The following report combines all of our coverage on the OWHA U18 league from October to January. Scouts covered extensive league and tournament play to create this comprehensive report. Players are listed in descending letter grade order below their respective team name.

Our U22 report can be found here: https://neutralzone.com/womens/ontario-mid-season-report-2023-u22/

Ancaster Avalanche

Reese Halliday #6 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2026): Halliday is an aggressive forward who is a great skater. She battles hard for puck possession and is great on the forecheck, forcing turnovers that she takes hard to the net for scoring chances. She is good in the faceoff circle. She backchecks hard. Halliday is able to score and create plays through her hands, crossovers and skating ability. She’s able to find good areas of the ice, and get quality shots off that challenge goalies immensely. She contains a good, hard, accurate shot that is able to pick corners effectively. She additionally competes hard all over the ice, and frequently wins battles. Grade: B 

Kionna McCrory #8 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2026): McCrory is great at winning faceoffs. She has good speed and is relentless of the forecheck, forcing opponents to make mistakes and getting possession back for her team. Grade: B 

Madi O’Neill #10 : O’Neil puts up a good fight in the faceoff dot. She is a good grinding forward that plays a heads up game, making smart passes and setting up teammates. O’Neill is a playmaker, as she often times looks to make unselfish plays to the slot for her linemates. She’s very easy to play with since she plays a “give-and-go” game in the offensive zone. She is a quick player that moves her feet well on the attack. Grade: B

Hayley Howarth #15 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, D, 2024): Howarth moves the puck smoothly with her partner. And speaking of size, she’s no pushover – a solid presence out there. Howarth can carry that puck out of the defensive zone with confidence, skating it up the ice and right into the opponent’s territory. When it comes to battling for the puck, she gets body position to separate opponents from the puck. Taking the puck hard to the net and dishing out smooth passes to create golden opportunities. And let’s not forget that long reach of hers, great for protecting that puck. Grade: B 

Sara Hover #91 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2025): Hover is a 200ft player. She battles with aggression for puck possession and generates scoring chances off her hard work. In the dzone she gives her point no time and gets in shooting lanes. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers. Grade: B 

Olivia Starr #97 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2025): Starr uses her size and speed well. She battles hard for the puck and uses her body to protect the puck. She is aggressive on the forecheck and is good on the PK. Starr is a 200-foot player who can chip in on both sides of the puck. She has a great wrist shot and puck control around her body. She protects it well down low, and is also able to find open players around the crease areas for scoring chances. Grade: B 

Emma Bezeau #44 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2024): Bezeau is a good forechecker with poise when making passing plays in all 3 zones. She is able to make quick crossovers to gain speed, and she can blow past defenders who’re either a bit slow or flat footed. She makes good zone entries and can cut in front of the net well. Grade: B 

Kaycie Nicholls #18 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, D, 2026): Nicholls competes hard in her own end and battles hard to gain puck possession during corner battles. She makes heads up passes and plays with a high hockey IQ in her own end. She skates well backwards, and can break up opposing team passes with her active stick. Grade: B- 

Mary Hedgcock #24 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2024): Hedgecock is able to get to the dirty areas of the ice and use her skill to find loose puck and convert on scoring chances in tight areas. She is fearless and plays with a high compete level, but combines her game with an element of control, poise and skill. Grade: B- 

Evelyn Davenport #26 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, F, 2026): Davenport is a good puck handler with good hands and hockey IQ. She’s able to generate offensive zone chances through strong forechecking and playmaking abilities. Grade: B- 

Sami Harkness #42 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, D, 2025): Harkness does her job. She takes the body on rushes and gets into shooting lanes to block shots. She is smart with her pinches and gets good shots on net for scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Ella Chambers #77 (Ancaster Avalanche U18 AA, D, 2024): Chambers is a calm D that makes smart choices with the puck. She plays heads up hockey and gets the puck out of the zone well. She is physical when needed, and can skate the puck out of trouble in the D zone. Grade: B-

Barrie Sharks U18AA

Devon Trapp #8 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2024) : Trapp is a good skater, she stays d side in battles and skates hard on the back check, keeping her head on a swivel looking for open players. Trapp is a hardworking player that competes hard both offensively and defensively. She is creative in the offensive zone through making nice passes and good moves around defenders. She uses her smarts to get to the inner slot areas, which then allow her to shoot through traffic. She is a good backchecker as well, as she made quite a few defensive plays against Hamilton in the tournament. Grade: B+ 

Gabby Stewart #46 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, D, 2024) : Stewart is a quality defender who has offensive potential. She is encouraged to jump into the rush more, as she has a good shot and offensive instincts. She is a strong backward skater who is hard to beat in 1-on-1 situations. There were various times in her game against Hamilton where she broke up opposing team rushes, as she maintains good gap control and is physical when she needs to be.  She put a low hard point shot on the net through a screen for an assist. Grade: B+ 

Allie Homick #10 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2026) : knowledgeable forward, no hesitation with the puck, she’s able to be the fist player to the puck on a lose draw, set play in ozone for her to walk and shoot, each time she was able to create a high chance opportunity, seeing backdoor passes and hitting the pads for a rebound on the far wing.  Good skater, fast starts. Homick is a strong skater who is always flying on the ice, she uses her speed to win puck races and is always looking for lanes to take the puck to the net. Allie has good hockey sense, and has good speed. She uses her ability to carry the puck to gain the o-zone. She puts herself in good spots in the o-zone to break plays in transition. Homick uses her speed to quickly get in the zone to disrupt the D and force errors. Homick uses her speed on the forecheck and isn’t afraid to battle in the corners or in front of the opposing net. She battles for position in front of the net to put herself in a position to be able to tip pucks. She created a turnover on the forecheck, leading to her potting it in the back of the net. Homick is a great penalty killer and smart player, both with and without the puck. She works hard and forces tough decisions for the opposing team, as it often leads to giveaways. She is a good stick handler down low and she uses her defenders well when passing to the point. She then is not afraid to engage physically when battling for net-front positioning ahead of the goalie. Battles well net front to create screens, popping in a rebound off a point shot. Grade: B+

Lacey Larmand #44 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F) : Larmand is a big centerman. She’s always first to the puck and she is strong in battles in the corners. She can get the puck out of the corner and immediately pass it to an open teammate for a scoring chance. Larmand is a strong forward who uses her body well in battles to protect the puck and keep possession for her team. She plays a heads up game and moves the puck well. Lacey is a strong skater with a good hockey sense. She is strong on the forecheck, and good in her own end. She shields the puck well with her body and she is strong in the faceoff circle. Larmand is successful in the faceoff circle, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to teammates to start the play with possession. Defensively, she gets into position to provide good coverage and support. Her strong stick check takes pucks off the opponent’s stick. She gets to open spaces to rip shots on goal. She communicates well with her teammates. Larmand races to pucks on the power play, recovering them to reset and keep the pressure on the opposing team. She finds the open lanes to create great scoring chances for her teammates. She is a strong big centerman that works hard all over the ice. Loved her PK and was willing to block shots and get pucks out of the zone. Had some moments of carrying pucks and possessing it once she got into the zone. Love her willingness to win battles in the Offensive and Defensive Zone. Gives her team a good net front presence when pucks go up to the point, creating second chances for her team. Grade: B+ 

Brooke Browne #3 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2024) :  A strong forward with puck possession skills, she’s able to carry the puck through the ice, while cutting seams and getting a shot off. Her shot is hard and accurate, resulting in a goal vs Sudbury, she comes down and attacks the net with power and speed . Browne is a big player that uses her body well to protect  the puck and bring it down the ice. She handles the puck well and has a hard shot. Brooke  is quick and mobile and uses her long reach effectively. She is effective at stealing the puck and is strong along the boards. She makes smart passes.  Browne received a pass on the off wing down low to rip a wrister off the post and light the lamp. Browne uses her body effectively to take good angles on the forecheck and penalty kill, taking away time and space. She has a good netfront presence and a hard, quick release shot. Grade: B 

Kate Aistrop #4 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, D, 2024) : Kate is a strong skater with good speed, she has a really good hockey sense. She supports her partner strongly in her own end. Her first pass out of the zone is tape to tape. She has the ability to carry the puck out of trouble, and her pinches are strong. Aistrop is agile on her skates, which allows her to create time and space for herself, separating from other players with her speed and agility. She has a low, hard, accurate point shot that is perfect for forwards to get a stick on in front of the net. Grade: B 

Payton Burnett #12 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, D, 2025) : Brunette plays with a high level of energy, she skates hard, forcing turnovers and winning battles for puck possession. She uses an active stick and anticipates plays. Burnett’s got a good eye for intercepting passes. She uses her size to her advantage, playing physically, takin’ the body and making opponents think twice. Quick, low snapshots from the point that create chances for the forwards to deflect. The defender wins the puck in the D-zone, takin’ it up ice,  driving the net and creating chances. Grade: B 

Ava Palazzo #24 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Palazzo has solid hands and she can keep possession of the puck for her team and does a great job winning faceoffs in the circle. Palazzo battles in all three zones, applying good pressure on the backcheck, staying on the puck, and winning faceoffs to start the play with possession. She controls, handles, and protects the puck on net drives. Palazzo is a quick player that contains a high compete level.  She battles hard and never gives up on loose pucks. She has a good backhand shot, and can act quickly and capitalize on opposing team mistakes. She makes safe defensive plays, and can be trusted in all 3 zones at any given time of the game. She is a good skater that applies positively to both areas of the ice. She does contain some skill and can possess pucks. But she is really good with her work ethic, getting in battles and being a force on the backcheck. She is also very good on her faceoffs and won the majority of them. Grade: B 

Sara Cubello #33 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, G, 2025) : Cubello communicates well with her teammates, providing encouragement, directing traffic, and creating awareness. Cubello kept her team in the game early when they were under pressure, making some key saves. Cubello has a strong glove hand and is quick to cover pucks. Grade: B 

Kaia Harbec #11 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Kaia is a passive player with great decision making skills maintaining puck possession. She hits passes quickly and with purpose. She pressures well and puts herself in smart defensive positions helping keep the opponents to the outside. Kaia is a smart player with deceiving speed. She handles the puck well and has good hands in tight spots. She is tough to move from the front of the net.She is strong in her own end. Grade: B- 

Mackenzie Newhook #13 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, D, 2025) : Newhook controls and handles the puck with poise as she steps around checkers to get the puck deep. Newhook has a strong first pass on the breakout, finding the open player. Grade: B- 

Ryley White #17 (Barrie Sharks U18 AA, F, 2025) : White’s has good height, which is always an advantage. Battles in the corners and gets in on the forecheck to force errors, and when things get crowded in front of the net, she’s not afraid to battle for space. She can control and handle the puck with poise. White is a two-way forward that possesses a high hockey IQ and quick stick. She is a strong puck handler, and she can protect the puck effectively, specifically when down low behind the net and in the corners. White can shoot the puck hard off the rush, and most of her chances come on the fly rather than the cycle. She is strong positionally in her own end as well, as she covers opposing players well. Her goal against Hamilton was a reflection of her smarts, as she transitioned from defense to offense quickly, to then pounce on a loose chance to score. White is aggressive, she is aggressive in battles and relentless on the forecheck, forcing turnovers and gaining possession of the puck. She uses her body well to shield the puck and keep possession for her team. She is an aggressive, grinding forward. Always battling in the corners and using her size to her advantage to separate man from puck. She is also good with the puck, can create plays and has poise with the puck. Grade: B- 

Belleville Bearcats U18AA

Mykelti Potts #8 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Mykelti is a good skater with a good IQ. She uses her speed to win races and be first one loose pucks. She battles hard and backchecks harder. Potts is a strong forechecker and skater who makes smart decisions with the puck. She is able to use her smooth skating technique to evade opposing players, while also creating space for herself to find her open teammates. Potts is a good skater and has pretty good IQ. She plays with speed and finds her way to be first on loose pucks, if she isn’t, she forechecks hard and forces her opponents to make turnovers she can capitalize on and generate offense. She is a forward that offers a bit of everything. She has a great stride and great IQ. She uses her speed effectively on the forecheck to get to the puck first. She is good at making plays once retrieving pucks as well. Grade: B- 

Annaka Hoover #18 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Hoover is a solid defense, she makes smart and crisp passes and moves the play up ice quickly. Hoover is a stay-at-home defense who does her job well. She is strong in the defensive zone and makes smart passes. Grade: B- 

Ava Vrana #24 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Vrana is a solid skater and she backchecks hard to cause turnovers and forechecks hard to force turnovers and generate offense. She is willing to block shots and works in all zones on the ice. Vrana is a player who gets many offensive zone entries through her speed and skill. She has quick hands in-tight and consistently is one of the hardest workers on the ice. She has a lot of speed and uses it to her advantage on the rush. She possesses the puck very well, using her skill to make plays. She is also good in the D zone, having a willingness to block shots and is good at battles at the blueline. She has a great worth ethic and wins battles and never stops moving her feet. Grade: B- 

Claire Rathwell #26 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Rathwell anticipates the plays and intercepts passes. She is fast and forechecks hard and aggressively.  She wins puck races and battles for possession. She backchecks hard and picks up open players in the defensive zone. Claire is a strong skater with a good hockey sense. She handles the puck well and makes good choices with the puck. She can find herself open ice and open players. Claire is a good skater who has good awareness on the D-side of the puck. She is additionally able to make great passes on the power play, frequently setting up her teammates for good scoring chances. Rathwell holds the blue line to keep the offensive threat alive. She controls the GAP at the blue line, taking away the rush.  She makes tape-to-tape outlet passes to leave the zone. Rathwell is an offensive-minded defense. She jumps to join the rushes and intercepts passes in the neutral zone to create opportunities. She is a smart player. She is very good at finding soft spots to get good scoring opportunities. She is really good on the forecheck and the backcheck. Grade: B- 

Ava Webster #38 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, G, 2025) : Webster battles through traffic to make saves and cover rebounds. She plays the puck by setting it up for her teammates and getting pucks up the ice to start the offensive attack. Grade: B-

Tori Neuman #44 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Neuman is a solid forward. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and backchecks hard with her head on a swivel. She works hard and battles hard for puck possession. Grade: B-

Ella Mulder #22 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Mulder gets into the shooting lanes and blocks shots. She is quick and forechecks hard, forcing her opponents to make mistakes. Ella is a strong skater with good size, she is very quick. She is a strong forchecker and usually gets to pucks first.  Mulder moves the puck with tape-to-tape passes. Mulder is a gritty player with good speed. She forechecks hard and forces her opponents to make mistakes. In the defensive zone, she supports her D well and gets in shooting lanes. Grade: B- 

Reece Leeder #55 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Leeder is not afraid to go into the dirty areas of the ice, and is more than willing to engage physically. She has a good, active stick and is able to intercept attacking plays off the rush. She frequently makes strong slot passes to the middle of the ice for her teammates, setting them up for great scoring chances. Leeder wins the puck and quickly gets off the boards to the net and gets shots on. Grade: B- 

Gabrielle Jette #76 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Jette is a gritty player who works hard in all zones on the ice. She wins battles and forechecks hard, forcing turnovers she can take to the net. She backchecks hard. Grade: B- 

Sienna Eberle #79 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Eberle is a hard worker with a great stride and speed, she is aware of her teammates’ positions and covers well. Eberle is a fearless player who competes extremely hard, as she blocks shots and ensures she’s contributing defensively, even as a forward. Her competitiveness is contagious for her team, and her hard-working play provides energy to her team. She is a very hardworking player, she is good in both areas. The willingness to win pucks at the blueline to get pucks out and is willing to block shots. She is also very good at positioning meaning that she is always in good spots in the D and O zone. Grade: B- 

Ainsley Phillips #92 (Belleville Bearcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Phillips plays a hard-grinding game. She is reliable in battles for puck possession. She crashed hard on the net to cause chaos and look for loose pucks or rebounds. Phillips maintains great strength on the puck while being challenged by attackers down low in the offensive zone. She is able to force turnovers committed by opposing defenders through her speed and relentless skating ability. She is a hard worker that battles hard in all areas of the ice. Phillips is a good-sized player who uses it to her advantage. using her body to protect the puck and drive it hard to the net. She creates chaos for the other team in front of the net with her presence. She is a decent sized forward that wins puck battles and uses her size to her advantage. She is also a great skater and gets in on the forecheck to cause turnovers. She also provides a good net front presence and causes second and third chances for her team and self. Grade: B-

Belmont Bad Blazers U18AA

Madelyn Pinnegar #19 (Belmont Blazers U18 AA, F, 2024) : Pinnegar is reliable in getting pucks into the ozone, she is confident in carrying the puck and brings it into the ozone with possession. She is fast and uses her speed to drive wide to the net for scoring chances. She is a gritty player, going hard into battles and forechecking hard. She is a great offensive threat that does a little bit of everything in the O zone. She is smart on entries and rarely gives up the puck entering the zone. She is willing to dump pucks and go retrieve them afterwards. Or if given space she will skate it as well. She is not afraid to be a net front presence and bang in rebounds. Grade: B 

Holly Brulotte #43 (Belmont Blazers U18 AA, D, 2025) : Brulotte is a good defender. She plays the body well on 1v1’s, rushes and in battles, separating the player from the puck and gaining puck possession in doing so. She picks up open players and plays with her head on a swivel, getting pucks up ice quickly to start the breakout. She is a really good stay at home defenseman. She is good at giving good gaps and uses her body to separate man from puck. She is good at boxing out at front and being in lanes to block passes. Grade: B 

Taryn Sullivan #82 (Belmont Blazers U18 AA, F, 2024) : Sullivan is a skilled player. She is fast and pressures hard on the forecheck, forcing opponents to make mistakes and generating offensive opportunities off a stolen puck. She uses her body well to keep possession of the puck. She sees the ice well, finding open lanes to get good shots off on net. Grade: B 

Myra Craig #12 (Belmont Blazers U18 AA, D, 2024) : Craig gets good shots on net. She can find open lanes to get shots off and generate offensive opportunities. She pinches hard to keep the puck in the ozone and will jump down into the play as an option, then after forecheck to gain back puck possession. Grade: B- 

Hayden Dunn #55 (Belmont Blazers U18 AA, F, 2024) : Dunn is quick, she is confident in carrying the puck and uses her speed to drive wide around opponents and bring pucks to the net, shielding the puck with her body. She is aggressive on the forecheck, forcing turnovers and gaining puck possession. Grade: B- 

Bluewater Hawks U18AA

Reagan Nolan #14 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, D, 2024) : Nolan holds the blueline well. She smartly pinches and keeps the puck in the ozone. She walks the blueline and finds open shooting lanes to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B 

Haley Waters #18 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Waters is a shifty forward who does well receiving the puck along the boards during breakouts. She has the speed to break into the zone and cut inside for a shooting chance through traffic. Grade: B 

Leah Carnochan #22 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Carnochan is a heads up player who reads the ice well on the forecheck. She is a step ahead and is able to pick off passes. She gets the puck in deep when needed and has a quick release shot. Grade: B 

Reece Coleman #47 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2024) : Coleman is fast and aggressive on the forecheck. She forces turnovers and it is hard to get the puck off her, her agility and speed helps her to easily beat defenders wide and crash the net. In the D zone her head is on a swivel and she gets into shooting lanes. A fast forward that is always the first one in on the forecheck. She is a headache for the other team, consistently pressuring the puck carrier and causing turnovers. She showed some offensive skill, but her work ethic and speed is what makes her game dominant. Grade: B 

