Indigenous Sports Academy (7) vs Wenatchee Wild (1) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships
Tayvian Delorme’s hat trick powered Indigenous Sports Academy to a 7-1 win over the Wenatchee Wild. Delorme (3G) gave ISA the first lead of the game with the lone goal of the opening period. Karson Ledoux doubled ISA’s lead, scoring 3:04 into the second period. It was all Delorme for the rest of the frame. He scored his second goal of the game a few minutes after Ledoux’s marker and then turned the trick with 22 seconds left in the period. Emery Medicine Shield (3A) had a hand in Delorme’s big day, picking up helpers on all three of his goals. In the third, Jaden Prairie Chicken (1G, 1A) took advantage of ISA’s lone power play opportunity, scoring his first goal of the Western Championships. Ethan Agawa (1G, 1A) and Easton Bauer tacked on the final two goals for ISA. Geon Park scored for Wenatchee in the final minutes, breaking ISA’s shutout bid. Kael Ratt (27/28) played a strong game for ISA, stopping 27 of the 28 shots he faced. Anthony Ganoung (21/28) made 21 saves for Wenatchee.
Notre Dame Hounds (2) vs Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (6) U18 Prep Division II Western Championships
Multi-goal games from Sokratis Markarian and Aleksandr Skuratov lifted Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy to a 6-2 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds. Skuratov (2G, 1A) got the high-scoring first period started, scoring 12 seconds into the contest to give CDA an early lead. It didn’t take long for Notre Dame to respond with Micah Pimm scoring 4:44 into the frame. Markarian (2G, 2A) restored CDA’s lead before Owen Bambrick found the back of the net on the man advantage to give CDA a two-goal cushion. 26 seconds after Bambrick’s goal, Notre Dame cut their deficit in half with a Tyler Norman marker. CDA put the game out of reach in the first ten minutes of the middle frame, getting goals from Markarian, Skuratov, and Kash Benson. Bennett Byers (29/31) stood tall in CDA’s net in the last two periods, turning aside all 18 shots he faced. Byers closed out CDA’s victory with 29 saves. Asher Wold (47/53) kicked out 47 shots for Notre Dame.
Delta Hockey Academy (4) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) U15 Prep Western Championships Final
Delta Hockey Academy has returned to the top of the mountain, winning the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U15 Prep Division I Western Championship for the first time since 2022.
Delta (Delta, BC) would do so by beating the back-to-back defending champion Northern Alberta Xtreme (Devon, AB), who won in 2023 and 2024.
NAX would cruise through the regular season, finishing in first place in the regular season along with winning the John Reid Memorial tournament. They would go 2-0 in round robin play before dismantling Edge School (Calgary, AB) 6-1 in the quarters, and STAR Hockey Academy (Kent, WA) 3-0 in the semis.
Delta came into the Championships as the four seed while winning the Canadian Crown Tournament in December. They would finish second in Pool A behind NAX to set-up a quarter-final game against RHA Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB), winning that game with ease. Their semi-final would be a different story as they would play Yale Hockey Academy (Abbotsford, BC) in a game that was scoreless through 60 minutes of play. Casey Pearson would be the hero for Delta, sending them through to the finals with a 1-0 win.
Riding the high of their semi-final win, Delta scored 29 seconds in as defenseman Ryker Doka beat Karter Gibson (23/27) from an impossible angle. Top ranked NAX would tie the game midway through the first as Kalen Miles (2G) scored on the power play from a familiar spot in front of the net.
Delta would come out flying again in the second as Ronan Gow tipped home a point shot, beating Gibson high blocker 3:05 into the frame. NAX would create a flurry of chances but it was Conor Nicolson (1G, 1A) who extended the lead for Delta, beating Gibson with a shot off the rush. Captain Tripp Fischer (1G, 1A) would add to the lead 59 seconds later, burying a puck in front to put his team up 4-1 heading into the third.
But NAX wouldn’t go away quietly as Brady Ondrus beat Jack Utsunomiya (44/47) over the shoulder from a sharp angle 3:29 into the third. Miles would then scoop home another rebound in front 3:27 later as NAX fought back within one with more than 13 minutes left to play.
NAX would continue to apply pressure the remainder of the way but Utsunomiya shut the door to give Delta their second CSSHL U15 Prep Division I Championship.
