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Canadian Playoff Update for March 30: League, Provincial & OHL Cup Champs Crowned!
Updated March 30 at 10:45 a.m. EDT
Note: This page will continue to be updated as the Canadian youth hockey playoffs progress from league to provinicial, regional and national-championship tournaments.
March Mayhem has just about come and gone. April is almost here, but the weekend of Feb. 27-March 1 began with one last dose of the February Frenzy as the youth hockey playoffs in Canada heated up.
On the night of Thursday, Feb. 27, the first round of the Manitoba Female Hockey League Playoffs continued, with the fourth-seeded Yellowhead Chiefs getting a second-period goal from Presley Hodson and 26 saves from Clair Merckx in a 1-0 shutout victory that evened their series against the Brandon Wheat Kings at two games apiece. The fifth and deciding game was played at Shoal Lake Communiplex March 1, and Emma Pollock’s goal with 2:32 left in overtime propelled the Chiefs to a 3-2 victory and sent them into the semifinals.
Elsewhere in the MFHL, the top-seeded Eastman Selects, second-seeded Winnipeg Avros and third-place Winnipeg Ice also advanced to the semis as they continued their quest for the U18 AAA Manitoba provincial championship.
Eastman was ranked ninth in our Week 26 MHR Canada Girls U18 Tier 1 rankings, while the Avros were No. 7 and the Ice were No. 14.
The semifinals got underway March 4, with the Ice and Avros facing off in Game 1 that night and Eastman taking on Yellowhead the following evening. Eastman swept it's best-of-five series against Yellowhead, three games to none, while the Ice led the Avros, 2-1, with Game 4 set for Wednesday, March 12, at Hockey for All Centre. The Avros won that night, 3-1, to force Game 5 March 16, at Seven Oaks Arena.
The Avros got a pair of Game 5 goals from Rio Pierre to take a 2-0 lead, which was extended to 3-1 when Kelsey Dines scored in the final five minutes of the game. Talia Jones and Avary Lazarenko scored for the Ice, but it would not be enough as they were eliminated, 3-2.
Game 1 of the MFHL Championship Series between the Avros and Eastman was played Tuesday, March 18, with Eastman's Sophia Heidinger and Mya Grenier scoring in the final 12:26 to help the Selects overcome a 1-0 deficit to earn the victory. Grenier's power-play GWG came with 1:55 left. Eastman took a commanding two games to none lead Friday, March 21, with a 3-0 Game 2 victory as Addison Tomes recorded a 27-save shutout.
Game 3 was played March 23 at Niverville Resource and Recreation Center with a 4:30 p.m. EDT puck drop. Winnipeg fought back for two conseutive 2-0 victories, however, and forced a Game 5 for all the marbles March 29 at Niverville Resource and Community Centre. Avros goalie Adriana Almeida made 25 saves in the Game 3 shutout win March 23 and turned in a 40-save clean sheet in Game 4 March 25.
MFHL Playoffs Round 1 Matchups (best of five):
#1 Eastman Selects def. #8 Interlake Lightning, 3-0
#2 Winnipeg Avros def. #7 Westman Wildcats, 3-1
#3 Winnipeg Ice def. #6 Pembina Valley Hawks, 3-1
#4 Yellowhead Chiefs def. #5 Brandon Wheat Kings, 3-2
MFHL Semifinals (best of five):
#1 Eastman def. #4 Yellowhead, 3-0
#2 Winnipeg Avros def. #3 Winnipeg Ice, 3-2
MFHL Championship (best of five):
#1 Eastman Selects vs. #2 Winnipeg Avros, tied at 2-2
That’s just the tip of the iceberg as far the Canadian youth hockey playoffs are concerned, however. This document will continue to be updated as teams advance through the postseason in Canada.
Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League Playoffs
The MBU18 AAA Playoffs (boys) began Saturday, March 1. MBU18 AAA is a 13-team league operating in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. Each rural minor hockey region in Manitoba operates one U18 AAA team, Hockey Winnipeg operates three teams, and Kenora operates one.
The top eight regular-season teams advanced to the playoffs and competed in best-of-five quarterfinal series. Play got underway on Saturday, March 1, and was scheduled to run through March 8 or 9, pending any necessary deciding fifth games.
All four first-round series resulted in three-game sweeps.
CLICK HERE for the final MBU18 AAA standings.
CLICK HERE for the MBU18 playoff schedule
MBU18 AAA Quarterfinal Matchups (best of five)
#1 Brandon Wheat Kings def. #8 Eastman Selects, 3-0
#2 Winnipeg Wild def. #7 Interlake Lightning, 3-0
#3 Winnipeg Bruins def. #6 Pembina Valley Hawks, 3-0
#5 Southwest Cougars def. #5 Winnipeg Thrashers, 3-0
The best-of-five semifinals began Tuesday, March 11, and and concluded March 20 when the Winnipeg Wild defeated the Winnipeg Bruins, 3-2, in a Game 5 ovetime thriller. Ethan Hulme potted the game-winning goal 2:46 into the extra session, with Jack Ross picking up the lone assist, to make a winner out of goalie Justin Perreault (24 saves)
Winnipeg built on that momentum in Game 1 of the best-of-five championship series against Brandon March 22, as six different players scored in a surprising 6-1 victory. Ludovic Perreault led the offensive charge with a goal and two assists. Game 2 was played March 24, The Wild put up six more goals in Game 2 to earn a 6-3 victory March 24 and take a commanding two-games-to-none series lead. Perreault was at it again for the Wild, notching a hat trick and two helpers.
Winnipeg completed the sweep March 26 with a 4-3 overtime win. That Perreault guy did it again, scoring at 6:51 of the extra session for his second marker of the game and 13th of the postseason to set off the Wild's championship celebration. Cole Dupuis scored twice in a losing cause for the Wheat Kings. Another Perreault, Justin, stopped 38 of 41 shots to earn the win in goal.
MBU18 AAA Semifinal Matchups (best of five)
#1 Brandon Wheat Kings def. #5 Winnipeg Thrashers, 3-0
#2 Winnipeg Wild def #3 Winnipeg Bruins, 3-2
MBU18 AAA Championship Series Matchups (best of five)
#2 Winnipeg Wild def #1 Brandon Wheat Kings, 3-0
The Winnipeg Wild were ranked 23rd in our Week 26 Western Canada Bpys U18 AAA Rankings, while the Brandon Wheat Kings were No. 31 and the Winnipeg Bruins were No. 38.
British Columbia Elite Hockey League Playoffs
Playoffs for some age groups of the British Columbia Elite Hockey League, which includes boys U15, U17 and U18 AAA and girls U18 AAA teams, began Thursday, Feb. 27, at Twin Rinks in Langley, B.C., as 15U AAA pool play got underway.
Here is a breakdown of the BECHL postseason schedule:
All eight teams in the U15 league were at Langley Twin Rinks the weekend of March 1 to take part in the U15 BCEHL Championship, which began Feb. 27 and ran through March 2. Teams were divided into two pools, with four teams in each.
Following the end of the group stage, the teams were re-seeded for quarterfinal play, with quarterfinals and semifinals both scheduled for March 1 and the championship game set for March 2. In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded team in each group crossed over and played the fourth-seeded team from the opposite group, with the second and third seeds doing the same.
