The five CSSHL alumni selected in the first round ties the previous CSSHL record set in 2021 and 2023. A record 25 CSSHL alumni were selected at both the 2023 and 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

A total of 224 players were selected at this year’s draft with 8.9% of players selected having played in the CSSHL.

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) led the way with 90 total players selected and 40.2% of the draft, more than three times that of any other development league in the world. 33 of those 90 players were from the WHL, with all 20 of the CSSHL alumni making up 60.6% of WHLers and 22.2% of CHLers.

In total, 170 CSSHL alumni have now being selected at the NHL Draft since 2012. 114 of those 151 (75%) have been selected in the last six years. 48 CSSHL alumni have gone on to play NHL games. 

Former Edge School student-athlete Justin Kipkie was selected at this weekend’s 2025 NHL Entry Draft after being selected previously at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In total, 170 CSSHL student-athletes have made up 171 NHL Draft selections.

Number of Players Selected Per Draft

1. 2024 – 25
2. 2023 – 25
3. 2021 – 23
4. 2022 – 21
5. 2020 – 20
6. 2025 – 20
7. 2019 – 7
8. 2016 – 7
9. 2018 – 6
10. 2017 – 6
11. 2015 – 3
12. 2014 – 3
13. 2012 – 3
14. 2013 – 2

Most Players Selected from a CSSHL Program In League History

1. Yale Hockey Academy – 25
2. Pursuit of Excellence/RHA Kelowna– 21
   • 14 POE, 7 RHA Kelowna
3. Edge School – 20
4. BWC Academy – 18
5. Northern Alberta Xtreme – 18
6. Okanagan Hockey Academy – 16
7. Delta Hockey Academy – 15
8. RHA Winnipeg – 15
9. OHA Edmonton – 10
10. West Van Warriors – 8
    • 5 West Van, 3 NSW
11. St. George’s School – 7
12. Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 4
13. Notre Dame Hounds – 2
14. South Alberta Hockey Academy – 2
15. CIH Academy – 1
16. Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy – 1
17. Mount Academy – 1
18. Prairie Hockey Academy – 1

9 CSSHL Programs saw student-athletes selected at this years draft:

• Edge School – 5
• RHA Winnipeg – 5
• Yale Hockey Academy – 5
• Northern Alberta Xtreme – 2
• RHA Kelowna – 2
• BWC Academy – 1
• North Shore Warriors – 1
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 1
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1

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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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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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Selected in the ninth round, 179th overall by the Victoria Royals at the 2023 WHL Draft, Lajoie joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme for the 2023/24 U17 Prep season. In 30 games the St. Albert, AB forward posted a team high 30 assists and 46 points. This season he would play 40 AJHL games with the Bonnyville Pontiacs, tallying 5 goals and 18 assists for 23 points.

Lajoie has signed in the WHL with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Macbeath joined the CSSHL in 2021/22 and played two seasons with the Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep team. In 57 games the defensemen would tally 11 goals and 55 assists, finishing fourth among defensemen in 2022/23 with 43 points. At the conclusion of the season the Kelowna Rockets would select Macbeath in the seventh round, 136th overall at the 2023 WHL Draft.

Macbeath would return home to Calgary, AB in 2023/24 and play for the Edge School U18 Prep team. In the regular season he would record 6 goals and 23 assists in 26 games. He would add six points in five playoff games as Edge captured their second straight CSSHL U18 Prep Western Championship.

Although originally drafted by the Rockets, Macbeath has signed with his hometown Calgary Hitmen.

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18 of those 21 CSSHL alumni come from the Western Hockey League (WHL) Champions, the Medicine Hat Tigers. 75% (18/24) of the Tigers playoff roster played in the CSSHL. The three remaining CSSHL alumni played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

The 21 CSSHL alumni will now compete at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC starting May 22 and going until June 1. The Rimouski Océanic are the fourth and final team in the tournament, entering as the hosts, having lost to Moncton in the QMJHL finals.

London Knights (OHL)

• Austin Elliott – Notre Dame Hounds

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

• Andrew Basha – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Carter Cunningham – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Cayden Lindstrom – Delta Hockey Academy
• Kadon McCann – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Gavin McKenna – RHA Kelowna/South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Harrison Meneghin – Delta Hockey Academy
• Tanner Moldendyk – Yale Hockey Academy
• Tyson Moss – Yale Hockey Academy
• Ethan Neutens – Edge School
• Marcus Pacheco – OHA Edmonton
• Liam Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Markus Ruck – Okanagan Hockey Academy
• Ryder Ritchie – RHA Kelowna
• Hunter St. Martin – OHA Edmonton
• Jordan Switzer – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Josh Van Mulligen – South Alberta Hockey Academy
• Mathew Ward – Delta Hockey Academy/North Shore Warriors
• Oasiz Wiesblatt – South Alberta Hockey Academy

Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

• Aiden Diamond – Mount Academy
• Étienne Morin – CIH Academy

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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%). 

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 – 9
• St. George’s School – 9
• BWC Academy – 7
• Edge School – 7 (+ 1 US Draft)
• RHA Kelowna – 7
• North Shore Warriors – 6
• OHA Edmonton – 6
• Yale Hockey Academy – 6
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 4
• Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – 4
• Notre Dame Hounds – 3
• Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – 2
• RHA Winnipeg – 2
• Shawnigan Lake School – 1
• South Alberta Hockey Academy – 1
• STAR Hockey Academy – 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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11 of those alumni earned gold with Team Canada, while Blake Fiddler (Okanagan Hockey Academy) took home a bronze with Team U.S.A.

Congratulations to the 11 former student-athletes who captured gold with Team Canada:

• Carson Carels – Pilot Mound Hockey Academy
• Braeden Cootes – Yale Hockey Academy
• Matthew Gard – RHA Winnipeg
• Burke Hood – RHA Winnipeg
• Ben Kindel – BWC Academy/Yale Hockey Academy
• Ryan Lin – Delta Hockey Academy
• Cole Reschny – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Daxon Rudolph – Northern Alberta Xtreme
• Cameron Schmidt – RHA Kelowna
• Jackson Smith – Edge School
• Keaton Verhoeff – RHA Kelowna

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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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