Notre Dame Hounds (3) vs Delta Hockey Academy (4) U17 Division II Western Championships
Lincoln Arkinstall’s late game-winning goal propelled Delta Hockey Academy to a 4-3 win over the Notre Dame Hounds. Emil Najm opened the scoring for Delta 1:20 into the first period. Notre Dame struck back midway through the second period with Jacob Bate and Brandon Thompson scoring twice in 1:47 to help them take a 2-1 advantage. Jack Triance (1G, 1A) bulged the twine late in the period and Ewan Torrance scored early in the third to restore Delta’s lead. The back-and-forth battle continued with Broker Fox scoring for Notre Dame to tie the game up at three with 3:37 left in regulation. It looked like the game was headed for overtime until Notre Dame took a holding penalty with 1:08 to go. Off the ensuing faceoff, Lincoln Arkinstall (1G, 1A) put home a rebound to give Delta a late lead. Notre Dame had a big chance with eight seconds to go, creating a scramble in front of Delta’s net but Lynden Mercier (31/34) was able to keep the puck out, preserving Delta’s win. Mercier turned aside 31 shots for Delta. Joshua Heitman (33/37) made 33 saves for Notre Dame.
Okanagan Hockey Academy Black (3) vs Delta Hockey Academy Black (4/OT) Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championships Semi-Final
Delta Hockey Academy Black erased a two-goal deficit to get a 4-3 win over Okanagan Hockey Academy Black in the first Division II Western Championships Semi-Final of the day. Megan Norrie (1G, 1A) gave OHA Black the early lead with a power play goal midway through the first period. A few minutes later, Kinleigh Blane (2G) responded for Delta Black, scoring her second goal of the Western Championships. Alice Rapp sent OHA Black into the room on a high note, scoring with 1:11 left in the frame to give them a 2-1 lead. Special teams continued to be a big factor for OHA Black in the second with Morgan Ghag getting the second marker of the game on the power play. Once again, Delta Black replied quickly with Myra Connor scoring 1:17 later to cut the deficit to one heading into the third. Delta Black had two opportunities on the power play in the final frame but OHA Black killed off both penalties. The final minutes were winding down and Delta Black needed a goal to keep their hopes alive. Kinleigh Blane came to the rescue finding a puck that was deflected into the slot and burying it on the glove side to send the game to overtime. In the extra frame, Emma Biros scored a beautiful end-to-end goal, lifting a backhand past the OHA Black netminder to send Delta Black to the Division II Western Championships final. Nicole Flesher (17/20) kicked out 17 shots in Delta Black’s win. Ryann Faulkner (28/32) made 28 saves for OHA Black. Delta Hockey Academy Black will face off against Balmoral Hall School in the Division II final tomorrow.
Okanagan Hockey Academy (4) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (2) U15 Prep Division II Western Championships Final
Okanagan Hockey Academy beat Pilot Mound Hockey Academy 4-2 on Tuesday to capture the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U15 Prep Division II Western Championship.
Pilot Mound (Pilot Mound, MB) and OHA (Penticton, BC) came into the U15 Prep Division II Western Championships as the number one and two seed. Both teams would go 2-0 in the round robin to earn byes straight to the semi-finals. In the semis, Pilot Mound would crush the North Shore Warriors (North Vancouver, BC) 7-1, while OHA destroyed Notre Dame (Wilcox, SK) 9-0.
OHA outshot Pilot Mound 14-7 but it wasn’t until 1:18 left in the period that they put one up on the scoreboard as Cohen Short found Gage Mark (1G, 2A) backdoor for the tap-in goal. Maddox Ramage (2G) would tie the game 1:33 into the second period, as he fired the puck from the corner towards the front of the net where it bounced off an OHA defender and in. Henrik Alexander-Ward restored the OHA lead midway through the period as his shot snuck through under the arm of Yuki Kido (57/60) and trickled into the net.
Ramage would tie the game once again 7:11 into the second, cleaning up a loose puck in front after a great individual effort from Cole Landreville. OHA continued to drastically outshoot Pilot Mound leading to Nathan Marques (1G, 1A) taking a feed from Mark and burying it short side on Kido. From there, Maddox Slater (23/25) stopped every shot he faced and Ryder Young sank an empty netter with 33 seconds left to secure the OHA victory.