The Okanagan Rockets captured the championship and were ranked 25th in our Week 26 MHR Western Canada Boys U15 AAA Rankings, while the Vancouver North West Hawks were No. 49, the Cariboo Cougars were No. 56 and the Thompson Blazers were No. 59.
BCEHL U15 AAA Pool A Standings
(1) Okanagan Rockets
(2) Vancouver North West Hawks
(3) Vancouver North East Chiefs
(4) Greater Vancouver Canadians
BCEHL U15 AAA Pool B
(1) Cariboo Cougars
(2) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds
(3) Thompson Blazers
(4) Valley West Giants
Quarterfinals – March 1
Okanagan Rockets def. Valley West Giants, 5,-2
North East Chiefs def. Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, 5-1
Cariboo Cougars def. Greater Vancouver Canadians, 5-4
Thompson Blazers def. Vancouver North West Hawks, 5-4
Semifinals – March 1
Okanagan Rockets def. Vancouver North East Chiefs, 3-1
Cariboo Cougars def. Thompson Blazers, 2-1
Championship – March 2
Okanagan Rockets def. Cariboo Cougars, 5-1
CLICK HERE for the complete BCEHL U15 playoff results
The BCEHL U17 AAA playoffs began Friday, Feb. 28, with four quarterfinal matchups. Teams played in a best-of-three series, with the first two games taking place on Friday and Saturday. If necessary, any third and deciding games were played Sunday, March 2, to determine the series winners.
The Okanagan Rockets were ranked ninth in our Week 26 MHR Western Canada Boys U17 AAA Rankings. The Fraser Valley Thunderbirds were No. 34, the North West Hawks were No. 35 and the North East Chiefs were No. 38.
Quarterfinals – Feb. 28-March 2 (best of three)
(1) Okanagan Rockets def. (8) Thompson Blazers, 2-1
(7) Greater Vancouver Canadians def. (2) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, 2-0
(3) Vancouver North West Hawks def. (6) Cariboo Cougars, 2-1
(5) Valley West Giants def. (4) Vancouver North East Chiefs, 2-1
Semifinals – March 7-9 (best of three)
(1) Okanagan Rockets def. (7) Greater Vancouver Canadians, 2-0
(3) Vancouver North West Hawks def. (5) Valley West Giants, 2-0
Championship Series – March 14-16 (best of three)
(1) Okanagan Rockets def. (3) Vancouver North West Hawks, 3-2
Okanagan defeated the Hawks, 6-2, in a deciding Game 3 March 16, with six different players scoring goals. Brennen Couts, Ty Ossachuk and Phinneas Bermel led the way for the Rockets with a goal and an assist apiece.
CLICK HERE for the complete BCEHL U17 playoff schedule
The U18 playoffs gpt underway on Friday, March 7, with four quarterfinal matchups. Teams competed in a best-of-three series, with the first two games scheduled for that Friday and Saturday. If necessary, Sunday and Monday were set to be used for deciding third games to determine the series winners.
The Cariboo Cougars were ranked 19th for Week 26, while the Valley West Giants were No. 21, the Okanagan Rockets were No. 28 and the North West Hawks were No. 40 iin the MHR Boys U18 AAA Western Canada Rakings.
The semifinals took place March 14-16, with Cariboo and Okanagan advancing to the championship series, which began Friday, March 22. Cariboo and Okanagan split the firs two games to set up a deciding Game 3 Sunday, March 23, at the Kin Centre in Prince George, B.C. Hudson Getzlaf scored at 5:34 of overtime to lift the Rockets to a 3-2 championship-game victory after assisting on the tying goal late in the second period.
Quarterfinals - March 7-10 (best of three)
(1) Cariboo Cougars def. (8) Thompson Blazers, 2-0
(2) Valley West Giants def. 7) Greater Vancouver Canadians, 2-0
(3) Okanagan Rockets def. (6) Vancouver North East Chiefs, 2-0
(4) Vancouver North West Hawks def. (5) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, 2-0
Semifinals - March 14-16 (best of three)
(1) Cariboo Cougars def. (4) Vancouver North West Hawks, 2-1
(3) Okanagan Rockets def. (2) Valley West Giants, 2-0
Championship - March 21-23 (best of three)
(3) Okanagan Rockets def. (1) Cariboo Cougars, 2-1
CLICK HERE for the complete BCEHL U18 Boys playoff schedule
The puck droped March 7 on the best-of-three “Survivor Series” between the fourth-seeded Thompson-Okanagan Lakers and the fifth-seeded Vancouver Island Seals. The Lakers swept the series and advanced to the semifinals to take on the top-ranked Greater Vancouver Comets.
The Comets were ranked eighth in Canada and the Fraser Valley Rush were 46th, while the Northern Capitals were No. 65 and the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers were No. 66 in the Week 26 MHR Canada Girls Tier 1 U18 Rankings.
Greater Vancouver and the Capitals swept their semifinal series to set up a best-of-three championship showdown March 21-23. Greater Vancouver earned a pair of one-goal victories, 1-0 and 4-3, to sweep its way to the championship.
Survivor Series – March 7-9 (best of three)
(4) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers def. (5) Vancouver Island Seals, 2-0
Semifinals – March 14-16 (best of three)
(1) Greater Vancouver Comets def. (4) Thompson-Okanagan Lakers, 2-0
(3) Northern Capitals def. (2) Fraser Valley Rush , 2-0
Championship – March 21-23 (best of three)
Greater Vancouver Comets def. Northern Capitals, 2-0
CLICK HERE for the complete BCEHL Girls U18 playoff schedule
Alberta Elite Hockey League Playoffs
The 12-team Alberta Elite Hockey League U18 AAA Boys playoffs began Wednesday, Feb. 26, with the opening game of one first-round series, while the puck dropped on the remaining three series Feb. 27.
Four teams earned first-round byes and automatically advanced to the quarterfinals after finishing among the top two regular-season teams in each division. The league-leading Calgary Flames went 27-6-4-1 to pace the South Division with 59 points. The Calgary Northstars finished second in the South with 49 points and a 21-10-2-5 record. In our Week 26 MHR U18 AAA Western Canada Rankings, the Flames were No. 11 and the Northstars were ranked 26th.
The fourth-ranked St. Albert Raiders finished first in the North Division, scoring the most goals this season (192) finishing with a league-best goal differential of plus-84. St. Albert finished with a record of 27-7-1-3 for 58 points, six better than the No. 13 Sherwood Park Kings (23-9-2-4).
