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 […]
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan — Prairie Hockey Academy is pleased to announce the hiring of Adam Evanoff as our new Goaltender Development Coach. Originally from Manning, Alberta, Adam brings extensive experience as both a player and a mentor. He spent three seasons at Okanagan Hockey Academy, part of the CSSHL, just like Prairie Hockey Academy. This shared background in education-based hockey will […]
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 Memorial Cup Championship with the London Knights in May marked the end of a successful Canadian Hockey League (CHL) career for Austin Elliott. The Strathmore, AB netminder finished the 2025/26 Western Hockey League (WHL) and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) regular seasons, OHL playoffs and CHL Memorial Cup with an impressive 55-3-0 record, losing just […]
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 […]
A pair of players with tie to the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) in Joel Ngandu and Brock Souch have signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. Ngandu joined OHA Edmonton for the 2023/24 CSSHL U15 season. In 28 games the Edmonton, AB forward posted a team high 26 assists and 41 points while being named […]
Former OHA Edmonton coach Derrick Martin has been named Head Coach in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Kelowna Rockets. Martin joined the Rockets for the 2024/25 WHL season as an assistant coach before being named interim Head Coach on January 10th. Martin will now ditch the interim title, taking over the reigns as […]
Former South Alberta Hockey Academy (SAHA) coach Torrin White has been named an Assistant Coach with the WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes. A first round WHL pick, White played five seasons in the league with the Moose Jaw Warriors, tallying 110 points in 251 games. After his WHL career, he would play four U SPORTS seasons with […]
Edge School U15 Prep Head Coach Leland Mack has been named the Director of Scouting for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars. Mack has been a scout with the Cougars the last six seasons, but will transition into a full time Director of Scouting role with the club for the 2025/26 season. Prior to his time […]
The Brandon Wheat Kings have signed Levi Ellingsen, their first overall pick at the 2025 WHL US Prospect Draft, to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Pasco, WA forward joined STAR Hockey Academy for their inaugural CSSHL season in 2023/24. That U15 campaign he would tally 16 goals and 19 assists in 22 games. […]
