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Hockey Canada U18 Nationals – 2023

From November 5-11th, 2023, Dawson Creek, BC hosted the top U18 female hockey players in Canada. The tournament included teams from each province, with Team Atlantic combining the 4 Atlantic provinces and Ontario rostering 2 teams (red and blue). The tournament ended with an overtime win in favor of Ontario Red over Quebec. BC defeated Alberta to capture the bronze medal. The following is our scouting report from the event. Players are listed in descending letter grade order beneath their respective team names. Players with the same letter grade on the same team are in no particular order.

Group A

Ontario Blue U19

Molly Farace #14 (Whitby Jr. Wolves, F, 2025): Molly is a solid forechecker and scored goal #2 against Manitoba by being around the net and finding the rebound. Molly gets great body position in battles and looks to use her body to overpower other players. Molly had a great blocker side shot to score 10 seconds into the game against Saskatchewan. Molly gets open for her teammates and creates opportunities for herself to receive the puck. Her effectiveness in net-front battles showcases her ability to create space and scoring chances. Making smart area passes especially down low contributes to setting up her teammates for shots on goal. Molly is a tenacious player and this shows in battles below the red line and in the corners. Her efforts contribute to maintaining possession, creating turnovers and establishing a strong offensive presence in key areas of the ice. Molly also has a strong quick release wrist shot that can catch a goaltender off guard. Grade: A 

Peyton Anzivino #22 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2024): Peyton is a smart forward who is always looking to involve the defenseman in the offensive zone. Her quick release and speed up the ice makes her a threat in the offensive zone. She is very patient with the puck, and this shows on the powerplay. She does not force plays; she waits for them to open up. Peyton is a physical player who is not afraid to play the body. You will see her battling in all three zones along the boards and in the corners. Peyton forechecks hard and will more times than not be the first to the puck. She disrupts opposing defensemens play and often sets the tone offensively for her team. Her tenacity creates turnovers and quick strike chances for herself. She makes crisp and accurate tape to tape passes; she is a proficient playmaker. Peyton drives hard for rebounds and is hard for goalies to read as she can pass or shoot at any moment. Her ability to control the puck and drive the lane with speed showcases her puck-handling skills and agility. This skill set allows her to gain the offensive zone efficiently and apply pressure on opposing defenses. Peyton is a very versatile player who has a bright future ahead. Grade: A

Rylan Haslam #2 (Whitby Jr. Wolves, F, 2024): Rylan is a smaller forward but has great hockey sense, she drives the net hard and buries rebounds that come her way. Rylan looks to shoot the puck, and has a quick wrist shot that usually always hits the net. Rylan has slick stickhandling skills which will jump out to you right away when you see her play. Her go to move is a toe-drag and she was successful more times than not. Rylan has great speed down the wall and drives the net wide. She will make sharp cuts to the middle of the ice when given the opportunity. She supports the puck and follows up plays every chance she gets. Rylan changes directions quickly when she has the puck which makes her hard to defend. She is small but battles smart. Overall Rylan is small forward but very nifty and produces goals. Grade: B+ 

Reagan Whynot #20 (Nepean Jr. Wildcats, D, 2024, Stonehill): Reagan has a hard and heavy shot on net that is mostly accurate. She is a solid d-man with height and skill with the puck. Reagan is always searching for a lane to shoot on net and will put almost anything on net to give her teammates a chance to score. She angles puck carriers to the boards and gets them out of position with the puck. She is creative in her own end as well as she flicked the puck up high to relieve pressure out of her end. Reagan accurately played a 2 on 1 playing the shooter and then the pass and was effective in breaking up this chance. She walks the blue line with confidence and her ability to find shooting and passing lanes is impressive and will translate well into the next level. Grade: B+

Molly Dunn #25 (Nepean Jr. Wildcats, D, 2025): Molly is a taller Defenseman who plays a pretty physical game. She battles hard in the corners often taking the body and coming out with the puck. Molly has high poise with the puck and understands the situations she is in on the ice. On the penalty kill she wasted as much time as possible before icing the puck and played a bit more conservative when her team was leading. Her board work is strong, and she pinches successfully to keep plays alive for her teammates. Molly is a great asset on the blue line as she brings size and strength. Grade: B+ 

Abigayle Poitras #58 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, D, 2024, Merrimack): Abigayle is a defenseman that is always aware of where the puck is and it always protecting the puck. She has great patience on the oppositions blue line and holds the puck when she needs to, but in turn also knows when to shoot. She reads the ice well as she pops down low backdoor as a great option for her forwards. In her own end she is able to escape out of pressure and make the easy pass that is available to her. She makes crisp tape to tape passes and moves the puck well in all three zones. Abigayle has a nice long fast stride that allows her to jump up in the play along the boards. She is also good at recognizing when she needs to get back to her defensive position after she has jumped up into the play. Grade: B+ 

Alex Therien #4 (Ottawa Jr. Lady 67s, D, 2025, UNH): Alex is a big and tall defenseman. She has a great stick in front of the net as she blocks several passes from making it to the net. She makes great heads up passes and has nice low shots from the point on net. She supports her D-partner in all 3 areas of the ice. Therien moved the puck smoothly back and forth with her partner behind the net in the D-zone to relieve pressure against Alberta. She was in the shooting lanes blocking shots in her d-zone as well. She used her speed to jump up to join the rush as an option and then got back quickly to defend. Her one-timer slap shot from the point on the powerplay got through traffic to create chances. Therien is strong and does a good job taking the body. Alex would be a great addition to any post-secondary team. Grade: B 

Cheyenne Degeer #7 (Central York Jr. Panthers, F, 2025, St. Lawrence): Cheyenne is a tough and strong forward, she protects the puck with her body and wins battles along the boards on both ends of the ice. Cheyenne works the cycle and drives to the net straight off the cycle. Her skill on the penalty kill shows quite a bit as she always clears puck down all of the way. Cheyenne is so tough in battles and it pays off as she scored the 3rd goal against Manitoba and buried a rebound. Cheyenne has success winning draws and is creative when taking draws. Cheyenne has good net front presence as well which leads to more opportunities for herself and her teammates. Grade: B

Madison Burr #8 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2025): Madison is very successful in the faceoff dot against Alberta she won a high percentage of her faceoffs and battles. She won several puck battles cleanly  helping her team start off with puck possession in the oppositions end. When she wins battles she knows what to do with the puck next. She often likes to shoot it on net and create chances. Madison has an active stick in the D zone as well, she broke up several passes and knows how to clog up lanes in all ends of the ice with her stick. Madison often has her head up looking to make correct play, she evades pressure well and successfully gets the pucks to her teammates in times you would not think she would be able to. You will noticed immediately her high effort level every shift. Grade: B

Victoria Kay #9 (Ottawa Jr. Senators, F, 2024): Victoria has great net drive and along with that comes her aggressive ability to forecheck. When she retrieves the puck from the opposition she does not look to throw it away, she looks to make a play with the puck. Another bright spot of her game is that she gets open for her defensemen in the neutral zone. She is always looking to take the puck into the offensive end. With her aggressive forechecks comes turnovers, and she generates quite a few on the penalty kill which helps knock time off of the clock. With being so hard on the forecheck sometimes she does get caught below the red line, but overall pressures the opposition to make mistakes. Grade: B 

Riley Sorokan #10 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, F, 2025): Riley is a nifty forward who looks to get into open space on the ice even when she does not have the puck. This is a huge asset to any team as multiple scoring chances can be created off of this effort. Her powerful wristshot gets snapped fairly quickly, and also gets released in areas you would assume one cannot shoot. Riley is an explosive skater who has great edges and maneuvers quickly around the ice. Her passing ability is also on display as she can read open lanes and gets the puck to her teammates in opportune positions. Grade: B

Samantha Snyder #13 (Kitchener Waterloo Jr. Rangers, F, 2025): Samantha uses her speed effectively on the backcheck, especially against Team Alberta. She looks to gain inside body position to take the puck away. She makes smooth passes up the ice and battles hard along the boards in all areas of the rink. Samantha is a high effort and high motor player. She has a great stick that assists her in forechecking and makes life tough for the opposing defenseman. She is also a quick skater which means she can close in on any player on the ice and take the puck away from them. Grade: B 

Jaela Carter #17 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2025): Jaela gets pucks to the net and through traffic to allow her forwards to pounce on rebounds. She showed great speed and urgency to go and battle or retrieve the puck in the corners. Jaela handles the puck well and uses her stickhandling ability to find good and easy breakout passes. She started a lot of very successful breakouts. She works well in the neutral zone and finds open players as she has her head up and surveys the ice. If her teammates are not open she does not force the puck, she waits until there is an open lane. Grade: B 

Zoe Ziotas #18 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, F, 2024, RIT): Zoe is a physical player who does not shy away from getting involved along the boards in any battle. Zoe enters battles with confidence and does this at both ends of the ice. She always has her head up looking for where her next play will be before she even receives the puck. Zoe gets involved in the power play and looks for open lanes. She executed quite a few cross-ice passes on the powerplay. Zoe is mindful of where she is on the ice as she stays high as the F3 in the offensive zone. This helped her cover her defenseman when they pinched down. Another skill Zoe brings is her nifty moves when she has the puck. Her quick hands allow her to get around opposing players with ease. Grade: B 

Annabelle Kruzich #20 (Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes, F, 2025): Annabelle rushes up the ice quickly and gets to open ice to be an option for her teammates. She is also very aware defensively as she popped in front of the net to cover for her defenseman who were both caught down low. Annabelle is a great two-way player as she backchecks hard. Annabelle has average speed but knows when to turn it on as she chipped and chased the puck quite often but put pressure on the opponents D. Annabelle forechecks aggressively on the penalty kill and has an active stick that took pucks and shots away from her own net. She battles hard at both ends of the ice and drives wide to the net and gets an accurate shot off. Grade: B 

