The Weekend Wrap: Western Canada & Ontario Boys Action Heats Up While Buffalo and Dallas Host Girls & Boys Events
With the eighth weekend of the 2025-26 North American youth hockey season behind us, we are rolling right past the two-month mark of the campaign. The season is in full swing now that most MHR rankings categories have gone live, with Western Canada and some others due to come online this week or in the weeks ahead.
While we wait on that, let’s take a look back at the eighth weekend of the season, which brought us another Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Showcase in Western Canada, this time for the U18 Prep Boys, along with the Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament for U14, U15 and U16 Canadian AAA and USA Tier 1 Boys teams in Ontario.
Also in B.C., the Bauer U15 Elite Invite began Friday, Oct. 10, featuring 16 Canada and USA Boys AAA/Tier 1 teams playing through Oct. 13. The tournament included 10 CSSHL teams along with four Tier 1 USA Boys teams and two additional Western Canada AAA Boys teams.
South of the Border, the second Premier Ice Prospects event of the fall, the PIP Fall Fest Showcase, featured USA and Canadian Girls Tier 1 teams competing in 16U and 19U divisions in Buffalo, N.Y, while deep in the heart of Texas more than 100 USA Tier 1 and 2 Boys teams were on hand for CCM Dallas, a tournament for ages 9U through 18U.
CSSHL U18 Prep Western Showcase
The CSSHL U18 Prep Showcase at Planet Ice in Delta, British Columbia, got underway early on Friday, Oct. 10 as Burnaby Winter Club Academy took on Edge School of Calgary. Twenty teams competed in 30 games over three days at the showcase.
The CSSHL U18 Boys Prep Division features some of Western Canada’s traditional AAA powerhouse programs such as Edge School, Northern Alberta Xtreme, Delta Hockey Academy, Yale Hockey Academy, Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna and Burnaby Winter Club Academy, to name a few.
Formed in 2009 with the mission of being “national leaders in education-based hockey,” the CSSHL includes 38 accredited schools and schools with residence and a total of 124 teams in eight divisions. There is a Girls U18 Prep Division, and the league also will crown Western Boys champions at the U15, U17 and U18 levels as well as U17 and U18 Boys Eastern champs.
All CSSHL games can be viewed live and on-demand at FloHockey.
CLICK HERE for the CSSHL U18 Prep Western Showcase schedules and results
CSSHL U18 Prep Showcase Team Records
Burnaby Winter Club Academy – (2-1-0)
Edge School of Calgary – (2-1-0)
St. George’s School B.C. – (0-2-0)
South Alberta Hockey Academy – (2-1-0)
North Shore Warriors – (1-1-0)
Prairie Hockey Academy – (2-1-0)
Delta Hockey Academy – (3-0-0)
Pilot Mound Hockey Academy – (2-1-0)
Yale Hockey Academy – (0-3-0)
Calgary International Hockey Academy – (1-2-0)
Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy – (2-1-0)
Notre Dame Hounds – (1-2-0)
Okanagan Hockey Academy – (0-2-0)
Shawnigan Lake School – (1-2-0)
Wenatchee Wild Hockey Academy – (0-3-0)
Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna – (3-0-0)
Rink Hockey Academy Winnipeg – (1-2-0)
OHA Edmonton – (1-2-0)
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – (2-1-0)
CLICK HERE for Oct. 10 CSSHL game recaps
CLICK HERE for Oct. 11 CSSHL game recaps
CLICK HERE for Oct. 12 CSSHL game recaps
Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament
The Wendy Dufton Memorial Tournament was hosted by the London Knights; play got underway Thursday, Oct. 9, and ran through Sunday, Oct. 12. There were 76 Ontario AAA and USA Tier 1 Boys teams competing in what has become one of Ontario’s top pre-holiday events.
Each team was guaranteed to play at least four times, with games taking place at six different London, Ontario, facilities and on 14 sheets of ice.
