Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Western Championships Return to Penticton in 2025

Tickets for the 2025 CSSHL Western Championships are on sale now!

The event takes place March 2-16, 2025 in Penticton, B.C. and will see champions crowned in the U15, U15 Prep, U17, U17 Prep, U18 Prep and Female U18 Prep divisions. Each division will be split into Division I & Division 2 pre-Championships based on the official CSSHL MYHockey Rankings, with each division crowning a champion.

This will be the ninth time the City of Penticton has hosted the CSSHL Western Championships event. This event provides CSSHL member programs and its staff and student-athletes, aged 13-18, with valuable opportunities and experience.

It was announced back in March of 2023 that the CSSHL and its partners Okanagan Hockey Group, OVG360, Travel Penticton and the City of Penticton reached an agreement for a 10-year agreement (five years, with an additional five-year renewal clause) to host the Western Championships beginning in March 2024.

The 2024 CSSHL Western Championships, which took place in Penticton from March 4-17, 2024 and featured 96 teams and roughly 2,100 players and staff from the four Western Canadian provinces and the states of Idaho and Washington, had an economic impact of $5.231 million, almost $2 million more than the 2023 record of $3.337 million.

“We are excited to once again have Okanagan Hockey Group partner with OVG360 to bring the CSSHL Western Championships back to Penticton,” said Kevin Goodwin, Chief Operating Officer of the CSSHL. “The support we receive from the City of Penticton, Travel Penticton, and the Western Hockey League allows us to put on a first-class event that highlights the very best in education-based hockey, while providing a great championship atmosphere and experience for our member programs to conclude their seasons.”

The dates for each division’s playoffs are as follows:

  • U15 March 2 – 7, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 10
    • Tier 2- Bottom 7
  • U15 Prep March 6 – 11, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 10
    • Tier 2- Bottom 6
  • U17 March 11 – 16, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 8
    • Tier 2- Bottom 5
  • U17 Prep March 2 – 7, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 12
    • Tier 2- Bottom 10
  • U18 Prep March 11 – 16, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 16
    • Tier 2- Bottom 5
  • Female U18 Prep March 7 – 12, 2025
    • Tier 1 – Top 8
    • Tier 2- Bottom 7

Tickets are available online at www.valleyfirsttix.com and in person at the Valley First Box Office at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC), open Monday through Friday, 10:00AM to 4:00PM.

Tickets are $27.50 for a day pass and $75 for a full tournament pass. Admission for spectators 18 years of age and younger is free.

The CSSHL Western Championships will see 104 teams from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Idaho and Washington play 173 of the 192 games at the Okanagan Hockey Training Centre, Memorial Arena and South Okanagan Events Centre.