ICYMI: 4 Sign in WHL

Three current and one former CSSHL student-athlete have signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements with their respective teams. After being selected second overall at the 2026 WHL Draft, Yale Hockey Academy student-athlete Parker McMillan has signed with the Wenatchee Wild. McMillan joined Yale for the 2024/25 U15 Prep season, recording 56 points in 35 games […]

CSSHL at the WHL Draft: 2026

85 current and 4 former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes were selected at the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft last week. Overall, 12 CSSHL student-athletes were selected in the first round while 85 players were selected in total at the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Of those 85, 44 were taken in […]

Iginla Named February CSSHL WHL Alumni of the Month

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 […]

February 2026 CSSHL Players of the Month

The CSSHL has announced the eight division winners of the February Player of the Month Award. Eastern U17: Yehor Pyshalko, Ontario Hockey Academy The Odessa, Ukraine forward tallied a division best 9 goals while finishing third with 13 points in February. His first season in the CSSHL, Pyshalko currently sits inside the top 10 with […]

Mick Announced as Winterhawks Top 50 Player

Story submitted by Austin Draude – Wenatchee Wild PORTLAND, Ore. – Before Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy director Troy Mick was part of a Western Hockey League organization in north-central Washington, he was a star for another one five hours away. How big a star, you ask? Big enough to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, just as the […]

47 CSSHL Alumni Named to NHL Central Scouting Watch List

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 […]

Stars Sign Undrafted Free Agent Fuder

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. […]

PHA hires former Swift Current Broncos Head Coach, Taras McEwen

Caronport, SK – August 30, 2025 – Prairie Hockey Academy is proud to announce the addition of Taras McEwen as the new Head Coach of the U18 Prep team. McEwen brings a wealth of experience from his time in the Western Hockey League, where he served both as an assistant and head coach. His leadership, […]

Evanoff Named Warriors Goaltending Coach

The Moose Jaw Warriors have named Adam Evanoff as their Goaltending Coach ahead of the 2025/26 WHL season. The Penticton, BC netminder spent three seasons with the Warriors before finishing his WHL career with the Victoria Royals. Originally selected in the 10th round of the 2015 WHL Draft, Evanoff finished his WHL career with a […]

Former Prairie Coach Named Hitmen Head Coach

Former Prairie Hockey Academy U18 Prep head coach Dustin Friesen has been named Head Coach of the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL. Friesen joins the Hitmen after spending the 2024/25 season as an Associate Coach in the QMJHL with the Moncton Wildcats. In 2020/21 Friesen took the reigns as head coach of the Prairie U17 […]