Most games should be available via on-demand webstream at LiveBarn since five of the six tournament venues offer feeds.
CLICK HERE for the Dufton Invitational standings.
CLICK HERE for Dufton Invitational scores & schedules.
Dufton Invitational U14 Division
There were 16 teams – 15 from Ontario and the Buffalo Regals – competing in four pools in the U14 Division. Seven of the teams were ranked among Ontario’s Week 3 MHR Boys top 20, and an eighth would be ranked at that level if it had played one more game. All five teams in Group A were ranked among the top 25.
U14 Group A Participating Team Records
#20 Halton Hurricanes (2-0-1; 9GF, 6GA)
#24 Mississauga Senators (2-1-0; 10GF, 4GA)
#18 Brantford 99ers (1-1-1 (9GF, 10GA)
#23 Myers Automotive (0-3-0; 4GF, 12GA)
U14 Group B Participating Team Records
N/A York-Simcoe Express (3-0-0; 21GF, 4GA)
#34 Hamilton Steel (2-1-0; 9GF, 12GA)
#16 Sarnia-Lambton Jr. Sting (1-2-0; 6GF, 12GA)
#77 Buffalo Regals USA – (0-3-0; 1GF, 9GA)
U14 Group C Participating Team Records
N/A Barrie Colts (3-0-0; 17GF, 3GA)
#19 Burlington Eagles (2-1-0; 10GF, 12GA)
#43 Reps Hockey Club (1-2-0; 7GF, 13GA)
#35 London Jr. Knights (0-3-0; 4GF, 10GA)
U14 Group D Participating Team Records
#17Soo Jr. Greyhounds (3-0-0; 12GF, 7GA)
#7 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks (2-1-0; 16G, 8GA)
#13 Huron-Perth Lakers (1-2-0; 9GF, 8GA)
#38 Grey Bruce Highlanders (0-3-0; 5GF, 19GA)
U14 Dufton Championship Game – Oct. 12
York-Simcoe Express 3, Halton Hurricanes 2
Ronan Gawant scored with 2:42 left in the third period to lift the Express to the championship after Halton had rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game on a Colton Parsons goal with 11:47 remaining. Liam MacNaughton and Jahsiah Stewart also scored for York-Simcoe, while Isaac Van Loosen had the other Hurricane tally. Joseph DiRosa earned the win in goal.
Dufton Invitational U15 Division
There were 20 teams competing in two pools in the U15 Division. Pittsburgh Predators and CarShield 14U teams from the United States joined 18 Ontario Boys AAA and Prep teams for the tournament. Five of Ontario’s top 20 U15 AAA Boys teams from the MHR Week 3 Rankings participated: No. 20 Ottawa Jr. 67s, No. 14 Barrie Colts, No. 2 Toronto Nationals, No. 9 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks and the No. 17 host London Knights.
U15 Group A Participating Team Records
#48 Reps Hockey Club – (4-0-0; 13GF, 4GA)
#20 Ottawa Jr. 67s – (3-1-0; 16GF, 6FA)
#28 Waterloo Wolves – (3-1-0; 10GF, 8GA)
#36 Chatham-Kent Cyclones – (2-1-1; 8GF, 5GA)
#3 Toronto Nationals – (2-1-1; 8GF, 8GA)
#44 Brantford 99ers – (2-2-0; 12GF, 10GA)
#34 Oakville Rangers – (2-2-0; 12GF, 10GA)
#14 Barrie Colts – (1-3-0; 11GF, 13GA)
#72 Pittsburgh Predators USA – (0-4-0; 5GF, 15GA)
#47 Burlington Eagles – (0-4-0; 2GF, 18GA)
U15 Group B Participating Teams
#33 Don Mills Flyers – (1-3-0; 8GF, 12GA)
#9 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks – (2-1-1; 12GF, 9GA)
#17 London Jr. Knights – (1-2-1; 9GF, 9FA)
#27 Mississauga Senators – (3-1-0; 15GF, 11GA)
#37 CarShield USA – (2-2-0; 6GF, 7GA)
#26 Hill Academy – (2-1-1; 16GF, 10GA)
#31 Toronto Red Wings – (0-1-3; 12GF, 17GA)
N/A Upper Canada Blues – (3-1-0; 10GF, 8GA)
#43 Whitby Wildcats – (2-2-0; 11GF, 17GA)
#32 Windsor Jr. Spitfires – (1-3-0; 15GF, 14GA)
U15 Dufton Championship Game – Oct. 12
Mississauga Senators 7, Hill Academy 3
Mississauga scored seven of the game’s final eight goals after falling behind, 2-0, in the opening frame on a pair of goals by Hill’s Reece McClellan. Nathan Massa also scored twice in the first period to tie it, with teammate Benjamin Dwyer adding a pair of goals during the decisive run. Jack Williams, Austin Cai, Roman Pliats and Zach Radovini each recorded multiple points for the winners.