CLICK HERE for the final AEHL U18 AAA standings
North Division AEHL U18 Quarterfinals (best of three)
(3) Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue def. (6) LJAC Oil Kings, 2-1
(4) Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange def. Fort Saskatchewan Rangers, 2-1
South Division AEHL U18 Quarterfinals (best of three)
(6) Calgary Royals def. (3) Okotoks Bow Mark Oilers, 2-0
(4) Calgary Buffaloes def. (5) Airdrie Bisons, 2-1
AEHL U18 Division Semifinals (best of three)
Sherwood Park Kings def. Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue, 2-1
Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange def. St. Albart Raiders, 2-1
Calgary Flames def. Calgary Royals, 2-0
Calgary Buffaloes def. Calgary Northstars, 2-0
CLICK HERE for a full recap of the AEHL Division Semifinals
AEHL Division Finals (best of five)
Sherwood Park Kings def. Edmonton Jr. Oilers Organge, 3-0
Calgary Flames def. Calgary Buffaloes, 3-1
The AEHL championship series began March 21, with Sherwood Park falling to Calgary, 4-2, in Game 1. Four different playes scored for Calgary, while winning netminder Sergio Davidson made 25 saves. The Flames also won Game 2, 3-2, in double overtime. Nicholas Clark buried the OT GWG just 1:27 into the second extra session, and netminder Nixon Mah made 31 saves. Calgary competed the championship sweep March 26 with a 5-3 Game 3 victory. Ty Pannett scored twice for the champs in the deciding game, but the contest turned when three different Flames scored in the middle frame to give Calgary a 4-1 lead after two. Connor Ewasuk and Jayden Deakin scored for the Kings to cut the margin to 3-2, but Pannett's empty-net goal sealed the outcome.
AEHL Champioship Series (best of 3)
Calgary Flames def. Sherwood Park Kings, 3-0
CLICK HERE for complete AEHL U18 playoff schedules & results
CLICK HERE for AEHL Playoff scores & schedules
The AEHL U17 AAA Playoffs began March 12. The bracket and results can be found by CLICKING HERE.
The AEHL U15 AAA Playoffs began March 6, with best-of-three division quarterfinals running through March 8. The bracket and results can be found by CLICKING HERE.
Alberta Female U18 AAA Hockey League Playoffs
The AFHL U18 AAA playoffs began Tuesday, March 4.
Regular-season play concluded Saturday, March 1, and the best-of-three quarterfinals got underway Tuesday, March 4, as the second-seeded St. Albert Slash took on the seventh-seeded Rocky Mountain Raiders.
The AFHL is made up of eight teams: the Lloydminster Steelers, Red Deer Chiefs, Rocky Mountain Raiders, St. Alber Raiders, Edmonton Jr. Oilers, Calgary Fire Red, Calgary Fire Black and SPKAC Revolution Hockey Reign. It is one of Canda’s top U18 Girls leagues, with two teams – the Edmonton Jr. Oilers White and St. Albert Slash – ranked among the Week 26 MHR Canada Girls U18 Tier 1 top 10. Edmonton was the top-ranked team in Canada, while the Slash were third, Lloydminster was 12th and Red Deer was 15th.
All eight teams participated in the best-of-three quarterfinals. The opening round concluded Sunday, March 9, and the best-of-three semifinals began March 12. St. Albert and Edmonton swept their semifinal series and met in the best-of-three AFHL Finals beginning Tuesday, March 18.
Edmonton Oilers White swept the St. Albert Slash, 2-0, in the championship series, winning by scores of 5-1 and 3-0. Keira Grant had three goals and two assists in the Game 1 victory, while Katie Frost recorded a 30-save shutout in Game 2.
AEFHL Quarterfinal Matchups
(1) Edmonton Jr. Oilers White def. (8) SPKAC Reign, 2-0
(2) St. Albert Slash def. (7) Rocky Mountain Raiders, 2-0
(3) Red Deer Chiefs def. (6) Calgary Fire Black, 2-1
(5) Calgary Fire Red def. (4) Lloydminster Steelers, 2-0
AEFHL Semifinal Matchups
(1) Edmonton Jr. Oilers White def. Calgary Fire Red, 2-0
(2) St. Albert Slash def. (3) Red Deer Chiefs, 2-0
AEFHL Championship Series
(1) Edmonton Jr. Oilers White def. (2) St. Albert Slash, 2-0
CLICK HERE for the AFHL U18 AAA standings
CLICK HERE for the complete AFHL U18 AAA playoff schedule
Saskatchewan Male U18 AAA Hockey League Playoffs
SMU18AAAHL Playoffs got underway Sunday, March 2, as the puck dropped on three best-of-five quarterfinal series. The fourth series began began March 3.
The SMAAAHL has 12 teams from 10 communities across Saskatchewan. Each team is a member of its local hockey association, which serves as the governing body for Midget AAA teams in that community.
Eight of the 12 teams advanced to the league’s best-of-five quarterfinals, with seedings based on the final regular-season standings. The top-four seeds won their opening-round series and advanced to the semifinals, which get underway Wednesday, March 12. Moose Jaw defeated Swift Current, 3-2, in one semifinal series, while the series between the Saksatoon Blazers and Regina Pat Canadians was won by the Pat Canadians in four games.
The top-seeded Regina Pat Canadians were ranked second in the Week 26 MHR Western Canada U18 Boys AAA Rankings. Other highly ranked teams included the Moose Jaw Warriors (ninth), the Swift Current Legionnaires (10th), Saskatoon Blazers (14th) and Warman Wildcats (18th).
The championship series began Sunday, March 23, at Co-Operators Arena, and the Pat Canadians skated to a three-game sweep of Moose Jaw to capture the the organization's 12th league title.
CLICK HERE for the final SMU18AAAHL standings
CLICK HERE for the SMU18AAAHL playoff schedule
SMU18AAAHL Quarterfinal Matchups (best of five)
#1 Regina Pat Canadians def. #8 Prince Albert Mintos, 3-0
#2 Moose Jaw Warriors def. #7 Estevan Bears, 3-2
#3 Swift Current Legionnaires def. #6 Warman Wildcats, 3-2
#4 Saskatoon Blazers def. #5 Tisdale Trojans, 3-0
SMU18AAAHL Semifinal Matchups (best of five)
#1 Regina Pat Canadians def. #4 Saksatoon Blazers, 3-1
#2 Moose Jaw Warriors def. #3 Swift Current Legionnaires, 3-2
SMU18AAAHL Championship Series (best of five)
#1 Regina Pat Canadians def. #2 Moose Jaw Warriors, 3-0
Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League Playoffs
SFU18AAAHL Playoffs began Saturday, March 8, with all seven teams participating in postseason play.
Six of the seven participants competed in the best-of-three quarterfinals, with the first-place team earning a bye to the semifinals. The Battlefords Sharks, No. 2 in our Week 26 Canada Girls U18 Tier 1 Rankings, earned the top seed with 69 standings points, 13 better than the second-place Saskatoon Stars.
Saskatoon, ranked No. 4 in Canada, finished second, 19 points ahead of the third-place Regina Rebels, who were ranked 21st. Regina had 43 points, one more than fourth-place and No. 23 Swift Current.
Both semfinal series required a Game 3 to determine a winner. Those games were played March 18, with the Sharks knocking off Notre Dame, 3-2, in an overtime thriller while the Stars eliminated Swift Current, 5-2.
The best-of-three championship series got underway March 22 as Saskatoon blanked Battlefords, 3-0. Game 2 was played March 23 at Merlis Belsher Place, with the Sharks evening the series thanks to a 2-1 victory. Game 3 was played March 29 at Battleford Arena with a 7 p.m. EDT puck drop, with Stars skating to a 6-1 championship-clinching win.
