23 CSSHL Alumni Selected at 2026 NHL Entry Draft

23 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni have been selected at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft including a record 6 in the first round. Gavin McKenna (2026 – Toronto Maple Leafs) joins Connor Bedard (2023 – Chicago Blackhawks) as the second CSSHL alumni selected first overall at an NHL Entry Draft. Daxon Rudolph (2026 […]

Four Sign PWHL Contracts

Former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes Dara Greig, Rylind MacKinnon, Stephanie Markowski and Sophie Shirley have signed PWHL Contracts for the 2026/27 season with their respective teams. A forward from Camden, New Jersey, Greig will join her brother and Senators forward Ridly in Ottawa after she signed a two year contract with the […]

7 Former CSSHL Student-Athletes Selected at 2026 PWHL Draft

A record seven former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected at the 2026 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Draft. Former RHA Kelowna defenseman Sara Swiderski was the first Canadian selected at this years draft, going ninth overall to the Minnesota Frost. Former Delta Hockey Academy forward Grace Elliott was the first […]

Trio Sign Contracts with PWHL Expansion Teams

A trio of former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have signed contracts with PWHL Expansion teams ahead of the 2026/27 season. A forward from Coldstream, BC, Anne Cherkowski has signed with PWHL San Jose. Cherkowski was originally drafted in the second round, ninth overall by the New York Sirens at the 2025 PWHL […]

CSSHL Student-Athletes of the Month: May 2026

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is excited to announce the four winners of the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for May: Joey Downey, Brooke Dolynchuk, Liam Pratt, & Aidan Poulin.  During the 2024/25 season the CSSHL introduced the Student-Athlete of the Month Award for the four different CSSHL divisions/age brackets: Eastern, West Female, […]

2025/26 CSSHL Top Defensive Forward Award Winners

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) has announced the winners of the 2025/26 Top Defensive Forward Award, as voted by the coaches: Eastern U17 Prep: Harry Miller, Lower Canada College The Montreal, QC forward finished sixth in league scoring with 41 points in 23 games. Miller added 13 points in 5 playoff games as […]

CSSHL Approves Expansion for ISA, NSW, PMHA, RHAK & STAR

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) has announced that its Governors have granted approval for five CSSHL member programs to operate new teams in the 2026-27 season after they received approval from their respective governing bodies. “The addition of these new teams allows for the CSSHL to continue to be National Leaders in Education-Based […]

Watson Named January CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month

The January CSSHL Female Alumna Player of the Month is former Edge School and RHA Kelowna student-athlete Makayla Watson. A defenseman from Calgary, AB, Watson played 10 games in January and tallied 5 assists and 4 goals including a hat-trick on January 23. Now in her second NCAA season with Quinnipiac University, Watson has 6 […]

McLaughlin Captures Gold, Four Claim Silver

Current RHA Kelowna student-athlete Jillian McLaughlin has won gold with Team USA at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Team USA and McLaughlin beat Team Canada and her RHA Kelowna teammates Alida Korte, Hayley McDonald and Kennedy Sisson, and former OHA Edmonton netminder Rowan Houweling 2-0 in the gold medal game. McLaughlin finished the […]

Five Selected to Represent Country at U18 Women’s World Championships

Four current and one former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been selected to represent their country at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships. Among the 25 players selected to represent Team Canada include four current and one former CSSHL student-athlete: Rowan Houweling – OHA Edmonton Alida Korte – RHA Kelowna Hayley […]