Amelia Wilkinson #45 (Barrie Jr. Sharks, G, 2024): Ameila is a tall goalie who is always square to the puck and does not let many rebounds bounce out. Ameila has a calm presence to her in the net and even under pressure she is noticeably calm. She challenges forwards and has a good glove hand as it stays high, she robbed one of the team Saskatchewan players in a crucial moment in the game. On a breakaway chance she followed the puck nicely to make a great pad save. She tracks pucks and gets out to the top of the blue paint, squares up, cuts angels, and challenges shooters. She is quick down low and recovers quickly to handle rebound attempts. Her lateral movement made it easy to deny a breakaway chance against Alberta. Wilkinson battles hard in scrambles and finds the puck to smother and get the whistle. She can play the puck to clear the zone, which is a huge skill she possesses. Ameila had a 917 save percentage throughout the tournament. Ameila would be a great between the pipes for any team. Grade: B 

Jenna Smellie #87 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, F, 2024, Clarkson): Jenna shows a very high motor and work ethic in her play. From her play, you can tell she was trusted by her coaches on the ice to give it her very best every shift. She was good at separating the puck from the opposition and winning possession of the puck. Jenna forchecks hard and makes sure she gets a stick or her body on the opposing player to make sure they never get comfortable on breakouts. Jenna played a good physical game against Alberta, battling below the red line and causing turnover. She uses her speed and battles to get inside position to win puck races. When she does win the puck battle she makes smooth passes on the tape to open linemates. Jenna would be a great addition to any post secondary team. Grade: B 

Hailey Maguire #97 (Central York Jr. Panthers, D, 2024, Dartmouth): Hailey did a great job at getting in the shooting lanes and blocking shots especially against Alberta. She moves the puck back and forth smoothly with her d-partner and she fires crisp passes through the seams on the powerplay to keep the puck moving and create chances. Hailey was strong and good on a one on one and she puts her body in good positions to block opposing players from getting around her. Hailey also has great stick work and broke up several chances. Grade: B- 

Alysse Wilkinson #88 (Ottawa Jr. Senators, G, 2024): Alysse is an average size goalie and got to play in 2 games during this tournament. She is an active goalie as you could often see her jumping out of her net to cover up loose rebounds. Alysse tracked the puck well and was able to make a few desperation saves against Manitoba. She has a decent glove hand, but was very distinctive with her blocker. She directed pucks with authority with her blocker, and directed them out of harms way. She gets from post to post quickly and notices when an opposing player is attempting a wrap around. Her 5 hole was a bit exposed at times as Manitoba scored there, but she does not shy away from challenging opponents and making them decide where they want to shoot. .870 Save percentage in 2 games. Grade: B

Peyton Cormier #98 (Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves, F, 2025, Quinnipiac): Peyton is a very good player on the cycle and is always looking to pass the puck around to her teammates. Against Alberta, Cormier used her speed to drive wide and draw the D so she could curl to create time and space for herself. This allows her to open up options for herself, she made great passes to open players on this play. Peyton battles hard on the forecheck and forces errors. Grade: B-

Manitoba

Sara Manness #13 (Burlington Jr. Barracudas, F, 2025, Minnesota): Sara is a very smooth and quick skater, she has a strong and wide net drive. She beats opposing d-man flat out with her speed alone. She puts pucks on the net from all kinds of angles. Sara pressures opposing D with meaning and gets several odd man rush opportunities by putting that pressure on opposing players. Her head is always up in the offensive zone. Sara is a smooth stickhandler, this allows her to make creative plays with the puck. Her hockey IQ is at such a high level. She is always aware of where the puck is and clogs up lanes especially in the neutral zone. Sara finds ways to take over games and forces errors from her opponents. She gets great chances off of turnovers and jumps so quickly on those opportunities. Sara has such potential at the next level. Grade: A 

Kate Manness #5 (Burlington Jr. Barracudas, D, 2025, Minnesota): Kate has explosive speed as a defenseman and can jump up into the rush at any point. Kate has great poise and patience on the powerplay and does not force anything. She has her head up and always has her feet moving and transitioning on the blueline. Kate is not an overly tall defenseman but she uses her body well in battles. Kate boxes out players in front of the net and is successful in letting her goalie see the puck. In the quarterfinal she scored the first goal on angling a player off in the neutral zone, taking the puck and quickly turning it up to the offensive zone and finishing it off five hole. Kate is a very smart hockey player and would make any roster better immediately. Grade: A 

Hayley McDonald #14 (Balmoral Hall, F, 2026): Hayley is a tall forward with explosive speed down the middle of the ice. She had a great scoring opportunity as she sped down the middle and flat out beat a defenseman. Hayley also showed off her speed by beating out an icing call. Hayley is smart with the puck as well. Off of a faceoff instead of throwing the puck away she held it until her teammate was open in the slot. Hayley has a nose for the net as she attacks rebounds and had a nice tip onto the net that was saved. Hayley has decent stickhandling and puck handling skills as well as she scored a goal against Quebec by chipping the puck around a d-man and ripped a snapshot home. Hayley has great size and strength which helps her shot to be heavy and quick. Hayley is explosive with her stride and moves around the ice very well for her overall size. Grade: A 

Morgan Smith #18 (Balmoral Hall, F, 2024, Bemidji): Morgan scored the first two goals for Manitoba against Ontario Red. The first goal was a nice tip in and the second one was on a good net drive and buried the rebound on the powerplay. Morgan flies around the offensive zone and constantly tries to get open for her teammates. She makes heads up plays as well as she shoots far pad for a rebound when the pass is unavailable. Her offensive tenacity was on full display. Morgan quickly makes the most of turnovers and rips pucks on net almost immediately after she gains possession. Morgan has excellent positioning on the forecheck, as well as a good stick and efficient attack angles. Grade: A 

Jordan Nishi #4 (Balmoral Hall, F, 2024, Merrimack): Jordan is a calm and smooth defenseman especially on 1 on 1s. She is a good all around defenseman and knows what to do in all three zones of the ice. Defensively she has good coverages on her side of the zone and is a very consistent player on the ice. She showed some flashes of talent offensively as well as she looked off passes and found teammates tape to tape. Jordan also keeps pucks in at the blue line to extend plays. She also makes good tape to tape passes to exit the defensive zone. Grade: B+ 

Callie Rice #16 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2025): Callie is a solid player who gets it done in all 3 zones. She has quick hands that allow her to possess the puck longer and get shots and passes off quickly. She also does the hard work by forechecking to pucks and using her stick to break up passing and shooting lanes. Callie is also not afraid to use her body and free up pucks from the opposition that way. Grade: B+ 

Abby Pineau #7 (Balmoral Hall, D, 2024): Abby is a smaller defender but she is a hard worker and enters battles hard. Abby also works very hard to get pucks out of her zone in any way she can. She is not afraid to take on any battle with anyone. What helps her win puck battles is that she always keeps her feet moving. Abby reads her d-partner effectively and covers for her when it is needed. Abby moves decently into open ice and has decent speed. She has a smart and active stick in front of her own net. Grade: B

Breanne Comte #2 (Winnipeg Ice, D, 2024) – Breanne is a decent size defenseman, she is not an overly aggressive player, but excels in positioning and understanding situations. She got to play alot of penalty kill minutes and was able to pick up the opposing forwards in front and made sure they were not able to make a play on rebounds or even retrieve passes. She did not lose sight of who she was covering on the penalty kill or on 5 on 5 play. Breanne makes smart decisions on when she chooses to pinch or not. There was a time she made a nice pinch, and another time she backed out because she knew all of her forwards were below the goal line. She is decent on transitional play, could be a little quicker. Her 1 on 1 play is solid as she kept her head up and did not follow the puck and made a good stick check. Her passes are mostly crisp and often tape to tape. Breanne is a good defensive defenseman. Grade: B

Haley Braun #8 (Saskatoon, F): Haley was strong on the powerplay and managed the puck well. She gave quick passes and shot the puck towards the cage when it was open. Head was always up which helps with her strong ability to feed her teammates the puck. She was also very well positioned and found herself with the puck on her stick more often than not. Grade: B

Mia Faseruk #9 (St. Mary’s Academy, F, 2024): Mia is a tall forward who is heavily relied on specifically on the power play. She plays the front of the net position on the power play and does that very well. She scored a goal against Ontario Blue by potting in a rebound on the powerplay right in the blue paint. Mia has good support of the puck in the offensive zone and is always ready to put the puck on the net. She gets physical against the boards, and battles hard for the puck. Mia has a good set of hands on her as well, she made a nice move around an opposing defenseman and got a scoring chance off of that play. Mia has decent speed on the rush, but excels mostly on the boards and in front of the net. Her net front presence is unique as she does not get herself too tight to the net. She is able to turn around quickly to get a stick on a loose puck. Mia is a solid forward that would assist any University roster. Grade: B

Kelsey Huibers #11 (Westman Wildcats, F, 2024): Kelsey can thread the needle with her passing, but sometimes takes a half a second too long to make a decision. What you will notice about Kelsey is her hard work and tenacity along the boards. Almost all of her shifts she is battling for the puck along the boards. She is a smaller forward, but she is fiesty and does not like size matter when you battle against her. When she wins the battle and has the puck she keeps great body position and shields the puck from the opponent. Kelsey keeps her head up in the offensive zone and is more a playmaker then a pure goal scorer. She had a really pretty give and go play with her teammate that lead to her getting a scoring chance off a decent wrist shot. Her hockey IQ is high as she understands where she needs to be on the ice. Kelsey is a tenacious forward and has a very strong future ahead of her. Grade: B

Stephanie Jacob #12 (Winnipeg Ice, F, 2024): Stephanie scored the first goal against Ontario Blue and that kind of shocked them right out of the gate. Stephanie is all over the ice, she provides constant pressure on not only opposing d-man but opposing forwards as well. She is a fast skater with a long stride, and has patience with her speed. She knows when to turn it on and when to slow down. Stephanie mostly played wing but had to step in for a few faceoffs and won each of them. She also has an active stick in the d-zone. Her effort is the first thing you will notice about her and she is relentless pressuring the puck. Stephanie jumps on loose pucks and comes out of battles with the puck. Her offensive skill was on display as she created tons of chances for herself and her teammates. Grade: B

Elyse Denbow #1 (Central Plains Capitals, G): Elyse is a smaller goalie but she is solid on shots that come at her in tight. She struggles to track pucks from distance, but seems to get locked down when the puck is in tight. Elyse gets stuck in her paint too often which sometimes forces her to make a desperation save. She is decent at those saves, but should try to put herself in better positions to save the puck. Grade: B-

