Delta U15 Prep Champions

Delta Hockey Academy has returned to the top managing to win the 2025 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) U15 Prep Division I Western Championship for the first time since 2022.

Delta (Delta, BC) would do so by beating the back-to-back defending champion Northern Alberta Xtreme (Devon, AB), who won in 2023 and 2024.

NAX would cruise through the regular season, finishing in first place in the regular season along with winning the John Reid Memorial tournament. 

They would go 2-0 in round robin play before dismantling Edge School (Calgary, AB) 6-1 in the quarters, and STAR Hockey Academy (Kent, WA) 3-0 in the semis.

Delta came into the Championships as the four seed while winning the Canadian Crown Tournament in December. 

They would finish second in Pool A behind NAX to set-up a quarter-final game against RHA Winnipeg (Winnipeg, MB), winning that game with ease. 

Their semi-final would be a different story as they would play Yale Hockey Academy (Abbotsford, BC) in a game that was scoreless through 60 minutes of play. Casey Pearson would be the hero for Delta, sending them through to the finals with a 1-0 win.

Riding the high of their semi-final win, 

Delta scored 29 seconds in as defenseman Ryker Doka beat Karter Gibson (23/27) from an impossible angle. 

Top ranked NAX would tie the game midway through the first as Kalen Miles (2G) scored on the power play from a familiar spot in front of the net.

Delta would come out flying again in the second as Ronan Gow tipped home a point shot, beating Gibson high blocker 3:05 into the frame. 

NAX would create a flurry of chances but it was Conor Nicolson (1G, 1A) who extended the lead for Delta, beating Gibson with a shot off the rush. 

Captain Tripp Fischer (1G, 1A) would add to the lead 59 seconds later, burying a puck in front to put his team up 4-1 heading into the third.

But NAX wouldn’t go away quietly as Brady Ondrus beat Jack Utsunomiya (44/47) over the shoulder from a sharp angle 3:29 into the third. 

Miles would then scoop home another rebound in front 3:27 later as NAX fought back within one with more than 13 minutes left to play.

NAX would continue to apply pressure the remainder of the way but Utsunomiya shut the door to give Delta their second CSSHL U15 Prep Division I Championship.