Ulysse Academie (2) vs Stanstead College (3/OT) East U18
Ryan Dwyer’s three-point performance lifted Stanstead College to a 3-2 overtime victory over Ulysse Academie. Dwyer (2G, 1A) got Stanstead on the board, scoring his ninth goal of the season just over eight minutes into the opening period. Ulysse fought back in the second with Marco Campo (1G, 1A) blasting a slap shot past the Stanstead goalie on Ulysse’s fourth power play of the period. With just under five minutes to go in the period, Campo set up Giuliano Leuzzi’s go-ahead goal on an odd-man advantage to send Ulysse into the room with a 2-1 lead. In the first minute of third, Stanstead took advantage of a defensive zone turnover by Ulysse. Dwyer picked up the loose puck, got past the last man back, and slid it over to Zackarie Michaud (1G, 1A) who slotted it into the wide-open net to tie the game up. The two goalies stood tall for the rest of regulation, sending the game to an extra frame. Stanstead dominated overtime and would be rewarded for it. Michaud and Dwyer’s quick passing would be too much for Ulysse to handle, allowing Dwyer to tap in the game-winning goal. Jacob Leblanc (21/23) stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced in Stanstead’s victory. Virgil Sausset (32/35) turned aside 32 shots for Ulysse.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (1) vs Balmoral Hall School (5) Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championships Semi-Final
Madeline McKay’s five-point effort helped Balmoral Hall School advance to the Division II Western Championship Final with a 5-1 win over the Northern Alberta Xtreme. McKay’s (2G, 3A) big day began early, scoring her first goal 2:20 into the opening frame to give Balmoral Hall an early advantage. Just before the buzzer sounded, McKay struck again, doubling Balmoral Hall’s lead by putting home her second goal of the contest with 14 seconds left in the first. Makenna Williment (2G, 1A) starred in the second, getting a power play marker and scoring at even-strength in a 3:04 span to give Balmoral Hall a 4-0 lead. Isabella Ruppo got one back for NAX early in third with her second goal of the Western Championships. The Xtreme pushed hard, sending 13 shots toward the Balmoral Hall goal in the third but Lauren Cherkas (31/32) stood tall for Balmoral Hall, turning aside 12 of the 13 shots she faced. Maddie Kaiser (1G, 1A) put an exclamation point on Balmoral Hall’s victory, scoring with just under eight minutes to go in the third. Cherkas stopped 31 of the 32 shots she faced for Balmoral Hall. Aldawna Evers (20/24) made 20 saves for NAX. Balmoral Hall School moves on to face Delta Hockey Academy Black in the Division II final tomorrow.
Edge School (2) vs Delta Hockey Academy (5) Female U18 Prep Western Championships Semi-Final
Following a scoreless first in the Female U18 Prep Division I semi-finals between Edge and Delta Green, Brooklyn Deck would score from a sharp angle, beating Maisie Cope (27/29) over the glove. Delta Green would continue to apply pressure in the second, finally beating Alexis Ehrman (21/22) just past the 15-minute mark of the second courtesy of Niayah Morris. Edge School would take a major penalty at the end of the second, leaving Delta Green with five-minutes of 5-on-4 to start the third… and they would not let it go to waste, scoring three times in 69-seconds to establish a 4-1 lead. Edge would show some pushback later in the frame as Abby Lee wired home their second goal, but that’s all that would find its way past Cope in this contest. Molly Cole (2G) would supply the empty netter to seal up the semi-final, sending Delta Green back to the finals, their first time since 2022.
OHA Edmonton (1) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (5) Female U18 Prep Western Championships Semi-Final
Outshooting OHA Edmonton 16-3 in the first, RHA Kelowna had a 2-0 upperhand through twenty with goals coming off the sticks of Makena Lloyd-Howe (2G) and Jillian McLaughlin. RHA Kelowna continued to surge in the second, not giving OHA Edmonton a lick of space, increasing their lead to three with another goal courtesy of Lloyd-Howe. Ava McDermid would open the scoring in the third, making that four unanswered goals for RHA Kelowna since puck drop. However, Joecyln Bodnar’s first of the postseason would put OHA Edmonton on the board a mere 8-seconds after McDermid found twine. Unfortunately for OHA Edmonton, any shrivel of momentum was lost soon after as Kilah Hodder (1G, 1A) grabbed her first goal and fifth point of the postseason to restore RHA Kelowna’s four goal advantage. RHA Kelowna would book their ticket to the finals where they will compete with Delta Green for their fourth straight championship in the Female U18 Prep division. Ava Antle (45/50) didn’t make it easy for them, steering aside 45-shots in the hard fought battle.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (4) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (5) U17 Division II Western Championships
Coeur d’Alene started Monday’s game off jumping, going up 2-0 through twenty after a pair of goals from Michael Veneziano (2G). However, NAX would find their stride in the second, outscoring CDA 4-2 with a quick pair of goals from Chace Smith (2G, 1A). That left things tied up at four a piece entering the third, where we would see a deadlock in scoring. NAX would fire their fair share of chances and with just over a minute and a half remaining, Kegan Power (1G, 1A) would break the silence, giving NAX the go ahead lead which they would go on to hold on to, clinching their first win at the CSSHL Western Championships.
Catch up on all you need to know for our Female U18 Prep Finals tomorrow with our Finals Preview for March 12, 2025