Dara Thompson #19 (Yellowhead, F, 2024) – Dara is a taller forward and is noticeable out there with her size and her hockey IQ. She made a sweet give and go play with her teammate, and followed the play up for a scoring chance herself. Dara also recognizes when she has to cover for her D-man, and keeps pucks in on the blueline when she has to cover. Dara has decent pressure around the net, and does always look to put the puck on net when she has a chance. Grade: B-

Hallie Franklin #3 (Westman Wildcats, D, 2024): Hallie has a short and choppy stride, but does get to the puck quickly. She makes heads up passes to the right option but just need to execute tape to tape. Good defense in her own zone as she reads passes well and blocks them as necessary. Hallie is a skilled puck handler, and she made a nice back hand sauce pass to one of her teammate. Hallie does not have an overpowering shot but she keeps pucks in at the blue line. Hallie is more of a stay at home defensemen. Grade: B- 

Rachel Halldorson #35 (Interlake, G, 2024): Rachel is a bigger goalie out there, which sometimes is noticeable as she moves decent side to side, but excels more with direct shots on to her. She reads plays coming down towards her well, as she made a huge stop on a 2 on 1 against Ontario Blue and made sure there was no follow-up rebound. Some pucks she and directs her rebounds, but not too consistently as some where made available for the opposing team and this is where they scored most of their goals. Rachel picks her opportunity to poke check well, but should try to follow where the shot is going a bit better. Her puck handling skills were a bit shaky which mostly looked like nerves, and she should have more confidence in herself when she does go to play the puck. She can find pucks okay in traffic, but should work on tracking pucks, and where she is placing rebounds when they pop out. She had a .886 save percentage throughout 3 games in the tournament. Grade: B-

Karlyn Gudz #10 (Westman Wildcats, F): Karlyn Keeps her feet moving in battles, but is not necessarily the strongest player. She is decent at getting pucks out and off of the wall as a winger. Karlyn did not see too much ice during this tournament but you could tell she tried to make her limited time count. There was a great backcheck from her as an opposing player was crashing the net and it was a 2 on 1 developing, she caught up to the player and stick checked so she could not get a clean shot off on a pass. With a bit more aggression in battles and confidence with the puck she could improve her game. Grade: C+

Hannah Reagh #15 (Yellowhead, F): Hannah did not get to see too much ice during this tournament. When she did get her opportunities she was positionally solid and gave her all each shift. She has good strength on her stick and should try to rely on this strength more when she enters the corners. She is also strong on her skates, and may just need to work on being more explosive. Hannah saw some time on the penalty kill and had a good eye on her limited minutes to break up plays that could have been scoring chances against her team. Overall a decent player who if made a few minor adjustments would be a great player. Grade: C

Rowyn Ringor #17 (Balmoral Hall, F, 2024): Rowyn is a smaller player, but made a number of nice plays along the wall on the offensive blue line. She gets in good positions to cover her D-man if they are pinching. Rowyn is not the strongest on her skates, but she does give you all of her efforts ever shift. Grade: C

Ontario Red

Caitlin Kraemer #94 (Kitchener Waterloo Jr. Rangers, F, 2024, Minnesota Duluth): Her style of play reflects a combination of speed, tenacity, and hockey intelligence, making her a valuable asset on both ends of the ice. Her ability to consistently be the first to the puck on the forecheck demonstrates her quick acceleration, her anticipation, and her reading of the play. This skill disrupts the opponents breakout attempts and allows her team to regain possession quickly. Battling below the red line is a crucial aspect of offensive play, and her willingness to engage in these battles showcases her determination and physicality. Her use of speed to drive the lane and cut to the net can create separation from defenders and position herself for high-quality scoring chances. This ability to drive the net both with and without the puck adds versatility to her offensive game. In the offensive zone, her combination of speed and puck protection skills becomes a potent weapon. By drawing in opponents and creating space, she becomes an effective playmaker, setting up linemates for scoring opportunities. Her awareness of the situation on the ice is evident in her decision-making, knowing when to shoot, pass, or maintain possession. Her success in faceoffs is a valuable asset in gaining possession, whether in even-strength situations or on the powerplay. Long smooth strides that make her very quick, her speed is great on the forecheck and can beat opposing d-man to the puck. Drives wide to the net and makes quick cuts to the middle of the ice with the puck. Works hard by the net and had 2 great chances in OT vs. Ontario Blue. Grade: A+

Claire Murdoch #9 (Burlington Jr. Barracudas, F, 2024, UConn): Claire forechecks hard, we saw her fly around the ice and score the games first goal on a tip in by getting in and around the opposing defenseman. She is hard to puck battles in the defensive zone. Claire made a great pass on a give and go to her teammate for the games second goal against Manitoba. She is very effective when cycling the puck and always has her head up looking to set up scoring chances. Claire is very skilled in battles and when you think she wont come out with the puck, she does. Her penalty killing skills are excellent as well as she provides pressure and makes the offense have to make a decision.  In her championship game performance, Murdoch opened the scoring in the championship game by following up the play to snap home a Reese Logan rebound. She set up the second goal with patience and precision passing to find Thompson for the shot on goal that Alexander tipped to light the lamp. Grade: A

Mackenzie Alexander #7 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, F, 2024, Princeton): Alexander used her speed to frequently be first to the puck against Alberta. She worked a smooth give-and-go for a snap shot on net to create chances. Alexander found Murdoch with a pass on the tape in tight to set up Murdoch up for the forth goal against Alberta. She is a tough power forward who is hard to battle against as she is so strong on her stick. When she is on the ice she is a relentless forechecker. Skilled on the PK to read lanes and block passes. Alex is very calm under pressure and does not force passes that are not there. She had a nice assist on the powerplay against Ontario Blue. Skilled and efficient passer, which resulted in her assisting the game wining goal in OT vs. Ontario Blue. She has excellent hand-eye to redirect puck through traffic. She is a smaller player but tough and gets to dirty areas by banging home rebounds and is hard on pucks. We did not want her performance in the championship game to go unnoticed. Alexander potted two in the championship game. The first was a nifty tip off a point shot from Thompson and the second was a rebound for the OT and championship winner. Grade: A

Maxine Cimoroni #17 (Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes, F, 2025): Cimoroni found her teammates up ice with accurate stretch passes. She got pucks to the net with a hard snap shot from the off-wing. Cimoroni received a pass in the slot from Pellerin to fire home a wrist shot and complete the catch and release to open the scoring against Alberta. Finds ways to get to the middle of the ice. Strong presence in front of the net. Gets pucks on net, shoots pucks through D-mans leg on net. Holds the puck well in the offensive zone. She makes fast decisions matched with quick precision passing. Her big reach helps her protect the middle of the ice and will press opposing defenses. She is also good at surveying the ice and looking for a pass to help her team move up ice. Grade: A

Abby Stonehouse #91 (Kitchener Waterloo Jr. Rangers, F, 2024, Penn State): Her tenacious backcheck and active stick allowed her to steal pucks and transition up ice. She got her stick in the passing lanes in the neutral zone on the PK to break plays and frustrate Albertas powerplay. Stonehouse went to the net and brought down a rebound to jam home a bouncing puck and light the lamp. She forechecks hard as a strong forward. Very patient with the puck and keeps puck possession. She takes what is given to her. With her puck patience she made a nice pass to a teammate in front of the net and gave her a great scoring chance. Abby always seems to know where her teammates are on the ice. She scored Goal #3 against Manitoba as she danced around the defenseman.  Grade: A

Jessica Cheung #10 (Ottawa Jr. Senators, D, 2024, Syracuse): Cheung retrieved pucks quickly against Alberta and cleared the zone to move the play up ice. She angled puck carriers into position to take the body and strip away the puck. She curled to escape pressure and then made a crisp tape-to-tape pass to an open winger. Cheung battled hard along the boards in the o-zone and used aggressive pinches to keep plays alive. In the defensive zone her good edge work helped her escape the zone cleanly zone. When she was in the neutral zone she sent crisp d-d passing and tape to tape passes that helped her team possess the puck and continue play up ice. Grade: A-

Hannah Clark #56 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, G, 2024, Minnesota): Clark is calm and poised between the pipes. She tracks the puck and gets out to the top of the blue paint to square up, cut down angles, and challenge shooters. She steers rebounds to safe areas. She battles in traffic and recovers quickly to face rebound attempts. Clark earned the shutout versus Alberta in the semi-final. Finds the puck well in traffic, followed up the rebound in a scramble to get a shot on net.  Grade: A-

Emma Venusio #21 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, D, 2024, Wisconsin): Venusio makes a crisp first pass on the tape to start the breakout. She picks up the open player in front of the net. Her speed allowed her to jump up on the rush as an option and get back quickly to defend. She is a structurally sound defensemen who gives great passes from the neutral zone. Her hard slapshot from the point was displayed in OT against Ontario Blue as she blasted a slapshot home to win the game.  Grade: A-

Grace Outwater #18 (Ottawa Jr. Senators, F, 2024, Penn State): Outwater was successful, winning draws cleanly to start the play with possession against Alberta. Her aggressive forecheck on the PK frustrated her opponents. She battled below the red line to win the puck and make the pass to Pellerin to set up the first goal versus Alberta. She is a tall forward with strong skater especially wide down the boards. She attacks pucks from the outside and can get her hard quick shot off from anywhere on the ice. Grace is all over the net when pucks are shot on goal. She rotates well in the d-zone and covers for her defensemen. Grace flat out wins battles on the boards and outmuscles opposing players. What helps her win battles is that she constantly keeps her feet moving. Grace jumps on loose pucks and gets open in the slot for her teammates. Skilled at holding pucks in on the line in the offensive zone as well. Grade: A-

Lexie Bertelsen #11 (Nepean Jr. Wildcats, F, 2025, Boston University): Lexi is good down low and likes to battle in high traffic areas. Her quick edges and hands allow her to make plays in small areas. She positions herself around the net to whack home rebounds and due to her positioning, she got herself a goal. Her passes were crisp and on the tape against Alberta. She received a pass from Copetti to walk in alone and deke the tendy for the third goal versus Alberta. Grade: B+