Olivia Thompson #77 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Thompson is a smart player with good speed. She forechecks hard and uses her stick to force opponents to make mistakes she can capitalize on. Her feet are always moving on the ice and she finds soft spots for opportunities. She has good skill and finds the middle of the ice for scoring chances. Thompson is a quick skater who is tenacious on the forecheck and puts a lot of pressure on opposing players in the offensive zone, creating turnovers. Thompson is a positionally sound forward who can anticipate the play well. She defends in the neutral zone with active feet and active stick to force turnovers and win speed battles to 50/50 pucks. A smart forward that is quick and uses her speed to beat defenders. She also has a high hockey IQ, can make plays and create scoring chances. She is good on the forecheck to cause the other team to turnover the puck. Grade: B 

Lowyn Weber #9 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Weber battled in a goalmouth scramble to find the puck and jam it home. Big strong forward that showed a good shot. Uses her body in battles and is good with second efforts to retrieve pucks back for her team. Grade: B- 

Gracie Harse #11 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, D, 2024) : Harse is not flashy but works hard, she uses an active stick. Finding open lanes and getting good shots on net for scoring chances. Grade: B-

Lucie Duffy #17 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, D, 2025) : Duffy is a solid stay-at-home defenseman. She uses physicality to take the body on rushes and win possession battles. She is a good skater and keeps a strong gap.   Duffy is a good skater who’s able to recover and get back with timely stick checking to thwart attackers. Maintains an active stick and feet down low to win corner battles for the puck and keeps her head up to make crisp outlet passes. Grade: B- 

Olivia Minten #23 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, D, 2026) : Minten is a solid D that has good size. Her edges are clean and she is calm with the puck under pressure, using her body and agility to escape and move the puck up ice or skate it herself. She takes smart shots on net to generate rebounds in front of the net. Her gap is good and she uses her stick well. Minten seals the wall well in the offensive zone and chooses good opportunities to pinch and rush the puck. She takes the body in front of the net in the defensive end. Grade: B- 

Lauren Stewart #4 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, D, 2026) : Stewert has good IQ and is a solid defenseman. She is a good size, using it to her advantage in battles, positioning herself well and gaining possession. She jumps into the rush as an option and gets solid shots through to generate opportunities. Stewart is a positionally sound defenseman who has good patience with the puck at the blue line. She makes a strong, accurate first pass on the breakout. Grade: B- 

Lauren Laszlo #73 (Bluewater Hawks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Laszlo is relentless in the pursuit of the puck. She forechecks and backchecks hard, and isn’t afraid to battle in front of the net and in the corners. She always wants to get the puck back. Grade: B- 

Brampton Canadettes U18AA

Taya Robinson #16 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Robinson is always a threat with the puck. She has the speed and skill to weave through traffic and get good shots on net for scoring chances. She has pretty good vision and can find open teammates to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B 

Jamie O’Toole #27 : O’Toole is a great skater and handles the puck well. She battles hard and plays a physical game, forechecking hard and taking pucks from opponents to take hard to the net for scoring chances. She supports the puck down low in the D zone. Jamie has good size and quickness, she is a power forward type player. She can handle the puck, she has a great work ethic. She is very strong on the boards and an effective penalty killer. O’Toole has great hands and makes great plays to set up her teammates and generate offensive opportunities. She is not afraid to carry the puck herself as well. She is a good overall player. Is willing to get into battles and retrieve pucks and is supporting her linemates to give them an option. She has good hands and possesses a decent IQ. She is confident carrying pucks on the rush and possessing once in the offensive zone. She is effective on the forecheck making it difficult for the other teams defenders. Grade: B

Anika Mahon #9 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Mahon plays with grit and speed. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers that she can take and bring hard to the net for scoring chances. She uses her speed to drive wide and makes offensive contact to drive the puck hard to the net. She plays a physical game, battling hard in corners for puck possession and she is not afraid to get into shooting lanes and block shots. Anika is real quick with a strong work ethic. Her good hockey sense makes her strong positionally on both ends of the rink. Grade: B- 

Sophia Luviano #87 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, F, 2024) : Luviano is a good skater with decent vision. She forechecks hard, anticipating plays and forcing errors she can capitalize on and turn into an offensive chance. She battles hard in front of the net, causing chaos. Sophia is a strong quick skater, she handles the puck very well. She can beat the D one on one. She has good vision and makes good smart passes. Luviano is a great skater, she uses her vision to make smart passes and generate offensive opportunities. She can find soft spots on the ice and forechecks hard to create turnovers. Grade: B- 

Josie Meredith #96 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Meredith is a good skater with great edges. She can easily escape pressure and moves the puck up ice quickly. She forechecks hard, forcing errors and making a play to set up teammates with scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Madelaine Macas #10 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, D, 2024) : Macas is not afraid to skate the puck and makes smart pinches. She makes smart plays and skates hard on the backcheck and to join the rush. Grade: B- 

Kayla O’Toole #11 : O’Toole has good vision and plays physically. She moves the puck up ice quickly and efficiently. She gets good shots on net to generate rebounds and scoring chances. She has good gap control and moves players in front to clear the net. She battles hard in corners, pinning players and gaining puck possession. Grade: B-

Ava Irwin #15 (Brampton Canadettes U18 AA, D, 2025) : Irwin is not afraid to skate the puck, she will generate offense and puts pucks on net to create opportunities. Grade: C+ 

Brantford U18AA

Ellie Silva #16 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Silva is a quick player that can create offensive zone chances through both her high hockey IQ and her net driving ability. She is willing and able to go to the dirty areas of the ice, and she never gives up on a loose puck in any of the 3 zones. She is relentless on the forecheck, and battles hard for net front positioning. Silva does a good job rushing the point on the PK to block shots. She gained the zone on the left wing to rip a wrister from the top of the circle and tickle the twine top glove. Silva is smart and fast. She sees the ice well and finds open lanes to take the puck to the net, driving hard and with a scoring mindset. She goes hard until there’s a whistle. She is first on loose pucks and wins battles for puck possession. She gets into shooting lanes and is willing to block shots. Silva is a very valuable asset to this Brantford team. She is an all around dominant player. She has good speed to get around defenders and uses her smarts to make plays and possess pucks. Also, she has a desire to score goals and drive pucks to the net to create scoring chances for herself. Love her in the d zone as well, making it difficult for the D on the other team to make plays at the point by rushing the d and getting in lanes to block shots. Grade: B

Alexia Karmiris #27 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, F, 2027) : Karmiris is fast, she forechecks hard and with aggression, winning puck battles and handling the puck well. She uses her speed and skill to easily drive wide around opponents and take the puck hard to the net. Karmiris is a quick player that is able to win many loose pucks through her tenacity and aggressiveness. She is a good puck handler, and is able to fearlessly drive the net after taking defenders wide on the rush. Grade: B 

Teagan Vanrooy #76 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, D, 2024) : Vanrooy is a smooth skating defender that walks the line well and plays with her head up. She is not afraid to skate the puck out of her own end individually, as she uses her strong edge work to her benefit when dealing with oncoming forecheckers. Her agility was put on display against Gloucester Cumberland in the York tournament, as she frequently used “escape moves” to shake off opposing team attackers in her own end and in the neutral zone as well. Teagan skates well and has good size. She is a physical player and uses her stick well. She can handle the puck and makes good accurate passes.Vanrooy creates net-front chances for the forwards with solid shots from the point. She steps around attacking defenders to get away a quick low snap or crushes slap shots through traffic. Vanrooy has skill and good edgework. She plays a physical game, playing the body on the rush, pinning in battles and protecting the puck. She checks over her shoulder when being pressured and uses her edges to easily escape and bring the puck up ice. She is calm with the puck and is reliable to contribute in all areas on the ice. She is an all around D. She has the ability to rush the puck and join it for offense. Making good decisions at the blueline and is able to walk the blueline nicely. She is good on the defensive side of the puck as well. She has good gap control and uses her body which makes it difficult for the other team. She is good at using her body in box out situations and battles in the corner and possesses pucks and makes a good first pass out of her zone. Grade: B

Alexa Kuranc #87 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Kuranc is a smart passer that is poised with the puck in all areas of the ice. She makes crisp breakout passes to her linemates, and it helps advance the puck forward well. She is able to delay in the offensive zone by using button-hooks and turning tactics to create space and buy time for herself. Kuranc is a solid skater who forechecks aggressively on the PK to force errors and break plays. She applies good pressure on the backcheck. Her puck handling and control allows her to get into position and send crisp passes on the tape to her teammates. Kurac has good speed and aggression, she forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and possessing the puck, she does not force plays. She makes good passes. She is a very aggressive forechecker. She causes a lot of turnovers for the other team and makes it difficult for the other team to break out. She is also very good with the puck, entering the zone and possessing it instead of throwing it away. She has decent IQ making good passess to set up plays and create offense and scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Marissa Verrips #5 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Verrips uses her size and reach to her advantage to stick-check puck carriers and steal pucks. She has good speed. A solid slap shot and quick snap from the point create opportunities for the forwards to deflect pucks on net. Grade: B- 

Blair Matthews #18 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Matthews battles hard at the front of the net and doesn’t give up at all throughout her shifts. She battles for every available loose puck, and she competes hard no matter what. She is able to use her body effectively when protecting the puck and shielding it off against opposing defenders. Blair has good speed, she can handle and carry the puck on the rush. She has good hockey sense and makes good choices with the puck. She is defensively responsible. Matthews uses her body well, positioning herself between her opponents and the puck. She creates chaos in front of the net. She has pretty good speed and skill, using her body to drive hard to the net for offensive opportunities. Grade: B- 

Trinity MacDonald #21 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, D, 2025) : MacDonald is a good-sized defender who uses her long reach and active stick effectively in the neutral zone to break plays. She reads the play well to get into position to intercept passes at the defensive blueline. Her pinches are successful and she gets away a hard snap from the point to create chances. Grade: B- 

Tess Squire #83 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Squire reads the play to intercept passes on the penalty kill. She gets in the shooting lanes and blocks shots. Her passes are smooth and on target to move the play up ice or create opportunities. Grade: B- 

Sophie Carson #19 (Brantford Ice Cats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Carson is strong in the faceoff circle, winning draws cleanly to her teammates to start the play with possession. She controls and handles the puck smoothly to carry the puck deep on the attack or get the puck to the net quickly to set up a breaking teammate. Grade: C+ 

Burlington Barracudas U18AA

Marley Clarke #9 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2025) : Clarke has a rocket of a shot, causing the puck to bounce off goalie and create rebounds. Clarke has a great, accurate point shot that is able to get through, while also being extremely mobile and agile when walking the line. She can score goals from a distance, and contribute offensively, despite being a 200-foot, competitive defender. Grade: B 

Sofia Starr #11 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2026) : Starr is a smart and quick forward. She backchecks hard and can intercept passes to start the offense. She anticipates the play and can force turnovers on the forecheck. Grade: B 

Lily Crumpton #44 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2025) : Crumpton is a grinder, she is always around the net. She battles hard for possession and is always trying to take the puck to the net. Crumpton is quick to recover pucks on the power play and has good patience once she recovers the puck. She has a quick release shot and is able to get pucks through traffic to the net. Crumpton has good hands around the net and can maneuver her way around defenders with her hands and feet through crossovers. She’s able to get shots through within high-traffic areas in the slot, and potentially score. She is a very hardworking forward and wins battles on the boards. Has some good IQ to make plays and is great around the net. Getting rebounds and creating second and third chances. Grade: B 

Justine Somers #2 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2025) : Somers does her job by playing good defense. She makes good quick passes up ice on the breakout to start the offense and can be quite aggressive one on one which is nice to see. Grade: B- 

Charlotte Payette #6 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2024) : Payette plays a physical game, controlling her gap and playing the body on the rush. She gets shots on net to generate offensive opportunities. Charlotte is a good quick skater who can handle the puck. She makes smart choices and tape to tape passes. She is strong on the boards and effective in 1v1 play. Payette uses her body well to protect the puck from opponents and makes an excellent first pass on the breakout or regroup. Payette is a stay-at-home defender who can ensure her own net is “taken care of” before she switches to offense. She possesses good hands and is able to create space for herself by her skating techniques. Makes nice passes with her defenseman on the blue line. Looks to get the puck to the net and had a nice look off play where she passed it to her teammate for a tip in chance, but really sold that she was going to shoot. Grade: B- 

Cayleigh Bowes #8 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2025) : Bowes is a solid D who is reliable to win puck races and move the puck up ice to start the breakout. She is physical and battles hard, taking the body and starting the offense. Bowes isn’t afraid to rush the puck and on one occasion made an excellent rush to create a scoring chance. She has a quick release from the point and is a strong skater, both forward and backward. Has really good patience on her own blueline, especially on the powerplay. She did not force anything, but made good back and forth passes that got the opposition out of position. She also did not force many passes through the neutral zone, and waited until a seam opened up for her to hit her teammate on the tape. Usually makes smart heads up plays out of the zone, Grade: B- 

Holly Brimacombe #12 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2026) : Brimacombe is a two-way forward who plays her position well. She knows where to be on the ice to be an option for her teammates and defensively separates opponents from the puck. Has an eye for open ice as she snuck behind everyone and made herself available for a breakaway chance. She stays around the net, and it paid off as she banged in a rebound off a broken rebound from behind the net. Grade: B- 

Ava Dubkowski #21 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2026) : Dubkowski is always moving her feet, finding softs spots on the ice. She is a good support in the D zone and picks up sticks. Ava is a smaller player, but she is very quick and can handle or carry the puck. She  is hard on the forecheck, she has a good work ethic in both ends. She is willing to drive the net with the puck, and she has a quick release. Dubkowski is a smaller forward, but she is fast and uses her speed to her advantage. She pressures hard on the penalty kill and takes good angles on the forecheck. She has a quick release shot which catches goalies off guard. Grade: B- 

Maddy McCready #22 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2026) : McCready is fast and aggressive. She forechecks hard, forcing opponents to make mistakes and centering the puck for scoring chances. She battles hard, winning most of her battles. She has skill. Grade: B- 

Aly Pescetti #59 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2026) : Aly is a good quick skater, she can handle the puck with speed. She is a very good positionally and verbal leader on the ice. Pescetti is great on the penalty kill, blocking shooting and passing lanes with good stick position. She plays her position very well which allows her to be a threat on the ice. Pescetti is a fast skater, forechecking and backchecking hard. She is willing to get into shooting lanes and is an offensive threat with her skill and speed, using it to beat opponents and generate offensive opportunities. She is a fast hard working forward. Is willing to block shots on the PK. Is always moving her feet and is the first one on the forecheck and is always working hard on the backcheck. She has decent skill and can create plays. Grade: B-

Addison Butler #81 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2026) : Butler is a puck-moving defender who can advance the puck up smoothly to her forwards, allowing Burlington to play with pace. She skates well and smoothly, while the left-handed D can make crisp tape-to-tape passes in all 3 zones. Grade: B- 

Allison Gauley #83 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, D, 2026) : Gauley uses her size to her advantage, protecting the puck and using her long reach to intercept plays. She has good gap control and moves the puck up ice quickly to start the breakout. Allison is a tall player who uses her long reach well. She is a quick  strong skater. She gets her shots to the net, and is a strong net front presence. Gauley is a physical presence and applies her strength toward opposing attacking forwards. Grade: B- 

Sophia Gosselin #88 (Burlington Barracudas U18 AA, F, 2025) : Gosselin competes and battles hard at all times and moments of the game. Her hard-working tenacity, combined with physicality, makes it hard for defenders to control her down low. She often times can protect the puck down low behind the goal line, and walk out to make a play for a point shot, or cycle it back down for her linemates. Gosselin uses her body really well to protect the puck and keep possession. She plays physical, battling hard for puck possession. Not a flashy player but is quite effective. Grade: B- 

Caledon U18AA

Ali Joly #14 (Caledon U18 AA, F, 2024) Manhattanville): Joly is a hard working, relentless skating forward that possesses a high hockey IQ in all areas of the ice. Her on-ice awareness is elite, and she always knows where her teammates are around her. She uses her quickness to create space for herself, which also helps her be a good puck distributor. She is reliable defensively, as she made great D-zone plays against New Tecumseth in the York Tournament. Joly is a great skater, she forechecks hard, anticipating plays and forcing opponents to go where she wants them to go, forcing turnovers and taking them right to the net to generate offensive opportunities. She has great vision, finding soft spots on the ice for herself and finding open teammates and making great passes to set them up for offensive chances. She is good in the D zone as well. She is a very hardworking forward. She gets in on the forecheck and causes turnovers. She also has high IQ finding areas to get open, and making lots of nice plays in the O zone. She uses her speed to create space for herself and she can create something out of nothing. Grade: B+ 

Olivia Juszczuk #19 (Caledon U18 AA) : Juszczuk is a quick forward that likes having the puck on her stick. She makes creative offensive zone plays that allow both her and her linemates to generate scoring chances. She contains a high level of awareness on the ice, and she is able to perform quick turns when down low in the offensive zone to shake off opposing team defenders. She battles hard for net-front position, and is able to produce offensively, as demonstrated in her performance in the York Tournament. Grade: B+ 

Ailsa Bogan #91 (Caledon U18 AA) : Bogan works hard in the corners and can make tape-to-tape breakout passes. Her vision and awareness in her own end is strong, and she ensures that she communicates with her teammates on in-zone coverage against opposing teams. Her breakout passes against Saugeen in the Brampton Tournament helped Caledon play a quick transition game through it’s duration. She can walk the line well, and her willingness to take the puck to the slot area helps her get scoring chances. Bogan is a solid defense. She is reliable in the D zone, battling hard for puck possession and making quick passes up ice to start the breakout. She sees the ice well, finding soft spots or open lanes in the ozone to generate offensive opportunities. She is an overall good solid defenseman. Love her in her own zone. Making smart plays with the puck, winning battles and making a good first pass. She is also very good in the offensive zone, can walk the line and is good at keeping pucks in. Has solid pinching decisions as well. Grade: B+ 

Layla Moniz #8 (Caledon U18 AA, F, 2025) : Moniz is a two-way forward that plays a complete game. She is dangerous when with the puck behind the opposing team’s goal line, as she could cut in and drive the net, or look to make a great pass out front. She battles hard in her own end to get pucks out of the zone, and her relentlessness on the forecheck helps her team gain puck possession through forcing errors and turnovers. Her D-zone effort was particularly notable against New Tecumseth in the York Tournament, Moniz is a good skater and uses her body well to protect the puck. She is able to easily beat opponents wide and uses her body to shield the puck and drive hard to the net, she has a good backhand and uses it well. creating chaos in front of the net. Grade: B

Victoria Corrente #44 (Caledon U18 AA) : Corrente is a solid two-way defender that ensures players are boxed out and played physically in her own defensive zone. She is a strong backwards skater, and her pivoting ability is smooth. She works hard each and every shift, and her effort positively contributes to her peers. She can shoot low and hard from the point, and generate scoring chances for her team through solid blue-line play. She made various great passes against North York during the North York Tournament. Grade: B 

Umber Dhillon #92 (Caledon U18 AA, D, 2026) : Strong active defense who can hit a stretch pass quickly off a draw, reacts quickly to ozone draw. Keeps man on the outside of the dots, works well with centremen (d1+2 switches, communication, etc). Quick shot. Grade: B 

