The CSSHL Featured Game’s of the Day for November 29-December 1, 2024 will feature match-ups from the U15 Prep and U18 Prep divisions with games taking place in Calgary, AB, Delta, BC and Burnaby, BC.
You can catch all of the action live on FloHockey.
Friday, November 29, 2024 – 7:30pm MST: Edge School-Kyle Stuart Memorial
RHA Winnipeg (11-6-1) vs Edge School (9-3-0) U18 Prep
The number 1 ranked offence will take on the number ranked defence as 13th place RHA Winnipeg and 3rd place Edge School will face-off for the first of three meetings this season. The back-to-back defending Western Champions Edge won both games between the two teams last season.
RHA Winnipeg is led by a dynamic offensive group that leads the league with 104 goals scored. River Arnason (21-17-38) leads the league in goals and points, Jake Ritson (12-23-35) is second in assists and third in points, Layne Schofield (11-18-29), sits fourth, Carter Haney (8-19-27) sixth and Drayden Uhrina (13-12-25) ninth in points. Jett Deschamps (3-16-19) and 2024 WHL Draft first round pick Graeme Pickering (4-10-14) lead an RHA Winnipeg blueline that consists of three 2009 born skaters. In net, Quinn Burfoot (6-3-1) and Nolan Giles (5-3-0) have split the games to combine for a 3.27 GAA, .892 SV% and 2 shutouts.
While RHA Winnipeg has relied on their offence this season, Edge School is driven by their goalie tandem that has given up a division low 20 goals in 12 games. 2024 WHL Draft third round pick Leif Oaten (5-1-0) and 2023 WHL Draft second round pick Ryley Budd (4-2-0) sit second and fourth in the U18 Prep division with a 1.51 and 1.85 GAA. Oaten leads the U18 Prep division with a .952 SV%, while Budd is fourth with a .936 SV%, with each of them having 1 shutout on the season. Keegan De Sa (7-13-20) is the lone Edge skater with 20 points this season, while 2024 WHL Draft first round picks Mirco Dufour (8-9-17) and Brock England (7-8-15) sit second and third in team scoring.
Saturday, November 30, 2024 – 9:30am PST: Planet Ice Delta-Canadian
Yale Hockey Academy (11-5-1) vs Delta Hockey Academy (9-4-0) U15 Prep
This will be the second time these two teams play this season with second place Delta beating eighth place Yale 7-3 in their first meeting November 8.
Yale forwards Michael Kuzik (11-19-30) and Parker McMillan (16-13-29) sitting 12th and 13th in league scoring while defenseman Christopher Kokkoris (0-21-21) sits tied for fifth among all defenders with 21 points. Overall, nine Yale skaters have double digit points, with two more sitting one point shy of the mark. Gavin Craig (5-2-1) and Mason Sutherland (5-3-0) have split the work between the pipes to average a 3.16 GAA, .899 SV% and a total of 2 shutouts.
For Delta, Quinn Coupland (5-1-0) and Jack Utsunomiya (4-3-0) sit second and fourth in the U15 Prep division with 1.99 and 2.41 GAA. The duo have combined for 2 shutouts and a .909 SV% in 13 games this season. Despite being the second ranked team in the division, Delta does not have a single skater within the top 25 for points in the division. With nine skaters in double digit points, and all but two having at least five-plus points, Delta is led offensively by Peter Banicevic (10-12-22) and Tripp Fischer (11-10-21) Defenseman Ryker Doka (9-10-19) sits third in team scoring and leads a defensive core that includes Charlie Leondard (1-10-11) and 2011 born Eli Vickers (3-10-13).
Sunday, December 1, 2024 – 3:45pm PST: Burnaby Winter Club
RHA Kelowna (6-9-0) vs BWC Academy (13-3-1) U15 Prep
Fourth place BWC Academy has beat ninth place RHA Kelowna by a score of 5-3 in both of their previous meetings this season.
Bronson Lamontagne (8-13-21) and Alexander Sharman (6-13-19) sit first and second in team scoring while being tied for the team lead in assists. Kaius Millan (10-3-13) leads all RHA Kelowna skaters with 10 goals while Luca Vaugeois (4-7-11) and Cole Hamakawa (4-6-10) round out RHA Kelowna forwards who have double digit points on the season. Channon Fummerton (4-6-10) paces the RHA Kelowna defensive core with 2.5 times as many points as his next teammate. Despite his record on the season, netminder Dylan Mingo (3-6-0) sits fifth among goalies with a .919 SV% this season.
BWC Academy has relied upon their offensive output this season as Kane Nicholas (13-20-33) sits tied for fifth in the division with 33 points. Cohen Baker (13-17-30) and Justin Moon (13-17-30) both sit on the plus-side of 30 points, while 2011 born Kenzo Gibson (8-18-26) and Logan Henry (18-8-26) each have 26 points, with Henry’s 18 goals placing him second in the division. The BWC Academy defensive core contributes offensively as a six man unit, occupying the 8th through 13th spots in team scoring. Elias Papadatos (5-9-14) and Jackson Beggs (1-13-14) are tied for the team lead with 14 points, with Papadatos leading the d-core in goals, and Beggs in assists. Bentley Edgar (8-3-1) has played the majority of games in net for BWC Academy but Mya Younf (4-0-0) remains undefeated on the season. The duo sport a combine 3.23 GAA, .882 SV% and 1 shutout.
