Teammates Gardner and Olsen Not Letting Type 1 Diabetes Impact Hockey Careers

Despite their diagnosis of Type I Diabetes, former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes and current Saskatoon Blades teammates Evan Gardner and Zach Olsen continue to find success in the Western Hockey League (WHL). A netminder from Fort St. John, BC, Gardner spent five seasons in the CSSHL with RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna and […]

Gardner Signs NHL Contract

Former RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna student-athlete Evan Gardner has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets drafted the Fort St. John, BC netmidner in the second round, 60th overall at the 2024 NHL Draft. Gardner spent five seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with RHA […]

RHA Kelowna Wins Fourth Straight Championship

For the fourth straight season RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna sits alone atop the Female U18 Prep Division. The Kelowna, BC side went 29-1-0 in the regular season before going 3-0-0 in the round robin, outscoring their opponents 30-4. After finishing first in Pool A they would play OHA Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) in the semi’s, taking […]

U17 Prep Division I Championship Awarded to RHA Kelowna

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna has captured the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Prep Division I Western Championships. It was heartbreak for Prairie Hockey Academy (Caronport, SK) as they suffered defeat in the U17 Prep Division I Western Championship Final for the second season in a row as RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) took […]

RHA Winnipeg Takes Home U15 Division II Western Championship

In their first year competing in the U15 Division, RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg has been crowned the 2025 CSSHL U15 Division II Western Champions. RHA Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB) would defeat RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) 5-2 on Friday to capture the programs third ever CSSHL Western Championship. Their last one came back in 2023 at the […]

CSSHL Coaches of the Month: October

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is excited to announce the three winners of the Coach of the Month Award for October: FX Girard, Kris Hogg, and Rick McConnell. For the 2024/25 season the CSSHL is proud to introduce the Coach of the Month Award for the three different CSSHL divisions: Eastern, West Female, […]

October Players of the Month

The CSSHL has announced the eight division winners of the October Player of the Month Award. U15: Lucca Tassone, Yale Hockey Academy The Abbotsford, BC netminder went 3-0-0 with 1 shutout, a 0.67GAA and .971SV% in three games during October. On the season he is 6-0-0 while leading the division with a 0.90GAA, .962SV% and […]

1-on-1 with Chloe Primerano: Canada’s Next Superstar

Fresh off being named to Canada’s National Women’s team for the first time at just 17 years old, hear from Chloe Primerano, the first ever female skater selected at a CHL Draft, on her time in the CSSHL with BWC Academy and RHA Kelowna. The University of Minnesota freshman represented Team Canada at the 2024 […]

Four CSSHL Alumna Named to Team Canada

Four Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumna have been selected to represent Team Canada as they face-off against Team U.S. for the first three games of the 2024-25 Rivalry Series, starting November 6 in San Jose, California. Among the 25 players selected include Emily Clark, Chloe Primerano, Danielle Serdachny and Sophie Shirley. Clark spent […]

12 CSSHL Alumni Named to Team Canada U17

12 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2024 U17 World Challenge. The tournament, which is set to take place November 3-9 at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, ON, will see 44 players represent Team Canada White and Team Canada Red. Among the 44 […]