Riley Hoisak #96 (Caledon U18 AA) : Hoisak is a stay-at-home defense. She is a good skater who likes to play a physical game, competing in battles, playing the body on the rush or 1v1’s and moving bodies out of the way in front of the net. She has her head on a swivel in the D zone, finding open teammates to break the puck up ice efficiently. She gets into shooting lanes. Riley is a strong skater who is very hard working and physical. She is a stay at home D who is effective in front of her own net, and is willing to get in lanes and block shots. She makes good choices with the puck in her own end. Best Nest. Grade: B 

Pallavi Hari #97 (Caledon U18 AA) : Pallavi is a good skater, she is hard on the forecheck, keeping the pressure on opponents to force turnovers that she can generate into offensive opportunities. She makes safe decisions with the puck and uses her body to shield it and keep possession. A good solid grinder. Pallavi skates well, she has a good hockey sense. She makes good choices with the puck at the o-zone b-line. Her dump- ins are retrievable. She uses her body to protect the puck. She has quickness to be effective on the forecheck. Best Nest. Grade: B 

Marita Barreca #30 (Caledon U18 AA, G, 2025) : Moves well, she is quick to react and keeps with the play. She works well with her teammates and plays with a great deal of effort. Grade: B-

Cambridge Roadrunners U18AA

Georgia Haller #4 (Cambridge Rivulettes U18 AA, D, 2025) : Haller is great at holding the blueline, she gives no easy entries and challenges opponents to make a move and takes away time and space. She helps contribute to offense by jumping in the play and keeping it alive by pinching. She is aggressive in battles and always looks for the best play. She is a very relaxed player who takes her time to see what the best option is for her team. Grade: B 

Campbell Lean #9 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, D, 2024) : Lean is a very hard working defenseman. Lean is very good at getting the puck up the ice and gives 100% every shift. Lean makes good decisions when it comes from having the puck on the point. She contributes to offense while in the O-zone, but prefers to be a stay at home defender. Grade: B 

Ella Humphrey #19 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, D, 2024) : Humphrey contributes greatly in the offensive zone by playing a heads-up game, distributing the puck on the PP, finding shot lanes and getting low solid snapshots on target. Defensively she controls the GAP and stands players up on the blue line, takes away the lane to the net and makes accurate tape-to-tape outlet passes. Humphrey gets pucks up ice quickly and effectively, she is not afraid to play physical, closing the gap and stepping up on forwards. She gets good shots on net in the ozone for scoring chances and makes good passes. Grade: B 

Emma MacDonald #22 (Cambridge Roadrunners U15 AA, F, 2025) : MacDonald smoothly cradled a one-touch pass that she took to the net and ripped a wrister top glove to light the lamp. She is a smooth skater with a quick release that challenges goaltenders and creates opportunities. MacDonald is an offensive threat. She has good speed and skill to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B 

Kendra Restauri #25 (Cambridge Roadrunners U15 AA, D, 2026) : Restauri is very good at supporting the D, she covers for them in the O-zone when they jump in the rush and supports them downlow in the D-zone. She has a very good first pass, and plays the entire 200ft game giving 100% every shift. Grade: B 

Breauna Sanecki #63 (Cambridge Rivulettes U18 AA, F, 2025) : Sanecki is a quick skater who works hard away from the puck to get to open spaces. She has a strong work ethic and keeps her feet moving all over the ice. Sanecki is a good skater and forchecks hard, forcing turnovers. She finds soft spots on the ice giving herself offensive opportunities. She is a good fast forward that works hard. Specifically her forechecking and causing turnovers separates her from the rest. Grade: B 

Rachael Burt #93 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2025) : Burt is a feisty forward with good speed. She controls and handles the puck with poise to get into position for a quick hard shot on goal. Her slap shot challenges goalies and creates rebounds for chances. Burt plays positionally well in the defensive zone and is aware of everything going on around her, allowing her to pounce on loose pucks and escape the zone. She backchecks hard and has her body in the right position to steal the puck from her opponent. Burt likes to play aggressive and physical. She battles hard and uses her body well to position herself between her opponent and the puck. She uses her body to get to the net and generate offensive opportunities. She is an absolute pest and makes it difficult for the other team to possess pucks in the d zone. Relentless in battles and is physical. She does possess good hands and smarts. But what stands out the most is her work ethic, getting back on the backcheck and being a presence at the net front. Grade: B 

Taylor Bond #5 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2024) : Bond is a hard working forward who gives 100% every shift. Bond is a great forechecker as well as a back-checker. Bond is great at supporting her teammates in battles and in the D-Zone. Bond is a great player coaches can rely on to be that 200ft player who will give her best every shift.Bond is a 200ft player. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers. She backchecks hard picking up players. She battles hard and plays physically. Grade: B- 

Maggie MacDonald #27 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2024) : Macdonald is a skilled forward. When she is pressured she will use her skill to get around the players. She is a hard worker and battles hard in every battle. She has a good accurate wrist shot and backhand that is deadly. She is a player who works hard every shift. MacDonald is a positionally strong forward, who covers for her defensemen when they rush the puck or pinch in the offensive zone. She pressures hard and is a force all over the ice. MacDonald can handle the puck and is calm in chaotic situations. She battles hard and gets the puck to the net for offensive opportunities. Grade: B- 

Kasey Bater #42 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2024) : Bater took her moment to shine as she forced a turn over at her blue line with her stick in the passing lanes and body in the shooting lane, went down and potted a nice hard shot, blocker side. Bater is a hard working player. Bater gives her best every shift and will give her best in battles and constantly competes every second of every shift. Bater has a good shot and forechecks hard making it hard for defenders to have time to make a play. Bater uses her tenacity on the forecheck to create turnovers on the forecheck. She forced a turnover on the forecheck, found the open player to create a great scoring chance. Grade: B- 

Avery Collingwood #86 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, D, 2026) : Collingwood uses her size and long reach to her advantage blocking shots and stealing pucks. She gets involved in the offense jumping into the rush as an option and dropping in as a shooter in the o-zone. Her wrist shot from the point is low and hard, creating opportunities for the forwards to deflect or grab rebounds. Grade: B- 

Taylor Miller #88 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, D, 2025) : Miller has good size which she uses well to protect the puck. She has a good gap and steps up to force opponents to make a move. She is aggressive in battles and while pinching. She is good at jumping up in the play and helps contribute to offense, but also gets back quickly to do her job. Grade: B- 

Anna Snell #91 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2026) : Snell is a great forechecker, who takes away the other team’s time and space. She is quick on pucks and always has good positioning when it comes to battles. She is fast and a hard worker who plays the whole 200ft ice. Grade: B- 

Addison Wighton #97 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, F, 2024) : Wighton has good size, which she uses well in puck protection and battles. She gives her teammates good support in all three zones. She has a good hard shot, as well as good puck control. She has good hockey IQ and above average speed. Wighton gives her best every shift. Grade: B- 

Ella Mason #44 (Cambridge Roadrunners U18 AA, D, 2025) : Mason is a hard working defenseman. Mason battles hard and makes sure to clear the net front. Mason is a very defensive defenseman and is reliable to be a player who works her best every shift. Mason has the ability to keep pucks in the O-zone and get puts to the net. Grade: C+ 

Carleton Place Cyclones 

Olivia Verge #5 (Carleton Place Cyclones BAA) : Verge has speed and skill to easily escape out of tight situations and start the offense. She has good vision and can find soft spots on the ice to generate offensive opportunities with good shots on net. She is very good off the boards in the offensive zone. She is able to use her skating abilities to lose defenders on her back on the boards to walk the half wall and create scoring chances. She has the ability to find good spots in the offensive zone to give her teammates an option to create high quality scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Findlay Weir #7 (Carleton Place Cyclones BAA) : Weir is a strong and quick forward. She has great vision and can find open lanes on the ice and use them. She uses her body well to protect the puck and drive hard with speed to the net. Grade: B 

Allison Stevens #13 (Carleton Place Cyclones BAA) : Stevens is smart and skilled. She has speed and can find open ice and use it. She is calm and patient with the puck and does not force plays, she plays a 200 ft game and is always looking for soft spots on the ice to generate more offense. She is a good 200 foot player that contributes in the D and O zone. She is willing to get back on the backcheck and work hard in puck battles. Love her ability to possess pucks when entering the O zone and uses her skill to get around defenders and create scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Emery Gelinas #18 (Carleton Place Cyclones BAA, D) : Gelinas is tall and a good skater. She plays physical, competing in battles to win puck possession, playing the body on the rush or 1v1, and keeping a good gap. She transitions quickly with the puck, making good passes up ice to start the breakout.  She is a hard nosed defender. She uses her body in battles and wins the majority of them. Is capable of joining the rush on some occasions but she is very good at making smart decisions coming out of the zone. She makes it difficult for the other team off the rush by containing good gaps and using her body to get in the way and cause turnovers. Grade: B 

Dylan Taylor #21 (Carleton Place Cyclones BAA) : Taylor is smart and plays physical. She battles hard and clears the front of the net. She can anticipate plays and keeps good gap for one on ones. Grade: B 

Central York Panthers U18AA

Sophia Liu #7 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Sophia has good size and has good balance on her edges. She handles the puck well, and has a hard shot accurate shot to go with her quick release. She is very quick to loose pucks.  Liu uses her good speed to rush the point, apply pressure, and block shots. She controls the puck with poise to shield it from the opposition and maintain possession. On the forecheck, she reads the play well and intercepts the breakout pass. Grade: B 

Abby Pak #13 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Abby is a strong quick skater, she can handle the puck with patience. She will drive the net with and without the puck. She can get the puck upstairs quickly from tight spots.  Pak plays physically and gains body position to separate the player from the puck for a smooth pass to an open teammate. She has silky mitts to dangle opponents in tight and create opportunities. The forward is quick on loose pucks and is frequently first to the puck in the corners. Pak can use her great passing ability to create offensive chemistry with her linemates. The right-handed forward is agile and uses her good puck control to be effective in all 3 zones of the ice surface. Grade: B 

Noa Marincola #27 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Noa is a quick skater who has a good hockey IQ. She can handle and carry the puck to gain the o-zone. She has good vision and her choices with the puck are smart. Marincola is successful in the faceoff circle winning battles and drawing the puck cleanly to teammates to start the play with possession. Her passes are crisp and on the tape. She battles hard in the corners and wins pucks. Marincola won the puck battle in a goalmouth scramble to jam it home for a well-earned goal. Noa is a quick, gritty player who is strong on the boards.She is strong and aggressive on the forecheck. She handles the puck well in the o-zone, she is patient and has good vision. She works hard to find open ice soft spots. Grade: B 

Emma Hung #93 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Hung has great speed to separate from opponents for breakaway opportunities, win the puck on a chip and chase, and drive the net hard for shots on goal. She forechecks aggressively and forces errors. Her solid edgework allows her to make quick turns to escape pressure. Hung’s passes are smooth, flat, and on the tape. Hung is a great passer who is able to draw players to her, and then dish it off to her linemates. She is willing to take the puck into the middle, and get quick shots off as well. Grade: B 

Elizabeth Janovski #97 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Janovski is successful in the faceoff circle, winning battles and drawing pucks back cleanly. She creates space to make crisp, accurate passes to open teammates. The forward controls and handles the puck with poise as she steps around defenders to drive the net for shots on goal. Janovski’s hard-working approach to the game, combined with her backchecking ability, makes her a 200-foot, complete player. Along with this, she can also chip in offensively with goals and points through creative playmaking and quick, accurate shooting. Grade: B 

Audrey Thomas #31 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, G, 2024) : Thomas tracks pucks and gets to the top of the blue paint to challenge shooters and cut down angles. She has good lateral movement, steers pucks to safe areas, and stands firm on net drives. Thomas holds her post challenge on net drives. Grade: B 

Caroline Wo #4 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Wo uses her speed effectively to snag loose pucks and gain possession. Defensively, she gets her stick in the passing lanes to break plays, intercept pucks, and deny opportunities. Wo skates very fast and is a hard worker in the D-zone. Her hard work, combined with smooth skating, makes it hard for attacking forwards and defenders to contain her. Grade: B- 

Emily Daniels #11 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2024) : Daniels is a good shooter who is able to use a quick release and get open for her teammates with her speed. She is an energy forward that values D-zone play equally as much as offense, as she frequently ensures her net is taken care of before going on the rush. Emily is a strong skater with very good quickness. She shows good hockey sense and vision in the o-zone. She is strong positionally in both ends of the rink. Grade: B- 

Kaitlyn Brown #12 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2024) : Brown has good hands around the net, and can get great shots away in dangerous scoring areas. She is a competitive, hard worker who is strong positionally in the D-zone. Grade: B- 

Breanne Hurley #18 (Central York Panthers U15AA, D, 2026) : Breanne is a strong skater who uses her size and long reach to push plays to the outside. She is strong in the battles on the boards. She can carry the puck out of her own zone, she also moves across the blueline in the o-zone real well.  Hurley rips hard snap shots and crushes slap shots to the net to create chances. Grade: B- 

Kayla Lyn #23 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Lyn is frequently first to the puck in net-front battles and on the forecheck. Her passes are crisp and on the tape. Lyn has good hockey-sense and ensures that she plays every shift like it’s her last. Her high compete level is noticeable, particularly when on the PK, when she’s applying pressure on the opposing defenders. Grade: B- 

Clara Liu #65 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, D, 2025) : Clara is a good skater with good size. She is very effective with her stick and is quick to close down on players in her own end. She is strong in front of her net. When she has the puck, she protects it with her body. Liu moves the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner. She does a good job covering for her partner. She has good size and quickness, handles the pucks well. She uses her partner well in D2D situations. She is a mobile  player especially in o-zone. She is a physical player on the wall. She pinches down the wall strongly. Grade: B-

Brooklyn Vito #66 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, D, 2026) : Vito plays physically and does a good job taking the body. She steps up with an active stick to break plays. Her puck movement with her partner is smooth and on target. Grade: B-

Allie Dinsmore #91 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Dinsmore uses her speed to get into open space as an option and then get back quickly to defend. She controls and handles the puck with poise through the neutral zone to gain the attacking end. Her puck movement with her linemates is smooth. Grade: B- 

Morgan Liew #21 (Central York Panthers U18 AA, D, 2024) : Morgan is a very quick aggressive player, she plays good gaps and has an effective stick. She is quick back to pucks and makes nice passes up ice. She is a high energy player who battles hard on the boards.

Chatham-Kent U18AA

Dakota Marchand #14 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, F/D, 2024) : Marchand can score goals and create plays, being a key part of Chatham-Kent’s offense. She is able to use her good puck control and elusive shot to beat goalies from a distance, while also being able to finish her breakaway chances in tight. Grade: B 

Abbey Mazzela #17 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, F, 2025) : Mazzela is a hard worker that contains a high level of offensive zone vision. She is a threat to score, while also playing a 200-foot game. She is a good positional player in all 3 zones, and is rarely caught as the last skater back into the Chatham-Kent D-zone. She is a complete player. She is a threat on offense through her ability to find soft ice to score goals. She works very hard and wins puck battles. Grade: B 

Ashton Clark #21 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, F, 2025) : Clark is a good grinder. She is aggressive on the forecheck, forcing opponents to make mistakes. She battles hard, aggressively winning puck battles. She is not afraid to go to the dirty areas on the ice and find loose pucks in front of the net for scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Ella DeMaeyer #9 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, D, 2025) : After she jumps into the rush to create offense for Chatham-Kent, DeMeyer skates equally as hard back to her position and recovers effortlessly. She is frequently in a good position when playing within a “box plus one” D-zone system. Grade: C+ 

Jacqueline Does-Rosiers #26 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, F, 2026) : Does Rosiers is a good finisher of her chances, as she’s able to convert in tight in the crease area. She has the ability to get breakaways and get behind the defenders of the opposition, and when she’s in alone, she’s able to use good dekes and dangles to score. Does Rosiers is a natural goal scorer, she puts herself in good places and is rewarded for it. She sees the ice well to find these open areas and the skill to get to them. She is always an offensive threat on the ice. She is a pure goal scorer. She is able to find soft areas to score goals and gets to the net for second chances. She is able to use skill and high IQ to fake out defenders and get to the net. Grade: B 

Erin Adamson #30 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, G, 2026) : Adamson is a mobile goalie who can see shots through traffic, using her athleticism to compete hard in net. Her mobility is an asset that allows her to slide from post-to-post in a quick manner. Grade: B- 

Addison Tope #31 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, G, 2025) : Tope catches right, and she uses that to her advantage by having a quick glove, snagging many shots that were originally labeled for the top shelf. She is technically sound and square to the puck on a consistent basis. Grade: B- 

Savanah Smith #67 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, F, 2024) : Smith can get shots off in high-traffic and prioritizes getting shots off from anywhere in the offensive zone. This challenges opposing goaltenders to stay honest and not cheat when she is able to get shots off from any angle. Grade: B- 

Lilia Hunter #73 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, D, 2026) : Hunter plays with awareness and vision. She is patient with the puck and doesn’t force plays up ice if it is not an option. She can find open lanes in the ozone and get good shots off to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B- 

Katelyn Malaniuk #77 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, D, 2024) : Malaniuk plays physically. She is aggressive in front of her net and clears opponents out of the netfront. She finds open lanes and gets good, hard shots on net to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B- 

Libby Pink #58 (Chatham Kent Crush U18 AA, D, 2025) : Pink is a physical defender who plays her opposing forwards hard in the corners. She tries to contain attackers by pushing them to the outside, and trying to slow them down at the blue line. Pink is a great stay-at-home defense. She forces opponents to the outside, giving them the only option to go to the outside, then playing physical, playing the body on 1v1’s and pinning hard in battles to win puck possession. She pinches smartly and makes safe plays in the ozone. Grade: C+ 

Clarington Flames U18AA

Regan Briese #17 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2024) : Briese plays in all areas of the high with high compete. She fights hard in front of the net for good positioning and causes havoc for her opponents. Briese is effective in tight spaces, as she works extremely hard to come up with 50/50 pucks. She is a good passer in the offensive zone, and frequently is looking to make a pass back door to the open forwards on her team. She uses her speed to her advantage as it allows her to gain an extra split second with the puck to delay her decision, making her deceptive from an opposition’s perspective. Grade: B 

Sydney Fergusson #22 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2024) : She uses her strength and body to clear plays outfront of the net and win puck battles. She gets good quality shots on net to generate offensive opportunities.     Sydney has good balance, she is very aware of where she is in the D-zone. She plays very good gaps. She makes very good choices with the puck. She has the ability to log a lot of ice time. Fergusson is able to jump into the rush and take the puck to the net when she decides to rush it up the ice. She goes wide, and is able to drive into an open area, creating chances for her team to score. She is a good 200 foot defenseman. Is willing to join the rush and drive pucks to the net or drive the net to open up opportunities for her teammates. She is also solid in the D zone, has a good first pass and makes smart decisions with the puck. She is good at boxing out the offense for her goalie to see point shots and clears dangerous pucks away from the netfront. Grade: B 

Madeline Watters #24 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2026) : Watters is a grinder, she battles hard and is reliable for effort.   Madeline is very quick with good hockey sense.She plays with high energy and intensity. She is strong positionally in both ends, she supports the D and breaks up plays in the NZ. Watters works great down low and battles for the puck hard. She won several battles and one stood out where she came up from down low and made a nice pass to her teammate who scored. Watters has great speed, more specifically her first two strides are hard and powerful. She is great on the rush, and flies down the boards wide. While she enters the zone she is still aware of where her teammates are, and makes nice pass to her teammate on the rush for great scoring chances. There is a lot of skill still to develop with this player who has a bright future. Grade: B 

