Behind the Scenes: RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18P | CSSHL Playoffs

Story submitted by Dylan Asmundson, RHA Kelowna After earning their first championship last season, the RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 Prep group returned with a different kind of pressure-the expectation to do it again. “This was a tight-knit group that showed a strong level of support for one another and a willingness push each other […]

RHA Kelowna U17 Prep Go Back-to-Back

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) have won their second straight Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Prep Western Championship after defeating Calgary International Hockey Academy (Calgary, AB). It was a battle of the last two U17 Prep Western Champions as RHA Kelowna came in as the defending champs, with CIHA having won in […]

RHA Kelowna Win Fifth Straight Female Prep Title

For the fifth straight year RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna has won the CSSHL Female U18 Prep Western Championships. RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) did so Wednesday with a 2-1 win over OHA Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) in the finals. RHA Kelowna had previously beat OHA Edmonton 6-1 in round robin play, and the two teams had each […]

CSSHL Western Championships: U17 Prep Teams & Players to Watch

The 2026 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Western Championships are well under way, having started Saturday, March 7 in Penticton, BC. 106 teams total will bring their talents to Penticton, bringing with them the top student-athletes in Western Canada in six different division. The U15 Prep, U17 and U18 Prep divisions have already crowned […]

CSSHL Announces 2024/25 Top Defenseman Award Winners

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) has announced the eight division winners of the Top Defenseman Award: Eastern U17: Antonio Lombardo, Lower Canada College A defenseman from Monteal, QC, Lombardo set East U17 single season records for defensemen with 22 assists and 29 points this season. The 2009 born defender added seven goals in […]

Teammates Gardner and Olsen Not Letting Type 1 Diabetes Impact Hockey Careers

Despite their diagnosis of Type I Diabetes, former Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) student-athletes and current Saskatoon Blades teammates Evan Gardner and Zach Olsen continue to find success in the Western Hockey League (WHL). A netminder from Fort St. John, BC, Gardner spent five seasons in the CSSHL with RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna and […]

Five CSSHL Alumna Selected to Team Canada

Five Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) alumna have been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2025 Women’s World Championships. The tournament will take place April 9-20, 2025 in Czechia and will see Team Canada in Pool A with the U.S.A., Finland, Czechia and Switzerland. Among the 25 players selected include Emily Clark, Hannah […]

Gardner Signs NHL Contract

Former RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna student-athlete Evan Gardner has signed an NHL Entry Level Contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets drafted the Fort St. John, BC netmidner in the second round, 60th overall at the 2024 NHL Draft. Gardner spent five seasons in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) with RHA […]

RHA Kelowna Wins Fourth Straight Championship

For the fourth straight season RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna sits alone atop the Female U18 Prep Division. The Kelowna, BC side went 29-1-0 in the regular season before going 3-0-0 in the round robin, outscoring their opponents 30-4. After finishing first in Pool A they would play OHA Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) in the semi’s, taking […]

U17 Prep Division I Championship Awarded to RHA Kelowna

RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna has captured the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U17 Prep Division I Western Championships. It was heartbreak for Prairie Hockey Academy (Caronport, SK) as they suffered defeat in the U17 Prep Division I Western Championship Final for the second season in a row as RHA Kelowna (Kelowna, BC) took […]