The Prairie Hockey Academy Cougars took a fifth-place finish at the Dave King Elite U15 Invitational this past weekend, finishing off their weekend with an 8-3 win over Pacific Coast Hockey Academy on Sunday morning.
The Cougars posted a 1-2 record in the round robin through the eight-team event at the Barkman Arena in Caronport and missed out on the medal games, but had a solid showing in their final game nonetheless.
PHA opened the tournament with a 7-2 loss to the North Shore Warriors Prep on Thursday before falling 6-5 to the West Central Wheat Kings on Friday and picking up a 7-4 win over the Minot Wolves on Saturday.
That set the stage for Sunday morning, where the Cougars led 3-2 through two but scored five in the third to pull away.
Pratte had two goals and three points, while Craig, Huebner and Kowalyk each had a goal and an assist. Hayden, Thompson and Jake Myhre all had single markers, Vipond added three assists. Robert stopped 22 shots for the win.
Treytin Frizzell scored twice for PCHA, Kieran Wilson had their other marker. Logan MacLean stopped 30 shots in 48:43, Lynden Mercier six in the remainder of the game.
Northern Alberta Xtreme went on to defeat North Shore 4-0 in the gold medal game.
Other action for PHA saw the U17 Prep Cougars White go undefeated at a showcase tournament in Winnipeg. The Cougars defeated St. George’s School 6-1 Friday before taking a 4-0 win over Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna Red on Saturday and downing Cour d’Alene Hockey Academy 6-4 on Sunday, They how have a 19-5-1-0 record to sit fourth in the 33-team league.
Things didn’t go as well for PHA Cougars Blue in the same tournament, as they’d lose 3-0 to Shawinigan Lake School and 5-3 to Burnaby Winter Club before taking a 2-1 win over Okanagan Hockey Academy Black in their final game. The Cougars Blue are now 10-13-1-0 and 22nd overall.
It was also a good weekend for Prairie Hockey Academy in the U18 Prep division, as they posted a 2-1 record, including a pair of shutouts. The weekend opened with a 6-5 loss to Delta Hockey Academy before the Cougars rebounded with a 1-0 win over St. George’s School and a 1-0 victory against Pacific Coast Hockey Academy. PHA now holds a 14-7-1-0 and are eighth in the 20-team league.
Be sure to keep an eye on www.csshl.ca for all the up-to-date scores from the season.