Dani Brown #2 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2024) : Gives herself space with the puck while hitting the tape up ice quickly. Good skating skills, using that to rush pucks or handle in tight situations until given the opportunity to move the puck. Brown is calm with the puck. She makes great passes while under pressure and plays a solid defensive game. Brown has really good support on the puck, especially with her d-partner. Brown is always aware of where she is on the ice and where her teammates are as well. She gets pucks out of her own zone nicely, sometimes can be too eager to get the puck out and not look for a teammate. In the offensive zone, she takes accurate low shots on net and creates a great rebound chance for her teammate. Brown sometimes would lose her gap, but does recover the best she can and still makes it hard for the offensive player to make a play. Grade: B-/B 

Kacie Stolarek #13 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2025) : Stolarek plays with a lot of confidence. She showed her confidence as she took the puck right to the net, passed the opposing d-man and scored. She is a taller forward with a really long stride that gives her a great advantage along the wall. She turns the puck up well in transition and also gets to the open areas of the ice in front of the net. Stolarek does most of her work in front of the net as she had a few tip-in tries while screening the goalie. Grade: B- 

Aliana Gibson #16 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2025) : Aliana is great at forcing turnovers and picking off pucks, she uses her forechecking skills to give herself opportunities such as breakaways or capitalizing on odd man rushes. Great at puck recovery. Good shot, can hit corners. Gibson has good speed and forces turnovers of the forecheck, giving her team possession and herself scoring chances. She is first on loose pucks and has a good shot.  Gibson can make great moves while having the puck on her stick, as she displayed a good move to the backhand on a clear-cut breakaway. Combining this with her competitiveness and hard work in all 3 zones, she is able to be a complete player for Clarington and produce offense while also keeping pucks out of her own net. Gibson is a very smart player who has really smooth hands and reads plays well. She disrupted several cross-ice passes and took a few of them the opposite way for a scoring chance. Gibson also battles in front of the net for good positioning and tries to get open. As she worked to get open she distracted the opposition’s d-man which led to her other teammate being open who ended up scoring. One thing Gibson could improve on would be her strength on her stick. She is a very smart player and has good hands and creates scoring chances. Her anticipation of pucks stands out a lot. Intercepting passes and having a good stick in the D zone and Neutral zone. She is also good at causing turnovers in the offensive zone too. Picking off passes and forcing defenders to make a mistake. She also has good hands and is capable of weaving through defenders to create scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Anna Crowley #77 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2026) : Crowley is a solid skater and jumps into the rush. If the puck is lost she is quick to get back on the backcheck to her position. She moves the puck well and gets good shots on net for scoring chances. She plays the body well and makes good passes on the breakout. Grade: B- 

Avery Clow #23 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2025) : Clow has good vision and finds open players to move the puck up ice quickly. She is tall and uses her reach to her advantage. She plays physically on the boards. Grade: B- 

Sydney Rock #9 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2025) : Rock can control the puck well and uses her strength to clear screens in front of the net for her goalie. Grade: C+ 

Jaime Hellam #10 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2026) : Hellam uses her body to protect the puck. She skates hard on the forecheck, forcing turnovers and gaining puck possession. Grade: C+ 

Samantha Hogan #11 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, D, 2025) : Hogan competes hard in the corners and in battles. She is not afraid to engage physically, as is frequently looking to grind in the corners to win pinned pucks along the wall. Grade: C+ 

Savannah Payne #14 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2024) : Payne has great IQ and takes pucks hard to the net. She is always floating around the net with or without the puck. She is great in the D zone, tracking open players, backchecking hard and supporting her defense in the corners. Payne is fast and makes creative plays on 2-on-1s. She is strong on the puck, on her skates, and is able to fend off defenders with her good puck control. Grade: C+ 

Jeevin Khehra #19 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2026) : Jeevin has size and skates well. She is effective getting open in the O-zone and also finds open teammates in the O-zone. Grade: C+

Daria Manarin #20 (Clarington Flames U18 AA, F, 2026) : Manarin is a tall forward and uses her reach to her advantage. She uses her size to protect the puck and drive hard to the net for scoring chances.  Good shot. Manarin has poise with the puck, making her a threat to either score and dish it off to her linemates. She can hold on to the puck in the O-zone, while drawing players to her, as this creates space for her teammates. She is a tall forward that has a lot of offensive abilities. Uses her size to her advantage driving pucks to the net and winning board battles. She is capable of holding onto the puck and making plays to set up teammates. She also has a decent shot but her size is more her advantage being good around the net. Grade: C+ 

Durham West U18AA

Kennedy Riches #7 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2025) : Riches knows how to find the back of the net when given the opportunity. She has an accurate shot and creates chaos down low making it hard to defend her. She has a solid stride and battles hard for pucks. She is a very offensive forward. She is able to create opportunities out of nothing and is willing to drive pucks to the net to get second and third chances. Has a really good hard shot that is difficult for goalies to handle. She is also willing to retrieve pucks and win board battles. Grade: B+ 

London Cann #10 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Cann gets into shooting lanes and blocks shots. She gets hard to the net looking for loose pucks and rebounds. She backchecks hard and applies pressure, being physically aggressive, she battles hard on the boards. Cann is a good size forward with a long stride. She battles hard for pucks, wins those races for loose pucks and gives her all every shift. She is good at covering players in the D-zone and makes simple plays. Cann is a strong forward who is shifty with the puck for her size. Has the ability to beat multiple defenders on the move with quick handles and misdirection. She is a very good positional forward that works hard. She is always in good spots in the O zone and D zone. She is willing to win battles and get in on the forecheck. Also is willing to cover for the D man whenever they jump up in the play. Very defensive minded forward. Grade: B 

Madison Sialtsis #16 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Sialtsis, as F3, reads the play on the forecheck to intercept breakout passes and keep the attack alive. Her passes are crisp, accurate, and on the tape. She has soft hands in tight to create opportunities. Sialtsis is a dynamic forward with strong positional awareness. Constantly looking to create, she probes for open space in the offensive zone and is patient with the puck on both ends. Sialtsis is a willing passer and looks to create chances with her vision and anticipating the defense. Grade: B 

Willow Davidson #19 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, D, 2026) : Davidson makes smart, accurate passes with her partner to regroup and she calmly escapes pressure to find an open teammate on the fly; the defender is quick to retrieve loose pucks and joins the rush as an option. Her slap shot from the point is low and hard, making it easy for the forwards to deflect. Grade: B 

Mackenzie Riches #27 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : brings a bite to her game, she is aggressive on puck drop and in battles. She looks to cut lanes within the neutral zone and even D zone to force entry. Works hard to get to the net, anticipation as f2. Riches uses her size well to drive hard with the puck to the net. She causes turnovers using her reach and quickly starts the breakout into the offensive zone, she can contain the puck pretty well to keep possession for her team. Grade: B 

Taia MacDonald #65 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, D, 2026) : McDonald has great vision and speed and can possess and make smart plays to generate offensive opportunities. She has a hard, accurate shot and is patient with the puck and doesn’t force turnovers. MacDonald applies good back pressure and ties up the puck carrier to stop a breakaway. Her stretch pass hits the tape to move the play up ice quickly. She steps around oncoming opponents to drive the net and fire a hard snap to challenge the goalie. Grade: B 

Olivia Cote-Wawryszyn #66 : Cote-Wawyszyn is a strong skater. She has a good and accurate shot from the point, keeping shots low to generate chances in front, she has her head up and looks for passing options as well. Cote-Wawryszyn stands up at the defensive blueline and uses her active stick to cause turnovers that transition to O-zone entries. She crushes low, hard slap shots that get through traffic and on net to create chances. Cote-Wawryszyn is a solid puck moving defender with offensive skills to allow her to jump into the rush as an extra attacker. Very proficient with the puck and often makes defenders miss with her speed and puck carrying ability on the rush. Does well to be patient with the puck and can make crisp passes through traffic. Grade: B

Katie Belk #87 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Belk is a fluid skater and has good top end speed with the puck moving downhill. A quick decision maker and willing passer allows her to make tight reads and passes along the boards and through traffic. Executed the breakout very well along the boards by chipping past the D or drop passes to set up breakouts. Grade: B 

Isabella Lane #88 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, G, 2026) : Lane has a top of the crease challenge. She moves smoothly in pad slides directing pucks safely to the corners.  She contributes to team play by playing the puck. Grade: B 

Caprie Chaulk #91 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Chaulk communicates well with her teammates. She has soft, silky hands to control the puck in tight spaces, weave up ice and split the D, and dangle opponents for a sick backhand opportunity. Her quick hands contribute to her success in the faceoff circle, winning draws cleanly to her teammates to start the play with possession. Chaulk is a strong skater who is fluid with the puck and has solid mechanics with edge work. Chaulk looks to attack vertically with the puck and puts pressure on the defense to step up and challenge her with the puck. Chaulk handles the puck with poise and has great vision. She can easily maneuver through tight areas and use her speed to beat opponents. She forechecks hard, applying pressure and forcing turnovers she can generate into scoring chances. Grade: B 

Uma Peterson #97 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Uma is constantly moving her feet making it hard for her opponents to cover her in the ozone, she recovers pucks, uses her edges to deceive defense in the corners and makes plays to her defense. She causes chaos when she puts herself in the slot or below the net. Peterson, a good-sized forward, is a smooth skater who wheels, weaves, and dances around opponents to drive the net for quality shots on goal. She makes smart playmaking decisions to send a precise pass on the tape of an open teammate. Her speed allows her to quickly retrieve loose pucks to regain possession. Peterson is a smart passer with the puck in the offensive zone and works the cycle very well through her vision and strength on the puck. She has good vision and knowledge of where the next pass should be, and is always thinking ahead to the next pass and where she should be. Peterson is a good skater with size, she is constantly moving searching for soft spots on the ice for offensive opportunities. She is a good passer and makes smart plays to teammates. Grade: B 

Keira Mitchell #11 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2025) : Mitchell battles hard in the corners and wins pucks. Her passes are crisp and on the tape, and she has success winning draws to start the play with possession. Grade: B- 

Olivia Smith #12 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, D, 2025) : Smith drops in as an option in the attacking zone and uses her speed to get back quickly and win a puck race. Her cross-ice passes are crisp and on the tape to hit a breaking winger. Smith makes smart decisions in the ozone, keeping pucks in and finding soft spots on the ice to drop down and give herself offensive opportunities. in the D zone she turns the puck up ice quickly with a good pass to start the offense. Grade: B- 

Brooke Cavanagh #17 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, D, 2025) :  brings a bite to her game, she is aggressive on puck drop and in battles. She looks to cut lanes within the neutral zone and even D zone to force entry. Works hard to get to the net, and has smart anticipation as f2 on the forecheck. Grade: B- 

Eden Bergman #67 (Durham West Lightning U18 AA, F, 2026) : Bergman uses her size and speed to drive hard to the net and give herself chances, she moves the puck well with her linemates and consistently tries to set them up for scoring opportunities. Bergman is a strong forward who does well down low in puck battles with her effort and willingness to win the puck. She has solid agility with the puck and is able to evade pressure with tight turns and quick feet with the puck. Grade: B- 

East Ottawa U18AA

Margo Mackinnon #7 (East Ottawa U18 AA, D, 2025) : A knowledgeable defenseman, she reads the play well, and hits the tape, looking for effective passes such as stretch passes to get moving quick. She also holds patients when holding the puck on the blue line, demonstrating high IQ when giving soft chips into high slots, or riming to reach f2. She doesn’t panic in the D zone, calm and thinks first. Grade: B 

Avery Ronberg #27 (East Ottawa U18 AA, F, 2026) : is a winger with a drive for puck possession. She’s on the puck hard in battles and open ice checks, often being able to gain possession and carry with purpose. She has a solid shot, and follows It on net for her own rebounds. She uses the D as a screen to get shots through on 1v1’s and in zone play. Great shot, hard working net front presence. Grade: B 

Tegan Thompson #19 (East Ottawa U18 AA, F, 2025) : A comfortable puck carrier who’s confident in the decisions she makes in the ozone. She looks to create plays and drive to a high chance opportunity. Grade: B- 

Ella Robertson #65 (East Ottawa U18 AA, F, 2026) : Ella is a strong quick skater, She has a strong work ethic. She is strong in the D zone, she is willing to get in the shooting lane and block shots. Her choices with the puck are usually smart and safe. Robertson controls and handles the puck with poise as she exits the zone to move up ice. Her strong, wide skating base allows her to protect the puck on zone entries to go deep and drive the net to create scoring opportunities. Grade: B-

Sophie St-Pierre #67 (East Ottawa U18 AA, F, 2026) : A winger who can transition quickly and efficiently on/off the puck. She’s able to pick off passes and transition between offensive mindset, and no hesitation into D within the forecheck. She plays well man on man and does not give up on pucks. She’s been able to tip pucks and recover pucks in tight spots below the net. Grade: B-

Emily St-Pierre #9 (East Ottawa U18 AA, D, 2024) : Emily has good size and mobility. She can carry the puck out of trouble and is strong in net front battles to make herself a strong defender. Grade: C+ 

Etobicoke U18AA

Maija St-Pierre #1 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, G, 2027) : St.Pierre is a mobile goaltender who recovers quickly from the butterfly, stays big when moving post to post, and gets out on shots to quickly take away the angle.  She plays with a determination to get to pucks with occasional sprawling saves, an active stick to bang away loose pucks net front and a tracking through traffic. She made many saves in this tight game giving her team a chance to win. Grade: A- 

Eva Ouellette #24 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, D, 2027) : Ouellette has excellent blue line presence as she calmly finds the best options when presented with lots of time, or under pressure. Her ability to see and create passing and shooting lanes made her stand out. Ouellette’s size and long reach combined with her puck control and handling allow her to go around the opposition and get into position to rip wristers on the net. Her passes are crisp and on target. Ouellette is a lengthy left-handed D with reach and has an active stick. She can intercept plays from attackers, while also being able to make smart plays in both her own zone and the O-zone. Ouellette effectively uses her size and reach to win board battles and protect the puck.  She makes space for herself and then uses it to effectively distribute the puck to team mates or ripe shots on net. She uses her size to her advantage in battles and protecting the puck. She is good at walking the line and making nice passes or getting the puck through lanes to the net to create scoring chances. She always makes the right decisions with the puck, whether its making plays in the O zone or making plays in the D zone. Her first pass was always spot on and made it easier for her wingers to possess pucks coming out of the zone. Grade: A- 

Emma Sulpher #11 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2026) : Sulpher has solid hands and good speed. She forechecks hard, using her stick well to drive opponents up the wall and force them to make mistakes. She makes good passes and gets good shots on net. Grade: B 

Kate Pasma #13 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, D, 2027) : Pasma plays physically and does a good job taking the body. Her passes are smooth and on target as she regroups with her partner, hits a forward on the fly, or sets up chances in the o-zone. She gets the puck off her stick quickly, snapping darts from the point and through traffic to create chances. Pasma can shoot very hard, and possess a very accurate snap snot from the point. She also is not afraid to block shots when needed. Grade: B 

Bianca Harte #18 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2026) : Harte is a gritty and feisty player who loves to have the puck on her stick, she puts a relentless amount of pressure on her opponents and forces turnovers. Harte is also a skilled player who has great hands, as she can make great breakaway moves in tight. Her backhander is quick and accurate, and she’s not afraid to use it off the fly. Her versatility of skills is complimented by her hard work and competitiveness. She is a complete offensive player. She is super hard working and is an absolute pest for the other team. Causes turnovers and gets under the other team’s skin. But she also possesses a lot of offensive abilities. She has great hands and is able to weave through defenders with ease. She also has a great shot and it is very accurate. I think the combination of her work ethic and talent makes her a very deadly player. Grade: B 

Neve Thatcher #25 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2027) : A great forechecker, can strip the puck off the defense/ wingers on the wall, steps into loose pucks for shot opportunities or quick ups to the net. She’s good at switches and transitions both in the D zone and O zone. She works hard to get to the net. A good PK work ethic, along with a strong understanding of systems. She is a good skater and forechecks hard, forcing turnover. Thatcher controls the puck very well, and places it in optimal areas around her body so that it evades opposing attackers. With this, she is able to pass well and find her teammates once she eludes defenders. She is also able to take advantage of defenders who are either flat-footed or a bit slower, as she’ll be able to speed by them wide on the offensive zone entry. Grade: B 

Breazzlyn Taylor #27 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2026) : Taylor demonstrated her excellent pk skills as she single handedly killed off 27 seconds by herself, battling in the corner. Breazzlyn is a solid skater, she forechecks hard and forced turnovers, she’s great at holding onto the puck and battles hard to keep possession of the puck for her team. She drives hard wide with the puck to the net. Grade: B 

Ashley Austin #71 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2027) : Austin uses her body well to protect the puck. She wins puck possession for her team in battles and forechecks hard to force turnovers. Austin can shoot hard and maintains a quick release. She protects the puck well down low and is able to cut in hard towards the net when she gets a step on opposing defenders. She battles hard and competes for loose pucks, while additionally applying hard pressure on opposing defenders, often making them cough up the puck. Austin is a speedy player with strong puck skills.  She drove the net hard looking to score, but instead drew the penalty putting her team on the power play. Grade: B 

Beatrice Tamburro #88 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2026) : Tamburro can finish off nice passing plays, showing off her hands and scoring touch in and around the net/crease. She is able to get open for her teammates in the high slot, making it very easy for her linemates to establish chemistry with her. Her hockey sense is comparatively high. Tamburro forchecks with speed and purpose, disrupting the opponents breakout. She plays a heads up game and sees the ice well, moving the cross-ice on the rush to a driving net bound team mate. Grade: B 

Mia Venusio #8 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, D, 2027) : Solid defense who can move the puck up quickly, quick on her feet under pressure and can handle high pressure moments in the d + neutral zone. Looks for reverses, area passes and holds the puck until the far wing gets in. a clear passing position. Good defense. She is calm with the puck and makes smart plays under pressure. Venusio moves the puck with crisp passes to her partner along the blue line. She walks the line to find shot lanes and puts the puck on net with hard, low tippable shots. She is a very good 2 way defenseman. Her calmness and poise with the puck to make plays, walk the line and find shooting lanes or create stuff out of nothing. She is also calm with the puck in the D zone, she is comfortable holding pucks if she has no options and when she does have options she makes a great first play. Grade: B- 

Scarlett Calvieri #21 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2024) : Calveri has great edges and can easily beat her opponents with her elite speed and to back check hard or forecheck and cause turnovers to generate offensive chances. Calvieri is fast and quick on her feet, as she can make quick crossover skating maneuvers to pick up speed at a quick pace. Her edgework is strong, as she backchecks hard to round out her 200-foot game and assist her defense. Calvieri is an intense forchecker who causes turnovers and disrupts opponents’ breakout. She has a quick release that gets on the net. Grade: B- 

Celeste Harte #58 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2024) : Harte has strong puck skills and is not afraid to skate the puck through traffic to generate offensive opportunities. Harte is a strong offensive player who goes to the hard areas of the ice to score. She has great chemistry with her sister, and can carry the puck to the middle of the ice willingly into high-traffic. She has a great deking ability and can get around defenders solely through her deceptiveness and creativity. Grade: B- 