Jessie Pellerin #23 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, F, 2024, Providence): Jessie is a great playmaker. She likes to posses the puck and use her vision and poise to survey the ice and find open teammates. She makes sure she can keep possession of the puck by shielding the puck away from defenders by using her body and edges. Pellerin battled hard below the red line, won draws cleanly when called in, and put passes on the tape to create scoring opportunities. She faked the shot to slide a pass to Cimoroni, who buried the puck for the opening goal against Alberta. Grade: B+

Tristan Thompson #27 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, D, 2024, Northeastern): Thompson used her stick effectively on the PK to clog lanes and frustrate the Alberta attack. Thompson plays physically, pinning opponents to create turnovers. Her long reach covers a lot of ice on the PK to deny chances. She wired a low snap shot from the high slot to set up the second goal in the championship game. She gives off good low shots to forwards to tip and attack rebounds. She walks the line with head up controlling the puck. She makes great heads up passes in the neutral zone. As a taller defensemen she is strong on the boards and scored Goal #4 against Manitoba as she released a quick and hard snapshot.  Grade: B+

Reese Logan #93 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, F, 2024, Minnesota Duluth): Reese uses quick passes to exit the zone and get the puck up ice into the offensive zone. In her own zone, she is a taller forward who uses her stick and reach to support the puck and make sure know one gets to a solid shooting area. She can also get up the ice well using her long strides. Logan was successful running plays off the draw, especially at center ice, to start the period. She tied up her center to allow her wingers to come through and grab the puck. She showed good defensive positioning, coverage, and support. Her size and strength allowed her to win and control faceoff battles. Grade: B+

Sadie Hotles #77 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, F, 2024, UConn): Sadie is a high motor and effort player who does the little things very well. She is fearless to the front of the net and will screen the goalie and look for tips. She is willing to go to these high traffic areas and leave with a bruise to benefit her team. She is also strong along the boards and comes up with the puck more often than not. Hotles did a good job getting her stick in the passing lanes to intercept breakout passes against Alberta. Hotles is active stick allowed her to block shots at the point on the PK and take away pucks on the forecheck to make a pass to an open winger. She gets a good net-front presence to deflect point shots. Her passes are crisp and on the mark. Grade: B 

Kaileigh Quigg #16 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, F, 2024, Cornell): Quigg was successful in the faceoff circle against Alberta, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to start the play with possession. She drove the net hard with and without the puck. Her passes were crisp and on target. Defensively, she was smart and always on D-side of puck. Her big reach allowed her to take great angles on puck carriers and cut the ice she needed to cover in half. She forces plays into areas, where she can tie up opponents defensively. Also can crash the net hard and adds playmaking ability due to her nice stretch pass out of the zone. Grade: B

Sydney Sawyer #24 (Whitby Jr. Wolves, D, 2025): Sawyer hustles back to retrieve pucks. She battled in the corners, took the body, and gained body position to dish a clearing pass in the D-zone. She steps up in the neutral zone to clog the passing lanes and disrupt Alberta’s zone entries. Sawyer got pucks to the net with a hard wrist shot from the point and found open teammates on the powerplay with smooth passes. She boxes players out well in front of the net, noticeably on the penalty kill. Sydney battles hard towards pucks in the offensive zone. Her Greats hands allow her to dance around defenders for a scoring chance. She has great support of the puck as she covers well for her d-partner. Dishes the puck well to her teammate in front for a shots. Pinches effectively and keeps plays alive for her forwards. Makes key quick-up plays from the neutral zone to her forwards.  Grade: B

Keira Healey #97 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, D, 2024, Boston University): Her accurate and crisp passing abilities make her a valuable asset for initiating breakouts and maintaining possession in the offensive zone. She demonstrates confidence in her offensive abilities by actively joining the rush, adding an extra layer to the teams attacking dynamics. Her puck movement behind the net with her defensive partner escapes pressure and sets up the breakout. Her commitment to defensive responsibilities is evident in her ability to carry the puck deep into the attacking end while swiftly transitioning back to defend. Her smart decision-making and patient puck movement on the powerplay creates scoring opportunities. Her willingness to block shots and effectively pick up the open player on the penalty kill underscores her defensive awareness and positional play. She is stronger than she appears, she will not shy away from contact. She is not overly speedy but plays well in straight lines and moves the puck well when she turns the powerplay.   Grade: B

Victoria Damiani #26 (Mississauga Jr. Hurricanes, D, 2024, Brown):  Damiani battled hard along the boards in both ends and got pucks to the net with a quick snap shot from the point versus Alberta. Her stick check enabled her to clear the front of the net and deny puck carriers zone entry. She steps up in the neutral zone to intercept passes. She gets in the shooting lanes and blocks shots. Her first pass is smooth and on the tape to start the breakout. Her quick feet allow her to walk the offensive blueline well She had lots of great keeps on the offensive blue line during the powerplay She runs the top of the Umbrella and uses excellent puck distribution. She also holds the puck effectively at the offensive blue line. Grade: B

Madison Campbell #45 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, G, 2025): Made a key desperation save against Ontario Blue. Madison likes to stay square to her shots and will make the much needed save to keep her team in the game. Grade: B

Dorothy Copetti #64 (Durham West Jr. Lightning, F, 2025): Copetti played a physical game against Alberta, battling hard in all three zones. She found Bertelsen with a pass to set up the third goal. Copetti battles hard below the red line and along the boards and forces errors on the forecheck to cause turnovers. She drives hard to the net with and without the puck. She makes good puck decisions by making sure to get pucks deep and manage zone entries. Positionally she is always 3rd player high and is defensively responsible. She is also very patient in the offensive zone and will not rush to make the first possible play, but instead make the right one. Grade: B

British Columbia

Chloe Primerano #8 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, D, 2025): Chloe is a special talent on the back end. Every aspect of her game is above average. Key skills of hers is her ability to shoot, walk the line and her pace. Her shot is so deadly that when she shoots her teammates might have well start celebrating. She gets it off so quick and accurate and we saw her find the back of the net a bunch this tournament. She makes it easier for herself to score by using her skating ability to walk the line and find good shooting lanes through screens. She also has quick hands to escape from pressure and gives hard tape to tape passes to her teammates. Grade: A 

Gracie Graham #4 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, D, 2024, Minnesota): Gracie is a strong shooter who put up big numbers in this tournament and it was not by accident. She has a good shot and matches that shooting ability with great passing which makes what she will do next a mystery to defenders. She is a taller player with a long reach that helps her play in the defensive zone and allows her to cover more ice. She played a lot and handled the minutes thrown at her well. She keeps pucks in the O zone and uses strong efforts to be an effective defenseman. Grade: A-

Danica Maynard #10 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, D, 2025): Danica is a great talent coming out of BC. She is extremely shifty and quick on her edges. Has amazing speed from her own end that allow her to escape from pressure and make a play up ice. She is a great passer who can make tape to tape passes from any length and is very calm with the puck on her stick. We also want to give her kudos to her highlight reel goal you can see on social media. Grade: A-

Morgan Jackson #22 (Shawnigan Lake Academy, F, 2024): Morgan is a high skill player who has hands that could allow her to stick handle in a phone booth. She can expose defenders with quick hands and make them look silly. She adds explosive skating that get her to the net in a hurry to make defending her very tough. Her creativity is exceptional by spinning around an opposing defensemen in tight around the net and created a scoring opportunity. It also allows her to get pucks to the net in ways that makes her unique and she does all this at a very high pace. Grade: A-

London McDavid #11 (Delta, F, 2025): London was a great mix of talent and hard work. She has loads of talent with quick hands that allow her time and space and has a lethal shot. She is good at getting pucks to the net and we are surprised she was not burying more shots. With that said, if she keeps up her shooting and accuracy, more goals will come and she will be a goalies nightmare. Grade: A- 

Makenna Lloyd-Howe #15 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2025): Makena was a treat to watch. Any coach would want her on there team. She works extremely hard and its nice to see she gets rewarded, all her goals were from high effort plays. She is effective in all 3 zones by creating offense and helping to keep the puck out of the net by using an active stick. Grade: B+ 

Aurora Kahlert #7 (Vancouver Island Seals, D, 2025): Aurora is a steady defenseman who may not stand out but does all the little things very well. She is trusted to break the puck out clean with strong tape to tape passes. She also has good hands that allow her to escape from forecheckers and make a good play up ice. Grade: B

Cassandra Kehler #5 (Fraser Valley Rush, D, 2025): Cassandra is an aggressive defender who will make you pay for being around her crease. We saw her develop a strong netfront presence and make the opposition uncomfortable around the net. She was also great along the boards and showed good quickness to escape with the puck off the boards and head up ice. Grade: B

Taya Lonsdale #6 (Shawnigan Lake Academy, D, 2025): Taya sees the ice very well and gives her teammates crisp tape to tape passes to continue strong possession of the puck. She is also a good stick handler that allows her to keep possession of the puck on her stick and get up the ice and keep the puck away from the opposition. Grade: B 

Kaitlyn Mallette #3 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, D, 2025): Kaitlyn is a physical defenseman who is special in the defensive zone. She makes life hard for opposing forwards along the boards and hard to get shots off with her covering you. She also is effective in the offensive zone by being a strong shooter who gets shots low and on the net. Grade: B

Eden Carius #14 (Notre Dame Academy Hingham, F): Eden has a lot of skills that she showcased to us. She has good hands that allow her to handle the puck when she wants to explode off the wall and into a shooting area. She skates up the ice well with the puck which helps her team get into the offensive zone easier. She also uses the body along the boards and forechecks with a purpose of winning pucks. Grade: B

Hannah Dods #19 (Fraser Valley Rush, F, 2024): Drives to the net hard and makes effective cuts to the net from coming down the boards wide. Decent speed to get shots on net but her hockey IQ is high as she spins off checks and is always looking to get the puck on net. She scored the game winning goal in the bronze medal game against Alberta as she potted in a rebound on the power play. Grade: B 

Scarlett Jones #17 (Delta, F, 2024): Scarlett is good at finding shooting lanes and getting her shot off quick. She adds scoring ability which is a direct result to her quick shot and ability to get to scoring areas. She also adds good passes to her repertoire which makes it tough for defenders to figure out her next move. Grade: B 

Kennedy Sisson #18 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2026): Kennedy is very strong and is hard to knock out of position when she is hanging around the front of the net. She likes to screen goalies and position herself in an area where she can bang home rebounds. When she has the puck in the offensive zone, she will get a good quality scoring chance on net. Grade: B 