SFU18AAAHL Quarterfinal Matchups (best of three)
#1 Battleford Sharks - BYE
#2 Saskatoon Stars def. #7 Wayburn Gold Wings, 2-0
#6 Notre Dame Hounds def. #3 Regina Rebels, 2-1
#4 Swift Current Wildcats def. Northern Bears, 2-0
SFU18AAAHL Semifinal Matchups (best of three)
#1 Battleford Sharks def. #6 Notre Dame Hounds, tied 2-1
#2 Saskatoon Stars def. #34 Swift Current Wildcats, 2-1
SFU18AAAHL Championship Series (best of three)
#2 Saskatoon Stars def. #1 Battleford Sharks, 2-1
CLICK HERE for the SFU18AAAHL regular-season standings
CLICK HERE for the SFU18AAAHL playoff schedule
Canadian Sport School Hockey League Western Championships
The 2025 CSSHL Western Championships featuree 104 teams from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Idaho and Washington playing in 192 games from March 2-16, 2025, in Penticton, B.C.
Champions were crowned in the Boys U15, U15 Prep, U17, U17 Prep, U18 Prep and Girls U18 Prep divisions. Each division was split into Division I and Division 2 prior to the championship tournaments based on our official MHR CSSHL rankings.
This marked the ninth time the City of Penticton hosted the CSSHL Western Championships
CLICK HERE for the CSSHL Western Championships Digital Program
CSSHL Prep & Girls Western Championships
Delta Hockey Academy captured the 2025 CSSHL U15 Prep Division I Western Championship for the first time since 2022 with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending-champion Northern Albera Xtreme in the finals March 11. Delta was ranked second in our Week 25 Western Canada U15 AAA Boys rankings, while NAX was No. 1. Other participating teams rankied among the top 10 included No. 8 Burnaby Winter Club Academy, No. 4 St. George's School and No. 3 Calgary Edge School.
NAX finished first in the regular season along and went 2-0 in round-robin play before beating Edge School (Calgary, AB), 6-1 in the quarterfinals , and STAR Hockey Academy, 3-0 in the semifinals. Delta was the fourth seed and finished second in Pool A behind NAX before knocking out RHA Winnipeg in the quarterfinals and Yale Hockey Academy, 1-0, in the semfinals on Casey Pearson's overtime goal
Delta scored 29 seconds into the title clash as defenseman Ryker Doka beat Karter Gibson (23 saves). NAX tied the game midway through the first period, as Kalen Miles potted the first of his two goals on the power play. But Ronan Gow and Conor Nicholoson scored to push Delta back in front, 3-1, and Tripp Fischer extended the lead to 4-1 entering the third period. Jack Ultsunomyia held off a furiouts NAX rally, finishing with 44 saves to cement the victory.
CLICK HERE for the all U15 Prep Division I scores
CLICK HERE for U15 Prep Division 1 championship game highlights
RHA Kelowna, ranked first in our Week 26 MHR U17 Western Canada Boys U17 Rankings, beat No. 16 Prairie Hockey Academy, 4-1, March 8 to capture the U17 CSSHL Division I Boys Prep championship. It was the second consecutive title game loss for PHA. Other highly ranked teams participating in the playoffs were No. 5 Delta Hockey Academy, No. 4 OHA Edmonton, No. 6 Calgary International Hockey Academy and No. 13 South Alberta Hockey Academy.
RHA finished second in the regular-season standings and in Pool B but beat CIHA, 7-0, in the semifinals before knocking off Praiirie. PHA barely qualified for the Division I playoffs, earning the 12th seed before placing first in Pool A and beating OHA Edmonton in a semifinal that required a shootout.
RHA took a 1-0 lead on a first-period goal by Rhett Tubello, and that was how the game remained until Jack Brown and Hudson Podollan extended the margin to 3-0 with third-period markers. Seamus Dillon responded for PHA, but Logan Lanti iced the title for RHA with an empty-net goal in the final two minutes.
CLICK HERE for the all U17 Prep Division I scores
The CSSHL U18 Boys Prep Playoffs began Wednesday, March 12, and ran through March 16, featuring 16 total teams. Nine of those teams were ranked among the MHR Week 26 Western Canada Boys U18 AAA top 15. Six participants - No. 1 Northern Alberta Xtremee, No. 3 Calgary International Hockey Academy, No. 5 Calgary Edge School, No. 6 Pacific Coast Hockey Academy, No. 7 Okanagan Hockey Academy and No. 8 Yale Hockey Academy - were in the Week 26 top 10.
RHA Kelowna won its first CSSHL U18 Prep Championship, defeating Delta Hockey Academy, 7-3, March 16. That was the third overall 2025 CSSHL title for RHA in 2025 and their 10th all time. The top eight seeds all were knocked out during round-robin play, opening the door for Nos. 17 RHA and 37 Delta to advance to the title game.
RHA Kelowna was the 11th seed and lost its opening game to 15th-seeded RHA Winnipeg before beating second-seeded Pacific Coast Hockey Academy and seventh-seeded St. George’s School to conclude round-robin play atop its pool. They went on to beat ninth-seeded South Alberta Hockey Academy in overtime to advance to the finals.
Delta was the last team into the field, earning the No. 16 seed, and also fell in the opening game to 12th-seeded Shawnigan Lake School. But they went on to beat eigth-seeded BWC Academy and No. 1 NAX to move on to the semifinals, where they knocked off 10th-seeded Prairie Hockey Academy, 7-6.
Delta led the championship game after one period, 1-0, on a Jacob Schwartz goal, but RHA would get second-period markers from Ryan Sadovia, Brady Walker, Theo Salikhov and Benjamin Bowtell to take a 4-2 lead into the final 20 minutes. Riley Pederson pushed the margin to 5-2 before Schwartz netted his second of the game to make it 5-3, but Maddox Gandha and Ruben Stone scored 1:19 apart for RHA to put the game out of reach.
CLICK HERE for the CSSHL U18 Playoff Division I schedule and scores
CLICK HERE for CSSHL U18 championship game highlights
The CSSHL U18 Girls Division I Prep Western Playoffs began March 8 and ran through March 12. The championship game March 12, was played at South Okanagan Events Centre and featured Delta Hockey Academy Green taking on Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna. Delta beat Edge School Calgary, 5-1, in one semifinal, while RHA advanced to the title game with a 5-1 victory over OHA Edmonton.
Delta finished the regular season No. 2 in our MHR CSSHL U18 rankings with a record of 20-9-1, while RHA went 29-1-0 to earn top billing. Edge School (14-14-2) was fifth, and OHA Edmonton (20-8-2) was sixth.
RHA entered the championship game with the tournament's five leading scorers. Anezka Cabelova had four goals and 10 assists in four games, while Alida Korte had added 5-5-10, Danica Maynard had 2-7-9, Kennedy Sisson had 2-7-9 and Jillian McLaughlin had 7-1-8. Delta was led by Molly Cole's seven points on five goals and two assists, while Audrey Church and London McDavid both contributed 1-5-6.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna Captured its fourth straight CSSU Girls U18 Prep championship with a 2-0 victory over Delta in the finals.