Sophia Fabro #91 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, F, 2026) : great d zone awareness, she is always placing herself in a good d2 position between the net and the puck, she patiently waits for loose pucks to pop out so she can grab and drive the net. She has been able to fish out pucks in battles to give a quick pass to the slot generating many offensive opportunities. Fabro is a hardworking player who seems to always have the puck on her stick, she is always trying new things and works hard every second she is on the ice. Fabro drives the net on the attack, creating scoring opportunities. Grade: B- 

Kiana Taylor #98 (Etobicoke Dolphins U18 AA, D, 2025) : Taylor makes strong first passes out of the zone, and possesses a high hockey IQ. This was frequently exemplified when she used her “indirect passing” ability off the end-boards to find her open forwards, being able to advance the puck up the ice with ease. Taylor is agile with the puck, holding the blue line with evasive moves and keeping the attack alive. Grade: B- 

Guelph U18AA

Kate Booth #14 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, F, 2025) : Booth plays hard in the corners and behind the opposing team’s goal line. She comes out with the puck and makes great passing plays in front of the net. She competes in her own end and backchecks hard. She is able to make good stick checking plays in 3 zones, and is able to skate well in the offensive zone with and without the puck. Grade: B 

Tessa Elliott #10 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, F, 2025) : Elliot has good speed, off face-offs she has a quick 3 strides that give her the speed to blow by her opponents and create odd player chances. Grade: B- 

Abigail Milne #96 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, F, 2025) : Milne is a smart player who uses her strong passing ability to create chances. She works and competes hard in the defensive zone, and gets into shooting lanes when needed. She plays on the edge, and is able to come out with the puck from the corner battles against opposing defenders. Grade: B- 

Emma Collier #11 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, F, 2024) : Collier has patience and can slow down the game. She is reliable on faceoffs and works hard on each and every shift. Grade: C+ 

Kaitlyn Broeckel #25 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, F, 2025) : Kaitlyn has good speed and a strong work ethic. She can carry and handle the puck, she has the vision of a playmaker. She is strong in her own end and plays  with a gritty nasty side and physicality. Grade: C+ 

Gianna Melchionna #26 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, D, 2024) : Gianna has good size and is very mobile. She is physical and strong on the boards. She uses her long reach to push plays wide. In the O-zone her pinches are effective. Grade: C+ 

Chloe Prince #91 (Guelph Jr. Gryphons U18 AA, D/F) : Prince is smart with her rushes and if she has the room she will take advantage of it, she uses her body to protect the puck and makes good plays. Grade: C+ 

Hamilton Hawks U18AA

Jade McNicol #71 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Jade is a strong skater with good speed. She can carry the puck through the NZ. She can gain possession of the O-zone. She plays hard in both ends and is strong on the boards. McNicol has a strong net-front presence when providing screens during 5-on-4 situations. She is able to take the eyes away from the opposing goalie, while being fearless in high-traffic areas of the ice. She is able to score in tight through her quick hands, and is not afraid to make unselfish passes. McNicol has offensive upside to her game, as she makes solid passes in all 3 zones and it helps her team advance the puck up the ice. While also being a good skater, she is rarely caught out of position, and can skate her way out of traffic. She is not afraid to pass on 2-on-1 rushes, as she utilized her teammates well against Barrie throughout the game. She has quickness and an active stick on the PK, she is strong on the back check. Grade: B

Guilia Fanara #8 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Fanara has good outside speed to blow by the D and get into position to snap a beauty from the off-wing for chances. She gets in the shooting lanes and blocks shots on the penalty kill. From behind the net, the forward swept the puck on goal to have it trickle in and light the lamp. Fanara uses her speed and skill to easily maneuver around her opponents, she has an elite toe-drag that works almost everytime and she generates offensive opportunities. She skates in all areas on the ice and works hard in the defensive zone. Fanara is a fast skater who works hard to establish offensive zone pressure. She looks to engage in all areas of the ice, and does not shy away from the dirty-areas of the ice. Grade: B- 

Shannon Henshaw #27 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, G, 2026) : Henshaw tracks the puck well and has good lateral movement. She battles in scrambles, recovers quickly to face second and third attempts, and smothers pucks quickly when she senses her team is in trouble. Grade: B- 

Courtney Beeksma #39 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, G, 2027) : Beeksma is not afraid to come out of her net and play the puck, she can stretch herself out and has good reactions to the play. Grade: B- 

Alyiah Finch #84 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Alyiah is a really good quick skater, she handles the pick with her head up all the time. she is a player that the puck finds her, she has a quick release. Finch is a good offensive player who tries to create offense through her hard work and relentlessness on the forecheck. She forces players to cough up the puck and rush their decisions, causing turnovers, and potential chances for Hamilton. Grade: B- 

Jenna Quinlan #4 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Quinlan looks to battle and competes hard below the goal line in the offensive zone. She does not shy away from physical play, making her a great penalty killer and defensive forward.  Grade: C+ 

Josie Clarke #40 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, D, 2025) : Josie is big and mobile, uses her reach to push plays to the outside. She is very good in front of the net. She handles the puck with patience in the D-zone, and makes good choices with the puck. Grade: C+ 

Addison Bridgewater #48 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Bridgewater is a great skater, she uses her speed on the forecheck to cause turnovers she can capitalize on, or to make her opponents make mistakes and take penalties against her. She is not afraid to battle and plays in all areas on the ice. Grade: C+ 

Graece Fowler #93 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, F, 2024, Lindenwood University Lions ACHA D1) : Fowler is a grinder, she works hard every second she is on the ice and she has some skill she uses when she has an opportunity to. Grade: C+ 

Kendra Hill #88 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, D, 2025) : Hill is a physical defender who uses her size to her advantage when defending down low in the d-zone. Hill uses her physicality as an advantage in the defensive zone, as she can step up on opposing forwards when needed. She maintains strong gaps, and will pinch when needed to. Grade: C+/C 

Morgan McKeraghan #7 (Hamilton Hawks U18 AA, D, 2024) : McKeraghan is able to successfully pinch from the blue line in the offensive zone to help Hamilton keep and establish offensive zone puck possession time. She is a puck-moving D that can advance the puck up quickly and effectively. Grade: C 

Kemptville U18AA

Allie White #13 (Kemptville U18AA, D, 2024) : White has a great shot from the point, and she can also distribute the puck well when walking the line in the offensive zone. She’s quick on her feet, and able to elude attacking players with her dekes and moves. Her shooting ability allows her to get pucks on net through screens and traffic in front, which is how she had multiple assists in the Brampton tournament. White is a solid defense. She uses her body to protect the puck and positions well. She plays physically, playing the body on the rush and in battles. She is a good skater and handles the puck well. She has a great shot and can get them on net for scoring chances. White is a very good stay at home defenseman and is always in good position to make a play on the puck. White has very good positioning in defensive end as well as she boxes out bodies in front of the net, and picks off passes that are going cross-ice. White is a skilled Penalty Killer as well as she cleared several pucks out on the PK. When she enters battles she looks to gain body position first and then goes for the puck. White would be a great addition to a post-secondary squad. She is a very good defensive defenseman. She is very good at reading the play in the defensive zone. She gets in good lanes to block passing lanes and is always making the right play coming out of the d zone. She boxes out so her goaltender can see the puck very well. She has good gaps on the rush either forcing dumps or stripping the puck. She is very good on the penalty kill with an active stick, blocking shots, and clearing the zone. She is also decent in the offensive zone, she is good at getting pucks through lanes and has a good hard shot. Grade: B+ 

Camryn Brown #26 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Brown is smart, offensive player that has a quick shooting release in-tight in the offensive zone. She is a good puck handler and she additionally protects the puck around her body well. She backchecks hard and breaks up opposing team passing plays by anticipating passes well. Her hockey IQ makes her stand out from the other players on the ice.      Brown is a playmaker and is able to finish her chances in tight areas and in high-traffic areas like the slot. She gets herself open on 2-on-1s, and is able to drive the net hard to the far post, showing hard work and relentlessness. Brown is skilled and smart. She can handle the puck in high traffic areas and uses her skill and vision to maneuver out of it. She sees the ice well with or without the puck, finding soft spots on the ice for scoring opportunities. She can find teammates and set them up with grade A scoring chances. She uses her body well to position herself between the opponents and the puck, she is fast and forechecks and backchecks hard. She is a very smart forward that makes high IQ plays. Her IQ makes her stand out more then others. Making smart passes that create really good scoring chances. She also possess a lot of skill with the puck and she is comfortable when its on her stick. She is also particularly good at finding quiet ice to create scoring chances. She has a very quick accurate quick release that is tough for goaltenders to anticipate. Grade: B+/B 

Macinnis Collins #2 (Kemptville U18AA, D, 2026) : Collins is a puck-moving defender that plays hard and with her head up. She is hard to beat wide, and she can pivot very quickly. She is quick on her feet and able to stick check opposing team forwards very well. She additionally walks the line well, as she showed off her slap shot multiple times against North Bay in the Brampton tournament. She is a really good defensive defenseman. Has good gaps and makes it difficult for the forwards to get around her. She is good at making decisions when retrieving pucks, getting her head up and making smart safe decisions. She is also good in the O zone, she holds the line well and is good on pinches. Is capable of walking the line and has a nice hard snap and slap shot that gets through to the net. Grade: B 

Grace Henderson #25 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Henderson is a good passer that skates smoothly. She is agile and quick on her feet, and she’s able to separate herself and create space this way. Once she does this, she’s then able to dish the puck off and help her team get scoring chances. Henderson is a grinder, she skates hard and crashes the net. She plays a 200 ft game and makes smart passes to moving teammates and jumps into the play. Grade: B

Georgia Meilleur #46 (Kemptville U18AA, D, 2025) : Georgina is a good defender that takes care of her own net by clearing out attacking forwards, to allow her goalie to see the puck from distance. She plays heads up hockey and is able to be a strong player that steers forwards to dead areas of the ice to limit their scoring threat. Grade: B 

Anna Sophia Vander Byl #72 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Vander Byl is a nifty forward, who moves the puck well to her teammates. She creates a good distraction herself, and this allows her teammates to get open. Her stickhandling ability is one of her strengths as well as she made a toe-drag move in front of the net, and then slid the puck backdoor for her teammate. Her pressure in the offensive zone is very notable as she cycles the puck well and quick which leads to great scoring chances for her team. She likes to pressure the front of the net and has a great offensive ability that will only grow. Vander Byl is a great skater, she works well with Nyaba and gets open for passes to generate scoring chances. She battles hard and is fast, forechecking hard and forcing turnovers, as well as backchecking and keeping her head up searching to pick up sticks. Grade: B 

Jordan Pickard #77 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Pickard can score goals with her accurate shot off the rush. She’s a good contributor on the power play and also possesses a high level of hockey sense in the offensive zone. Pickard sees the ice well and when she has the room she will skate the puck the length of the ice, she is net front and searching for loose puck or tipping shots from her defense.  Grade: B 

Mackenzie Graham #88 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Graham is a two-way forward that thrives off of strong positional play .She is an energy player, as she forecheckers relentlessly and it helps her team gain energy and momentum. She is a good role player on the PK and she is willing to block shots in the shooting lanes of the opposing team, as shown in her game against North Bay. Grade: B 

Kya Ross #93 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2025) : Ross is a strong, relentless forechecker that plays with her head up and her awareness is notable on the ice. She can be quick to jump on loose pucks and gain possession of the puck during corner battles with ease. She has good defensive zone awareness, and she ties up the sticks of opposing forwards well while in the D zone. Grade: B 

Norah Nyaba #97 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2027) : a young forward who anticipates the play well. Her patience as a centremen has helped her become an established puck carrier relied on in breakouts from her wingers. She’s a sharpshooter when given the chance, being able to hit accurate tight spots in the net, successfully. Nyaba is a smart player that has good edges and turning ability. She’s able to find the soft areas of the ice in order to get shots off and catch the opposing goalie off guard. She’s able to score goals and make plays, as she’s always looking to drive the net once taking opposing defenders wide on her o-zone entries. Nyaba has very great speed. She showcased her speed in many ways, she flew past the opposing d-man for a puck and got a great breakaway chance. She also had another opportunity where she flat out beat the defenseman and made a really nice backhand pass to her teammate. She always has great support for her teammates especially down low and in the offensive zone. Overall she is a really skilled player with even more potential to develop out of her great speed. Great hands, Nyaba handles the puck well and generates offense by creating odd-man rushes. She has great vision and can pull defenders towards her before dishing the puck to her teammates. Nyaba is skilled and has a high IQ. She is calm and patient with the puck, not forcing plays. She can find soft spots on the ice to generate offensive opportunities. She is fast, beating opponents to loose puck and puck races, backchecking, and forechecking hard, forcing turnovers and driving hard to the net. She is a good, smart forward. She uses her edges really well. Making cut backs and creating space for herself with the puck. She has a very high IQ making plays and is very poised with the puck. She doesn’t force plays and if she possesses the puck well and waits until there is a play to be made. Grade: B

Jaimie Guy #12 (Kemptville U18AA, F, 2024) : Guy works hard and competes in her own end. She battles hard along the walls and will do what it takes to get the puck past pinching defenders. She makes good passes to her linemates, and she can find them in the slot areas to get good shots away on net. Grade: B- 

Charlotte McDonough #36 (Kemptville U18AA, G, 2026) : a good goaltender with good anticipation of passing or players strategy 1v1. demonstrated a challenging stance when opponents come in on 2v1’s. Reads net front plays/ cross ice plays well. Knows when to keep the play going. Great upper body movement. Grade: B- 

Morgan Coleman #18 (Kemptville U18AA, D, 2025) : Coleman makes very strong cuts to the middle of the ice and has good puck control through the neutral zone. She makes good reads on the puck and gets in good positions as a defenseman to keep the puck in the offensive zone. Her lack of great speed can sometimes hinder her play on the puck when it gets turnovered, but she has a good stick and cuts off good chances by her opponents. Grade: C+/B-

Kingston U18AA

Abigail McDonald #58 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D) : McDonald is reliable in the faceoff dot. She has good support in the D zone and finds open players. Abigail skates well and has quickness. She is strong in her own end. She goes to good spots  to get open. She picks up the puck off the boards and is hard to move from the front of the net.  McDonald feeds the slot with many scoring opportunities. She controls the puck wide and slides it into the slot for driving teammates. Abigail is a strong skater with good balance, she is hard to knock off her feet. She handles the puck real well and she has good vision to make good passes. Grade: B 

Jessie Gerlsbeck #0 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, G, 2025) : Gerlsbeck has a calm demeanor about her, deflecting pass outs and moving laterally as if she is floating. She reacts quickly to shots and battles through traffic to cover. Grade: B- 

Jillian Milton #5 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : Patient and efficient on the wing, able to quickly take off and get back. Covers defense well in the ozone, even being able to hold the line to get a shot off. Hits passes tight in the slot, quick release. She is fast, skates hard on the backchecks and forechecks relentlessly to force turnovers and start the offense. Milton is a good skater that can accelerate very quickly in tight areas of the D-zone. The left-handed forward uses her feet and speed to her advantage, frequently seen blowing by defenders and taking the puck wide, then pivoting to find an open teammate. Jillian is a good skater with a strong work ethic. She is strong positionally which helps her be strong on the forecheck and effective backchecker. She is also a strong, effective penalty killer. Grade: B- 

Sophie Splinter #12 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : Splinter uses her body to protect the puck and bring it to the net. She has skill and uses it well. She forechecks hard, causing turnovers and gaining puck possession for her team. Sophie has good size and is very good positionally. She is a strong forechecker. She is a presence in front of the net. Splinter is a good skater that takes the puck to the middle of the ice willingly and fearlessly. She is a shooter that looks to transport the puck to the best possible spot where she feels she can score. Sophie is a strong skater with good size. She is good positionally and physically. She also wins battles on the boards to create offense. Grade: B- 

Mara Edwards #14 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D, 2025) : works well playing the systems, pushing men out in the D zone, a good PK defense who can be both calm and jumping on pucks with aggression. Mara is a smaller player, but is a strong skater. She has good hockey sense and makes real good choices with the puck coming out of her own zone. She supports her partner in their own end. Grade: B- 

Teagan Hulse #16 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D, 2025) : Hulse is calm with the puck when under pressure, she is patient and makes smart plays. She plays physical in the defensive zone and keeps pucks in in the offensive zone. She blocks shots. Grade: B- 

Ava de-Almeida #27 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : Ava has good size and uses her long reach effectively to push plays to the outside.She has speed to carry the puck into the O-zone, will curl up to the wall to set plays.She is strong positionally which puts her in place to support the d-zone. She showed off her puck control and agility with an end to end rush that she finished with a goal. De Almeida is a hard worker who maintains a quick release off the rush, as she competes hard down low. She provides energy for her team, and allows Kingston to gain momentum when they need it most. Grade: B- 

Sydney Johnson #44 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, F, 2026) : good shot, drives the net. Strong puck carrier in the ozone. Great pk player, stays on check aggressively. A hard worker for 200 feet, sets herself up off the puck to be in play making position or cutting to the net. Johnson is a good-sized forward who plays physically and takes the body to separate the player from the puck. She wins pucks in the slot to snap on net for scoring opportunities. Her strong battles below the red line result in turnovers to take to the net for chances. Johnson uses her size to create space for herself.  She drove the zone,then cut back, protected the puck and got a solid shot on net. Her wrist shot is solid, finding a straight path from the blueline. She is a good sized forward that uses her size to her advantage. She is physical in battles and works hard in corners. She is a pest to the other team and causes turnovers. She is also aggressive on the PK which is really good to see because it makes the other team panic and make decisions that are not right. Grade: B- 

Abigail Webster #96 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, F, 2026) : Webster is a strong skater with good speed. She picked up a loose puck, gained the zone, and cut to the high slot to tickle the twine with a well-placed wrister top glove. Her speed lets her get in the zone quickly to forecheck the D and force errors. Grade: B- 

Charlotte Grace #19 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Grace has a solid shot and is a strong skater, she gets good shots on net to produce offense. She sees the ice well and can anticipate the play. Grace moves the puck well with tape to tape outlet passes and effective puck distribution with her partner across the blue line. Charlotte is a strong skater who is very good at playing 1v1. She is strong in front of her own net. She plays very good gaps. She uses a very active stick to be a good penalty killer. She can handle the puck with confidence, and make good choices and accurate passes coming out of her own zone. Grade: C+ 

Aly Ingram #31 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, G, 2024) : Ingram battles hard through traffic to find pucks and make saves. She keeps her team in games and can elevate to the occasion. Grade: C+

Reegan Hoogwerf #43 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Hoogwerf is a reliable defense. She has good gap control and is smart when stepping up. She starts the offensive rush with a quick pass up ice or skating it herself. If there is a turnover she backchecks hard to get back to her position. Reegan is a strong skater, she can skate the puck out of her own zone. She is patient with the in the D-zone and makes tape to tape passe. She is effective on the boards either winning pucks or pinning the opposition. Hoogwerf jumps into the rush and protects the puck well on the net drive to get a shot on target. Grade: C+ 