Maisie Cope #1 (Delta, G, 2025): Maisie is a solid goaltender who kept her team in games and made the save when needed. She was square to shots and did not give up many dangerous rebounds. We know she has ability to put up great goalie numbers and seeing her succeed at Dawson Creek adds points towards predicting her high potential. Grade: B- 

Clara Juca #31 (Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins, G, 2024): Very patient with her glove hand, she made several glove saves against Alberta in the bronze medal game. She showed great patience on a 2 on 1 and slid over to make the save. Kicks out her pads well to make saves. She is calm under pressure moves head around to locate loose pucks and save rebound chances. Grade: B- 

Molly Cole #23 (Delta, F, 2025): Molly showed us good poise and confidence with the puck. She was not afraid to show off a toe drag and use it to get a better shot angle. We saw her score and she can credit that due to her hard and accurate shot. Grade: B- 

Brielle Kelly-Paquet #12 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2025): Brielle was very good along the boards and helped win her team the puck. She is well positioned and always seemed to be where the puck was. She was good at driving the net and getting shots on net. She also was good in front of the net and cause traffic for the goalie. Grade: B- 

Holly Magnus #16 (Delta, F, 2024): Holly was a solid player. She is a good skater who is balanced and fast which allowed her to be first to pucks. She is also strong along the boards and can find time and space using her legs and continue possession of the puck for her team. Grade: B-

Group B

Saskatchewan

Strycker Zablocki #19 (Regina, F, 2025): Zablocki battled hard along the boards against Quebec. She got pucks to the net with a hard wrist shot and a quick snap shot. Her speed allowed her to frequently be first to the puck and even negate the icing call. While under pressure, Zablocki fed a smooth pass to Babey to set her up to score Saskatchewan’s first goal. She tallied 4 goals in the tournament and showed patience and poise when shooting under pressure. Zablocki has a great first step that is explosive and can create separation from her opponents. She saw penalty kill time as well and demonstrated her high compete level by being in shooting lanes and getting big to block shots. She takes excellent angles to the puck and uses her speed to force turnovers. Against Alberta, Zablocki used her speed effectively to weave through the neutral zone with the puck and gain the attacking end, separate from defenders to draw penalties, steal pucks for shots on goal, negate icings, and create space for herself. She keeps her head up to see the play and patiently finds teammates with an accurate pass or a deft one-touch pass. The agile skater controls the puck with finesse as she spins off a check to get free. She battles through the D and battles below the red line to win pucks and create chances. Her sick hands and active stick strip pucks off the opposition on the forecheck for scoring chances. Grade: A

Brooklyn Nimegeers #6 (Regina, D, 2024): Nimegeers was a physical presence on the ice against Quebec, using her body effectively to gain inside body position and bump players off the puck. She moved the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner in offensive and defensive situations. Her awareness and anticipation of the play in the neutral zone enabled her to read the play, step up, intercept passes, and gain the attacking end for high-quality wrist shots on net. Her control and poise with the puck as she skates with her head up, looking for opportunities to enter the offensive zone, enabled her to find the space, gain the attacking end, and rip quick, accurate wrist shots from the high slot, creating chances for her team. Her precision in making lead passes underscores her playmaking abilities, contributing to her teams offensive initiatives. Her capacity to handle the puck with soft mitts and her ability to navigate the blue line while avoiding checks allowed her to fire wrist shots from the point, resulting in scoring opportunities, especially during 4v4 play. Nimegeers demonstrated her powerplay skills against Alberta. Her passing with her partner was smooth and created space, and forwards were open through the seams for a crisp one on the tape. She crushed a couple of cannons from the point and dropped in to rifle a few from the circle. Her puck control, handling and strong base allowed her to skate the puck into the zone and set up. Grade: A- 

Berlin Lolacher #15 (Regina, F): Lolacher played a physical game against Quebec, forechecking aggressively and battling hard in all situations. She was successful in the faceoff circle, winning multiple draws cleanly to her teammates to start the play with possession. The smooth skater received a pass in the neutral zone to cruise around the check, gain the zone, and get into open space to quickly snipe a beauty over the shoulder of the goalie and light the lamp. Lolacher continued her success in the faceoff circle against Alberta, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to start the play with possession. She controlled and handled the puck with poise and precision as she maintained possession to find an open teammate for a crisp pass. Grade: A-

Sage Babey #9 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2024, Merrimack): Babey put passes on the tape under pressure against Quebec. She used her size and long reach to her advantage as she continued to demonstrate her touch around the net. Babey received a pass on a net drive to go backhand to forehand, reaching around the sprawling tendy to deposit the puck in the back of the net and open the scoring. Babey continued to show her passing skills against Alberta, demonstrating good vision and finding seams to send a smooth pass to open teammates in even-strength and man-advantage situations. Made an unreal behind the back no look pass to her teammate in front of the net who was all alone and scored. Babey made a second pass that went for an assist. Great playmaker, tough forward to play against. Overall Babey finished second on her team in points with 3 goals and 2 assists. She uses straight line speed to drive wide on opponents and can rip shots on the move. Grade: B+ 

Madison Buziak #2 (Saskatoon, D): Her smooth first passes against Quebec started the transition from the defensive zone. Her readiness to join the rush as an option provides an additional offensive dimension to her game. Her capacity to effectively hold the blue line and her capability to keep pucks in the opponents end maintained pressure in the O-zone against Quebec. Her active stick made it difficult for Quebec to execute plays, while her ability to take the body and angle puck carriers to the boards demonstrated her physicality in one-on-one situations. Buziak continued to show her puck-moving skills against Alberta, especially on the powerplay where her first pass was on the tape to start the PP breakout and her o-zone passes frustrated Team Alberta and created opportunities. Grade: B 

Avery Bairos #10 (Saskatoon, F, 2024, Quinnipiac): Bairos was relentless in her forechecking against Quebec. Bairos battled hard in the corners versus Alberta. She quietly slides into open spaces to receive the pass and create opportunities. She showed the ability to protect pucks on the rush and draw opponents in and create open lanes for plays at the net. She finished with 3 points for the tournament. Grade: B 

Peyton Gabruck #12 (Saskatoon, F): Gabruck finds a good net presence to capitalize on rebounds. She gets inside body position on the forecheck to steal pucks. Her passes to the point are smooth and on the tape. Gabruck snagged a bouncing loose puck off a misplay by the defender to gain control, go in alone, and snipe a beauty top blocker to light the lamp against Quebec. Against Alberta, Gabruck managed to find and slide into open spaces for scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Ireland Stein #18 (Saskatoon, F, 2024, RIT): Stein was successful in the faceoff circle, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to start the play with possession. She generates speed to drive hard to the net with and without the puck. Her aggressive forechecking and corner battles against Quebec resulted in turnovers for opportunities. Stein continued her successful ways in the faceoff circle against Alberta, winning battles to start the play with possession. Her wrist shot from the high slot was quick, hard, and accurate, creating opportunities and challenging the goaltender. She demonstrated good defensive positioning, coverage, and support. Grade: B 

Schay Camphaug #1 (Notre Dame Hounds Prep, G, 2024): Camphaug gets out of her net to stop and set up the puck for her D. She plays the puck to safe areas. She battled hard in net front scrambles to grab the puck and got the whistle to stop the play against Alberta. Grade: B- 

Avery Gottselig #3 (Regina, 2024): Gottselig did a good job getting in the shooting lanes and blocking shots against Quebec. Her first pass was smooth and on the tape to start the breakout. Her first pass on the powerplay against Alberta was smooth and on the tape for the winger to cradle and start the PP breakout. She did a good job moving the puck back and forth up top with her partner on the powerplay to get to the middle and fire shots on net for chances. Her hard, low wrist shot from the point got through traffic multiple times to create scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Amiyah Jones #4 (Swift Current, D, 2024): Jones played a solid, simple defensive game against Quebec, containing puck carriers, clearing loose pucks out of the zone, and blocking shots. Against Alberta, Jones did a good job getting pucks deep and crushed a few slap shots on net from the point to create chances. In the D-zone, she was in the shooting lanes blocking shots. Grade: B- 

Emily Karpan #5 (Regina, D): Her first pass was crisp and on the tape to start the breakout against Alberta. She pinched successfully and kept pucks deep to maintain pressure. Her wrist shot from the point got through for the forwards to deflect. Grade: B- 

Kate Williams #7 (Unknown, F): Williams does a good job taking the body, leaning on the puck carrier past the net to deny a scoring chance for Alberta. She rips a rocket wrist shot from the point to create opportunities and challenge goalies. Grade: B-

Kolbee Ashe #8 (Saskatoon, F, 2025): Her active stick and aggressive forechecking caused turnovers against Quebec that resulted in opportunities for Saskatchewan. She got in the shooting lanes and blocked shots.  Ashe battled hard in the corners against Alberta, winning pucks and creating opportunities. She showed soft hands, cradling a pass in the air and bringing it down under control. Grade: B- 

Ashley Breitkreuz #11 (Regina, F): Breitkreuz used her size and long reach to her advantage against Alberta when protecting the puck on net drives. Grade: B- 

Addison Greve #13 (Regina, F): Greve played a good physical game against Quebec. She battled hard in the corners, below the red line, and in front of the net. Her forechecking was aggressive, and she took the open player all the way to the net on the backcheck. Greve got pucks to the net against Alberta and drove the net hard to retrieve the rebounds and loose pucks from her shots. Grade: B- 

Evangeline Hill #14 (Swift Current, F): Hill controls and handles the puck with poise and finesse as she dangles defenders to create opportunities against Quebec. She uses her size to her advantage in battles below the red line to force errors and on the draw to win faceoff battles. Her passes are crisp and on the tape.   Hill used her long reach and active stick to her advantage versus Alberta, taking away pucks in the neutral zone  to transition for zone entries. Grade: B- 

Abigail Manz #16 (Weyburn, F): Manz played a good physical game against Alberta, battling hard in all situations, bumping players off the puck, and gaining inside body position. She was a hard worker at both ends of the ice. She provides a high battle level for pucks along the walls and corners. Grade: B- 

