Mount Academy (2) vs Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks (3/OT) East U18 Prep
Friday’s clash between Mount Academy and the Ontario Hockey Mavericks features one team on a positive streak, and one on the other side of the coin. The OHA Mavericks have won three straight and four of their last six, while Mount Academy are still in search of their first win of the season following seven straight losses. Mount Academy fell at the hands of CIH Academy yesterday, the same team who they’ll face in their next game later on Friday. The OHA Mavericks held a 2-0 lead throughout the majority of the first forty minutes, but with 30 seconds left in the second period, Mount Academy found their way back into the game. A goal from Cohen Paul pulled Mount back within one, and early in the third, Mount Academy would pull the game back to level ground. Ocean Li stopped 30 of 32 for the Mavericks, ensuring they didn’t go behind. Halfway through overtime, Dmitrii Titovskii capitalized, picking up the puck and taking it straight to the net himself to score the winner.
Yale Hockey Academy (2) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (3/SO) U17 Prep
For the 65 minutes in which the puck was in play for Yale Hockey Academy and RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg’s U17 Prep squads to battle for, there wasn’t much that separated the two teams. Yale had more powerplay opportunities and more shots on goal, but every time a lead was taken, it wouldn’t be long before the opponent dragged them back level. Both leads during the game were taken by Yale, the second of which being Alex Li’s third-period goal to give YHA a 2-1 lead. Less than half of the third period remained from there, but any hope Yale had that Li’s goal would stand at the winner was quickly snatched back. Maddex Mason provided his second primary assist of the game to set up Atley Feniuk for the tying goal, with RHAW picking up the 2-2 goal barely four minutes after YHA had gone in front. Eventually, the game found its way to a shootout. Three of the six shooters beat the goaltenders, with Connor Lamb delivering the knockout blow with the last shot of the skills competition.
BWC Academy (5) vs Notre Dame Hounds (2) U17
For the first time since October 12, BWC Academy faced down a new opponent in the U17 division, facing the Notre Dame Hounds to follow five straight games against PCHA. BWC won the last two, rolling into their game against Notre Dame with momentum on their side. Jaidyn Bhandari scored for BWC in the first period, and while Notre Dame would fight, BWC would never let them steal the lead. Logan Jensen (1G, 1A) scored shorthanded in the third period, with that standing as the game-winner, thanks in part to three assists from Easton Coupland and a sparking performance from Nolan Costa (35/37) in the BWC crease.
North Shore Warriors (2) vs Notre Dame Hounds (3/SO) U17 Prep
In eight previous U17 Prep games, the Notre Dame Hounds had won zero heading into Friday’s clash with the North Shore Warriors. Despite their slow start to the season, they’d have a quick start to the game, scoring two first-period goals 13 second apart. The Hounds looked primed for their first win of the season, but the plot saw a twist in the third period. Vladimir King scored twice for North Shore to send the game to overtime, and subsequently, a shootout. He’d score the first of the shootout, but following that, Notre Dame came back, and Joey Jackson played hero. Trent Probst made 36 stops on 38 shots to help the Hounds to their first victory of the year.
North Shore Warriors (6/OT) vs Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (5) U17
The U17 team for the North Shore Warriors were winless in eleven straight to start the season, and within those eleven, two came at the hands of Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy. On Friday, though, the Warriors looked the more likely to prevail for much of the game. They’d race out to a 3-0 lead early, and although CDA’s big guns provided pushback, North Shore responded in kind, leading 5-2 by the game’s halfway mark. CDA didn’t stop. Logan Madrid (1G, 3A) and Tate Smith (2G, 1A) helped their team forage forward, eventually coming from behind to force overtime. However, it was North Shore’s Keegan Hole to strike the telling blow, scoring the overtime winner off the rush to snag North Shore their first victory of the U17 season.