Brynn Bowman #90 (Kingston Ice Wolves U18 AA, D, 2025) : Bowman makes tape to tape outlet passes to clear her zone. On the offensive blue line she contributes to scoring threats with a hard low point slap shot that gets on net through traffic and by jumping into the play driving low slot for a scoring chance. Grade: C+ 

Kitchener U18AA

Ashley Kraemer #91 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Kraemer has good hands and can see the ice pretty well, she applies pressure on her opponents to force them to lose the puck. Ashley is a strong skater with outstanding hockey sense. She handles and carries the puck real well. She has good vision with the puck especially in the O zone and makes good choices with the puck. She is a strong player in both ends of the rink. She has the ability to handle a lot of ice time. She finds soft spots in the o-zone to be open for passes. Grade: B+ 

Delaney Collins #10 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Collins competes hard in her own end and tries her hardest to come out with the puck. She skates with her head up, and controls the puck well. She is able to make long stretch passes through to the neutral zone, as she plays heads up hockey with and without the puck. Grade: B 

Olivia Hymers #22 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Hymers battles hard below the red line and stays on the puck. She drove the net and stayed with the play to complete a sick give-and-go and bang one home. Hymers is a quick skater who applies extensive pressure on the forecheck, creating turnovers. She backchecks hard, taking away time and space for opponents. Olivia is a strong skater and an all around good player. She is defensively responsible, she supports the D and does not leave her zone too early. She is an effective penalty killer and wins face-offs. She scored a nice PP goal from a back door faceoff circle wrist shot under the crossbar. Grade: B 

Mikaela Robertson #23 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Robertson is a good-sized forward who plays physically and battles in all situations, including in front of the net where she wins pucks and creates chances. She is a strong big power forward type player, she is effective on the boards in puck battles. She drives the net hard with and without the puck. She has a strong net front presence. Grade: B 

Mya Abayof #44 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, D, 2026) : Mya is a really strong skater with good hockey sense.She handles the puck real well. She shows good patience with the puck and makes good choices both coming out of her own zone as well as making zone entries. Mya makes great cut back moves off the attack to find her open teammates for scoring chances. She is poised with the puck and does not throw it away. She controls it well and makes high hockey IQ choices with the puck. Grade: B 

Pressley Stephenson #55 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2026) : She is a tall player who uses her long reach to keep plays to the outside. She is a physical player who is very good in front of her own net. Her gaps are strong and has a strong shot that she gets to the net. Grade: B 

Chelsey Bourque #66 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, D, 2024) : Bourque is an agile defender that competes hard in her own end and in the corners. She comes up with the puck during battles quite frequently, and advances the puck up well to her forwards. She maintains strong gaps against opposing forwards attacking her end well too. Grade: B 

Leah Murray #88 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Murray has a good offensive upside. Her passes are on the tape, and she worked a smooth give-and-go to set up a sweet goal. With a strong stick check, she won the puck and completed a sick catch and release to find the back of the net. She battles in all three zones, forcing errors and applying solid pressure. Murray constantly wants to have the puck on her stick when she is on the ice, she generates opportunities using her speed and skill. She could work on her wide turns but that comes with time. Grade: B

Carly Henry #14 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2025) Robert Morris): Henry is extremely effective when she is using her speed, she has the confidence to carry the puck and generate offense and she creates turnovers when she forechecks using her speed. Carly is a quick player who brings high energy to her shifts. She handles the puck well and plays with her head on a swivel when she has the puck. Without the puck she moves in and out of open ice in the o-zone. Grade: B 

Emarson Kraan #15 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2026) : Kraan is a hard worker and gives it her all in all 3 zones. She blocks shots when needed to, and she plays well positionally in her own end. She is able to be versatile in the lineup, and can get shots on net through defenders’ legs and sticks. She can generate offense well by going wide and cutting in front of the net with speed. Grade: B 

Addison Oakes #4 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, D, 2026) : Oakes is a steady defender and is difficult to beat 1 on 1. She has good gap control and is able to play jer angles well by protecting the middle of the ice. She walks the line smoothly and gets shots through to the net at critical times of the games. Grade: B- 

Quinn Carswell #9 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, F, 2025) : Carswell is a smart forward who keeps her head up and is always looking for the open player. She has the ability to make passes to her teammates that create opportunities to drive the net or evade pressure. Grade: B-

Brooke Voll #77 (Kitchener Lady Rangers U18 AA, D, 2025) : Voll is a quick skater who made an excellent rush from the defensive end up the ice to get the puck in deep in the offensive end, completely shifting the pressure on the ice. She takes good angles and reads the ice well. She made an excellent read on the forecheck, creating a turnover then a hard accurate shot for a goal. Grade: B- 

Lakeshore Lightning 

#24: This player can be best described as a gritty forward who battles hard in front of the net and seems to always be around the puck. One of her other strengths is her faceoffs. She won some key faceoffs in both ends of the ice. After she won a faceoff in the offensive zone, she went right to the net and created a great tip-in chance for herself. Her forechecking is also a good skill of hers, she forced a turnover and created a scoring chance off of that turnover. This player also has great support of the puck down low, when the puck bounces down low from the front of the net she tries to get to those pucks as quickly as possible. Another strength is how she gets back quickly to the high slot to be an option for her teammates. After she cycles the puck, her and her teammates work well together to have someone be open in the slot to create scoring opportunities. This player is a great offensive talent that would benefit playing at a higher level. Grade: B 

#59: This player showed very physical play along the boards, and with her physical play also worked very hard in the corners in her battles. This player has a bit of a slower stride that is short and choppy, but she relies on her strength more than her stride in her battles along the boards. Off the faceoff she shows great bursts of speed and seeks to obtain the puck if the faceoff is lost. When her teammate does win the faceoff, she gets to her position very effectively and positions herself to retrieve the puck. When she is in battle, she can bounce out of the battle quickly when the puck is moved out of the battle. She gets to the front of the net to become an option for her teammates, she also can jump back into the battle to assist her teammates. Overall, a hardworking player who showed flashes of puck skills, and should look to shoot the puck more when she has the chance. Grade: B 

London U18AA

Amelia Bailey #8 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2024) : Amelia has good size and is good positionally. She has good vision in the o-zone and makes good choices when passing. She is hard on the forecheck and quick to track down loose pucks. Bailey is a physically strong player with good skating and puck skills. She showed off her soft hands by walking through 3 players then putting the puck through a screen to score. She later jumped on a loose puck and drove the net, fighting off 2 players to get in tight, then waited for the tender to drop and roofed it for a goal. Grade: A- 

Camryn Ryall #3 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2024) : Ryall moves the puck very well and plays with her head up. She distributes the puck to her open linemates, and uses them unselfishly. She can escape attackers through using her quick moves and skating agility, so that she can create space for herself to dish the puck off to prime scoring areas. Grade: B+ 

Ella Neil #5 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Neil is a quick forward that works hard below the offensive zone hash marks. When battling, she gets low and is able to use her body and puck protection skills to come out with the puck. She gets many shots on the net, and shoots with her head up through traffic, as shown in her game against Ottawa in the Brampton tournament. Neil is an agile skater with strong puck skills who plays a heads-up game.  She changes speed to create openings and finds passing lanes. When driving the net she is looking for her shooting spot, on this occasion looking low blocker forcing a big save from the tender. Grade: B+ 

Vanessa Stevenson #12 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Stevenson is a goal-scoring forward who has great offensive zone instincts both with and without the puck. She is able to use her quick shot release to beat defenders and goalies, as she can shoot from a stationary position as well as on the fly.   Stevenson does her job and she does it well. She makes simple plays and keeps the puck in the offensive zone. Grade: B

Olivia Caron #4 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2025) : Caron moves the puck smoothly back and forth with her partner. She has good speed and gets back quickly to get in position and face the attack. Her wrist shot from the point gets to the net for the forwards to deflect or grab rebounds. Her first pass out of her zone is on the tape.And her vision from the point on the PP is real good. Caron is an agile player who makes strong spatial decisions on the blue line.  She made several timely pinches to keep the attack alive and drove the shot lane with hard shots on net.  In the defensive zone, she kept the attacker wide on a 1v1 foiling the attack. Grade: B

Ava Straughan #6 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2024) : Straughan came on the ice hard and went right into a battle, won it, brought it off the wall and sniped up high. Straughan plays well with her partner. Showing the speed to assist her partner when beaten by getting across to the player and keeping her wide.  She plays with her heads up, hitting passes on the tape through the neutral zone. Grade: B 

Naren Parker #7 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2025) : Parker looks for her shots, placing a shot through a screen for good scoring chances. Always has her head up for passing lanes as well to create good offense. Grade: B 

Julia Ritchie #9 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2025) : Julia is a strong skater with good speed. She has puck handling skills which she uses to dangle the D in front of the net. She has soft hands receiving passes and has a quick release. Best Nest. Ritchie is able to find the soft ice in the offensive zone as she makes no mistake in burying a rebound that comes directly to her, with no one covering her. Julie has good size and likes to be physical. She has a strong work ethic, and is good positionally. She plays hard on the boards as well as in front of the net. Grade: B 

Lauren Gustafson #11 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Gustafson is a pass first player that is easy to play with, as she always tries to get herself open in the offensive zone for scoring chances. She calls for the puck and her in game awareness is quite evident. She works hard in her own end as well, as she boxes out players and keeps them to the perimeter. She doesn’t cheat for offensive zone plays as well, ensuring that she’s honest with the play. Grade: B 

Alex McDonald #15 (London Devilettes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Alex has good speed, she is strong positionally in both ends of the rink. She competes at a high level with lots of grit on every shift. Best Nest. McDonald uses her size and strength well to drive through checks to separate the puck from the player. Grade: B 

Marissa Chirico #16 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2025) : She is a mobile quick skater, who is very smooth. She closes good gaps in the NZ and makes good choices getting the puck out of her own zone. She handles the puck with skill and makes good passes up ice. She moves across the blue line with the puck and can get her shots on net by moving into good passing lanes. Best Nest. Chirico is a great leader on the back end as she calmly cleans up her own end well and makes the smart/safe pass to send her team on offense. Grade: B 

Sydney Flagel #30 (London Devilettes U18 AA, G, 2026) : Flagel is a solid tender who moves well and gets to the top of the crease to challenge.  She has a strong glove and holds any shot that hits her. Grade: B 

Vanessa Harrington #17 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2026) : Harrington moves the puck well, sliding smooth passes back and forth with her partner, sending a crisp first pass to start the breakout, and finding a winger on the fly with a nice tape-to-tape. Harrington has great edges and sees the ice well, making smart plays and anticipating the puck. She generates offense. Grade: B- 

Paige Smith #10 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2025) : Smith is first to pucks consistently and she plays a gritty hardworking game. She has a high motor and gives it her all on each shift. Grade: C+ 

Clare Purdy #14 (London Devilettes U18 AA, D, 2026) : Purdy likes to carry the puck when she has room, she could be a little quicker on going back to her position though. She is always looking to jump into the rush and generate offense. Grade: C+ 

Markham-Stouffville U18AA

Kieva Birmingham #8 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2026) : Birmingham is a good grinding forward. She battles hard on the boards for puck possession and backchecks hard, picking up players. On the forecheck she can anticipate plays and intercept passes. Good skater, plays hard and competes. Kieva constantly tries to take the puck to the net and get shots off. She also stops on pucks and makes sure she is never lazy. Grade: B 

Samantha Brown #44 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, D, 2026) : Brown has good speed and plays physical, battling hard to keep pucks in the ozone and playing the body. She can skate pucks the length of the ice and generate offensive opportunities. She jumps into the rush and gets back to her position. She makes quick passes up ice to start the breakout. Makes good heads up plays, she transitions well with the puck, moving it up ice quickly to start the offense. Grade: B 

Serenity Birta #73 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2025) : Birta is a good penalty-killing forward, with strong skating abilities and passing senses. Her versatility in the line-up makes her a valuable asset to Markham’s Stouffville’s special team situations. She is additionally a great playmaker, getting many assists and creating great plays for her teammates to shoot and potentially score. She is a very valuable player. She is capable of being thrown in any situation whether it’s penalty kill, powerplay, etc. She is very good on the penalty kill, blocking shots, getting pucks out, and working hard consistently. Then on the other side she has a good hockey IQ and possesses good hands and creates scoring chances for her team. Having a player that can play all situations is very valuable to any teams looking for her in the future. Grade: B 

Julia Vacca #91 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2025) : Vacca is a good skater with skill. She can protect the puck and is not afraid of physicality. She battles hard for puck possession and forechecks hard, forcing turnovers that she creates into scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Kaitlyn Bayer #17 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, D, 2026) : Bayer is a solid defense who plays physical, pinching smartly and playing the body. She moves the puck up ice quickly to start the breakout. She has a great shot and smart shot selection, getting good shots on net to generate offensive opportunities. Bayer is a right-handed, versatile defense that is effective on the powerplay with a great, quick, seeing-eye shooting ability. She is able to distribute the puck well at the point while on the powerplay and can use her teammates well. She is also very aware of oncoming forecheckers while in her own zone. Bayer has a low hard point shot that gets to the net. Grade: B-

Ana Alberola-Almenara #28 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2025) : Alberola-Almenara has good hockey sense and can pass well in the offensive zone. Her offensive zone instincts are strong, while also ensuring she plays a 200-foot, complete game, making her a reliable option in all situations for her team. Good hands, she controls the puck well and plays with her head up. She uses her body to protect the puck and keep possession. Grade: B- 

Ruby Owen #48 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2024) : Owen is a good shooter off the fly and can get quick shots off with ease. She often takes opposing defenders wide upon her zone entries, and attempts to beat them with speed. Her hard work and compete level are evident in the corners, as she’s able to draw many penalties for her team as a consequent result. She gets many offensive zone chances due to her being in a good position in the offensive zone, always being open in the slot for a shot. Owen jumps into the offensive play. She stepped up in the neutral zone, deked around three, and set up a scoring chance. offensive threat, she is always trying to take the puck to the net. She drives hard from the corners and off the wall to generate scoring chances. She is a good offensive player who consistently is looking to get to the net. She has very good speed and drives the D wide. She is very good with battles and once she wins them she instantly looks to take the puck to the net to create second chances for her team. Grade: B- 

Olivia Hall #78 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2025) : Hall is a good skater. She keeps the pressure on her opponents to force mistakes and has an active stick to keep players away from high danger areas. Grade: B- 

Hilary Whiddon #87 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2024) : A good grinding forward, makes heads up plays and smart passes setting her teammates up for scoring chances. She forecheks hard and anticipates the play. Grade: B- 

Erika Edwards #94 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, F, 2026) : Edwards is a good skater with edges and puck skill. She uses it to her advantage, taking pucks to the net and using her body to protect it. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and generating scoring chances. She backchecks hard and battles hard. Edwards can draw players to her in order to create space for her teammates. Her ability to use her feet in sync with her hands makes her a threat to create offense on a consistent basis. Edwards plays heads-up on the attack.  She looks for and hits the driving player with timely passes. Good skater, she handled the puck well and can hold possession for her team, makes simple passes. Grade: B- 

Ava Barich #13 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, D, 2024) : Barich uses her size and strength to clear the front of the net. She makes tape-to-tape outlet passes and has the patience and skill to maneuver to find those open passing lanes. A tall defender with a great shot, hard and accurate. Grade: C+ 

Amelia Simpson #15 (Markham- Stouffville Stars U18 AA, D, 2025) : Simpson gets low wrist shots on target from the point. She also keeps her head up looking for passing and shooting lanes. Grade: C+ 

Mississauga Hurricanes U18AA 

Vivian Bach #55 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : V.Bach is an aggressive hard worker. She is a 200ft player and excellent at reading where the play is going to be before it happens. She is the first one on a loose puck and supportive to her teammates. She is very big on making the pass rather than shooting and is an amazing playmaker with her patients and ability to see the ice. Bach exhibits impressive puck-handling skills, maintaining control in high-pressure situations. Her ability to navigate through traffic and beat defenders in one-on-one situations showcases her technical proficiency. She has a great deking ability, and she makes creative plays in and around the goal. She can spin off checks, and maintain puck possession while doing so. Her crossovers are very quick, and it helps her separate herself away from pressure. Grade: B+ 

Yenna Robson #71 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2024) : Robson is an offensive defenseman who can play in both ends. Robson has good support for her teammates and uses her size well in battles as she is aggressive and hunts the puck down with her speed. Robson not only has an excellent shot, but also will sacrifice herself to block a shot for her team. Robson exhibits excellent speed and agility on the ice, allowing her to maneuver through opponents effortlessly. Her quick acceleration and smooth stride make her a constant threat in transition, both on breakaways and in creating offensive opportunities.She is a goals-scorer naturally, and she uses her great shot to get them through defenders’ legs and on net. She plays at a high pace, and her line has great chemistry. Grade: B+

May Helm #16 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Helm is a player a coach can rely on to give 100% every shift. Helm supports her teammates in both zones as she has good speed to backcheck and forecheck. Her speed gives her the ability to create good scoring chances, but her downfall is she has a hard but not accurate shot. Helm is an offensive player that gets many shots on goal and creates scoring opportunities through her quick foot speed. She is able to find the open players on her team with ease, as she plays with her head up at all times. Though she has such offensive upside, she blocked a couple shots and broke off odd man rushes numerous times, exemplifying her commitment to both sides of the puck. Grade: B+ 

Victoria Lanni #22 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2024) : Lanni is a 200ft player that will contribute to both offense and defense. She battles hard on draws and has good speed that helps her be that 200ft player. Lanni also has the ability to read the play and knows where the puck is going to be and where she should be before the play happens. Grade: B+ 

Laura Bach #87 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Bach is a skilled talented player. Bach has extremely good edges that help her when she has the puck to protect it. She has learned how to use her body to win battles and protect the puck from the opponent. Bach is able to control the play when she has the puck by slowing down the play. She is a very confident offensive player and is dangerous when she has the puck in the o-zone. She contributes in the d-zone with blocking and getting in shooting lanes, as well supporting her teammates in the o-zone and d-zone. Grade: B+ 

Julia Mcintosh #15 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : McIntosh is a hard working player. She is a player you can count on to back check when needed, as well she is big and has a long powerful stride. McIntosh has good edges which she uses to her advantage in the o-zone to keep control of the puck and takes control over the game with her patiences carrying the puck waiting for a play to set up.     McIntosh is a hard-working player. She can battle hard down low in the offensive zone, while also making skilled plays all over the ice. Her relentlessness on the puck helps Mississauga play with pace and force turnovers. She can accept passes on her backhand with ease, and get quick backhanders away on net as a result. Grade: B+ 

Ashna Johal #5 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2025) : Johal is a big player who uses her size to her advantage. Her size gives her the ability to successfully protect the puck and win battles with her aggression. Johal has a dangerous shot due to it being hard and accurate, making it hard for goaltenders to contain that lead to scoring opportunities. Grade: B 

Katie Mahoney #14 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Mahoney is a hard working player. She has the ability to retrieve pucks when needed as well she is very consistent at making sure what she needs to do gets done. Mahoney as well will block shots when needed and take away passing lanes for the opposing team with good positioning in the d-zone. Grade: B 

Brina Bottos #19 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2026) : Bottos is a hard working defenseman who uses her body to her advantage in battles and holding the blueline. She has good gap control and is a player that does her job and gets the puck transitioned up as fast as she can. Grade: B 