Dufton Invitational U16 Division
The 16U Division was comprised of 40 teams competing in four 10-team pools. Four of the teams were from the U.S. and compete at the 15U level there: No. 49 Chicago Fury, No. 30 Indiana Elite, No. 28 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies and No. 11 HoneyBaked. The tournament included seven of Ontario’s top 10 teams, according to the MHR Week 3 Ontario Boys AAA rankings, and 10 participants were ranked among the top 15.
U16 Group A Top Team Records
#23 Huron-Perth Lakers (4-0-0; 17GF, 4GA)
#11 Honeybaked USA – (4-0-0; 21GF, 7GA)
#27 Toronto Young Nationals – (3-1-0; 9GF, 10GA)
#6 Mississauga Senators – (2-1-1; 12GF, 10GA)
U16 Group B Top Team Records
#2 Vaughan Kings – (4-0-0; 24GF, 2GA)
#8 Upper Canada Blues Canada Prep – (4-0-0; 20GF, 8GA)
#16 Brantford 99ers – (3-1-0; 15GF, 8GA)
#3 Quinte Red Devils – (2-2-0; 12GF, 12G)
U16 Group C Top Team Records
#8 York-Simcoe Express – (4-0-0; 16GF, 7GA)
#5 Don Mills Flyers – (3-0-1; 15GA, 3GA)
#14 Credit River Capitals – (3-0-1; 16GF, 5GA)
#9 Reps Hockey Club – (3-1-0; 13GF, 7GA)
U16 Group D Top Team Records
N/A London Jr. Knights – (4-0-0; 23GF, 2GA)
#14 Hill Academy Canada Prep – (4-0-0; 23GF, 2GA)
#25 Myers Automotive – (3-1-0; 12GF, 6GA)
#12 Central Ontario Wolves – (2-1-1; 16GF, 13GA)
U16 Dufton Championship Game
Don Mills Flyers 2, Upper Canada Blues 1 (OT)
Gavin Murphy tied it up 45 seconds into the third period and Remi Flikweert buried the game winner to lift the Flyers to the title four minutes into the extra session. Owen Loftus outdueled Joseph Grixti to earn the win in goal.
This premier tournament one of a series of heavily scouted U15 tournaments in British Columbia, with 16 of the top elite AAA Boys teams from Western Canada and Tier 1 USA teams participating.
The 16 teams were separated into four pools. Pool play began Friday, Oct. 10, with quarterfinals scheduled for the morning of Sunday, Oct. 12, semifinals slated for that evening and the gold-medal game set for 6:45 p.m. ET Oct. 13. There also were consolation games, and the bronze medal game faced off right before the championship at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Games were played at the Rinks at Summit Centre and MSA Arena in Abbotsford, B.C. The Rinks at Summit Centre has a LiveBarn feed.
CLICK HERE for links to the Bauer U15 Elite Invite schedules, standings, stats and results.
