Canadian Sport School Hockey League

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) is a Hockey Canada sanctioned league based in Canada and the United States and is currently the only coast-to-coast minor hockey league in Canada with teams ranging from British Columbia to PEI.

Canadian Sport School Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2009
No. of teams84
Countries Canada
 United States
Official websitehttp://www.csshl.ca

The CSSHL was founded in 2009 with five Hockey Canada Accredited Schools based in Alberta and British Columbia. The CSSHL was specifically designed to enable like-minded student athletes an increased level of competition and exposure.

Today, the CSSHL currently has grown to 84 teams from 26 different Hockey Canada Accredited Schools/Schools with Residence spread across eight divisions: U18 Prep, Female U18 Prep, Eastern U18 Prep, U17 Prep, Eastern U17 Prep, U16 Prep, U15 Prep and U15.

History

Founded in 2009, the five original members of the CSSHL were the Banff Hockey Academy, Edge School, International Hockey Academy, Okanagan Hockey Academy and the Pursuit of Excellence.

Member Schools

League members for the 2020-21 season:

SchoolLocationJoined
BWC AcademyBurnaby, BC2013
CIH AcademyRockland, ON2019
Coeur d' Alene Hockey AcademyCoeur d'Alene, ID2013
Delta Hockey AcademyDelta, BC2013
Edge School for AthletesCalgary, Alberta2009
Hill AcademyVaughan, ON2019
International Hockey AcademyCalgary, AB2009
Mount Academy AcademyCharlottetown, PEI2019
Northern Alberta XtremeEdmonton, AB2015
Notre Dame HoundsWilcox, SK2016
Okanagan Hockey AcademyPenticton, BC2009
OHA EdmontonEdmonton, AB2015
Okanagan Hockey OntarioWhitby, ON2019
Ontario Hockey AcademyCornwall, ON2019
Pacific Coast Hockey AcademyVictoria, BC2014
Pilot Mound Hockey AcademyPilot Mound, MB2016
Prairie Hockey AcademyCaronport, SK2018
Rink Hockey Academy KelownaKelowna, BC2009*
Rink Hockey Academy WinnipegWinnipeg, MB2016
Shawnigan Lake SchoolShawnigan, BC2014
South Alberta Hockey AcademyMedicine Hat, AB2009**
St. George's SchoolVancouver, BC2017
St. Mary's AcademyWinnipeg, MB2016
Westlake Bourget CollegeRigaud, QC2019
Yale Hockey AcademyAbbotsford, BC2013
  • Re-branded from Pursuit of Excellence to Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna in 2020
    • Banff Hockey Academy relocated to Medicine Hat to become the South Alberta Hockey Academy in 2020

Notable Alumni

The following is a list of notable former CSSHL student athletes:

Matt Dumba (Minnesota Wild)

Curtis Lazar (Buffalo Sabres)

Joe Hicketts (Detroit Red Wings)

Michael Rasmussen (Detroit Red Wings)

Jake Bean (Carolina Hurricanes)

Dennis Cholowski (Detroit Red Wings)

Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Los Angeles Kings)

Taro Hirose (Detroit Red Wings)

Josh Mahura (Anaheim Ducks)

Beck Malenstyn (Washington Capitals)

Tyler Benson (Edmonton Oilers)

Notable Alumnae

The following is a list of notable former CSSHL student athletes:

Livia Altmann (Switzerland women's national ice hockey team, 2014 Olympic Bronze Medalist)

Halli Krzyzaniak (Canada women's national ice hockey team, 3x World Championship Silver Medalist (2015, 2016 & 2017))

Sarah Potomak (Canada women's national ice hockey team, 2017 World Championship Silver Medalist)

Micah Hart (Canada women's national ice hockey team, 2019 World Championship Bronze Medalist)

Past Champions

U18 Prep:

YearProgram
2009-10Edge School (1)
2010-11Edge School (2)
2011-12Edge School (3)
2012-13Edge School (4)
2013-14Okanagan Hockey Academy (1)
2014-15Okanagan Hockey Academy (2)
2015-16Delta Hockey Academy (1)
2016-17Edge School (5)
2017-18Northern Alberta Xtreme (1)
2018-19Northern Alberta Xtreme (2)
2019-20Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic

Female U18 Prep:

YearProgram
2016-17Okanagan Hockey Academy (1)
2017-18Pursuit of Excellence (1)
2018-19Pursuit of Excellence (2)
2019-20Edge School (1)

Midget Varsity:

YearProgram
2009-10Okanagan Hockey Academy (1)
2010-11International Hockey Academy (1)
2011-12Edge School (1)
2012-13Okanagan Hockey Academy (2)
2013-14Okanagan Hockey Academy (3)
2014-15Shawnigan Lake School (1)
2015-16Shawnigan Lake School (2)
2016-17Pursuit of Excellence (1)
2017-18Shawnigan Lake School (3)
2018-19Shawnigan Lake School (4)
2019-20Pilot Mound Hockey Academy

Female Varsity:

YearProgram
2016-17Delta Hockey Academy (1)
2017-18Okanagan Hockey Academy (1)
2018-19Delta Hockey Academy (2)
2019-20Rink Hockey Academy

U16 Prep:

YearProgram
2013-14Yale Hockey Academy (1)
2014-15Yale Hockey Academy (2)
2015-16Northern Alberta Xtreme (1)
2016-17BWC Academy (1)
2017-18Northern Alberta Xtreme (2)
2018-19Northern Alberta Xtreme (3)
2019-20Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic

U15 Prep:

YearProgram
2014-15Okanagan Hockey Academy (1)
2015-16Yale Hockey Academy (1)
2016-17Pursuit of Excellence (1)
2017-18OHA Edmonton (1)
2018-19Yale Hockey Academy (2)
2019-20Not awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic

U15:

YearProgram
2014-15Delta Hockey Academy (1)
2015-16Delta Hockey Academy (2)
2016-17Delta Hockey Academy (3)
2017-18St. George's School (1)
2018-19West Van Academy (1)
2019-20West Van Academy (2)


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