Delta Hockey Academy (3) vs Edge School (4/OT) U17 Prep
Two of the top teams in the U17 Prep division clashed in Abbotsford Friday, with the undefeated Delta Hockey Academy facing down an Edge School squad who haven’t had it easy in the last five games, losing twice and picking up two razor-thin victories that could have gone both ways. At three different points during the game, Delta scored to take a lead, and following each of those goals, Edge School followed up to tie the game themselves. Following the 3-3 deadlock through sixty minutes, overtime ended up going the way of the team yet to lead. Evan Lynch struck in OT with his ninth goal of the year already, giving Edge a big victory and handing Delta their first U17 defeat of the season
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (0) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (7) U17
Prairie Hockey Academy scored once in the first period with Jake Myhre (1G, 1A) giving his team the lead within the first minute. Soren Hayden popped up early in the second period to extend PHA’s lead early, and from there, they ran away with the game. Hayden scored again later in the second and goals from Tristan Reimer (2G, 1A), Eric Helland (1G, 2A), and Noah Delaurier (1G, 1A) scored later in the period. Conner Aldag had the quieter of the two goaltenders’ workloads, but he still needed to pop up with some saves for Prairie, making 18 stops for the shutout.
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (5) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy and Pilot Mound Hockey Academy’s U17 Prep squads was one that CDA almost let escape their grasp. With 16 minutes left in the third period, CDA had opened up a 4-1 lead, looking like cruise control would allow them to see out the rest of the game. They wouldn’t be comfortable for long, though, with two PMHA goals making it close. Under duress, CDA managed to close out the game, hitting the empty net to ensure the win.
Fort Erie International Academy (3/SO) vs Okanagan Hockey Ontario (2) East U17 Prep
An extremely tight-fought game out East between Fort Erie International Academy and Okanagan Hockey Ontario swung in both directions, with OHO outperforming Fort Erie in the first period, and FEI taking control of the second. Fort Erie scored two in less than a minute early in the second, but OHO came back to level things up, eventually sending the game to a shootout. Five shooters missed, but Etienne Guo found a way to slide the puck into the back of the net, giving FEI the win.
Delta Hockey Academy (3) vs OHA Edmonton (4) U17
Delta Hockey Academy U17’s season had seen them win 12 of 14 to kick things off, with OHA Edmonton’s start balancing wins and losses throughout. Delta’s Toni Cipllaka (2G, 1A) had scored twice in the first half of the hockey game to put DHA in front, but Nolan Ryan (2G) sent the game to the third period tied, where it would remain until the late stages. Later in the third, OHA Edmonton picked up a pair of goals just 20 seconds apart. Delta would add another late, but it wouldn’t be enough, with Tucker Porter’s (1G, 1A) backhand goal standing as the game-winner.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (7) vs OHA Edmonton (4) U15
The first two periods of the Northern Alberta Xtreme and OHA Edmonton’s U15 clash presented as a razor-thin game, but once the third began, NAX took over. With the score tied at three through two, NAX hit the ground running in the third. Alex Reinhardt (1G, 1A) and Myer Hipkins (2G, 1A) both scored one apiece and Kendon Peacock scored two in the third. Marek Swanson allowed four, but shut it down for NAX in the third, stopping 34 of 38 shots in all for the victory.
Yale Hockey Academy (2) vs St. George’s School (3/OT) U18 Prep
One of just two games in the male U18 Prep division featured two teams keen on picking up a win. St. George’s picked up a 6-3 win over the North Shore Warriors back on November 8, but prior to that, they’d lost 8 of their previous nine. A win looked out of their hands nearly halfway through the third period with Yale ahead by two, but around then, Louis Oscar Holowaychuk (1G, 2A) took over. He picked up a primary assist on a goal from Jason Gao (1G, 2A) before striking on the powerplay late in the third to drag the game to overtime. Off a neutral zone face-off, Holowaychuk broke into the offensive zone and would shovel a pass into the slot where Noah Fowler stuck home the winner.