Cassidy Peters #17 (Swift Current, F): Peters uses her speed to her advantage to get open and create opportunities. She battles hard along the boards in puck battles. Her passes are crisp and on the tape. Peters demonstrated smart backchecking pressure as she picked up and covered the open Alberta player to the red line. Grade: B- 

Ava Drabyk #31 (Saskatoon, G, 2025): Drabyk has quick reflexes to go down and up to face multiple opportunities. She flashed the leather several times to deny Quebec shooters and keep her teams momentum alive. She tracks the puck well and gets square to the shooter. Drabyk made several big saves in the dying minutes of the third when her team was shorthanded and made a huge save at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. Draybyk had some great desperation saves against the Ontario Blue. Got nice and low to the butterfly quickly. Tracked the puck well through traffic. Grade: B-

Alberta

Makayla Watson #21 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, D, 2024, Quinnipiac): Watson controls and handles the puck with poise and finesse. Against Quebec, she confidently eluded checks and pressure with her puck control and agility. A quick curl or a spin off of a check allowed her to make accurate passes or get pucks to the net. When carrying the puck, she dragged the puck to change the shooting angle and get a quality wrist shot on net. Watson makes smart puck-moving decisions on the powerplay. Her passes are on target and snap shots from the point get through traffic to create chances. She gets back quickly to apply pressure and disrupt the attack with her active stick. Against Saskatchewan, Watson did a good job gaining inside body position, taking the body, and separating the player from the puck. Her first pass was crisp and on target to exit the zone. She continued to show her puck control and handling as she spun off checks to make an accurate pass to the open winger. Great backcheck against Alberta in the Bronze medal game, Walks the blueline wells and steps in to her shots to the net. Protects the puck well, uses her body in battles to win. Grade: A-

Chloe Goofers #22 (North Central Impact Bantam Elite, F, 2024): Goofers, a good-sized forward, plays physically, battles hard, and takes the body. She was always around the puck, winning battles, snagging loose pucks, and capitalizing on opportunities. Her passes are crisp and on the tape. She gets in on the forecheck to disrupt the D, force errors, and battle hard below the red line. Goofers process the game quickly and at a high level. Her consistency in winning faceoffs allowed Alberta to start the play with possession and create opportunities against Quebec. Goofers had success in the faceoff circle against Saskatchewan, winning a majority of draws cleanly to start the play with possession. She applied pressure on the backcheck to gain a loose puck in the neutral zone and sent a backhand pass on the tape to transition up ice. Goofers controlled the puck with poise as she wheeled up ice and around opponents to carry the puck deep and maintained possession to find the opening for an accurate pass. She was always going to where the puck would be. Grade: A-

Rylee McLeod #11 (Red Deer Chiefs, F, 2024, Syracuse): Mcleod has soft hands to receive a pass on the fly comfortably, the speed to drive the lane, and the shot to beat the tendy. She cradled a pass in the neutral zone against Quebec, accelerated through the neutral zone with the puck to enter the attacking end on the right side, and drove the dot to rip a wrist shot from the off-wing top glove to light the lamp. She forechecks aggressively, taking the body and forcing errors. Mcleod had success in the faceoff circle, winning a number of draws cleanly to start the play with possession. Her passes were crisp and on target against Saskatchewan. Her patience with the puck allowed her to wait for the D to commit so she could cut to her forehand and fire a hard wrist shot on goal. She used her speed to gain inside body position and win a puck race to negate the icing. Mcleod battled hard in the corners and frequently won the puck to exit the zone or create scoring opportunities. Grade: B+ 

Jordan Blouin #12 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2025): Blouin showed smart use of her speed against Quebec. She got in on the forecheck to force errors, beat out a Quebec defender to eliminate an icing call, and picked up an open player on the backcheck to take right to the net. She protects the puck to create space for an accurate pass to an open teammate. Blouin won multiple faceoff battles to start the play with possession. Blouin had continued success on the draw. Against Saskatchewan, she showed good defensive positioning, coverage, and support. She gained the net front presence to receive a pass from 18 and tip one past the goalie for the only goal and game-winner. Grade: B+ 

Jayde Sansregret #13 (OHA Tardiff Jrs, D, 2025): Sansregret, a good-sized defender, gets inside body position to win battles on puck retrievals against Quebec. She jumps up to join the rush as an option and gets back quickly to defend. She moves the puck smoothly with her partner to relieve pressure and regroup to exit the zone. Her slap shot from the point gets through traffic and to the net to create chances.  Sansregret gets her active stick on the passing lanes in two-on-one situations to break up the pass and frustrate the Saskatchewan forwards. Her snap on the fly was a bullet that challenged the goaltender. Grade: B+  

Raedyn Spademan #18 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2024, Clarkson): Her adept puck handling allowed her to skillfully curl with the puck under pressure, creating time and space to make precise passes. Spademan takes the body strategically to force turnovers, especially on the forecheck, where she combines her active stick with determination to take away the puck and create scoring opportunities. On the forecheck during penalty kill situations, Spademan is relentless in pursuit of the puck, coupled with her skilled stick work, which makes her a formidable force in disrupting the opponents plays and generating short-handed opportunities. On the forecheck against Saskatchewan, she used her active stick to take away the puck and drive the net for a shot on goal. Spademan read the play coming off the bench to intercept a clearing pass and quickly send it to a driving Blouin for a sweet tap in to light the lamp. Grade: B+

Taya Christie #1 (Red Deer Chiefs, G): Christie got out of her net to stop and set up the puck for her D. She battled hard in scrambles and was quick to cover up loose pucks. She looked calm between the pipes, played at the top of her crease and was square to the Saskatchewan shooters. Christie stopped all twenty-eight shots by Saskatchewan in the 1-0 shutout win. Grade: B 

Sade Sandilands #5 (Edge School Prep, D, 2025): Sandilands initiated the breakout with crisp first passes to exit the zone versus Saskatchewan. She controlled and handled the puck with poise and finesse as she spun away from checks to escape pressure and get the puck up ice. Her size and long reach enabled her to protect the puck and carry it deep into the attacking end, and then she used her speed to get back quickly to defend. Sandilands played physically and did a good job taking the body. Grade: B

Molly Hamilton #9 (Peace Country Bonnet’s Storm, F, 2024): Hamilton forechecked aggressively against Quebec, getting in quickly to intercept a D-to-D pass behind the net that she quickly took to the net to create an opportunity. She sees the ice well and finds the areas to send a smooth pass on the tape to an open linemate. Hamilton continued to show her playmaking skills versus Saskatchewan, finding open linemates, putting pucks on the tape, and creating chances. As F2 on the forecheck, she grabbed loose pucks to make smooth passes to the point. She did a good job covering for the D in the o-zone. Hamilton battled hard in all three zones in each of Albertas games. Grade: B 

Sarah Kjemhus #17 (Northern Alberta X-Treme Prep, D): Kjemhus used her size effectively against Quebec to pinch successfully and maintain pressure. She held the blue line on the powerplay to maintain pressure. Her low snap shot from the point got through to the net and created chances. Grade: B 

April Klarenbach #19 (Edge School Prep, F, 2024): Klarenbach drove the net well, forechecks hard with good angles against opposing defenders. She plays the F3 role well, also as she is high enough to cover for her own defenders who pinch in. She also played a bit of D as she was covering and did a solid job to take on that role. Klarenbach also showed great speed with the puck into the offensive zone, making clean entries. Klarenbach stole the puck in the D-zone and took off between the D, and down the middle on a breakaway to bury a beauty backhand for the game winner against Ontario Blue. Grade: B 

Emelia Mcdermid #20 (Rink Academy – Kelowna, F, 2025): McDermid Looks to get passes cross-ice from her teammates. Shows great pressure on the penalty kill and forces the other team to make tough decisions. She gets into shooting lanes fearlessly and blocked quite a few shots. She also forced several turnovers with her hard pressure. McDermid stole the puck from the point and had the separation speed to pull away for a breakaway against Ontario Blue. Grade: B 

Alyssa Barrette #35 (North Wright County, G): Barrette showed her agility against Quebec, making big saves at key moments to keep her team in the game. She got out to the top of the crease to face an unattended shooter and made the big save. Barrette tracks the puck well and battles hard. She recovers quickly to face rebound attempts. Barrette got the 29-save shutout in the 1-0 game against Ontario Blue. Grade: B 

Ella Lloyd #6 (Edmonton, D, 2025): Lloyd played physically against Saskatchewan and Alberta, taking the body and bumping players off the puck. She skated the puck out of the zone and over center to send it deep and start the attack. Lloyd frequently joined the rush as an option, recognizing when to go and when to stay back. Grade: B- 

Claire Carruthers #7 (Edmonton, F): Carruthers showed great speed down the boards to fly past the opposing defenders and create a 2v1 chances. She battles hard against opposing defenders and digs the puck out to get it to her teammates. Pounced on a rebound and scored goal #1 against BC in the bronze medal game. Grade: B- 

Presley Zinger #8 (Red Deer Chiefs, F, 2025): Zinger engaged in puck battles along the boards and below the redline, drove hard to the net with and without the puck, and made accurate passes. Grade: B- 

Brooklyn Deck #10 (Edge School Prep, F, 2025): Deck was successful in the faceoff circle against Saskatchewan, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to teammates to start the play with possession. She did a good job gathering loose pucks in the neutral zone to gain the O-zone and create time and space for a smooth pass to an incoming winger. Grade: B-

Paige Smith #14 (St. Albert Slash, F, 2025): Smith used her speed effectively against Saskatchewan. She pounced on loose pucks off the draw to exit the D-zone, applied pressure on the backcheck, and intercepted a pass to take for a shot on goal. She used her active stick to take away pucks in one-on-one battles. Smith did a good job covering for the D in the O-zone. Grade: B- 

Layla Matthew #15 (Edmonton, F, 2025): Matthew makes accurate passes and drives hard to the net, with and without the puck.. She plays physically, forcing errors on the forecheck, battling hard below the red line, taking the body, and bumping players off the puck. Grade: B- 

Chayse Melnyk #16 (St. Albert Slash, D, 2024): Melnyk held the blue line against Quebec to maintain pressure and send pucks deep. Her snap shot from the point was low and hard. She fired her snap through traffic and created opportunities. Melnyk did a good job getting into the shooting lanes against Saskatchewan to block shots. Defensively she was very good at poke checking the puck away from opposing forwards and staying on the D-side of her marks. Does not let forwards sneak in behind her. Grade: B-

