The CSSHL has announced the 2026 Playoff MVP’s of their respective East and West Championships:
Eastern U17: Mario Lapenna, Lower Canada College
The Montreal, QC forward led the U17 Prep Eastern Championships with 9 assists and 13 points as LCC captured their first ever CSSHL Championship. Lapenna saved his best for last, tallying 1 goal and 3 assists as LCC beat Bishop’s 7-4 in the finals. Lapenna recorded 65 points during the regular season, giving him 107 over the past two CSSHL seasons.
Eastern U18: Kayden Robitaille, Bishop’s College School
A 2024 QMJHL Draft pick by the Charlottetown Islanders, Robitaille paced all skaters with 6 goals, while finishing second with 9 points in 5 playoff games. The Hummelstown, PA forward had 5 goals and 1 assist in elimination play, including scoring a game tying goal with four seconds left to record a hat-trick and send the game to overtime in the semi-finals. This season Robitaille had 24 points in 23 games, giving him 36 points in 42 career CSSHL games.
Female U18 Prep Championships: Hayley McDonald, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna
The Ohio State University commit and Team Canada U18 forward led the Championships with 7 goals, including scoring the opening goal in the finals against OHA Edmonton. 5 of her 10 points would come in elimination games as she captained RHA Kelowna to their fifth straight CSSHL Championship. The East St. Paul, MB forward had 35 points in 26 regular season games, giving her 86 points in her two CSSHL seasons.
Female U18 Prep Division II: Saysha Brace, Delta Hockey Academy Black
Brace and Delta Black lost their second round robin game of the Championships to Shawnigan 6-1, but Brace would bounce back with a 28 save performance in the finals as Delta Black beat Shawnigan 2-1 to capture the Female U18 Prep Division II Western Championship. The Chilliwack, BC netminder finished with a 2-1-0 record, 3.00 GAA and .908 SV%, including giving up just 3 goals on 52 shots in the semi-finals and finals. A SAIT Trojans commit, Brace went 5-9-0 with a 3.55 GAA, .905 SV% and 2 shutouts during the regular season.
U15 Championships: Easton Isfeld, Delta Hockey Academy Black
The 2012 born defenseman led all skaters with 8 assists and 13 points to lead Delta Black to a U15 Western Championship. On the season the Coquitlam, BC product had 17 goals and 30 assists, finishing second among defensemen with 47 points.
U15 Division II: Sawyer Elke, Pacific Coast Hockey Academy
A netminder from Campbell River, BC, Elke went 5-0-0 with a 2.21 GAA, .949 SV% and 1 shutout, playing all five playoff games for Pacific Coast. He would stop 188 of the 198 shots he faced, including 62 in the finals in a 3-2 win over Prairie. During the regular season Elke went 10-10-1 with 1 shutout, a 4.50 GAA, and .876 SV%.
U15 Prep Championships: Alexandre Montembeault, Calgary International Hockey Academy
The Calgary, AB netminder went 3-0-0 with a playoff best 1.33 GAA and .958 SV%. Montembeault stopped 91 of the 95 shots he faced, including 34 in a win over rivals Edge School in the Championship game. This season he would go 9-5-1 with 1 shutout, a 3.79 GAA, and a .891 SV%.
U15 Prep Division II: Brock Vodden, Pilot Mound Hockey Academy
Despite losing in the finals, Vodden led all skaters with 8 assists and 13 points, including a five point outing in the semi’s and a two point game in the finals. The Manitou, MB forward tallied 44 points in 30 regular season games, giving him 76 points in 65 career CSSHL games.
U17 Championships: Nathan Marques, Okanagan Hockey Academy
After finishing second in regular season scoring with 73 points in 34 games, Marques led all skaters with 7 assists and 11 points to help OHA capture back-to-back U17 Western Championships. The Penticton, BC forward recorded 5 points in elimination games, including 3 in the finals against Delta Hockey Academy.
U17 Division II: Logan Madrid, Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy
A forward from Coeur d’Alene, ID, Madrid finished second in playoff scoring with 3 goals and 4 assists in 4 games. During the regular season Madrid finished with 22 goals and 36 assists in 35 games, leading his team while finishing sixth among all skaters.
U17 Prep Championships: Dylan Mingo, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna
The first goalie selected at the 2025 WHL Draft, Mingo stopped 105 of 110 shots while going 3-0-0. His 1.67 GAA and .955 SV% were both second among all goalies, with the Moose Jaw Warriors prospect making 33 saves in the finals to help RHA Kelowna go back-to-back. The Peachland, BC product went 11-3-0 with a 3.11 GAA and .922 SV% this season, his third season in the CSSHL.
U17 Prep Division II: Darwin Ketch, Shawnigan Lake School
Ketch led all defensemen with 5 goals and 9 points, helping Shawnigan to a U17 Prep Division II Western Championship. The Duncan, BC product recorded 4 goals and an assist in the semi’s and finals, including the game winning goal in the championship game. This season he tallied 21 points in 30 U17 Prep games, to go along with his 56 points in 62 U15 Prep games the previous two seasons.
U18 Prep Championships: Carson Smith, RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna
A 2024 WHL Draft pick by the Moose Jaw Warriors, Smith tied for the scoring lead with 5 goals, while finishing tied for sixth with 7 points. The West Kelowna, BC forward scored an overtime winner in RHA Kelowna’s first playoff game before scoring just 40 seconds into the finals against NAX, helping his team win back-to-back West Championships. This season, his third in the CSSHL, Smith tallied 38 points in 24 regular season games.
U18 Prep Division II: Jack Poole, North Shore Warriors
The Calgary Hitmen prospect led all skaters with 5 assists while finishing second with 8 points. The Oakville, ON product added an assist in the finals as North Shore beat RHA Winnipeg 3-1. During the regular season Poole had 16 goals and 22 assists in 25 games.
