RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (6) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (2) U15
Saturday morning’s U15 clash between RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg and the Northern Alberta Xtreme saw the shots on goal tally and the way the game unfolded relatively even. The three-period shots on goal total were 38-35 in NAX’s favour, but one thing made a significant difference between the two teams. RHA Winnipeg made good on rush chance after rush chance, generating offence in transition and on the powerplay, eventually leading to RHAW putting five goals up on the board in the first period alone. The last forty minutes of the game unfolded in a significantly more tightly fought manner. The NAX damage was done. Nash Smook scored two goals and three points, and Bentley Church posted three assists of his own in Northern Alberta’s victory.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (6) U15 Prep
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg had their hearts shattered Friday night in their first of three games in Calgary this weekend, letting a 4-2 third-period lead end in an overtime loss against Edge School. Unfortunately for RHAW, Calgary threw everything they had at them throughout the game. RHAW nabbed two goals in 51 seconds in the second period, but surrounding that, CIHA dominated, with Eric Sexton (2G) and Kai Dingwall (1G, 1A) leading the way offensively.
Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (15) U15 Prep
Northern Alberta Xtreme’s U15 Prep squad had won 13 of 15 heading into Saturday’s clash with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy, and unfortunately for PMHA the NAX squad would continue the offensive clinic that had seen them come into Saturday scoring 7.5 goals per game on average. NAX posted seven in the first period of play alone against PMHA and wouldn’t stop scoring there. NAX’s top dogs came out to play. Five NAX players scored four or more points in the contest, including hat-tricks from Danel Ramazanov (3G, 4A) and Rylan Edwards (3G, 3A) to add to five points from Jett Evans (2G, 3A) and four assists from Emmett Abel. Ramazonov’s seven points now brings him to 18 points over the span of his seven-game point streak.
STAR Hockey Academy (0) vs RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (8) U15
STAR Hockey Academy’s U15 squad still remain in search of a win to snap their slump, but unfortunately for them, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna hit the ground running in the first period and wouldn’t stop the persistent pressure from the beginning of the game onwards. Landen Gray scored his first of two powerplay goals barely 100 seconds into the hockey game, and the control of the game persisted throughout. RHAK outshot STAR 55-14 with Dane Morley (2G, 2A) and Harlan Grimsdell (1G, 2A) scoring a combined seven points in RHAK’s 8-0 win.
Prairie Hockey Academy (6) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) U17
The North Alberta Xtreme’s U17 squad will see three Saskatchewan based opponents this weekend, dropping a 4-3 decision against Notre Dame on Friday, and would hope their Saturday clash with Prairie Hockey Academy provide them an opportunity to bounce back into the win column. Prairie plays in Edmonton thrice, losing a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of OHA Edmonton on Friday, and they took the lead Saturday with a first-period goal. Kase Gellner scored first, but Holden Lefthand struck back with the equalizer late in the period. The two teams would again trade goals early in the second, but from there on, Prairie took over the game’s goal scoring. Three goals in eight minutes at the back half of the second period sent Prairie on their way to victory. Gellner would add their second of the game in the third and PHA took the 6-3 win over NAX.
St. George’s School (2) vs Delta Hockey Academy White (6) U15
A pair of one-goal losses to Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy last weekend bestowed Delta Hockey Academy White with a disappointing start to December. Saturday against St. George’s School was Delta White’s last chance at another victory before Christmas, and from the outset, they looked a team determined to do so. They’d score the first three goals, but up three in the second, Alan Qiu pulled St. George’s back within two. Later in the second, St. George’s earned a powerplay and would have felt a lifeline back into the contest. That lifeline, however, was shortly cancelled out. Reidar Stava (1G, 1A) scored shorthanded to extend the lead to 4-1 through two, and Kayden Krestanovich scored his second of the game in the third period to put the game beyond St. George’s reach.
Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (1) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (6) U17 Prep
Calgary International Hockey Academy played an excellent game against Pilot Mound Hockey Academy on Saturday. The U17 Prep contingent have among the best goal differential in the division and PMHA were shown why, with CIHA not only racing into the lead, but suffocating any offensive pushback from PMHA. Taylor Green stopped 20 of the 21 shots that were sent his way and the goal-scoring followed, with five skaters popping in with multi -point efforts. Charlie Sarich (1G, 2A) led the way with three points, aided by a goal and an assist apiece from Max Ranseth, Nicholas Edgar, Winston Chicilo, and Duke Lesnar.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (0) vs Yale Hockey Academy (15) U15 Prep
Yale Hockey Academy’s Parker McMillan has now notched a point in each of his 16 games played this season. Impressive as that feat may be, McMillan did something on Saturday he hadn’t done once in his 50 previous U15 Prep games; McMillan scored the rarely seen double hat-trick. The six from McMillan didn’t cover half of Yale’s goals in the game, and the other usual suspect did his damage for the Lions as well, with Teagan Dernisky (2G, 5A) chipping in with seven points. Yale hit the PCHA net with 75 shots and managed 15 goals by the time the three periods had come and gone.