Atlantic

Jessica MacKinnon #15 (Ridley College, F, 2024, Clarkson): MacKinnon has really good wheels and can open up the ice with her speed. She made lots of cerebral plays and does not just throw pucks randomly. But rather protects, moves feet, makes next level plays in all three zones. She finished the tournament with a team lead of 2 goals, 4 assists, for 6 points. One of those assists came via a great play versus Quebec where she wheeled out of the corner and snapped a pass to the center lane driver. All tournament long she showed puck patience to draw attention to her from multiple opponents, open up lanes for teammates, and execute excellent plays to them. Defensively, she showed quickness to get into lanes and willingness to get big and make timely shot blocks. Lots of dynamic play and pace to her game as well as leadership by example. Grade: A

Rhyah Stewart #31 (Boys Hockey, G, 2024, Wisconsin): Stewart may have been one of the big surprises of the tournament. In every game she played, she gave her team a chance and held them in games. She does a nice job of keeping her body up in her butterfly, making herself big – even when moving side to side. She precise posture allows her to easily absorb shots into her gear, rarely giving up any kind of big rebound if a rebound at all. She also showed that she is thinking the game and not just there to make saves when she made a cerebral play versus Quebec. At the end of her powerplay she got out and played puck, moved the puck well from her faceoff dot to far blue and created a breakaway for her team, while Quebec lazily went for a change. She came up with numerous big saves in the tournament, while taking on 109 shots against. Grade: A  

Megan Mossey #6 (Rothesay Netherwood School, D, 2027): Mossey showed strong skating ability and escapability. She plays with good pace to her game, does everything with power and speed. She showed solid defensive posture and patience in the 1v1 situation against Quebecs captain, with her stick positioning in an excellent triangle and kept her gaps tight. She did not give up the middle of the very easily and typically did a nice job of keeping all pucks to the outside. Grade: A- 

Maria Shea #8 (Ridley College, D, 2024): Shea tallied 2 goals in the tournament. One of those goals came versus Quebec, where she won ice at the paint and popped off coverage with timing to get a centering pass from the corner. She then made a cross-body one touch to the back of the net. She showed quality Hockey IQ with her positioning and ability to be in the right place at the right time in many situations. Grade: B+ 

Ava Wood #22 (Oakville Jr. Hornets, F, 2025, Colgate): Her name was mentioned in games nearly as much as MacKinnon, as she put up 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in the tournament. She works hard in all three zone, battles, and does a lot of little things to help her team have success. Despite being only 5-foot 6-inches, Wood showed no problems getting to hard to play areas and winning battles. Grade: B+

Jorja Burrows #1 (Subway Selects, G, 2024): Burrows has size in net. She is able to stay tall and big over pucks, not committing too soon to expose holes. She could be more efficient and smooth in her movement, but it did not affect her ability to follow the play and shut the door on some of the quick moving plays. Plays the puck, setting up rims or placing dump-ins for teammates to skate onto. Grade: B 

Claire Sanford #7 (Oakville Jr. Hornets, D, 2027): Sanford showed good escapability. She stepped out right in front of the net and made a tape to tape pass to her teammate to exit the defensive zone. She makes quick decisions and strong D to D passes in the neutral zone. She steps up well when opposing forwards are rushing up the ice and angles and closes gaps. Grade: B 

Renee Chapman #12 (Eastern Stars, F, 2024): Chapman is a powerful skater. She was strong on her skates and has underrated speed. She does a nice job of kicking pucks outside on the rush and drive the center lane with timing. Her powerful stride forces defenders to try and stay with her and in doing so Chapman helps open up lanes for her teammates. She also showcased a heavy one-timer on the move that would catch goaltenders off guard. Grade: B

Karelle Daigle #13 (Unknown, F, 2025): Daigle picked up 1 goal and 2 assists for the tournament. Her lone goal came versus Saskatchewan on the power play. She made a great cross-body once touch from the slot and followed up her shot to bang home the rebound. She does a nice job of playing in straight lines and getting to the dirty areas. Grade: B 

Isabelle Michaud #16 (Western Flames, F, 2025): Her lone goal on the tournament came versus Saskatewan on the power play. She made a great individual effort, drove wide, and walked the defender to the inside. She then used a defender as a screen and ripped a shot top blocker side fromjust inside the left circle. She has a quick release on her shot, gets lots of heat behind it, and will shoot from anywhere. Grade: B 

Mollie Power #18 (Unknown, F, 2024): Power showed a lot of high Hockey IQ when managing pucks and making cerebral plays. She does not just throw pucks away but rather looks to make a hockey play by putting pucks into smart areas, working down low and working into the cycle. The one item that could really round out her game is getting to puck support positions quicker. She was big on shot blocking versus Quebec and really laid it on the line for her team. Grade: B

Jessica Mercer #3 (Unknown, D, 2024): Mercer did a nice job of covering her defensive partner in the defensive zone. She makes quick and decisive decisions on switches between the net and the corner to provide pressure. She made crisp tape to tape outlets to her forwards setting them up on in motion to make clean exits. Defensively, Mercer showed strong defensive posture and challenges the offensive players in 1v1 situations. Grade: B- 

Leah Wicks #9 (Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep, D, 2025): Wicks had some great holds at the offensive blueline. She made heads up plays when exiting her own zone and showed great vision to find teammates at pace. She  Heads up plays out out of the zone, great vision her own end to find her teammates. She is of small stature but showed a quick crossover and consent feet movement stride. Grade: B- 

Jamie Arsenault #10 (Stanstead College, F, 2024): Arsenault showed great jump straight off the faceoffs. She has a good first step and quick feet to chip pucks in behind opponents and beat them to the puck with ease. She put hard shots at the net any chance she got and could generate second chances. In doing so, she picked up 2 assists for the tournament. Grade: B-

Ava Shearer #19 (Unknown, F, 2024): Shearer may only have picked up one assist on the tournament, but she does look to shoot the puck any chance she gets. She provides great pressure on opposing defenders in the defensive zone. Shearer was smart with her stick on timing her poke checks well. She also keeps her feet moving in the battles and forces players off balance when battling against her. Grade: B- 

Brooke Williams #20 (Unknown, F): Williams is a hard-working player with the ability to take care of the little things on ice. As a center, she supports the breakout well and contributes to defensive zone coverage. She was engaged in board battles below the goal line and able to work pucks free for TA possession. Offensively, she was often high in the F3 position and wins faceoffs. If she can increase her foot speed slightly, to match her smart decision-making, she will be able to round out her game and be more impactful offensively. Grade: B- 

Abby Larkin #2 (Mount Academy U17, D, 2024): Larkin showed excellent communication with defensive partner to make reverse plays, switches, and picking up marks. She had some moments where she needs to be stronger on pucks to make clears quicker. Grade: C+

Petra Klimes #14 (Mount Academy U18, F, 2025): Klimes showed spurts of speed and quick stickhandling when she is able to wind up with the puck and catch wind through the neutral zone. While she did not show up on the scoresheet for the tournament, she created a number of chances with her speed. Grade: C+ 

Annie-Pier Morency #17 (Unknown, F, 2024): Morency showed some good speed when leading the breakout from the goal line. Her good open ice wheels can really push opponents back and put defenders on their heels. If she can utilize that speed and combine it with better puck decisions, she will begin to be very effective offensively. Grade: C+ 

Hilary Wood #23 (Rothesay Netherwood School, F, 2024, University of New Brunswick): Wood did not end up on the scoresheet during the tournament but she showed solid positioning each shift. She was always on the D-side of the puck and was quick to take away lanes on the rush against. Through the neutral zone she took good angles to the puck carrier and cut the ice in half forcing the play down the wall. Grade: C+

Quebec

Victoria Veilleux #22 (Champlain-Lennoxville, F, 2026): Veilleux battled in front to gain position for a screen that contributed to the second goal against Alberta. She drove the net hard to receive a pass on the fly for a quick snap shot on goal. Her passes are smooth and accurate. Veilleux led her team in points throughout the tournament with 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points, being held off the scoresheet in only one game of the tournament. One of those goals came 15 seconds into the Quarters where she buried a shot from the slot. Another goal in the Gold Medal game where she showed timing to get to the open space in the high slot, again showcasing that quick release that she put right inside the post. Grade: A 

Rosalie Tremblay #12 (Stanstead College, F, 2026): Tremblay showed good consistency in the faceoff circle against Quebec, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to teammates to start the play with possession. She used her speed effectively to win loose pucks and disrupt the D on the forecheck. Her quick release creates chances and challenges goaltenders. Tremblay flew out of the box after her penalty expired to pressure the D on the forecheck and steal the puck to send it into an empty cage for a well-earned goal versus Alberta. Tremblay received a drop pass from Veilleux to wire a wrist shot top blocker through the screen for the second goal against Saskatchewan. Tremblay picked up one of her four goals of the tournament, in the Quarter Final. She stretched ice nicely once her team gained possession, used her big stride and reach to protect puck from pressure, went forehand to backhand and again used her big reach to tuck the puck around the toe of the goalie. She did a great job anytime she was F1 to force plays into the pressure of her teammates and forcing turnovers. Grade: A-

Sienna D’Alessandro #15 (John Abbott College Islanders, F, 2025, Minnesota): D’Alessandro is a tenacious player who excels in driving hard to the net, consistently battling for rebounds and loose pucks in front of the goal. Her ability to deliver crisp and precise passes on the tape moves the puck up ice quickly and creates chances. Her speed is demonstrated by her ability to be the first to the puck and nullify potential icing calls. With a quick release, she is capable of unleashing rapid and accurate shots, particularly her hard wrist shot from the high slot. This skill allows her to create numerous scoring chances and challenge opposing goaltenders. Her intelligent decision-making on the powerplay from the top keeps the puck away from the opposition and creates chances. Her size and power-forward skills further enhance her contributions on the ice, making her a multifaceted player who can impact various aspects of the game, both offensively and defensively. The team captain worked well on her off wing on the power play, circling up high to catch passes in motion and then rips shots in stride. She continuously showed good situational assessment at a high pace and made quality decisions in all three zones. She creates time and space with her skating and reach and showed a shooters mentality. Grade: A- 

