Player Advancements: OHA Edmonton

The Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) would like to congratulate the following current and former OHA Edmonton student-athletes on their advancement to the next step on their hockey journey.

Rylan Brown: The Sherwood Park, AB defenseman joined OHA for the 2019/20 U15 Prep season, tallying 24 points in 27 games. Selected in the third round, 46th overall by the Prince George Cougars at the 2020 WHL Draft, Brown tallied 4 points in 4 U17 Prep games the following year. In 2022/12 he would make the jump to the AJHL, recording 110 points in 153 games with the Drayton Valley Thunder and Okotoks Oilers.

Sanjay Chalupiak: A forward from Edmonton, AB, Chalupiak tallied 15 points in 34 games with OHA Edmonton during the 2022/23 U17 Prep season.

Nicholas DeGraves: DeGraves joined OHA Edmonton in 2018/19 recording 37 points in 34 U16 Prep games. The following U18 Prep season he would finish second on his team and sixth in the league with 70 points in 36 games. The Edmonton, AB forward would go on to play in 112 games in the AJHL with the Brooks Bandits, tallying 107 points while winning a 2021/22 AJHL Championship.

Blake Eastman: Selected in the second round, 44th overall by the Prince George Cougars at the 2018 WHL Draft, Eastman produced 35 points in 33 U16 Prep games during the 2018/19 season. Eastman would play 4 WHL seasons with the Cougars, scoring 19 times and assisting on 25 more goals in 180 games. He spent this past season in the MHL with the Summerside Western Capitals, finishing with 67 points in 41 games.

Josh Hoekstra: Hoekstra joined OHA Edmonton in 2017/18 tallying 26 points in 30 U15 Prep games. A fourth round pick by the Moose Jaw Warriors at the 2018 WHL Draft, he finished with 27 points in 34 U16 Prep games the following season. In 2019/20 he recorded 24 points in 23 U18 Prep games. The Edmonton, AB forward would spend the next four seasons with the Warriors tallying 28 points in 167 career WHL games. This past season he finished with 18 points in 40 AJHL games with the Canmore Eagles.

Lucas Knorr: A forward from Edmonton, AB, Knorr tallied 4 points in 6 U15 games during the 2020/21 season. The following U15 Prep campaign he scored 13 times and added 13 assists in 30 games.

Dylan Konschuh: Konschuh recorded 14 points in 34 games during the 2022/23 U17 Prep season with OHA Edmonton. The Edmonton, AB followed that up with 25 points in 30 U18 Prep games this past season.

Mani Maki: The Calgary, AB forward joined OHA Edmonton for the 2022/23 U17 Prep season. In 34 games he scored 1 time and assisted on 7 more goals.

Josh Medernach: Selected in the third round, 50th overall by the Red Deer Rebels at the 2018 WHL Draft, Medernach joined OHA Edmonton for the 2017/18 U15 Prep season where he had 36 points in 30 games. The following 2 U18 Prep seasons he would tally 61 points in 66 games. He would split the next 3 WHL seasons with the Rebels and Winnipeg Ice, tallying 4 goals and 5 assists in 75 games. This season in 54 AJHL and SJHL games with the Whitecourt Wolverines and Battlefords North Stars the Lloydminster, AB forward recorded 10 goals and 20 assists.

Aiden Petherick: The Calgary, AB defender finished with 10 points in 31 games during the 2022/23 U17 Prep season. This season he would record 12 points in 30 U18 Prep games with OHA Edmonton.

Jack Silverberg: Silverberg spent three total seasons with OHA Edmonton at the U15 Prep, U16 Prep and U18 Prep levels recording 53 points in 61 games. A 12th round, 264th overall pick by the Prince Albert Raiders at the 2019 WHL Draft, Silverberg spent two seasons in the AJHL with the Drayton Valley Thunder, recording 54 points in 97 games. The Sherwood Park, AB forward spent the 2023/24 AJHL season with the Okotoks Oilers, recording 46 points in 40 games.

Max Stanton: Stanton joined OHA Edmonton for the 2020/21 U15 Prep season. The following U16 Prep campaign the Edmonton, AB forward tallied 8 assists in 29 U16 Prep games. During the 2022/23 U17 Prep season he scored 5 goals and assisted on 10 more in 34 games. This past season Stanton scored 3 times and added 8 assists in 30 U18 Prep games.

Tristan Zarsky: The Edmonton, AB defender joined OHA Edmonton for two seasons in the U18 Prep division, finishing with 20 points in 31 games. Zarsky played the 2021/22 AJHL season with the Blackfalds Bulldogs, recording 7 points in 37 games.

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