Notre Dame Hounds (6) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (7) U17 Prep
Talk about a see-saw affair. The U17 Prep clash between the Notre Dame Hounds and Northern Alberta Xtreme swung in both directions, with Notre Dame at one point in the game scoring three straight and NAX stringing together four straight goals. Notre Dame led 3-1 early in the second and 4-2 in the late stages, but from there, NAX took over, scoring four straight to seemingly put a comfortable amount of distance between them and Notre Dame down the stretch in the back half of the third period. The two-goal cushion they’d accrued was short-lived, with Luke White (1G, 1A) scoring and then providing the primary assist for Lukas Lundgren (3G) to complete his hat-trick and tie the game at six with six minutes to go in the third. The game remained tied down the stretch, making it clear that the excitement wasn’t over. Vancouver Giants prospect Daniel Makovetskiy (1G, 2A) picked the perfect time to snap his three-game goalless drought, making an excellent move to the backhand after single-handedly leading a NAX rush into the offensive zone to break the tie. Makovetskiy’s goal with three seconds to go was as good as an overtime winner, ending the game in Northern Alberta’s favour after a thirteen-goal affair.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (5) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) Female U18 Prep
Okanagan Hockey Academy’s Female U18 Prep squad did everything in their pursuit of a win against their local area rivals, and the performance that resulted was extremely admirable. Unfortunately for OHA, though, the X-factors on RHA Kelowna made the difference. OHA played an excellent first period and led by two goals heading into the second, but five consecutive goals from RHAK put the OHA dream to bed. Hayley McDonald (2G, 1A) and Kennedy Sisson scored two goals apiece with the ever-dangerous Alida Korte (1G, 1A) scoring what would end up the game-winner. McDonald’s three points now gives her six in her last two games and ten over a five-game point streak she’s been on since November 23. OHA scored one more in the third, but ultimately fell short, with RHAK prevailing 5-3.
King Heights Academy (4) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (7) East U18 Prep
Okanagan Hockey Ontario’s Saturday clash with King Heights Academy presented OHO the chance to pick up back-to-back wins for the first time this season; in fact, OHO had only won twice prior to December. Saturday was, indeed, OHO’s day, because it was Adam Clark’s day. Clark provided a primary assist in the first, tied the game at two himself in the second, and late in the period, with the score tied 3-3, he’d really go to work. Clark gave his team a 4-3 lead through two before his third period really put the game to bed. Clark scored two in 12 seconds to extend OHO’s lead beyond what KHA could make up.
Notre Dame Hounds (3) vs OHA Edmonton (4) U17
OHA Edmonton spent the first 35 minutes of this hockey game in total control. They outshot Notre Dame 21-4 in the first period and had hit the Hounds’ goal with 39 by the time the second period had concluded. Notre Dame definitely picked up the pace from there, but once the Hounds did get their legs underneath them, the damage had been done. Finn Sample, Ben Phillips, Tucker Porter, and Hunter Jacobs (1G, 1A) scored to give OHAE a 4-1 lead with less than seven minutes left in the third period. The Hounds pulled the game within one to make things interesting, but as dramatic as they made the finish, they couldn’t come back and earn a result in what ended up being a 4-3 OHAE win.
Yale Hockey Academy (1) vs STAR Hockey Academy (4) U17 Prep
Every statistic except the score suggested Yale Hockey Academy were the better team against STAR Hockey Academy on Saturday. They outshot STAR 38-20 in the game including a 14-5 margin in the third period, they scored on the powerplay and killed all four penalties that had put them shorthanded. However, Griffin Fair (37/38) stood tall for STAR at every turn. Hunter Hoggan, Adam Neilson, and Tyler Gillespie, and Adrian Afrakov have been some of the most productive STAR HA players this season, and they’d all be crucial in this game for STAR, driving the offence and each scoring one for STAR. Fair allowed one goal on the powerplay to Yale’s Matthew Zaitchkov, but that was STAR’s only defensive blemish, helping them prevail 4-1.