Ashley Minor #47 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2026) : Minor is an offensive defenseman who contributes both ways. She has the ability to play in the o-zone and protect the d-zone. She uses her body well in battles and protecting the puck, as well she is aggressive and is excellent at clearing the front of the net. Minor is a two-way defender who has great gap control and pinches when necessary to help her team maintain offensive momentum. She skates well backwards, and can pivot quickly from defense to offense. She moves the puck well on the breakouts as well, frequently hitting her forwards with tape-to-tape passes. Grade: B 

Irelynn Duffy #77 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2025) : Duffy is an offensive defenseman who as well has the ability to play her offside. Duffy protects the net front and will block shots. Duffy has a long powerful stride as well as a good hard snapshot which helps her contribute to the offense with creating scoring chances for herself and her team. Duffy is able to transition the puck up fast to get her team going towards the opposing teams end again. Grade: B 

Olivia Minor #93 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2024) : Minor is a great playmaker. She has the ability to slow down the game and let a play set up. She has good positioning in the d-zone and has great gap control. O.Minor has a hard and accurate shot, as well outstanding edges that helps her puck protect and space herself out from the opposing team. O.Minor contributes to offense by jumping up with the rush when necessary and then knows when it’s time to fall back as well with her knowledge and high hockey IQ. Minor is a good passer with good skating ability in all 3 zones. Her offensive skills are quite noticeable, but can thrive also in the D zone by getting into shooting lanes and breaking up passes. Grade: B 

Jessica Mergelas #12 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2024) : Mergelas is a big player who has a long and powerful stride which leads to her gaining speed and being dangerous on the ice. Mergelas struggles to contain the puck as she is weak on her stick, but makes up for it by her backchecks and as well she is always supporting the put in both d-zone and o-zone. Grade: B- 

Nicole Bezaire #24 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, F, 2026) : Bezaire  is a 200ft grinder. She loves to try to get the opportunity to catch the opposing D off guard by flying the zone. She is a great forechecker, but struggles to stay strong on her stick. Grade: B- 

Reese Dilworth #72 (Mississauga Hurricanes U18 AA, D, 2024) : Dilworth is an aggressive and strong defenseman. She has the ability to clear the front of the net and has good positioning in the d-zone. She holds the blueline and battles hard. Dilworth will sacrifice to block the shot when it is needed. Grade: B- 

Nepean Wildcats U18AA

Maggie Hughson #24 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2027) : Hughson is a tall player that uses her size to her advantage, driving with the puck to the net. For a taller player she has pretty good speed as well. Maggie has good speed with good hockey sense, and can handle the puck. Her speed  pushes the D back and she is a threat to be the D on the rush. Her speed helped her score a shorthanded goal on a breakaway. She is a tall forward that has a good stride. She uses her size in battles and to protect the puck. Grade: B+ 

Harper D’Souza #34 : Harper is tall and quick. She uses her long reach well and is strong in 1v1 plays. She closes down on the opposition quickly in the D-zone. Her passes out of her own end are accurate. Grade: B

Sara Martin #37 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Martin finds soft spots on the ice. She is very aggressive on the boards and in battles for possession. She drives the net hard for rebound and loose puck and always wants to score. Martin is a strong skating forward. Martin when the opportunity is given can find the back of the net. Martin is a hard worker who battles hard. She is excellent at keeping track of her D in the D-zone and taking away options. She is a reliable player to play the entire 200ft game. She is a good 200 foot player. She is a firecracker with a great stride. Uses her speed to burn defenders and on the forecheck. She is super reliable on the defensive side of the puck. Always getting back on the back check and helping out her D. Grade: B 

Teaghan Killam #39 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Killam is a fast forward who loves to forecheck and she’s good at it. She forces turnovers and capitalizes on them, giving her team possession to generate offensive chances. Grade: B 

Rio Francis #72 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Francis is a solid defender. Getting an assist to help her team put a goal on the scoreboard with her hard work. Francis is able to read the play well and attack any loose puck. She is able to lead players where she wants them to go using good positioning and her aggressiveness. Grade: B 

Rebecca Pollard #26 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Pollard looks to move the puck up ice quickly, she is calm under pressure and has good edges and skill. Grade: B- 

Charlize Danks #29 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Danks is a good skater and handles the puck well. She takes the puck wide and drives hard to the net to generate scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Molly Cote #92 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Cote is a solid defender. She used her body well in battles to get the puck and attacks every loose puck fast. She will get in shooting lanes to block shots as well take away options for the opponents with her quickness to attack the player. She is a decently strong skater that gives her all. Grade: B- 

Samantha Keil #43 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Keil has the speed and skill to bring the puck down the ice herself. She takes accurate and quality shots on net to generate offensive opportunities. Samantha is tall and quick and she is effective in her own end. Her first pass is on the tape. She moves across the b-line with the puck real well and can make good passes in the O zone. Grade: B- 

Courtney Campbell #94 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Campbell is a hard working defender who plays a strong stay at home game. She gives her best every shift and makes the easy plays to get the puck out of her end. Grade: B- 

Molly Hale #8 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Hale is a strong skater and is reliable to win puck races and forecheck hard, gaining puck possession for her team. Grade: B- 

Abigail Seddon #61 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Seddon has great speed, she uses it to win puck races and forecheck hard, forcing turnovers she can capitalize into a scoring opportunity. Seddon has a strong stride. Seddon makes smart plays with the puck and will slow down the game. She doesn’t rush things and most of the time doesn’t throw it away and makes a play. She is good at covering her defender in the D-zone with having her head on a swivel looking for supposing threats in her D-zone and gets right on them. Grade: C+ 

Rylie Lemay #68 (Nepean Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Lemay has good speed and plays aggressively. She wins puck battles and takes the puck to the net for offensive opportunities. Lemay is a solid skater. She has her head up to make plays and makes smart decisions most of the time. She’s a hard worker with smooth hands. When opponents try to get the puck from her she uses her body well and puck protects. She has a decently accurate shot and makes quick and easy plays. Grade: C+ 

New Tecumseth Royals 

Ashlyn Donald #22 (New Tecumseth Royals) : Ashlyn is a quick skater who can handle the puck and is a good passer. On the PK she grinds up and down her lane and has an active stick, she is willing to get in shooting lanes to block shots. She plays hard in front of the net to create screens and confusion. Miss. tourn. Grade: B 

Elora Annette #29 (New Tecumseth Royals) : Elora has good size and is a strong skater. She is a stay at home D, she closes quickly in her own zone. She plays 1v1 and 2v1 very well. She battles hard on the walls in her own zone. Miss. Tourn Grade: B 

Jaden Little #19 (New Tecumseth Royals) : Jaden is a very strong skater with good edge work. She plays good gaps and angles on the rush. She is very mobile across the B-line and made good choices when moving the puck. She has an active and strong stick in the d-zone, in the o-zone she pinches smart and hard.Miss. Tourn Grade: B- 

Alexandra Kent #12 (New Tecumseth Royals) : Kent is a strong skater with good size, she uses her long reach effectively on the forecheck. She is good positionally in both ends of the rink. She plays deep in the d-zone supporting the D. She brings a high level of compete and smart choices with the puck. Miss. Tourn. Grade: B- 

North Bay U18AA

Taylor Yeo #8 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2024) : Yeo is a pass first player. She looks to see who’s open and who she can set up for a scoring chance. She makes crisp passes that are on the tape, as she uses her hockey IQ to buy time for herself to make these nice passes. She delays and “button-hooks” with the puck effectively, and then will dish it off to the slot for her linemate, who will typically get shots off on net. Yeo has great vision. She is patient with the puck, not forcing any plays and holding onto the puck until a good play opens up. She sets up for teammates for scoring chances. Yeo is successful in the faceoff circle, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to start the play with possession. A solid skater, she uses her speed to blow by the D to take the puck deep, drive the net hard for rebounds, or gain the puck on a dump and chase. In the D zone, her positioning to provide coverage and support is solid. Yeo is a great skater especially in transition where she can use speed to get ahead of defenders and backchecking forwards. She’s able to receive the puck on the move and seamlessly through pivots in the neutral zone as well. Yeo is strong on the puck down low and often wins corner puck battles through effort and active stick/feet. Yeo does well creating with the puck as there’s no panic under pressure and uses edge work and tight turns to create space for herself. She is a great playmaker. Is always looking to set up plays in the offensive zone. She is also a great skater, very fast and is difficult to defend off the rush. She has a great IQ and the ability to possess pucks. If she has nothing she is willing to use cut backs until a play opens up. She has great edgework and uses it to her advantage on the half wall to lose defenders and take pucks to the net. Grade: B+

Danika West #17 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2024) : West can score goals by using her in-tight quick hands, or her quick release from the hash marks. She can get shots off in various ways, whether it’d be through a backhand, or a snap shot off the rush. West knows when to drive the net hard, and also when to turn up and pass the puck off to her linemates. She screens the goalie fearlessly, and causes havoc in front of the crease when her team is establishing offensive zone pressure. West is a strong physical forward with solid skating fundamentals. She is creative with the puck and can make passes and set up plays with limited space/time. West has good hands and can make defenders miss with quick toe-drag moves on the wing to create chances. West does well carrying the puck with speed into the offensive zone and firing shots through traffic on net. Constantly threatening with her speed and creativity with the puck. She is a big offensive threat. She has a very good shot with accuracy and creates a lot of offense. She is good in tight areas and making something out of nothing. She is also aggressive and physical, and wins puck battles a lot. She also has great IQ, setting up her teammates for scoring chances. She is an absolute pest in front of the net, getting second and third chances making it difficult for goaltenders. Grade: B+ 

Ava Assinewai #7 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2024) : Assinewai is a smart player that works hard in all 3 zones. She can skate the puck well upon zone entries. and she plays with her head up at all times. She works hard in the corners and frequently wins loose pucks. Offensively, she can get behind the defenders sneakily and get breakaway attempts with her good skating ability. Assinewai is smart and handles the puck well, skating the puck using her speed into the ozone to start the offense. She wins battles for puck possession and in the faceoff circle. Assinewai is a good-sized forward who uses her long reach effectively to steal pucks. She plays physically and does a good job using her body to separate the player from the puck. Her speed allows her to get in the OZ quickly on the forecheck to force errors and disrupt the defense. The center battles successfully on draws to win faceoffs and start the play with possession. She controls, handles, and protects the puck to create space to dish to an open teammate or fire a crisp pass to create an opportunity. Assinewai is a tall, strong forward with good speed and skating mechanics. Uses crossovers with the puck effectively to build momentum and attacks the slot vertically with the puck. Works the cycle very well down low and battles along the boards for 50/50 pucks very well. Grade: B

Jorja Dugas #71 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, D, 2026) : Dugas is a puck moving defender that advances the puck well for her team. She can make great stretch passes from D-Zone to the far blue line, as she passes it on the tape and hard for her teammates. She makes strong decisions without the puck too, as she understands when to pinch and when to maintain a good gap on oncoming forward attackers. Grade: B 

Kiana Fortin #4 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2026) : Fortin plays a quick transition game, as her pivoting ability and edges were very well done. She is a good skater that protects the puck well around her body, and she shoots the puck hard on the cycle. Her chances often generate rebounds for her teammates, and it helps North Bay create offensive zone pressure and momentum. She is smart in the D-zone, and always ensures she’s in shooting lanes on the PK with an active stick. Fortin has good edges and she possesses the puck well. She uses her body to position herself between the play and the puck and keep possession for her team. She gets good shots on net that deflect rebounds to generate scoring opportunities. She is not afraid to block shots and plays well in the D zone. Fortin applies pressure on the backcheck to get into position and provide good defensive coverage and support. She battles in all three zones.  Fortin is a quick skater and works well on edges while beating the defense wide with the puck. She’s able to establish zone control down low and use shielding to maintain puck control, and drew a penalty through effort and strength with the puck. Grade: B 

Grace Ouellette #15 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2026) : Ouellete is a good sized player who uses her size to her advantage. She creates chaos in front of the net and battles hard for puck possession. Ouellette patrols her wing, forechecking to force errors and hustling on the backcheck to clog lanes and pick up open players. Oullette is smart with the puck and does not panic in her own end when pressure mounts. Able to turn out of pressure and make the next pass up ice. Grade: B- 

Hannah Brunton #30 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, G, 2024) : Brunton is calm between the pipes, tracking pucks and getting out to the top of her crease to challenge shooters. Brunton stays tall through traffic and comes out to challenge shooters breaking into the zone. Effective use of the paddle to steer away shots and control rebounds. Grade: B-

Jade White #44 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F/D, 2026) : White is a smart player with speed and skill. She forechecks hard and can anticipate the play and force opponents to make mistakes she can capitalize on, taking pucks hard to the net for scoring chances. She plays well in the D zone as well, staying low and being a good puck supporter. White works the boards with energy, battling for space and chipping pucks out to exit the zone. Grade: B- 

Grace Roynon #52 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, D, 2024) : Roynon plays physically and takes the body. She covers the open player and gets in the shooting lanes to block shots. Her wrist shot from the point is quick and low to get through traffic and create net front opportunities. Grade: B- 

Lily Violette #68 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, D, 2026) : Violette is a stay-at-home defenseman. She makes good, smart passes and can move the puck up ice quickly. Grade: B- 

Chloe Frank #81 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2024) : Frank forechecks relentlessly and pounces on loose pucks to drive the net hard for chances, occasionally drawing penalties. The forward curls to create time and space for a smooth pass to an incoming teammate.  She has a good net-front presence. She pressures the point and keeps her stick in position to block shots and chip pucks off the boards to clear the zone. Grade: B- 

Chloe Chemery #2 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, F, 2024) : Chemery battles hard in all three zones, forcing errors and creating opportunities. Her high motor is fun to watch and she works hard on each shift. Grade: C+

Jenna Kim #77 (North Bay Ice Boltz U18 AA, D, 2025) : Kim is a tall, long defender who is quick for her size and uses long strides to track back and establish defensive positioning. She uses her stick effectively down low to force turnovers and along the blue line pinching and maintaining zone control for the team. Grade: C+ 

North Halton U18AA

Emily Shamblaw #39 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, G, 2024) : Shamblaw, calm and poised between the pipes, has good lateral movement as she reacts and recovers for tip shots and battles through traffic. She came across the crease to make a huge split save in overtime to keep her team’s chances alive.  Shamblaw sits tall and challenges at the top of the crease.  She has a quick leg reaction to make a great save on a slot one-timer. She has a solid glove hand and holds rebounds limiting teams’ second chances.  She holds her challenge on net drives. Grade: B+ 

Georgia Cunliffe #4 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2025) : Georgia is quick with a real good hockey sense. She has a great work ethic and takes no shifts off. She reads the ice well and can gain the O-zone on the PP. She is very strong in her own zone. Nov. 19 vs Oakville. Cunliffe uses her speed effectively on the attack. She gains the zone and curls to create time and space for a smooth pass to an incoming teammate and she is first to the puck on a chip and chase. The forward battles hard in all situations. Cunliffe snapped a beauty low to beat the tendy for an OT winner in the shootout. Love her overall game, she is a 200 foot forward that contributes in the D zone and O zone. Her work ethic is great, getting in battles, backchecking, and does not give up on pucks. She has high IQ, she makes a lot of nice plays but is not afraid to take the puck to the net either. Is basically the backbone of the powerplay, everything seems to be ran through her. Grade: B 

Emma Croft #71 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, D, 2024) : Croft is a fluid skater with good top end speed to go end to end with ease with the puck. She can break into the zone with speed and cut inside for a shot or a drive to the net. Grade: B 

Lauren Aguiar #88 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2025) : Lauren is a strong skater who is positionally strong. She stays wide in the NZ creating space for a rush to go through. She can handle the puck to gain the O zone. She plays strong on the boards winning a lot of puck battles. Nov. 19 vs Oakville. Aguiar is a strong skater and handles the puck well. She can move through traffic and is aggressive in puck battles to gain possession of the puck. Aguiar, a power forward, plays physically and powers through the opposition on hard net drives with the puck. She battles hard in the corners and forechecks to force errors, intercept passes, and cause turnovers. Aguiar is a powerful forward who is always moving her feet. She is a force down low and on the forecheck, and often wins battles along the boards with active feet and effort. Is a big power forward and is a strong skater. She uses her body and is aggressive in battles. She has the desire to drive pucks to the net to score goals. Grade: B 

Kennedy Sundvall #97 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2024) : Kennedy has good size and is a strong skater. She plays the game at a high tempo and is aggressive. She is hard on the forecheck, she leads with her stick and makes herself big. She can handle the puck and on the rush she will use the D as a screen when shooting. Nov. 19 vs Oakville. Sundvall is a speedy winger who can beat defenders wide or vertically with speed, and cut inside for a shot through traffic. She has tight handles in tight spaces and can anticipate the puck and where to be positionally. Grade: B 

Clara Stanley #98 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2026) : Stanley is a good skater and has good hockey IQ. She finds soft spots on the ice and can find open teammates in those spots when she has the puck, making great passes and setting up teammates. She handles the puck well and has a solid shot to put pucks on net and generate offensive opportunities.  Stanley had an elite IQ. She has the vision to make great passes or find soft spots on the ice for offensive opportunities. She is a strong skater that can blow by her opponents using her speed and skill. Grade: B 

Olivia Shamblaw #5 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2026) : Shamblaw puts up a good battle in the faceoff dot. She has good skill and speed to generate scoring chances. She plays physical, battling hard for loose pucks to gain possession. Shamblaw is a 200ft player. She plays a physical game and has good speed. Grade: B-

Riley Oliver #7 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, D, 2024) : Riley is a strong smooth skater, who handles the puck real well. She makes smart choices and accurate passes. She will change her position on the blue line to get her shots to the net. Nov. 19 vs Oakville. Grade: B- 

Egann O’Hara #8 : She is a strong skater who is strong positionally, she is aggressive on the forecheck and defensively responsible. Nov. 19 vs Oakville. O’Hara competes in both ends of the ice. She is a good skater and forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and being first on loose pucks. O’Hara is a good skater, she is typically first on the puck but when she is not she forechecks hard and forces her opponents to make mistakes. Grade: B-

Abby Fletcher #92 (North Halton Twisters U18 AA, F, 2025) : Fletcher battles successfully for space on the attack. She gets in on the forecheck to disrupt the D, force errors, and cause turnovers. The forward drives hard to the net with and without the puck. Grade: B- 

North York Storms U18AA

Annabella Van-Berkel #12 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Van Berkel is a relentless, quick player that possesses a high level of skill. She can score goals and produce offensively for her team when they need it most. She is quick on her feet, and very noticeable each time she steps on the ice. She makes great decisions with the puck when passing it off, whether that’d be to her linemates in the slot, or through using her defenders at the point. She is a great backchecker and an all around solid 2 way forward. Van Berkel has strong skating and puck skills that allow her to evade defenders while keeping the puck and separate herself from attackers with a great first three-step acceleration. Annabella is a hard worker who has quick turning ability and elusiveness. She can cause problems for opposing defenders and force them to cough up the puck through her relentless speed and forechecking. She makes great breakout plays and has a scoring touch around the net. Van Berkel is a key contributor in creating momentum, both offensively and defensively, for North York. Grade: A-

Lily Paisley #22 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Paisley has great offensive instincts that allow her to become a scoring threat every shift. She has a quick shot release, as well as great playmaking abilities while on the rush. She can protect the puck well when behind the opposing team’s goal line, and she drives the net hard. She has an active stick on the PK, and can also be a great shooting option on the powerplay.   Paisley has the skills and creativity to score goals.  She stepped into the play, toe dragged around the D and picked glove side from a steep angle for a goal.  She effectively backchecks as well, with a hard skate back, stick check and steal to stifle an offensive threat and create her own. Grade: A-