St. George’s School (1) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep
Calgary International Hockey Academy’s U17 Prep squad have been on a roll all season. Their high-flying offence deserves plenty of the credit, but on Friday, it was goaltender Colton Lutz (35/36) who made the difference for CIHA. Goals from Sam McLean and Eric Savage Keller sent Calgary IHA on their way, and with a two-goal lead, Lutz stood strong. Winston Chicilo ended the game with three assists in his team’s 3-1 win.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (5) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2) U17
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna and RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg’s U17 squads played basically three different games within their sixty-minute contest. The first twenty minutes were dominated by RHA Winnipeg, outshooting RHAK 13-5 and scoring one. The second twenty minutes were dominated by RHA Kelowna, outshooting RHAW 14-7 and scoring one. The two teams played a razor-tight third period that saw both teams hit the opposition’s net with 14 shots apiece. Despite the closeness of the way play unfolded, RHA Kelowna were significantly better at capitalizing on their opportunities. Otis Jacques (1G, 1A), Oxo Bunnik, and Jake Kochhlar (1G, 1A) popped up huge for RHAK with third period goals to eventually help their team prevail.
BWC Academy (8) vs Indigenous Sports Academy (3) U17 Prep
BWC Academy outshot Indigenous Sports Academy 29-5 in the first period of play, leading 4-1 through twenty minutes and looking primed to continue their domination of the game. In the second period, everything changed, and ISA took the game over. The commendable second-period effort pulled them back within one heading into the third period. After letting the lead slip, BWC went into the third only up by one. They didn’t let ISA any closer than that. Coen Hlady finished his hat-trick, Kooper Kozmeniuk scored his second, and a pair of points from Connor Liu (1G, 3A) led them to an eventual 8-3 win.
OHA Edmonton (6) vs Balmoral Hall School (2) Female U18 Prep
OHA Edmonton bounces back from their only loss of the season and keep their great season rolling with a dominant road win over Balmoral Hall School. Riley Cooper (1G, 1A) shines bright once again as she scores her team’s first and adds an assist to remain her team’s top pointer and scorer. Kyla Pappas (1G, 1A) and Mercedes Dunbar (1G, 1A) record the same stat sheet as their leader to help OHA Edmonton score six goals on Mimi Ferreira (43/49) who made an impressive 43-save performance in what was a tuff outing for her team.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (7) vs North Shore Warriors (2) U15
North Shore came into this game full on confidence on back-to-back wins, but they were met in their tracks as PCHA wins in dominant fashion. Nolan Riley (2G) was one of his teams the top contributor to their seven goals. But he was outscored by Ken Nicholas (2G, 1A) who kept his hot hands by adding to his already impressive nineteen goal total on the year. He now has more goals than any of his teammates have points. We can’t forget the goalie who was strong in today’s matchup, Dylan Van Wieren (41/43) stops 41 shots and shows a 0.953 save percentage.
St. George’s School (5) vs STAR Hockey Academy (2) U15
STAR Hockey Academy came into this game looking for their first win of the season, and after 60 minutes they find themselves still looking for it. They scored first but ultimately could not stop St. George’s attacks. St. George’s was able to put 50 shots towards STAR’s net and five of them found the back on it. Asher Rogachevsky (2G, 1A) and Adam Jonhson (1G, 2A) were able to register three points and each score on the man advantage as the team was able to capitalize on two out of four power play opportunities. St. George’s strings together it’s third win in a row as things are starting to look good for them.
STAR Hockey Academy (3) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (2) U17 Prep
This wasn’t supposed to be a close game, but Prairie Hockey Academy made it clear they weren’t going to be an easy opponent. PHA’s defensive game was on point as they allowed only one goal on the six power play they gave to a strong STAR unit. However, the lone goal they gave up on the penalty kill was costly as it was the game winning goal scored by Cam Hoggan (1G, 1A) assisted by Hunter Hoggan (2A). As both brothers record multi-point games when their team needed it the most.