St. George’s School (3) vs Delta Hockey Academy (5) U17 Prep
Delta Hockey Academy’s U17 Prep squad have been firing on all cylinders since they were beaten 3-2 in overtime by CIHA back on November 16. In the three games that followed, Delta won thrice by a combined score of 18-4, before a difficult test against Yale Hockey Academy gave them a run for their money. Delta, however, ultimately prevailed 3-2, and hoped the momentum would continue into their Saturday clash with St. George’s School. Through forty minutes, it looked like it had. Casey Pearson (3G) had scored twice with Brady Cyr and Cash Field also cashing in to help Delta to a 4-1 lead, one they’d hold into the last 12 minutes of the third period. That final twenty minutes, though, was all St. George’s School. They outshot Delta 19-6 in the final frame. Goals less than four minutes apart from Michael Taylor and Shay Soo pulled St. George’s within one, which set up an incredible finish. However, St. George’s comeback effort was stifled by the man in between the DHA pipes, with Quinn Coupland (43/46) stopping 43 of 46 and 17 in the third period alone to lead Delta to a win. Pearson would make it 5-3 into the empty net to complete his hat-trick and DHA’s victory.
Delta Hockey Academy (1) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (6) U17
PCHA’s U17 squad have not struggled for goals so far this season. They currently sit as the second highest scoring team in the division and have three players in the top 20 of scoring. Their ability to score was on full display Saturday, with PCHA going 3/7 on the powerplay and scoring six goals in the process. Captain Jackson Squire scored two, Maximus Scheffer provided four assists, and two points apiece from Trent Porter (2A) and Sebastian Quast (1G, 1A) helped PCHA further in front. Jack Triance scored on the powerplay for Delta, but it was the only of the 40 shots on goal that PCHA’s Oliver Boniface didn’t save. Boniface has now won three straight starts in suerb fashion, making 103 saves on 107 shots in wins over North Shore, STAR, and now Delta.
Prairie Hockey Academy (5/SO) vs Edge School (4) U18 Prep
Prairie Hockey Academy snapped a four-game skid and earned some revenge with a 5–4 shootout win over Edge School, after a loss to that same team in late November. Following a scoreless first, Brady Keith (2G, 1A) opened the scoring for Prairie Hockey Academy in the second with a power-play goal and another late marker, while Seamus Dillon (1G, 1A) added one in the final minute to give the locals a 3–1 lead despite being outshot. Edge responded early and often in the third, getting power-play and even-strength goals from Ashton McCann (2G) and Luke Huska (2G, 1A) to surge ahead 4–3 and put PHA on the brink. However, Lucas Graham (1G, 1A) forced overtime with a tying goal with two minutes left in regulation, and after a scoreless extra frame, PHA sealed it in the shootout with Dillon scoring the lone goal.
Notre Dame Hounds (4) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (10) U15 Prep
South Alberta Hockey Academy earns another win against the Notre Dame Hounds with a commanding 10–4 win, controlling the game from start to finish behind a dominant shot advantage and balanced scoring. SAHA jumped ahead early with five first-period goals, including a pair from Carter Jarvis (2G, 1A), to build momentum despite Notre Dame briefly responding with goals from Marceli Stepien (1G, 1A) and Ivan Kukolj (1G). Max Thielen (3G) struck early in the second to extend the lead, while AJ Bryan (1G) answered on the power play for the Hounds to keep it close momentarily. Any comeback hopes faded in the third as SAHA poured on four more goals, with contributions from Weston Haslbeck (1G), Cooper Conway (1G), Kyan Vansandt (1G), and Thielen completing his hat trick, while Keironn Davis Diakite (1G, 1A) added Notre Dame’s final marker.
STAR Hockey Academy (2) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) U15 Prep
Okanagan Hockey Academy earned a narrow 3–2 win over STAR Hockey Academy on Saturday at the Okanagan Hockey Training Centre, with key contributions coming from Cooper de Wal (1G, 1A), who opened the scoring and set up the winner, while Levi Thiessen (1G) scored the decisive late goal with less than a minute left in the game and Sequoia Antoine (1G) added OHA’s other marker. Oakley Speckman (33/35) was solid between the pipes to close it out, while STAR countered with goals from Jasper Schelter (1G) early in the third and Ryezen Bertsch (1G) in a tightly played, back-and-forth contest.
Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (3) vs St. George’s School (9) U18 Prep
St. George’s School delivered an emphatic 9–3 win over Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy on Saturday at UBC’s Father David Bauer Arena, using a dominant second period to pull away and snap Wenatchee’s resistance early. Lucas Benn (4G, 1A) led the charge with a four-goal performance, including the opening marker and a late third-period tally, while Louis Oscar Holowaychuk (2G) continued his strong season with a pair of goals in the middle frame and Byron Chin (1G, 1A) added offense from the wing. Dax Diep (3A) was a steady presence on defense, and Carter Adams (35/38) turned aside most of Wenatchee’s chances. For Wenatchee, Elijah Schneggenburger (1G), Kaiden Turta (1G, 1A), and Sean Strasser (1G) supplied the scoring, while Tyler O’Keefee (58/67) faced a heavy workload in goal as St. George’s outshot Wenatchee 67–38 and controlled long stretches of play.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (1) vs BWC Academy (4) U17 Prep
BWC Academy pulled away for a 4–1 win over Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy on Saturday at Burnaby Winter Club, using a strong middle frame to flip the game after CDA opened the scoring early in the second period. Wilton Vo (2G) led the offensive push for BWC with a shorthanded goal to tie the game and another early in the third to create separation, while Kayden Pratt (1G, 1A) and Jaden Brackett (1G, 1A) combined on key goals, including Brackett’s late empty netter to seal it. Liam Kellett (25/26) was steady in goal, helping BWC kill off all six penalties, while Coeur d’Alene’s lone marker came from Gavin Payne (1G) as BWC outshot CDA 39–26 and controlled much of the final two periods.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (6/OT) vs STAR Hockey (5) Academy U17
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy snapped a difficult stretch and earned some redemption against an opponent that had the upper hand in their last two meetings with a dramatic 6–5 overtime win over STAR Hockey Academy. Just one day after being shut out 6–0 by the same opponent CDA’s Logan Madrid (2G, 3A) capped a five-point night with the OT winner 1:35 into extra time. Blake Celski (3G) powered CDA’s third-period comeback with a natural hat trick to erase a 5–3 deficit, while Kirill Zhikharev (1G) chipped in on the power play as the visitors outshoot the locals 50–30. STAR was led offensively by Deacon Wilson (4G), who also recorded a natural hat trick by the second period and added a fourth on the power play late in the third, with Seve Paladino (1G, 2A) supporting the attack, but CDA’s pushback earned them the comeback win in overtime.
Delta Hockey Academy (4) vs Shawnigan Lake School (0) U15 Prep
Miles Teiffel and Woojin Seo (1G, 1A) net an early pair of back-to-back goals for Delta. Ronan Gow would add some extra insurance in the second with a shorthanded tally. Johann Zhao (1G, 1A) buried Delta’s fourth in the third as that’s all the scoring they would get past Bryce Roache (57/61) who stood on his head for 57 saves in the 4-0 loss. At the other end of the ice, Jace Zemanek (10/10) made 10 saves for his third shutout of the season.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (1) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (7) U17
After Friday’s tightly knit affair that saw Nathan Marques netting the OT winner, OHA would keep the offense going. OHA would net the first five goals in this contest, hammering RHA Kelowna in shots on goal in the process as well. OHA would add another two in the third while Otis Jacques scored the lone goal for RHA Kelowna. Cole Schellenberg (3G, 1A) would lead the charge for OHA, collecting a hat-trick and four points in the 7-1 win. Marques (3A) would provide three assists in the win, extending his season long 21-game point streak and increasing his grip on the scoring lead with 45 points on the season. Holden Tamm (32/33) picked up the win in goal, providing 32 saves.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3) vs BWC Academy (5) U18 Prep
It took all but 44-seconds for Easton Margettie (1G, 1A) to open the scoring for Coeur d’Alene. However, Everett Silvertips prospect Elias Papadatos (1G, 1A) would wire home the game tying goal before the end of the first. In the second, CDA would strike early again, this time coming shorthanded off a wicked wrister by Ewen Willers (1G, 1A). Once again, BWC Academy was there to tie it, this time off the blade of Kadyn O’Brien (1G, 1A). BWC Academy would finally hold CDA off the scoresheet in the first minute of the frame in the third, this time garnering their first lead off a jam play in close by Luca Martyniuk. Logan Lepinksi (1G, 1A) would later double that lead with his third goal of the season. Matej Bydzovsky would get CDA back to within one in the late stages of the third, but Mark Lee was able to put away the empty net goal to seal this one up for BWC Academy. James Fitzpatrick (20/23) made 20 saves in the victory while Bennett Byers (50/54) posted an impressive 50 save outing in the loss.
Okanagan Hockey Academy Black (0) vs North Shore Warriors (3) Female U18 Prep
After fending off an early 5-on-3, North Shore would be rewarded for their penalty killing efforts as Elise Miller (1G, 1A) wired home a powerplay goal to break the ice for the Warriors. Later in the second, Alexa Roberts would extend North Shore’s lead, batting away a loose puck in close. In the third, Gemma Han (1G, 1A) would snipe her first of the season while Emma Ward (37/37) remained perfect in goal, recording her third shutout of the season in a 37 save effort.