Bauer U15 Elite Invite Participating Team Records
Nexus Division
Yale Hockey Academy – (6-0-0; 51 GF, 7GA)
OHA Colorado 14U – (2-3-0; 9GF, 15GA)
Pacific Coast Hockey Academy – (2-3-0; 11GF, 27GA)
San Jose Jr. Sharks 14U – (1-4-0; 11GF, 34GA)
Prodigy Division
Delta Hockey Academy – (5-1-0; 32GF, 7GA)
North Shore Warriors – (2-2-1; 21GF, 17GA)
Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna – (2-3-1; 16GF, 28GA)
Anaheim Jr. Ducks 14U – (2-2-0; 19GF, 23GA)
Supreme Division
Burnaby Winter Club Academy (5-1-0; 25GF, 10GA)
Fairmont Prep (2-3-0; 16GF, 17GA)
STAR Academy (2-2-0; 20GF, 16GA)
Cariboo Cougars (0-5-0; 4GF, 32GA)
Vapor Division
Okanagan Rockets (3-1-1; 20GF, 10GA)
St. George’s School (3-2-0; 20GF, 8GA)
Okanagan Hockey Academy (2-2-1; 16GF, 13GA)
Seattle Jr. Kraken (1-4-0; 6GF, 33GA)
Bauer U15 Elite Invite Gold Medal Game – Oct. 13
Yale Hockey Academy 5, Burnaby Winter Club Academy 1
Yale scored the game’s first four goals and concluded a perfect weekend with the title game win. Five different Yale players scored, including Parker McMillan, Mason Cumiskey, Connor Baines, Max Ritchey and Teagan Dernisky. Baines, Dernisky and McMillan each also dished out an assist, while Gavin Craig was the winning goaltender.
The Premier Ice Prospects Fall Fest Showcase in Buffalo was a smaller, high-quality event for USA and Canada Tier 1 Girls teams. There were 16U and 19U divisions for the tourney, which started the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 11, and ran through Monday, Oct. 13, with 11 total teams competing.
The 16U Division had five teams, including USA’s 13th-ranked Bishop Kearney Selects and 19th-ranked Pittsburgh Penguins Elite as well as the No. 20 Rochester Jr. Americans. Joining them were Ontario’s Niagara Falls Rapids and Ontario Hockey Academy.
In the 19U Division, the Pens Elite and BK Selects teams entered the weekend ranked fifth and sixth in the U.S., respectively, while Gilmour Academy was No. 15 and Northwood School No. 17. The OHA Mavericks varsity and Nichols School joined those four teams to round out the division.
Games were played at LECOM Harbrocenter in Buffalo and Paddock Chevrolet Ice Arena in Tonawanda, N.Y. Paddock Chevrolet has a LiveBarn feed.
CLICK HERE for PIP Fall Fest standings.
CLICK HERE for PIP Fall Fest schedules and scores.
PIP Fall Fest 16U Team Records
BK Selects (3-1-0; 14GF, 4GA)
Rochester Jr. Americans (3-1-0; 8GF, 6GA)
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite (3-1-0; 16GF, 8GA)
Buffalo Jr. Sabres (1-2-0; 7GF, 14GA)
Niagara Rapids (1-3-0; 5GF, 14GA)
BK Selects defender Callie McCullough led all 16U scorers with three goals and three assists for six points, while Mia Grasser of Pens Elite and BK’s Eleanor Quattromani were next on the scoring list with five points apiece.
PIP Fall Fest 19U Team Records
BK Selects (4-0-0; 26GF, 1GA)
Northwood School (3-1-0; 11GF, 13GA)
Nichols School (2-2-0; 11GF, 13GA)
Pittsburgh Penguins Elite – (2-2-0; 9GF, 7GA)
Gilmour Academy – (1-3-0; 7GF, 15GA)
OHA Mavericks – 0-4-0; 7GF, 20GA)
The top three 19U scorers all played for the BK Selects: Sophia Garner (7-2-9), Nela Lopusanova (4-3-7) and Annika Stock (2-4-6). Northwood’s Katle Elbrecht was next on the scoring list with 4-1-5.