STAR Hockey Academy (3) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (10) U17
Two close teams in the standings came to GFL Twin Arena to score their sixth win of the season, and it was close for almost two periods before NAX exploded for seven straight goals, six of those coming in the third. In that period, NAX shot 31 times scoring on six of those shots. Milo Nolin (1G, 4A) was the most productive for his team putting his name five different times on the score sheet. Riley Wood (2G, 1A) and Reed Fellows (2G, 1A) showcase their scoring touch as they combine for four goals of their own while adding an assist each.
Okanagan Hockey Academy (6/OT) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (5)U17 Prep
What a game between two very even teams. Both offenses were on fire as they combine for eleven goals, half of them on the power play. NAX played catchup all game as they came back three different times to tie the game ultimately fall short in OT. Gage Mark (2G) from OHA and Reilly Mulloy (2G) plus Donny Sewall (2G, 1A) from NAX all score on two different occasions. Jace Parsons (1G) on the winning team was able to score for the first time this year while Beckham Taggart (1G, 1A) scored his third to ice the game one minute away from the shootouts.
Mount Academy (1) vs CIH Academy (9) East U18 Prep
Second battle in as many days for Mount and CIH Academy and both games were similar. For a second night in a row CIH Academy defeats Mount with ease. Andrei Chumakov (3G, 1A) scores a hat trick, Jayden Charlish-Moar (2G, 1A), Ricky Deslauriers (1G, 2A), Leornado Stretti (1G, 1A) and Tucker Clare (3A) all earn three points each on this 9-goal and 49-shot night. Mount didn’t go down easy as they shot 33 times but got shut down by Jayden Pierre (32/33) who stops 32 of the 33 shots he faced.
Selwyn House School (3) vs Lower Canada College (0) East U17 Prep
Packed house at Glenn J. Chamandy Arena in Montreal for this first rivalry matchup of the season between Selwyn House and LCC. Michael Paliotti (1G, 2A) was able to silence the crowd all night, it all started at the end of the first when he scored what would become the game winning goal on the power play. Then in the second he would set up Luca Macri (1G, 1A) again on the power play for the insurance goal. Finally, to ice the game, he set up his other linemate Aadi Patel (1G, 2A). As all three combine for eight points in this 3-0 win on the road. Let’s not forget Evan Un Yi (33/33) who helped silence the big crowd with his shutout.
L’arena Glenn J. Chamandy était remplie pour ce premier affrontement de la saison entre Selwyn House et LCC. Michael Paliotti (1B, 2P) a su taire la foule locale toute la soirée, cela a commencé à la fin de la première période quand il a marqué ce qui est devenu le but gagnant en avantage numérique. Ensuite, en deuxième période il a été complice sur le but de Luca Macri (1B, 1P) celui-ci étant aussi avec l’avantage d’un homme. Finalement, pour concrétiser la victoire des siens il s’est montré complice sur le but de son autre partenaire de trio Aadi Patel (1B, 2P). Alors que le trio a combiné pour huit points dans une victoire de 3 à 0 sur la route, il ne faut pas oublier Evan Un Yi (33/33) qui les a aidés à taire la foule locale avec un jeu blanc.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (11) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (1) Female U18 Prep
Lopsided affaire in Pilot Mound, Manitoba as RINK Winnipeg score eleven goals on PMHA. Lead by their captain Rowyn Street (3G, 3A) who leads the league in goals and points with 17 goals and 34 points, RINK Winnipeg was able to outshoot their opponent 71-17. Almost every player was able to record a point as only two didn’t register a point. Kendal Leader (1G, 3A) and Ava Hrubeniuk (1G, 3A) end the game with identical statlines with four points each. The lone goal scored by PMHA came off the blade off Ryley Sanders who scored her first of the season.
Shawnigan Lake School (2) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep
Action Packed first period for the first matchup of the season between Shawnigan Lake School and South Alberta Hockey Academy. Not even a minute into the game SAHA scores thanks to Nixon Bettenson (1G, 1A) to give the home team the lead. We have to wait almost the entire period to see action again, but with two minutes left in the period, Liam Green (1G) doubles the lead. Followed by back-to-back goals in the same minute from Shawnigan and just like that they were heading to the intermission all tied up. The only other goal in the game was scored three seconds before the end of the second period by Cooper Craven (1G) who found a great time to find the back of the net for the first time this season.
