The CSSHL Featured Game’s of the Day for November 22-24, 2024 will feature match-ups from the U17 Prep showcase in Penticton, BC as well as an East U17 match in Westmount, QC.
You can catch all of the action live on FloHockey.
Friday, November 22, 2024 – 8:00am PST: Okanagan Hockey Training Centre
St. George’s School (12-6-1) vs OHA Edmonton (9-4-0) U17 Prep
This will be the second time these two teams have met this season after OHA Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) earned a 6-2 win over St. George’s School (Vancouver, BC) on September 27 at the U17 Prep showcase in Abbotsford, BC. Despite each having high win rates, St. George’s and OHA Edmonton come into the match-up as the 13th and 7th ranked teams in the division.
St. George’s goalie Les Toth (7-4-1) currently leads the division with an impressive .942 SV%. and 2 shutouts. Toth’s 2.41 GAA has him ranked fifth among all goalies. Offensively, St. George’s is paced by a trio of forwards who all find themselves in the top eight in terms of point production on the season. Jason Gao (15-13-28) leads the team in goals and points while Byron Chin (12-15-27) and Aaron Castro (13-13-26) complete the trio. Defenseman Josh Gravistin (2-20-22) leads all U17 Prep d-men with 20 assists and 22 points on the season. Defender Daniel Taylor (5-8-13) is the only other St. George’s skater in double digit points this season.
A third round pick by the Saskatoon Blades at the 2024 WHL Draft, Jaggar John (10-19-29) sits second in the division with a team high 29 points. Logan Miller (11-12-23), Portland Winterhawks prospect Cash Brebant (9-14-23) and Prince George Cougars prospect Keenan Fox (11-10-21) all have 20-plus points this season, with Jevyn Singh Gill (6-12-18) closing in on the mark. A 2024 WHL Draft fifth round pick by the Medicine Hat Tigers, Zackary Nieckar (2-12-14) leads all OHA Edmonton defensemen with 12 assists and 14 points. Aidan Prosser (6-4-0) has done the majority of work in net this season for his squad, with him and Saskatoon Blades prospect Dysen Loewen (2-0-0) combining for a 3.70 GAA, .887 SV% and 1 shutout.
Saturday, November 23, 2024 – 1:30pm EST: Westmount Arena
Selwyn House School (1-1-0) vs CIH Academy (6-5-0) East U17
This will be the first time in history the two teams face-off in CSSHL league play, with eighth ranked CIH Academy (Rockland, ON) playing the role of home team, despite the game taking place in sixth ranked Selwyn House School’s (Westmount, QC) home barn.
Selwyn House comes into this game having just made their CSSHL debut on November 16 in a 5-2 loss to Kuper Academy. They earned their first CSSHL regular season win on November 21 with a shutout victory of Ulysse Academie (Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, QC). Luca Ottoni (1-1-0) made 21 saves to earn the shutout while Lynden Larsen (2-2-4) paced the offence with three points. Larsen, a fourth round pick by the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at the 2024 QMJHL Draft, leads the team in assists and points this season. With two goals in their victory Thursday, Isaac Huberman (2-0-2) has the team high for goals. Tommy Nicolopolous (1-0-1), another 2024 QMJHL Draft selection by the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, is the lone Selwyn House defenseman to record a point this season. Ottoni has played both Selwyn House games this season and sits with a .911 SV% and 2.50 GAA.
CIH Academy has been led in net by Sebastien Bourgeau (5-1-0). Bourgeau holds a .938 SV%, 2.39 GAA and 1 shutout this season. Offensively the man to watch for CIH Academy is Luca Chiarizia (3-7-10) who has a team best 3 goals, 7 assists and 10 points. Its a steep drop off to the next closest skater as Liam Bosum (3-1-4) and Noah Panetta (2-2-4) are tied with four points each. Drake Bosum (1-2-3) leads the CIH Academy defensive core with three points in eight games this season.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 – 6:00pm PST: Okanagan Hockey Training Centre
Delta Hockey Academy (11-5-0) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (7-2-1) U17 Prep
Delta (Delta, BC) and CIHA (Calgary, AB) have met once previously this season, with CIHA earning a 3-1 win on September 29 at the U17 Prep showcase in Abbotsford, BC. Delta currently sits as the fifth ranked team in the division, while CIHA, the defending champions, sit fourth.
Netminder Matthew Wong (9-2-0) leads all U17 Prep goaltenders with nine wins, while his 2.26 GAA is good enough for second in the division. A trio of 2024 WHL Draft picks in Jack Morgan (12-11-23), Kishan Saggu (12-11-23) and Treyce Pavlic (1-20-21), who’s 20 assists are tied for the U17 Prep division lead, pace the Delta offence. Wyatt Callander (6-14-20), Winterhawks 2024 fourth rounder Caden Leibel (6-12-18) and Luke Anderson (7-10-17) round out a potent top-six forward unit for Delta. Selected four picks apart in the fourth round of the 2024 WHL Draft, Dylan Hurren (2-11-13) and Bryson Roberts (2-7-9) lead a Delta d-core that also includes Cortland LeMieux (4-5-9).
Only three CIHA skaters have hit double digit points so far this season with Mason Moran (4-13-17) and his team high 13 assists and 17 points leading the way. Aedan McCarry (7-8-15) leads the team with seven goals while Red Deer Rebels 2024 WHL Draft pick Declan Cardiff (3-8-11) is the other CIHA skater playing at over a point per game pace. The defensive core is lead by Xander Ramsay (3-4-7) and Spokane Chiefs prospect Jacob Balaberda (1-6-7), who are tied with seven points each. In net, Kamloops Blazers prospect Braxton Gibson (3-2-1) and Ethan Mann (4-0-0) have split the work between the pipes. The duo has posted a 3.08 GAA, and .893 SV% this season.