After a scoreless opening period, RHA took control of the action right away in the middle frame and finally beat Delta netminder Maisie Cope on a backhander by Ava MacLeod with 8:31 left in the period. Alida Korte made it 2-0 1:07 later on a pretty move and shot high to the glove side.
Cope continued her spectacular play to keep Delta in it, finishing the game with 43 saves, but they couldn't meat RHA goalie Ava Drabyk, who recorded a 17-save shutout.
CLICK HERE for the complete CSSHL Girls U18 rankings
CLICK HERE for the CSSHL Girls U18 Division I Playoff schedule & scores
Canadian Sport School Hockey League Eastern Championships
The 2025 CSSHL Eastern Championships were hosted by Ulysse Academie in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec, from March 18-23. When all was said and done, 36 total games across the U17 and U18 Boys divisions were played in six days.
For stats, schedules, and more, click on the links below:
CSSHL East Boys U17 Semifinals - March 22
Stanstead College 2, Bishop's College School 1
Selwyn House School 4, Lower Canada College 1
CSSHL East Boys U17 Championship - March 23
Stanstead College 3, Selwyn House School 1
Frederick Bourque and Matej Dobos scored third-period goals to lead Stanstead to the title after Pasquale Presti had cut the margin to 2-1 for Selwyn House School in between those goals. Parker Banks opened the scoring for Stanstead in the middle frame after a scoreless first period, and Gabriel Poitras made 22 saves to earn the win in goal.
CSSHL East Boys U18 Semifinals - March 22
Bourget College 3, Ulysse Academy 2
Ontario Hockey Academy 2, Bishop's College School 1 (OT)
CSSHL East Boys U18 Championship - March 23
Bourget College 3, Ontario Hockey Academy 2 (OT)
Albert Genest scored 7:25 into overtime after Xavier Landriault had forced the extra session with a third-period goal as Bourget College rallied to capture the CSSHL East Boys U18 championship. William Sasseville scored Bourget's first goal to tie the game in the opening frame and assisted on the game-winner. Jacob Macmillan-Dallaire and Deveraux Griffin scored for OHA. Maxime Lavoie made 32 saves to earn the victory in goal, while his counterpart, Oliver Kiraly, had 54 saves as the hard-luck loser.
Ontario Boys Provincial Playoffs
At the AAA level, heavily populated Ontario is divided into six Boys leagues: Hockey Northwestern Ontario, the Great North U18 League, the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario (ALLIANCE), Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) and the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. Champions from five of those U18 AAA Boys leagues come together for the Central Region Championship, from which one team will emerge and advance to the Telus Cup. The only league that isn't included in the Central Region is Hockey Northwestern Ontario, which sends its champs to compete in the West Region.
Most of those leagues also crown champions for younger age groups, and many of those playoffs are either underway or recently concluded.
Greater Toronto Hockey League Playoffs
The GTHL Board of Directors annually approves the teams that compete in the the Greater Toronto Hockey League. This year, a total of 466 teams from 50 different clubs and associations were approved for participation, with 98 of of those teams competing at the AAA level. It is one of the largest anateur hockey leagues in the world, with more than 30,000 registered participants annually.
There are 13 GTHL U18 AAA Boys teams, and the top eight qualified for the league playoffs.Those eight teams were seeded according to their regular-season records for the quarterfinals, competing in a first-to-six-points format to advance to the semifinals. The quarterfinals got underway Feb. 18, and the Vaughan Kings captured the GTHL U18 AAA Boys championship March 18 with a 6-0 series win against the Toronto Marlboros. The GTHL U18 AAA league featured six of Ontario's top 18 teams, according to the MHR Week 26 Ontario U18 AAA Boys rankings.
CLICK HERE to see the final standings for all GTHL AAA Boys leagues
CLICK HERE to see playoff brackets for all GTHL AAA Boys legues
GTHL U18 AAA Boys Quarterfinal Matchups (first to six points)
Rankings as of March 19
#8 Toronto Marlboros def. #27 Toronto Red Wings, 6-0
#13 Toronto Titans dev. #16 Reps Hockey Club, 6-4
#5 Vaughan Kings dev. #23 Mississauga Senators, 6-2
#11 Toronto Young Nationals def. #18 Toronto Jr. Canadiens, 6-2
GTHL U18 AAA Boys Semifinal Matchups (first to six points)
#8 Toronto Marlboros def. #13 Toronto Titans, 6-2
#5 Vaughan Kings def. #11 Toronto Young Nationals, 6-0
GTHL U18 AAA Boys Championship Series (first to six points)
#5 Vaughan Kings def. #8 Toronto Marlboros, 6-0
GTHL U16 AAA Boys Playoffs
GTHL U16 Boys AAA Playoffs followed a similar format to the U18 Division, with the top eight teams in the league's regular-season standings earning quarterfinal berths. The league featured six of Ontario's top 10 teams, according to MHR's Week 26 Rankings, and all eight playoff qualifiers were ranked among the top 20. The top-ranked Don Mills Flyers rolled to the championship series against the second-ranked Toronto Titans wthout dropping a game. They split the firist four contests of the championship series before earning a 4-1 Game 5 victory to capture the title.
GTHL U15 AAA Boys Playoffs
Similar to the U18 and U16 leagues, the top eight U15 AAA GTHL regular-season clubs advanced to the postseason to compete in the quarterfinals, which began Feb. 26. The top-ranked Mississauga Senators are taking on the third-ranked Toronto Jr. Canadians in the first-to-six-points championship series.
The finals began March 20, and Toronto earned the first two points in the series with a 5-2 Game 1 victory. The Jr. Canadiens then captured Games 2 and 3 by idential margins to capture the championship March 26. The GTHL U15 AAA Boys league included six of Ontario's top 10 teams, according to the Week 26 MHR Rankings,
Hockey Eastern Ontario Playoffs
Formerly known as the Ottawa District Hockey Association, Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) is the governing body of amateur hockey in Eastern Ontario. HEO has jurisdiction over that part of Ontario lying east of and including the counties of Lanark, Renfrew and all of Leeds except the town of Gananoque and the portion west of Highway No. 32, and south of Highway No. 15 in the province of Ontario.
HEO is comprised of 11 districts. Each district may have multiple minor hockey associations consisting of both house league and competitive hockey programs.
The HEO U18 AAA Boys division is comprised of six teams, including the regular-season-champion Ottawa Jr. 67s, ranked No. 12 in the MHR Week 26 Ontario U18 AAA Rankings and No. 14 Upper Canada Cyclones, Fourth-seeded and No. 17 Ottawa Myers Automotive upset the Jr. 67s, seven points to five, in one semifinal to advance to the championship series, while Upper Canada took care of business vs. the No. 31 Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks, 7-1. Myers then defeated Upper Canada, 4-1, in a deciding seventh game to capture the HEO title by an 8-6 margin in points.
CLICK HERE for the HEO U18 AAA semfinal & championship results
The HEO U16 AAA Boys division is comprised of five teams, including the regular-season-champion Ottawa Valley Titans, ranked No. 4 in the MHR Week 26 Ontario U16 AAA Rankings and No. 21 Upper Canada Cyclones, They swept the No. 23 Eastern Ontario Wild, 8-0, in one semifinal series, while Myers fell to the No. 19 Upper Canada Cyclones, 7-3. Ottawa Valley got the job done in the finals, however, with a 7-3 series victory.