CCM Dallas Tier 1 & 2 Tournament
More than 100 USA Boys Tier 1 and 2 teams were in Texas the Weekend of Oct. 10-12 for CCM Dallas. The tournament included ages 9U through 18U, but as usual, we are highlighting the 108 teams that competed in 11U, 12U, 13O, 14U, 15O, 16U and 18U age groups.
CCM Dallas 16U Tacks Division
Our focus for this event was on the 16U Tacks Division, which included the Nos. 5, 8, 16 and 37 USA 16U Tier 2 Boys teams, according to the MHR Week 3 Rankings, along with three Tier 1 teams. The fifth-ranked St. Louis Sting, eighth-ranked St. Louis Sting, 16th-ranked Phoenix Jr. Coyotes and 37th-ranked Dallas Penguins were in that division along with AAA teams from the Anaheim Jr. Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Vegas Jr. Golden Knights organizations.
The Texas Tigers went 2-0-1 in round-robin play, finishing second in Pool A, before knocking off Phoenix, 4-2, and Vegas, 2-1, Monday to capture the 16U Tacks championship. Their only loss at the tournament was a 3-2 setback vs. the No. 5 St. Louis Sting.
There were 24 total 16U teams competing in Dallas, 18 at the 18U level, 14 in the 15U Division, 18 in the 14U divisions, 18 in the 13U divisions and 16 in the 12U divisions.
Other CCM Dallas Divisions
The 18U Division had four teams ranked among the nation’s top 54 in Tier 2, while the 14U Tacks Division boasted a pair of top 10 Tier 2 teams and seven that were ranked among the top 50 as well as the Dallas Stars 13O Tier 1 team, which was ranked 16th in its category.
After going 2-1-0 in round-robin play, the McKinney Northstars caught fire in the playoff round and closed out their 18U championship run with a 5-1 victory against the No. 63 South Florida Golden Wolves and a 5-2 win over California’s third-ranked Bishop Gorman Gaels. The Northstars were ranked 43rd in the USA Boys Week 3 Tier 2 Rankings.
In the 14U Tacks Division, the third-ranked Texas Tigers rolled to the championship with a 3-0 round-robin record and a pair of two-goal victories in the semifinals and championship game vs. the No. 29 Tri-Valley Bulls and Tier 1 Vegas Jr. Golden Knights.
The Dallas Penguins 13O team entered the weekend ranked fifth among all Rocky Mountain District 13O Tier 2 teams, while the Tri-Valley Bulls were 38th in the USA Boys Tier 2 Rankings. Dallas was No. 80 in the overall USA 13O rankings, and the Bulls were 37th. They were joined in the 13O Tacks Division by the Boston Jr. Eagles, the 13O Tier 1 No. 15 team, as well as the Tier 1 Boston Junior Terriers, Phoenix Jr. Coyotes (48th), San Jose Jr. Sharks (69th) and Vegas Jr. Golden Knights (85th).
The Tier 1 Jr. Coyotes captured the 13O championship with a 7-2 semifinal win vs. the Tampa Jr. Bulls and a 5-1 title-game victory against Tri-Valley to conclude a perfect 5-0-0 weekend.
The 12U Tacks Division included five teams ranked among the top 56 for all teams at that age level. Dallas Stars Elite, the USA’s 15th-ranked team, closed out a perfect 7-0-0 weekend by capturing the 12U championship with 4-0 and 3-1 victories against the New Jersey Rockets and Vegas Jr. Golden Knights, respectively.
CCM Dallas games were played at six different Dallas-area facilities that are part of the Dallas Stars affiliated-rink network.
CLICK HERE for a list of CCM Dallas rinks and which age groups they host. These rinks should all have LiveBarn feeds.
CLICK HERE for links to the CCM Dallas schedules, scores, stats and standings.
