Western Championship. In her five seasons in the CSSHL Maynard ranks second all time among all skaters in games played (134), third in regular season points (153), and first in regular season assists (107).

U15: Reid Dutschek, Delta Hockey Academy White

A 2011 born defenseman from Langley, BC, Dutschek led the Delta White d-core with 6 goals, 29 assists and 35 points in 36 U15 games. His 29 assists ranked third among all U15 defensemen.

U15 Prep: Cruz Jim, Northern Alberta Xtreme

In his second U15 Prep season in the CSSHL, Jim led all defensemen with 66 points in 35 games while setting a U15 Prep defensemen single season record with 53 assists. The Grande Prairie, AB defender played 62 total U15 Prep games the last two seasons, posting 16 goals and 67 assists for 83 points.

U17: Luke Edgehouse, Okanagan Hockey Academy

From Couer d’Alene, ID, Edgehouse led all U17 defensemen with 17 goals and 41 assists in 36 games. He would go on to add one point in five playoff games as OHA captured the 2025 CSSHL U17 Western Championship. Edgehouse spent last season with the OHA U15 Prep team.

U17 Prep: Wade Gallamore, Okanagan Hockey Academy

Gallamore finished second among all U17 Prep defensemen with 35 assists and 39 points in 30 games. His 1.30 PTS/GP led all U17 Prep defensemen. The Fruitvale, BC product spent last season with the OHA Black U17 Prep team, giving him 9 goals and 49 assists in 56 games the past two U17 Prep seasons.

U18 Prep: Brock Cripps, St. George’s School

Selected second overall by the Prince Albert Raiders at the 2024 WHL Draft, Cripps led all defenders with 39 assists and 46 points in 30 games this season, giving him a 1.53 points-per-game, best among all U18 Prep defenders. Among all 2009 born skaters Cripps finished fourth with 46 points. Cripps was named the CSSHL U15 Prep MVP and Top Defenceman last season after recording a U15 Prep defensemen record 70 points and 25 goals. Cripps holds the defenseman record for assists (79) and points (108) in a U15 Prep career.

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Eastern U18 Prep: Dominic Schnarr, Bishop’s College School

The Woodstock, NB forward finished with 8 goals and 11 assists in 22 games in his first CSSHL season. Selected to the CSSHL Media East U18 Top Freshman All-Star team. Schnarr is a top prospect for the 2025 QMJHL Draft.

Female U18 Prep: Riley Cooper, OHA Edmonton

Cooper led all Female U18 Prep skaters with 65 points in 30 games in her first CSSHL season. The Edmonton, AB finished fourth in goals (27) and second in assists (38) to help OHA Edmonton make the Division I Championships in their inaugural CSSHL season.

U18 Prep: Brock Cripps, St. George’s School

Selected second overall by the Prince Albert Raiders at the 2024 WHL Draft, Cripps led all defenders with 39 assists and 46 points in 30 games this season, giving him a 1.53 points-per-game, best among all U18 Prep defenders. Among all 2009 born skaters Cripps finished fourth with 46 points. Cripps was named the CSSHL U15 Prep MVP and Top Defenceman last season after recording a U15 Prep defensemen record 70 points and 25 goals. Cripps holds the defenseman record for assists (79) and points (108) in a U15 Prep career.

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Rhett Cotton (鈥�25) started his Grade 8 year at St. George鈥檚 School in the fall of 2020. He was following in the footsteps of his older brother Blake Cotton (鈥�22), who started his Grade 8 year in 2017 and who also played five years in the Saints鈥� CSSHL Hockey Program.

During his fifth and final season with St. George鈥檚, Rhett had no goals and two assists, but his contribution to the team and to the School was significantly more than 鈥渢wo assists鈥� in many ways.

Saints鈥� U18 Prep Head Coach Brayden Toma has this to say; 鈥淩hett is an outstanding young man that provides maturity and a professional work ethic every day. He is also fun to be around and has the utmost support from his teammates and coaches.鈥�

Even with a full academic load in Grade 12 and the always busy schedule of a student-athlete, Rhett put himself forward as a Representative on Student Government and was voted into the role overseeing Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI)

Mr. Courtney Klassen, a longtime teached and the current Head of Grade 12 offered this; 鈥淩hett is an incredibly thoughtful, generous and dedicated student. Elected by his peers as the JEDI Prefect, Rhett has created an environment that nurtures student creativity and open conversation. Ever the 鈥淩enaissance man,鈥� Rhett is authentic, earnest and clearly lives the example of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in his everyday life.鈥�

When asked about his experiences while at Saints Rhett commented; 鈥淭here are countless activities that you can explore in addition to a major sport like hockey. Everything from visual arts to robotics, to languages and so many other clubs. I loved being involved with ceramics and I don鈥檛 know if I鈥檇 get that opportunity in another School.鈥�

He continued; 鈥淚 think I鈥檓 most proud of how much I’ve accomplished in my time at the school. I鈥檝e improved both on and off the ice, I鈥檝e met so many people, I鈥檝e grown as a person and I鈥檝e learned how to persevere when challenges arise. The complexity of being at Saints was a challenge and I think it鈥檚 great to be challenged. Saints provides so many ways for you to challenge yourself in whatever way you wish – academics, sports, the arts. I鈥檓 so thankful I was able to play hockey and attend St. George鈥檚 School鈥�

For his final Term at Saints he’s busy with the JEDI portfolio聽and Rhett has joined the Track & Field Team for yet another round of challenges.

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