Okanagan Hockey Academy has been crowned champions at the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Western Championships.
Fourth ranked OHA beat first ranked RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna 3-2 in the finals to capture the first ever CSSHL U17 Western Championships.
The two teams met eight times this season with RHA Kelowna taking the season series 6-2. RHA Kelowna would beat OHA in a shootout in the Round Robin, but it was OHA who finished atop Pool A. OHA would beat Edge School 2-1 in their semi-final matchup while RHA Kelowna overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat RHA Winnipeg 5-4.
Lucan Kostiuk opened the scoring for the home side 5:22 in with his third goal of the Championships. RHA Kelowna would counter as Kesler Hamilton (1G, 1A) struck on the power play late in the period, finding the back of the net for the third time.
Aiden Andrews gave RHA Kelowna their first lead of the game with 6:37 remaining in the second, scoring his first of the Championships. Jaxon Foster replied for OHA 2:24 later with a power play marker, evening the score heading into the third period.
The Tyson Kuiack (28/30) show continued in the third, as it had the previous two periods, as he made several outstanding saves to keep OHA tied with RHA Kelowna. Backed by their stellar netminder, OHA would reward his play as Caiden Osiowy-Mah(1G, 1A) beat William Stewart (22/25) high glove side on an odd man rush to put OHA ahead 3-2.
OHA would survive the late RHA Kelowna push to hold on for the 3-2 win.
Fresh off winning the U15 Prep Division II title, OHA has won nine titles overall.