CLICK HERE for the HEO U16 AAA semfinal & championship results
The HEO U15 AAA Boys division is comprised of five teams, including the regular-season-champion Ottawa Valley Titans, ranked No. 16 in the MHR Week 26 Ontario U15 AAA Rankings, the No. 19 Ottawa Jr. 67s, No. 20 Ottawa Myers Automotive and the No. 26 Eastern Ontario Wild. The Jr. 67s captured one semifinal series, 4-2, vs. the Wild, while the Titans swept Upper Canada, 4-0, in the other. The Jr. 67s trailed the Titans in the first-to-seven-point championships series, 4-2, but Game 4 resulted in a 2-2 tie March 26 and Game 5 was a 5-2 victory for the 67s the following day, leaving the teams tied at 5 points apiece heading into Game 6 March 29. Game 6 ended in a 3-3 tie, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 March 30 at 4 p.m. EDT at Cavanagh Sensplex.
CLICK HERE for the HEO U15 AAA semfinal & championship results
CLICK HERE links to HEO playoff results in other age groups.
Ontario Minor Hockey Association Playoffs
The OMHA oversees programming and events for players aged 4 to 20 in communities across the province that service a participant base of nearly 100,000. Sill levels of the participating players range from entry level to high performance.
Ontario Minor Hockey works with stakeholders - players, coaches, trainers, game officials, hockey volunteers and parents - across 200-plus associations and 25-plus leagues to provide access to hockey and ensure a meaningful experience for all.
It took a shootout in Clarington, Ontario, to determine the OMHA U18 AAA champion March 16, with the Markham Waxers ultimately capturing the title by a 4-3 margin against the North Shore Whitecaps. Markham was ranked fourth in the Week 26 MHR U18AAA Ontario Boys Rankings, while North Shore was No. 6.
Justin Anselmo scored the shootout winner for Markham, with Lucas Carpino earning the win in goal with three saves vs. five shootout attempts. Jackson Halloran and Kayden Brand also netted shootout markers for the champs.
Maxim Skinner scored for the Waxers with 1:40 left in the third period to force what would be a scoreless overtime period. Skinner's goal came after North Shore had potted three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead with 6:11 remaining. Hudson Armstrong had two of the three Whitecap goals, after Brand and Anselmo had staked Markham to a 2-0 lead.
The OMHA U18 AAA Playoffs included eight teams divided into two four-team pools. Markham went 2-1-0 with a 14-5 goal differential in Pool A, and North Shore also was 2-1-0 with a 12-6 scoring advantage. The playoffs included MHR's top-ranked Ajax-Pickering Raiders, the third-rabnked Guelph Gryphons, the ninth-ranked Barrie Colts, the seventh-ranbked Burlington Eagles and the 19th-ranked Niagara North Stars.
North Shore advanced to the gold-medal game with a 2-0 semifinal win against Ajax-Pickering. Markham defeated Guelph, 6-2, in the other semfinal to earn the right to play for gold.
CLICK HERE for OMHA U16 AAA Playoff scores, schedules & standings
The Halton Hurricanes secured their first OMHA title in the U16 AAA group in more than two decades March 16 in Clarington, Ontario, by defeating the York-Simcoe Express, 6-4, in the championship game. Alex Taylor led the way with a pair of goals for the champs, who were No. 14 in the MHR Week 26 Ontario Boys U16 AAA Rankings. York-Simcoe was ranked 11th.
The OMHA U16 AAA Playoffs featured eight teams divided into two pools, with semifinalists determined during pool play. York-Simcoe went 2-1-0 in Pool A and was outscored, 7-6, while Halton was 1-2-0 with one overtime loss and outsocred its foes, 9-8. The Hurricanes beat the No. 18 Raiders, 6-2, in one semifinal, while the Express eliminated the 15th-ranked Barrie Colts, 6-4, in the other.
Taylor and Scarpelli broke a 4-4 tie with third-period goals to lift Halton to the championship. Colton D'Amico, Evan Berrigan and Joshua Pinchak also scored for the champs, while Cole Vreugdenhil earned the win in goal.
CLICK HERE for OMHA U16 AAA Playoff scores, schedules & standings
The OMHA U15 AAA Playoffs are underway, with championship weekend set for March 28-30 in Kingston, Ontario. The U13 and U11 playoffs also are being held there at the same time.
CLICK HERE for OMHA U15 AAA Playoff scores, schedules & standings
Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario Boys AAA Playoffs
The Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario (ALLIANCE) is a community of youth hockey associations that collaborate to foster a lifelong love of and connection to the game of hockey by providing members and players with a challenging environment that is fun, safe and inclusive.The ALLIANCE consists of 23 member organizations and provides opportunities for players of all skill levels from house to AAA in the U9 through U18 age groups.
ALLIANCE Boys U18 AAA Playoffs
The Elgin-Middlesex Canucks swept their first two ALLIANCE Playoff Series, going 5-0 against the Brantford 99ers and London Knights, to advnace to the best-of-five championship series against the Waterloo Wolves. Waterloo took two of three games against the Huron-Perth Lakers and went 2-0-2 vs. the Windsor Jr. Spitfires to advance to the finals.
Elgin-Middlesex was ranked second in the Week 26 Ontario U18 Boys AAA Rankings, while Waterloo was 10th, Windsor was 15th, London was 25th, Huron-Perth was 38th and Brantford was 48th.
The championship series required five games to determine a champion, with Elgin-Middlesex winning Game 5, 5-0, March 22 to capture the title. The Canucks won Games 1,3 and 5 en route to the championship.
CLICK HERE for the the complete ALLIANCE U18 AAA Playoff results
ALLIANCE Boys U16 AAA Playoffs
The second-seeded Sun County Panthers posted a 2-1-1 record against the top-seeded Huron-Perth Lakers to capture the ALLIANCE U16 AAA title in a first-to-five-points championship series that concluded with a 4-2 Panther win in Game 4 March 19. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie in Game 1 March 16, with Sun Country earning a 3-2 victory March 16 and Huron-Perth winning, 3-1, March 18.
Sun County was ranked seventh in the Week 26 MHR U16 AAA Ontario Boys rankings, while the Lakers were No. 6. Other highly ranked playoff participants included the No. 12 Waterloo Wolves, No. 17 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks, No. 22 Windsor Jr. Spitfires and No. 26 London Jr. Knights. Sun County swept Waterloo in two games to advance to the finals, while the Lakers took two of three games from the Canucks in the semifinals.
CLICK HERE for the the complete ALLIANCE U16 AAA Playoff results
ALLIANCE Boys U15 AAA Playoffs
The Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario Boys U15 AAA Championship Weekend is being hosted by the Sarnia-Lambton Jr. Sting in Sarnia March 28-30. It will feature the host and fifth-seeded Sting, the top-seeded London Jr. Knights, the second-seeded Brantford 99ers, the third-seeded Huron-Perth Lakers and the fourth-seeded Sun County Panthers. London is ranked 12th in the Week 26 MHR Ontario Boys U15 AAA Rankings, Huron-Perth is 22nd, Brantford is 23rd, Sarnia-Lambton is 29th and Sun County is 36th.
