Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (Victoria, BC) have won their first ever Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Western Championship with a 3-2 win over Prairie Hockey Academy (Caronport, SK) in the U15 Division II finals.
The first 15 minutes of action were a feeling out process for both teams before Baen Kernan opened the scoring for PCHA 16:23 into the game. David Osiowy would tie the game a few minutes later, scoring his fourth of the playoffs with 27 seconds left in the period.
After ending the first with a goal, Prairie would start the second with one as Keaton Bauck gave the visitors their first lead 35 seconds into the period. It would take some time but Austin Murray would even the score late in the second, as the two teams remained tied after 40.
After firing 26 shots on net at Sawyer Elke (62/64) in the second, Prairie would keep up the pressure firing 21 more in the third. However, it was Brayden Castelsky who would end the deadlock 12:33 into the third to put Pacific Coast ahead 3-2. Elke would hold strong the rest of the way and a late Prairie ‘Too Many Men’ penalty would kill any comeback attempt as Pacific Coast held on for the win.