Maxim Tremblay #21 (Stanstead College, F, 2025, Colgate): Tremblay brings a combination of size, smooth skating, and physicality to her game. Her ability to battle and earn net-front space demonstrates her tenacity, creating opportunities for scoring chances and rebounds. Her vision on the powerplay, where she finds seams and delivers accurate passes, contributes to her teams offensive success. Battling below the red line showcases her commitment to both ends of the ice, contributing to defensive efforts and puck retrieval in the offensive zone. She uses her size to her advantage to protect the puck, especially when the D are draped all over her. She set up Beauchamp for the second goal against Alberta with a smooth pass on the tape. Tremblay built up speed to weave through the neutral zone, gain the attacking end, and rip a wrist shot glove side to open the scoring against Alberta. Tremblay was all around the puck every shift. She has quality puck control that helps create time and space, and showed great puck protection. She has good size and plenty of strength to power through and around opponents to get to the middle of the ice. She has a powerful shot on the move with a quick load. She had consistent solid positioning in all three zones and made excellent reads of plays and forces opponents into uncomfortable positions. Grade: A- 

Laurence Lafleur #10 (L’Intrepides de L’Outaoucais U18AA, F, 2026): Lafleur showed excellent patience in overtime versus Atlantic to wait for Chouinard to catch up to the play and make it a 2v1. She put a solid feed right into the wheelhouse of her teammate on the move for an assist on the game winning goal. In other games she did much of the same, by showing more patience to drive wide on clean zone entries and make quality playes to high quality scoring areas of the ice. She garners a lot of attention by her opponents and if they are not away of her on the ice, she will make them pay. She finished the tournament with 5 points in 6 games. Lafleur received a pass alone in the slot to fire a wrist shot over the glove-side pad to light the lamp for the OT winner versus Saskatchewan. She did a good job moving the play up ice with Veilleux to set her up for Quebecs second goal in the championship game. Receiving the pass from Veilleux to enter the zone, Lafleur went deep to slide a pass to Veilleux in the slot to set up the goal. Grade: B+/A- 

Loelie Lachapelle #20 (Etoiles Laurentides-Lanaudiere U18AA, F, 2026): Lachapelle plays with good speed and intensity. She drives hard to the net for shots on goal and is frequently first to the puck on dump-ins. Her passes are on the tape even when she is under pressure. She has a smooth drag to change the shooting angle for a hard wrist shot on goal. Lachapelle picked up a loose puck and gained the zone to make a smooth drag and wire a wrist shot off the glove and in against Saskatchewan for their third goal of the game. She drove the net hard for a shot that created the rebound for the opening goal in the championship game. Grade: B+

Emma Beauchamp #23 (Nepean Jr. Wildcats, F, 2024): Her ability to effectively use her speed allows her to gain advantageous positioning on the ice. Her first three steps are powerful, enabling her to reach full speed swiftly. In possession of the puck, Beauchamp displays poise and control. Her skillful handling of the puck is evident in her ability to execute a drag and wrist shot. This combination not only eludes defenders but also poses a challenge for goaltenders. She battles in the corners fiercely for puck possession. Her puck control allows her to pick the puck off the boards smoothly to receive a pass. On the forecheck, by applying pressure and taking the body to win the puck, she made a well-timed pass to create a scoring opportunity against Alberta. Beauchamp got open in the high slot to receive a smooth pass from 21 that she buried with a well-aimed wrist shot through a screen to find the back of the net for the second goal against Alberta. Grade: B+ 

Anais Leprohon #2 (Etoiles Laurentides-Lanaudiere U18AA, D, 2026): Leprohon made smooth first passes to exit the zone versus Alberta. She jumped up to join the rush as an option several times. Leprohon moves the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner and makes an accurate first pass. Her hard wrist shot and quick snap shot from the point get through traffic and to the net to create chances. She steps up in the neutral zone to intercept passes and drops in as an option on the attack. Leprohon gets inside body position to separate the player from the puck. Grade: B 

Clara-Mai Van Houtte-Cachero #4 (John Abbott College Islanders, D, 2026): Van Houtte-Cachero demonstrated smart offensive and defensive skills against Alberta. Defensively, her size and long reach provide her with a strong defensive presence and the capability to disrupt opponents. She recovered quickly after a misplay to take the body and regain possession, ensuring minimal damage from errors. Van Houtte-Cachero did a good job getting in the shooting lanes to block shots. She uses her active stick and long reach to push plays to the boards and force shots wide, effectively limiting the oppositions scoring opportunities. Offensively, she gets pucks to the net with a hard wrist shot and a rocket snap shot to create scoring chances. On one of her two primary assists, she stepped around the check to fire a wrist shot on goal to set up the powerplay marker. On the powerplay, she holds the blue line and gets pucks deep, ensuring sustained offensive pressure. Van Houtte-Cachero displayed her playmaking ability by jumping up in the neutral zone, gaining the attacking end, and sending smooth passes to her teammates, creating scoring opportunities. – Feet in cement on PP in the Gold game Grade: B 

Sandrine Chouinard #11 (Limoilou, F, 2026): Chouinard is a smooth skater who plays physically. She forechecks aggressively on the PK and forces errors against Alberta. Chouinard steps up when called upon to take the draw on the PK and wins the faceoff cleanly. Heavy 1T in OT vs Atlantic for GWG, Chouinard had success in the faceoff circle in the championship game, winning a high proportion of draws cleanly to start the play with possession. she got in on the forecheck to force errors and disrupt the D. Grade: B 

Marie-Pier Cossette #14 (Limoilou, D, 2026): Cossette grinds and battles around the net. She drove the net hard through traffic to receive a pass for a shot on goal. Cossette got on the scoresheet with a nifty tip to find the back of the net versus Alberta. Against Saskatchewan, Cossette worked hard in both ends of the rink, battling on the forecheck and using her active stick to force turnovers on the backcheck. Grade: B 

Rosalie Breton #18 (Limoilou, D, 2026): Breton is a mobile puck-moving defender who makes smart decisions on the powerplay. She quarterbacks the powerplay from the top as she controls and handles the puck with poise and finesse to make accurate passes, even when under pressure. Her effectiveness on the ice is marked by a patient and composed approach in one-on-one situations, showcasing her defensive prowess. Working in sync with her defensive partner, she demonstrates a seamless and controlled puck movement, contributing to a smooth initiation of breakouts. Her ability to deliver a crisp and on-target first pass kickstarts zone exits for her team. Leveraging her speed, she exhibits a dynamic style of play, not only in exiting the defensive zone but also skillfully maneuvering through the neutral zone to set up attacks in the offensive end. Breton disrupts opposing plays by stealing pucks and using her active stick to block shots. Grade: B 

Sydney Prevost #19 (Champlain-Lennoxville, F, 2026): Prevost played a physical game against Quebec. She battled in the corners and won pucks to create chances. Prevost added her speed to the mix and won a puck battle to negate an icing call. She got her stick in the passing lanes to break plays and deny chances on the penalty kill. Against Saskatchewan, Prevost slid to an open space and received a pass to crush a one-timer past the goalie to open the scoring. Grade: B 

Charlotte Labreche #25 (Stanstead College, F, 2026): Labreche demonstrated good defensive positioning, coverage, and support against Alberta. On the PK, she gets her stick in the passing lanes and disrupts the attack. She uses her speed to her advantage to negate icings, aggressively get on the D to win pucks, and force errors on the forecheck. Labreche battles hard along the boards and in the corners. Grade: B 

Marilou Grenier #31 (Quebec Huskies, G): Grenier gets out of her net to play the puck up to the D with a smooth pass on the tape. She tracks the puck well and battles hard in scrambles to smother the puck and get the whistle against Alberta. Grenier gets out to the top of the blue paint, squares up, and challenges shooters. She battles through traffic and recovers quickly to diffuse rebound attempts. Her lateral movement is smooth and precise. She gets out of her net to stop and set up the puck for the D. Her passes are on target. In the championship game, Grenier played well stopping 43 of 46 shots, including a big save on a back door play in the first and denying a breakaway opportunity. However, she was giving up lots of big rebounds and having to scramble out of control in a game versus Quebec. She sees the first shot and uses size to see around traffic well, but is very forward in her stance and not absorbing pucks – rather she is punching out to make saves and generating big rebounds. Grade: B 

Ophelie Gilbert #33 (Quebec Huskies, G): Gilbert started the game against Saskatchewan and played 25 minutes. She showed good lateral movement and battled hard through traffic and in scrambles. She recovered quickly to handle rebounds and deflections. Grade: B 

Maelie Pion #3 (Stanstead College, D, 2025): Pion has good size, plays physically, and takes the body. Her wrist shot from the point gets through traffic to create chances. She played a solid stay-at-home defensive game against Alberta. Pion uses her long reach to cover a large area of the ice, especially in front of the net, where she clears out rebounds. She makes a smooth first pass to exit the zone. However, she does not use her big reach as well against the rush and gives up a a lot of ice and not controlling gaps. Along the walls she is tough and make life hard to play against her with constant contact and hits and pins to win battles. Grade: B- 

Emmie Carbonneau #5 (Limoilou, D, 2026): Carbonneau jumps up as an option on the rush and gets back quickly to defend. She gets pucks through traffic and to the net from the point with a hard wrist shot or a quick snapshot. Carbonneau made accurate passes against Saskatchewan, hitting the winger with a smooth first pass while under pressure, sliding the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner, and finding the open winger with a lead pass to enter the zone. Grade: B- 

Laurie Vezina #8 (Limoilou, F, 2026): Vezina had occasional success on the draw, pulling pucks back cleanly to start the play with possession. Her passes are accurate and she showed moments of good defensive positioning, coverage, and support. Grade: B- 

Rachel Bishop #7 (Mid-Fairfield CT Stars U16, D, 2026): Bishop is very offensive minded and always wanting to be apart of the rush. She was so offensive minded that she will neglect her defensive responsibilities often. However, she does zips D to D passes and showed flashes of high end ability. While she does put lot of pucks at the net, she throws throws them at the net without purpose. As offense first Bishop is, she did not register a point during the tournament. Grade: C+ 

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