CLICK HERE for the the complete ALLIANCE U15 AAA Playoff schedule & results
Great North Hockey League Playoffs
Founded in 1986, the Great North U18 AAA league has earned a reputation as a developmental league for young players interested in improving their skills and possibly moving on to junior or college hockey.
The league currently operates with nine clubs representing Sault St. Marie, Rayside/Balfour, Kirkland Lake, Valley East, Sudbury, North Bay, New Liskeard, Timmins and Kapuskasing.
Nearly 2,000 young men have participated in league play since its inception, with many moving on to play at the junior, college and professional leverls. At the same time, Great North Hockey League teams have captured several regional championships and gone on to compete for the Canadian national championship.
The GNHL U18 AAA Plyaoffs began March 14, with five teams competing for the championship. The Subury Wolves and Timmins Majors advanced through round-robin play to the semifinals, where they defeated the North Bay Trappers and Soo Greyhounds U18, respetctively, to advance to the championship game March 16. Ranked 49th in the Week 26 MHR U18 AAA Ontario Boys Rankings, Timmins beat the No. 43 Greyhounds, 3-2, while Sudbury knocked off #24 North Bay by an identical margin.
Great North Hockey League U18 Playoffs Participating Team Records
Ontario Rankings as of March 17
#49 Timmins Majors (3-2-1)
#24 North Bay Trappers (3-2-0)
#36 Sudbury Wolves (3-2-1)
#43 Soo Greyhounds U18 (2-3-0)
#38 (U16 ) Soo Marie Greyhounds U16 (1-3-0)
Great North Hockey League U18 Championship Game - March 16
Sudbury Wolves 3, Timmins Majors 2
All five goals were scored in the second period of this title clash, leaving the Sudbury defense and netminder Wesley Richer to withstand a full 20 minutes of pressure from Timmins. Richer stood tall, however, tholding off Timmins to earn the win and help the Wolves capture the championship. Hudson Goulet and Russell Ranger scored 1:57 apart in the middle frame to turn a tie game into a 3-1 lead for Sudbury. Jordan McLeod responded at 15:35 to cut the margin to 1 after Kaddes Katapaytuk had scored for the Trappers earlier in the period to tie the game, 1-1. Jameson Fabbro butied the first goal for the Wolves 12 seconds into the period.
CLICK HERE for complete GNHL U18 AAA Boys playoff standings & results
CLICK HERE for the GNHL U18 AAA boys regular-season standings
Hockey Northwest Ontario Playoffs
Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO) is one of 13 member branches of Hockey Canada and one of three in Ontario (Ontario Hockey Federation, Hockey Eastern Ontario). HNO is directly responsible for governing minor, junior and senior hockey from the Manitoba border to the 85th meridian (White River). The U18 AAA champion from HNO advances to the West Region Tournament to compete against teams from Saskatchewan and Manitoba for the right to play for the Telus Cup, which is awarded to Canada's national champion.
The HNO U18 AAA Boys championship was held March 21-23 in Kenora, Ontario, at Construction Sports Centre, with the Thunder Bay Kings, ranked 51st in the Week 26 MHR Ontario Boys U18 AAA Rankings, falling to the No. 49 Kenora Thistles in a best-of-three series. Both Kenora and Thunder Bay will play for the West Regional championship since the Thistles will be hosting that event and received an automatic bid.
Ontario Hockey League Cup (U16)
The 2025 OHL Cup featured 20 top U16 AAA teams from Ontario and the United States. The showcase began March 24 and runs through March 28, with all games being played at the Scotiabank Pond in Toronto except the championship game, which will be played at Mattamy Athletic Centre Friday, March 28.
Champions and semifinalists from the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) and Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario (ALLIANCE), along with the top four teams from the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), joined the champion and finalist from Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO), an all-star team from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) and ttwo entries from the United States.
OHL Cup Participating Team Records
Ontario U16/US 15U rankings as of March 17
Lindros Division
#6 Huron-Perth Lakers (3-1-1)
#3 Little Caesars (4-2-0)
#13 Halton Hurricanes (1-3-0)
NOHA Stars (1-3-0)
#9 Toronto Red Wings (1-2-1)
Nash Division
TPH Stars (4-1-0)
#1 Don Mills Flyers (5-2-0)
#12 Waterloo Wolves (2-2-0)
#14 Niagara North Stars (1-3-0)
#15 Barrie Colts (0-4-0)
Shanahan Division
#2 Toronto Titans (5-1-0)
#4 Ottawa Valley Titans (3-2-0)
#17 Elgin-Middlesex Canucks (1-3-0)
#5 Toronto Marlboros (1-3-0)
#18 Ajax-Pickering Raiders (1-3-0)
Subban Division
#3 Toronto Jr. Canadiens (6-1-0)
#7 Sun County Panthers (2-2-1)
#8 Vaughan Kings (2-2-0)
#19 Upper Canada Cyclones (0-3-1)
#11 York-Simcoe Express (2-2-0)
OHL Quarterfinals - March 27
Toronto Titans 2, Sun County Panthers 1 (OT)
Don Mills Flyers 5, Huron-Perth Lakers 2
Toronto Jr. Canadiens 3, Ottawa Valley Titans 2 (OT)
Little Caesars 4, TPH Hockey 3
OHL Cup Semifinals - March 27
Toronto Jr. Canadiens 8, Little Caesars 4
Don Mills Flyers 5, Toronto Titans 1
OHL Cup Championship - March 27
Toronto Jr. Canadiens 3, Don Mills Flyers 2
The Jr. Canadiens captured their second OHL Cup championship in three years as Fishcer Ishwaran scored his first goal of the tournament with 6:29 remaining in the third period to break a 2-all side. Camryn Warren, who also tied the game at 2 with a first-period goal, assisted on the game-winner. Jax Pereira scored the other Toronto goal, while Sam Roberts dished out a pair of assists. Hudson Cicchelli made 31 saves to earn the win in goal. The Flyers took a 2-1 lead in the first five minutes of a hectic first period on goals by Tyler Lee and Evan Nicholson, but Warren tied it at the 11:41 mark of the opening frame and the scored remained tied until Ishwaran won it in the third.
CLICK HERE for complete OHL Cup standings
CLICK HERE for complete OHL Cup scores & schedules
CLICK HERE for the OHL Cup All-Star Team
Ontario Women's Hockey Association Playoffs
Through a provincially unified, collective voice, the OWHA promotes, provides and develops opportunities for girls and women to play hockey in Ontario. The OWHA administers hockey for girls and women throughout Ontario, coordianting league play and provincial championships for all agre groups from U9 through U22.
In 2024, more than 15,000 players and staff participated in the OWHA Provincial Championships. There were 652 competing teams in seven divisions and 29 different categories.
The 2025 OWHA Championships are scheduled for April 10-13 at venues around the province. Games in the 15U and 18U AA (Tier 1) divisions will be played in Etobicoke and Mississauga, while the U22 tournament will be played in Brampton, Etobicoke and Mississauga.
