The Minnesota Wild have signed former Edge School student-athlete Rieger Lorenz to an NHL Entry Level Contract. Lorenz joined Edge for the 2018/19 CSSHL U15 Prep season, leading his team with 25 assists and 36 points in 30 games. The Kootenay Ice would select the Calgary, AB forward in the fourth round, 68th overall at […]
Former Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) student-athlete Aidan Fink has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Nashville Predators. Fink joined NAX for the 2019/20 CSSHL U16 Prep season, tallying 44 points in 27 games to finish third in team scoring. The following U18 Prep season he would tally three points in three games with […]
Former St. George’s School student-athlete Hoyt Stanley has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Ottawa Senators. The Senators selected the West Vancouver, BC defenseman in the fourth round, 108th overall at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Stanley has spent the past three seasons in the NCAA with Cornell University, tallying 38 points in […]
Former RHA Kelowna and current Kelowna Rockets forward Tij Iginla has been named the February CSSHL WHL Alumni Player of the Month. Selected sixth overall by the Utah Mammoth at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Iginla recorded 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points in 12 games in February. On the season he sits […]
47 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes have been named to the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch List for the 2026 NHL Draft. The players on the preliminary list with A ratings are considered potential first-round picks. Players with B ratings are considered possible second- or third-round choices, players with C […]
The Dallas Stars have signed former North Shore Warriors student-athlete Jaxon Fuder to an NHL Entry Level Contract. A forward from Cold Lake, AB, Fuder joined the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) during the 2021/22 U18 Prep season. In 35 games with the Warriors, Fuder tallied 14 goals and 13 assists for 27 points. […]
Caronport, SK – August 30, 2025 – Prairie Hockey Academy is proud to announce that the NHL just got a little more Prairie Power. Congratulations to our former U18 Prep Head Coach, Evan McFeeters, who has been named Roving Minor League Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins As part of his new role, McFeeters will be […]
The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) would like to congratulate the following former CSSHL student-athletes on signing or re-signing professional hockey contracts ahead of the 2025/26 season: Name CSSHL Team Pro Team League Mats Lindgren BWC Academy Bakersfield Condors AHL Angus Crookshank BWC Academy New Jersey Devils NHL Ethan De Jong BWC Academy Mora […]
Former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athlete Braeden Cootes has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Vancouver Canucks after they selected him in the first round, 15th overall at the 2025 NHL Draft. Cootes finished tied for fifth among all CSSHL U15 Prep skaters with 67 points in 30 games during the […]
A pair of Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumni who were selected in the first round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft have signed NHL Entry Level Contracts with their respective teams. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Benjamin Kindel after selecting him 11th overall, while Lynden Lakovic, has signed with the Washington Capitals after […]