Okanagan Hockey Academy (3) vs Edge School (7) U17
Huge matchup between two of the three best teams in U17 as Edge comes out on top with a statement win over Okanagan Hockey Academy. OHA opened the scoring early in the opening period but that lit a fire in Edge’s eyes as the would answer with five straight unanswered goal. Kaden Ebbett (2G) and OHA tried coming back but they had dug themselves too big of a whole to climb out of thanks to a great game by Kyden Bartole (2G, 2A) from Edge.
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy vs Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy U17 Prep
PCHA edges Wenatchee as special teams play a big role in the third matchup between these familiar teams. Tonight, Wenatchee was unable to earn their first win of the season in their third loss to PCHA. Wenatchee couldn’t stay out of the box as they take 23 penalty minutes and give PCHA three power play opportunities in which they were able to capitalize twice. In this victory Owen Hyde (2G) scores his team leading 10th and 11th goals of the season as Owen Bate (1G, 1A) scores the winning goal on the power play in the first, while Rio Manhas (50/51) stops 50 shots good for a 0.980 save percentage.
Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy (2) vs Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep
Kesler Hamilton (1G, 2A) opened the scoring with the lone first period goal, his fourth of the season. Dublin MacGuire would tie the game 1:19 into the second period with a power play marker. Defenseman Brooks Anderson (1G, 1A) replied for CDA 2:17 later, beating Mason Lynnes (31/35) for his first of the season. Easton Margettie added an even strength marker while Ewen Willers tallied a power play goal to round out the second period scoring and give CDA a 4-1 lead going into the third. Aidan Yu (1G, 1A) gave Wenatchee life 3:04 into the third period as he beat Sam Trnecka (25/27) for his third goal of the year. However, Trnecka would rebound and finish the third with 10 saves to secure the 4-2 CDA win.
Delta Hockey Academy Green (5) vs Okanagan Hockey Academy (2) Female U18 Prep
Delta Green would take a lead into the first intermission thanks to Payton Finnie’s (2G, 1A) eighth goal of the season just 2:03 into the game. Abigail Jung doubled the lead with 3:34 left in the second period, setting up a frantic final minute. Lylah Dietz (2G) would get OHA on the board with 37 seconds left in the frame, but Finnie would reply 34 seconds later to restore the two-goal lead. Addie Schneider (1G, 2A) extended the lead 5:18 into the third, beating Teagan Janzen (27/32) for her ninth of the year. A Sophia Dhami power play goal with 8:10 left gave Delta Green even more breathing room as they looked to close this one out. Dietz would strike again with 3:40 remaining, beating Mya Young (32/34) for her third of the season, but OHA ultimately came up short.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (6) vs OHA Edmonton (2) U17 Prep
RHA Kelowna put up 20 shots on goal in the first but it was OHA Edmonton who led after 20 thanks to Kaeleb Kassongo’s first of the season. Kaius Millan (2G, 2A) would tie the game with a power play marker just 42 seconds into the second, beating Owen Amyotte (52/58) for his second of the year. Mannix Bingham gave RHA Kelowna the lead 5:10 into the frame and Millan doubled it 1:59 later with another power play marker. Cassius McDonald would get one back for OHA Edmonton midway through the frame to make it a one goal game heading into the third. For the second straight period RHA Kelowna struck inside the opening minute as Colton Deschamps (1G, 3A) scored his first of the year 55 seconds in. The RHA Kelowna power play continued to click as Mason Alexander (1G, 2A) and Alexander Sharman (1G, 3A) each scored their third of the season on the man advantage to round out the scoring in a 6-2 win. Dylan Mingo (34/36) made 34 saves in net for the win.