CLICK HERE for links to all OWHA Championship schedules
Maritime Major Female Hockey League Playoffs
The MMFHL is a U18 league for girls that plays under the sanction of Hockey Nova Scotia and Hockey Canada. Its three provincial champions advance to the Atlantic Regional Championship tournament qualifier for the Esso Cup. This yer's Atlantic Championship is being held in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, April 3-6.
There currently are nine teams in the league, with the provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick represented. There also are U15 and U13 divisions of the league.
The Eastern Stars claimed the U18 regular-season championship with a record of 27-4, followed by the Northern Selects, who have been a prennial Esso Cup participant in recent years, in second at 21-6-1 and the Lindsay Surge at 21-7-3. In the Week 27 MHR U18 AAA Girls Rankings, the Stars were ranked third in Eastern Canada and 33rd in the national rankings. The Selects were second in Eastern Canada and 31st overall, while the Surge were fifth and 48th.
CLICK HERE for the final MMFHL U18 AAA regular-season standings
Postseason play began in the U18 MMFHL Feb. 22, with the teams branching off to compete against other league teams from their home provinces to determine provincial champions and Atlantic Region Championship participants.
New Brunswick Girls U18 AAA Semifinals (best of five)
Western Flames def. Fundy Kraken, 3-1
Moncton Rockets - BYE
New Brunswick Girls U18 AAA Championship (best of five)
Moncton Rockets def. Western Flames, 3-0
Moncton Rockets advance to Atlantic Championship
Nova Scotia Girls U18 AAA Semifinals (best of five)
Lindsay Surge def. Cape Breton Lynx, 3-1
Greenfoot Capitals def. Northern Selects, 3-2
Nova Scotia Girls U18 AAA Championship (best of five)
Greenfoot Capitals def. Lindsay Surge, 3-1
Greenfoot Capitals advance to Atlantic Championship
Prince Edward Island Girls U18 AAA Championship (best of seven)
Eastern Stars def. Western Wolves, 4-0
Eastern Stars advance to Atlantic Championship
New Brunswick/PEI Major U18 AAA Boys Hockey League Playoffs
The New Brunswick/Prince Edward Island Major Midget AAA Hockey League was formed in 2002 when Hockey New Brunswick and Hockey Prince Edward Island decided there should be one top developmental midget league for the two provinces.
Currently known as the NBPEI Major U18 AAA Hockey League, it consists of four of its original members, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Charlottetown, along with Bathurst and Kensington. The league is fed by U18 developmental leagues in both provincies as well as U15 and U16 AAA leagues.
There are seven teams in the NBPEI Major U18 AAA Hockey League, with the team that captures the regular-season champioship being named the league champion. For the postseason, the teams split into separate New Brunswick and PEI tournaments to determine provincial champions and Atlatnic Championship berths.
The Moncton Flyers captured the league title this year with a record of 26-8-0, one point in front of the Fredericton Caps (27-9-1). Moncton was rankied second in Eastern Canada and 44th in Canada, according to the MHR Week 27 U18 AAA Rankings. Fredericton was No. 4 in Eastern canada and 75th overall.
Moncton defeated the St. John Vitos, 8-2, in one first-to-eight-points New Brunswick semifinal series, while Fredericton knocked off the Northern Moose by a similar tally. The Kensington Wild captured the best-of-seven PEI championship, 401, against the Charlottetown Knights.
Fredericton and Moncton began the New Brunswick championship series March 20 at Willie O'Ree Sports Complex. After The Caps won Game 1, 3-2, with Moncton won four straight to capture the title. In Game 5 March 27, the Flyers overcame 2-0 deficit by scoring four of the game's final five goals in a 4-3 win. Jaxon Somers netted the game-winner, his second of the game, with 6:10 remaining.
PEI U18 AAA Championship Series (best of seven)
Kensington Wild def. Charlottetown Knights, 4-1
New Brunswick U18 AAA Semifinals (first to eight points)
Fredericton Caps def. Northern Moose, 8-2
Moncton Flyers def. St. John Vitos, 8-2
New Brunswick U18 AAA Championshp Series (first to eight points)
Moncton Flyers def. Fredericton Caps, 8-2
Nova Scotia U18 AAA Boys Major Hockey League Playoffs
The 2025 NSU18MHL Phil Herritt Cup Final pits the Halifax McDonalds against the Pictou Majors for the Nova Scotia provincial championship. The two teams, who split four matchups during the regular season, faced off in Game 1 March 21 at 6 p.m. EDT at the Halifax Forum. Halifax led the best-of-five series, 2-1, but Pictou bounced back to win win Game 4, 3-1.
The teams returned to Halifax for Game 5 March 29 at 6 p.m. EDT, with the Macs getting third-period goals from Charlie Benigno and Angus Proctor to rally from a 2-1 deficit and earn the championship, 3-2. Proctor's game-wnning goal came with just 1:36 left and made a winner of goalie Sam Madgett, who was outstanding between the pipes with 39 saves.
Halifix swept Cape Breton West in one best-of-five semifinal, while Pictou defeated Steele Subaru, 3-1. The Macs are looking to repeat as champions, and Pictou hopes to regain the title it won in 2023.
Halifax captured the regular-season championship for the second straight year with a record of 30-5-2 to finish six points in front of Pictou (27-8-2). Halifax was the top-ranked team in Eastern Canada, according to the Week 27 MHR U18 Boys AAA Rakings, and was No. 39 in Canada. Pictou was ranked third in Eastern Canada and 63rd overall.
CLICK HERE for the final NSU18MHL regular-season standings
CLICK HERE to see all of the NSU18MHL Playoff results
NSU18MHL AAA Semifinals (best of five)
Halifax McDonalds def. Cape Breton West, 3-0
Pictou Majors def. Steele Subaru, 3-1
NSU18MHL AAA Championship Series (best of five)
Halifax McDonalds def. Pictou Majors, 3-2
Newfoundland/Labrador U18 Boys Major Hockey League Playoffs
The NFLU18MHL is the the provincial U18 AAA Boys league for the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador. The league was formerly known as the Newfoundland and Labrador Major Midget Hockey League until Hockey Canada renamed the age class U18 from Midget. The league formed in 2002 and currently includes five teams: the Central Impact, Pinnacle Growlers, Western Kings, East Coast Blizzards and Tri Pen Osprey.
Pinnacle captured the 2024-25 regular-season title with a record of 27-3-2, finishing 15 points in front of the Blizzard. Pinnacle was ranked 11th in Eastern Canada, according to the Week 27 MHR U18 AAA Boys rankings, and 119th in Canada. The Blizzards were right behind them at 12th in Eastern Canada and 122nd overall.
It was the Blizzard who claimed the league's championship series, however, four games to two over the Growlers to take home the Kubota Cup. Blizzard goalie Will Morgan was named playoff MVP. The team will now go on to represent Newfoundland & Labrador at the U18 Major Atlantic Hockey Chamionships in Kensington, PEI April 2-6
CLICK HERE for the final NFLU18MHL regular-season standings
CLICK HERE for all NFLU18MHL Playoff results
NFLU18MHL Semifinals (best of seven)
East Coast Blizzard def. Central Impact, 4-2
Pinnacle Growlers def. Tri Pen Ice, 4-1
NFLU18MHL Championship Series (best of seven)
East Coast Blizzard def. Pinnacle Growlers, 4-2