Sydney Bowness #27 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Bowness is a hardworking and gritty player, she drives hard to the net to create scoring chances and gets first on loose pucks to gain possession for her team. She has good skills and speed. Bowness is able to thrive off the rush with a quick shot through her great snapshot release, or through looking to pass it off to the slot area for her linemates. Bowness makes using edges look easy. She excels in the corners and wants that puck more than anyone on the ice. Sydney is a strong skater, she has good hockey sense and good vision with the puck.She is positionally strong in both ends. She goes to good spots without the puck. Bowness scored a timely goal with a net drive tip.  She gets shots away quickly. Bowness can score both through her quick-release shot off the fly, and her poise with the puck off the offensive zone cycle. The accuracy of her shot is exemplary, and she can score “top-shelf” with ease. Grade: A-

Cassie Kalic #24 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2027) : Kalic is a puck moving defender that is also a wonderful skater. Through being smooth, yet strong on her skates, she can swiftly transport the puck out of her own end individually, or through making a great seeing-eye stretch pass. She is great on the powerplay, as she can walk the line and move the puck to her flanks very well. Kalics’ ability to walk the offensive blue line confidently and calmly makes her a threat everytime she is in the offensive zone. With her head always up, she will make crisp, hard passes that send her team on offense faster than most teams can transition to defense resulting in many odd-man rushes.   Kalic drives the net on the rush and gets shots on target. Grade: B+

Aubrey Biase #9 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2026) : Aubrey has good size and is a very strong skater. She handles the puck real well.She is a strong forechecker with a real quick release. She scored a real nice goal coming in on her wrong wing with a short side wrist shot under the crossbar. Grade: B+ 

Abrianne Brumwell #14 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Brumwell can score from in-tight, either with a quick release, or a quick move. She can be hard to contain for opposing defenders since she’s very smooth and agile on her skates. She can dart in and out of traffic, and it makes her a handful for the opposing team. She skates hard and applies relentless pressure on the PK. Grade: B+ 

Olivia VanSickle #20 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2027) : VanSickle is strong and plays physical, she has her head on a swivel and breaks the puck up fast to start the offensive rush. She has a good shot. VanSickle sees the ice well and uses that vision to make things happen.  She jumps into the offensive play and threads passes through the neutral zone. In the offensive zone, she hit a great backdoor pass from the point for an assist.  Her strong puck skills allow her to dance around defenders as she looks for the pass. VanSickle has a lengthy stickhandling wing-span and is able to protect the puck with her reach. She can easily make good break-out passes, or simply skate the puck out of traffic through her skating. She makes good offensive-zone entries and can be seen as a threat to score from the blue-line. Grade: B+ 

Hannah Ahlberg #3 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2027) : Hannah is a strong skater with good size, she uses her reach and stick well. She keeps good gaps and pushes the rush outside. She has the ability to skate the puck out of trouble. Ahlberg is a rangy-D who has good reach and size. Grade: B 

Demi Lazarou #5 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Lazarou has great hands and solid vision. She can easily maneuver through traffic and uses her speed to bring the puck to the net and generate offensive opportunities. She forechecks hard with an active stick and forces turnovers she capitalizes on to create offensive opportunities. Lazarou is a power forward who can do it all. She relentlessly forechecks, taking away time and space for the defenders, forcing them to cough up the puck while she tries to capitalize on chances. She never stops moving her feet, therefore allowing her to tire the defenders out and for them to take a penalty against her. Demi is real quick with good hockey sense, and a strong work ethic. She handles and carries the puck really well. She has a hard quick-release shot. She can get the puck up quickly in tight spots. Her speed is a big tool on the PK. Lazarou can be elusive and quick on her edges, as her transition game up to North York’s forwards is efficient. She has good 1-on-1 dekes, and shows unselfish play by passing off to open teammates, whether that’d be off the D-zone breakout or in the offensive zone slot. She can attack the middle and show offensive confidence. Grade: B 

Isabella Mariano #6 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2025) : Mariano is patient with the puck and does not just throw it away. She manages it and takes smart and hard shots at the net to generate offensive opportunities. She drops down as an offensive option to receive a pass and plays aggressively. Grade: B 

Maren Capannelli #10 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2025) : Capannelli is always on the move. She keeps herself open to play and available all the time.  Her deceptive skating gets defenders going the wrong way and gives her the 2 second space to create offensive chances like her back door positioning where she quickly controlled and shot forcing the goaltender to make a big save. Capannelli battles very hard to compete for loose, 50/50 pucks, while also being a good net-front presence in all situations. She plays well in the defensive zone (in terms of positioning) and can break-up cross-ice passes from attackers. Grade: B 

Geneva Tan-Roy #33 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2026) : Tan-Roy wants to score every second she is on the ice. She plays a hardworking and gritty game. She drives hard to the net and searches for loose pucks and rebounds to bang in. She plays a huge physical game and it’s fun to watch her protect the puck. Geneva is a quick hard worker, she protects the puck with her body. She can hold on to the puck for a long time. Tan-Roy plays a heads up game,always looking for the shot or pass option.  She creates action in the offensive zone and moves the play through with tape to tape neutral zone passes. Grade: B 

Brigitte Armatys #36 (North York Storm U18 AA, G, 2024) : Armatys has good sizes and uses it well to take away the net with a strong challenge. She sits tall in lateral movements and is quick to get up down and into position early to make the first save. Armatys breaks up plays by intercepting passes out from behind the net. She plays dump-ins and starts breakouts with tape to tape passes. Grade: B 

Lucy Terzievski #71 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2027) : Terzievski is a very vocal d who works hard to create her own space and find open lines in the offensive zone. Terzievski is a quick, agile defender that can make good use of her quick hands. She is able to make a good first pass out of the zone, and set the tone offensively when North York attacks off the rush. Grade: B 

Maggie Cousineau #44 (North York Storm U18 AA, D, 2025) : Cousineau is not afraid to block shots, she backchecks hard and picks up sticks. She makes heads up plays and smart passes. Grade: B 

Addison Beaman #52 (North York Storm U18 AA, F, 2027) : Beaman shielded the puck on the boards from the opponents pinching defenseman, made a slick move to dish it past her, then joined the odd-man rush that she created. Grade: B 

Oakville Hornets U18AA

Molly Armstrong #10 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2026) : Armstong can find the open areas of the offensive zone to get hard, quick shots off on net. She can take the puck wide, and beat players with either her smarts or speed. She can be crafty with the puck, frequently seen making nice plays against Fraser Valley. She was able to get to the inside slot area with ease to score a beautiful goal off the rush. Defensively, she can be found in good position, always ensuring she is covering an opposing player when needed. Armstrong is fast and skilled, she sees the ice well and can maneuver through high traffic areas. She finds soft spots in the ozone and gets good shots off for offensive opportunities. She is a good offensive threat. She contains a lot of attributes that make her dangerous on the ice. She typically uses her speed and hands off the rush to beat defenders and create high quality scoring chances. She also has great smarts, finding soft areas and getting open to give her teammates an option for good scoring chances.  Grade: B+ 

Nicole Rowan #18 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2025) : Rowan sees the ice well. She can finds open ice to skate to or open teammates to set up for scoring chances. She battles hard for puck possession and brings the puck to the net. Rowan is dual threat to pass or shoot in the offensive zone. She has a quick release (as seen in her game against Kemptville), and she plays hard with her head up at all times. She knows when to dish the puck off on 3-on-2s, and she also possesses a strong understanding on when she can cut in and drive the net hard with the puck from the corner after winning loose puck battles. Grade: B+ 

Samantha Besner #33 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, G, 2026) : Besner is quick side-to-side, as she is consistently square to the puck when facing opposing team shooters. She has great flexibility, and made various highlight-reel saves within the Brampton Tournament. She contains a great blocker hand, and does a good job in steering rebounds to the corners and in non-dangerous areas of the ice. Grade: B+  

Emily Thresher #66 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2024) : Thresher is a strong power forward that drives the net hard. She makes good decisions with the puck that are quick but still calculated. There is limited risk in her game, which makes her a dependable player for her coaches to rely upon in all areas of the ice at critical times in her games. Against Kemptivlle, she used nice moves to get around players with her head up, and she made various stick-checking plays to break up opposing team cycle chances. Thresher is a solid forward. She is smart and powerful, using her body to protect the puck and bring it right to the net. She is patient and calm with the puck, making smart plays. Grade: B+ 

Katie Thresher #65 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, D, 2024) : Thresher maintains strong gap control within 1-on-1 situations, and she is able to use quick backwards crossovers to recover positionally in all 3 areas of the ice. She is strong on her skates, and doesn’t get knocked off the puck. She plays hard in the corners, and makes nice tape-to-tape passes out of her own end, which helps Oakville transition quickly to offensive zone plays. Katie skates well and has good awareness in the D-zone. She keeps good gaps. She gets back to pucks quickly. She has good patience with the puck. Thresher gets good inside body position on puck carriers to cause turnovers.A very good defensive defenseman. She makes it difficult off the rush for the other team with good gaps and using her body to get in the way. She is willing to win battles and possess pucks to make a good first pass out of the zone. Grade: B

Vanessa Marques #7 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, D, 2026) : Marques always ensures strong gaps between herself and oncoming opposing players. She is physical when needed to down low, and can win puck battles due to her high compete level in the defensive zone. She can advance the puck up well to her forwards, as she plays “heads-up” hockey. Offensively speaking, she is a puck distributor, as she set up many chances for her team against Fraser Valley in the second period. Marques is a reliable defense, she gets pucks up ice quickly on the breakout, she battles hard and aggressively to win puck possession. She keeps a good gap. Grade: B 

Jessica Lock #11 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, D, 2024) : Lock is an offensive defender, who still maintains good positioning in her own end. Her skating ability is noticeable, as she is very smooth with her backwards skating and crossover abilities. She can walk the line well when she’s on the powerplay, and get clean, hard shots off from the point that can either score or be tipped on goal by her teammates. She is willing to skate hard in all 3 areas of the ice, as her compete level is high at all times throughout the game. Her poise with the puck is a key attribute to key game, and she is calm when making decisions. Grade: B

Autumn Kelly #28 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2026) : Autumn is a strong skater who is very quick, she is aggressive on the forecheck and backcheck and plays with high energy. She can handle the puck, she moves to open ice without the puck. She used a nice toe drag to beat the defender creating a scoring opportunity. Nov. 19 vs North Halton Kelly has skill and speed. She plays with high compete, forechecking hard and forcing turnovers she can generate into scoring opportunities. She backchecks hard with her head on a swivel looking for open players. She handles the puck well and uses her speed and skill to easily move around opponents. Grade: B  

Olivia Nelson #68 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2026) : Olivia is a strong quick skater who can handle the puck with speed. With her speed she pushes the d back to create space. She can beat the D by taking them wide and driving the net. Her speed makes her effective on the forecheck. Nov. 19 vs North Halton     Nelson is a hardworking forward that can be a relentless forechecker, which makes her difficult to play against. With her quick feet and stick, she can pick off passes and force turnovers. Nelson additionally has the skills to make “seeing-eye” passes through sticks and traffic, reflecting her high hockey IQ in the offensive zone. Her defensive awareness is evident, as there were multiple occurrences against Fraser Valley where she backchecked hard to trip pucks away. Grade: B 

Miwa Carter #82 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, D, 2026) : Miwa is a strong speedy skater, she is aggressive on the forecheck. She brings a lot of energy to every shift. She is strong positionally in both ends of the rink. She is a smaller player but plays physical and is strong along the wall. She is good in a penalty killing role. Nov. 19 vs North Halton Miwa is astrong skater with quickness. She can carry the puck out of her zone, and likes to rush pucks into the O-zone. She likes to join the rush late. Carter plays physically, battling in the corners and pinching successfully. Her snap from the point on the powerplay is quick, gets through traffic, and creates chances. Carter possesses good reach as a defender, and her active stick can break up opposing team offensive plays on a frequent basis. She can skate the puck out of her own zone when needed, while also having the ability to make crisp, tape-to-tape passes to her wingers at the half-wall. She utilizes her defense partner well, relieving pressure off herself by passing it off when needed to. Is a very good offensive defenseman. Is not afraid to carry pucks out and join rushes. She is very good at keeping pucks in the zone, battling on the boards and making smart pinches to cause turnovers. Grade: B

Samantha Blaj #5 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2025) : Blaj handles the puck well and brings it into the offensive zone with her goal being to get pucks to the net. Grade: B-

Sadie D’Angela #21 : Sadie has good size and can carry the puck. She will drive the net with the puck. She will plant herself in front of the net. D’Angela is strong on her skates and strong on the puck. She is patient around the goalmouth using her long reach effectively to create chances. Her passes are crisp and on the tape. Grade: B-

Gracie Harvey #80 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, F, 2025) : Harvey is a relentless skater that forechecks very hard. She is effective on the PK since she applies hard pressure against opposing defenders with the puck, and she additionally maintains an active stick at all times. She is frequently in shooting lanes and she can fearlessly block shots when needed to. Grade: B- 

Marissa Hamilton #87 (Oakville Hornets U18 AA, D, 2024) : Hamilton is a good defender. She plays a stay-at-home game, playing the body on the rush and being reliable on defense. She moves the puck up ice quickly and efficiently to start the offense and sometimes jumps into the rush. In the ozone she finds soft spots and drops down for a scoring chance. Grade: B- 

OHA Prep U18AA

Charlotte Giguere #71 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2028) : Giguere is a versatile forward who seems to be used in all situations. She is a well-rounded player who is able to battle hard both offensively and defensively. Through a persistent work-ethic, she can win loose pucks with her tenacious play, along with her high hockey IQ. She is able to create scoring chances off the fly with blazing speed down the walls. Giguere is a good skater, she uses it to drive hard wide and generate offensive opportunities. She is aggressive in battles for puck possession and works hard. She is a very valuable player. Used on the pp and pk and is great in both areas. She has a consistent work ethic, winning battles in the corners, first on the forecheck and getting back on the backcheck. She also contains high IQ as well, she can create plays and scoring chances for her team. Grade: B+ 

Petra Polonyi #12 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2027) : Polonyi is a smart player. She can dart in and out of traffic, and is able to get herself open for her linemates. She had many shots from the inner slot area, displaying her willingness to get to the dirty areas of the ice. She uses her high hockey IQ to create offensive chances for her team. Through quick foot speed, she’s able to collect loose pucks easier than most, and then make a good play following gaining the possession. Grade: B 

Suri Roberts #96 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2025) : Roberts is a strong skater. She is not afraid to carry the puck and makes smart decisions. Roberts is a relentless worker, and strong penalty killer. She is able to hunt pucks down and force many turnovers. She is able to get her team the puck through forcing opposing errors, while also being an effective defensive player. She is a trustworthy player in all situations, in all areas of the ice. She is also willing to block shots and get into shooting lanes when defending late in the game. She is a great grinder. Always moving her feet and being relentless on the forecheck and in board battles. is a great asset on the pk making it difficult for the powerplay to set up and clears pucks down the ice. She is definitely a player to rely on in the d zone, getting pucks out, working hard, and having the willingness to black shots when needed. Grade: B 

Adriana Pepe #92 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2027) : Pepe is a skilled player, who tries to use dekes and dangles to get around opposing defenders. Her high hockey IQ makes her easy to play with, and she prefers to get shots off the fly rather than set up in the zone. She makes strong tape to tape passes with team mates. She has speed on the wide drive to beat defenders and get to the net. Pepe is an exceptionally skilled player with a versatile skill set that makes her a force to be reckoned with on the ice. As a quick forward, she consistently demonstrates a high level of hockey IQ, creativity and a commitment to both ends of the rink. Her ability to excel in various game situations sets her apart as a key player for any team. She’s able to get shots off in various different ways, and is able to shoot through traffic with ease. Her offensive abilities are very notable being on an average offensive team. Pepe is smart and skilled, making her a threat, she is willing to take risks and try new things. She keeps the pressure on in the ozone, not letting opponents set up and laying on the offense. She is a 200ft player and gets good shots off in the ozone. She is a big offensive threat on the ice. Has very high IQ and skills that make her very dangerous in the o zone and off the rush. Her shot choice is very good, and if it doesn’t go in they still create second chances for herself and her linemates. She is also great in the D zone, winning battles and being an option to make it easier for her teammates to have an option out of the zone. Grade: B

Keira Mercer #15 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2025) : Mercer is a good skater, she drives hard wide to beat defenders for scoring chances. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and gaining puck possession to start the offense again. She is aggressive on the forecheck and in battles, she brings high compete. Grade: B- 

Alicia Fausch #20 (OHA Prep MAA, D, 2028) : Faush is a strong defensive player that moves the puck very well up the ice. She skates very fast up and down the ice, and can easily recover if and when she joins the attack with her forwards, ensuring she is rarely caught out of position. She works hard in the D-zone, while additionally being looked upon to score and gets shots through late in the game. Fausch is a speedy skater who effectively uses the backboard to bank passes with her partner, making for an easier breakout. She has a strong backhand clearing pass used when excessive pressure is on. Fausch is a great skater, this allows her to jump into the rush and backcheck hard if she needs to. She gets shots on net to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B- 

Tahlia Vasseur #33 (OHA Prep MAA, G, 2025) : For the amount of shots she gets, she is pretty solid in net. Vasseur can really stretch herself out and can track pucks pretty well. She could work on her rebound control more. Vasseur holds a crease top challenge even when teams are crashing the net. She holds her ground on walk in and battles to make saves as seen with a few long leg stretch saves. Grade: B- 

Amelia Leonard #68 (OHA Prep MAA, D, 2026) : Leonard is quick to move the puck up ice and has strong positioning. Leonard is able to score and get shots through from the point. She’s able to shoot through traffic, and able to beat goalies from long ranges in the offensive zone. Grade: B- 

Meredith Henderson #10 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2025) : Henderson uses an incredibly low and deep stance to keep defenders from getting the puck off her stick. Her strong strides have her cycling down low quickly and turning out from the corner to attack the net when the opportunity presents itself.    Henderson can carry the puck with speed and make smart passes to generate offense for her team. Henderson plays fearlessly and works very hard, as she is willing to block shots and do anything it takes for her team to win. This is a testament to her evident team-first approach, as she works hard in all areas of the ice, including the dirty areas like the o-zone corners.    Henderson can shoot quickly and with accuracy. While having strong puck control skills, she’s able to set herself up in optimal scoring positions and potentially catch goalies off guard. Through being strong on her skates, she is able to maintain possession of the puck while under pressure, which is a key skill to have at her age group. Grade: B- 

Yuan Han #89 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2026) : Han does not shy away from puck battles and wins most of them. She is fast and has great hands and is constantly an offensive threat.   Han is a heads up player who can read when to make strong tape to tape passes through the neutral zone or skate it through.  She gets pucks to the net in the offensive zone. Han is a very hard worker who can get to the middle of the ice effectively. She battles for net-front positioning, and can be difficult to handle from the perspective of opposing defenders. She can skate quickly to evade checkers, and she frequently makes smart decisions with and without the puck. Grade: B- 

Johanna Tischler #25 (OHA Juniors, D, 2026) : Tischler has good vision and initiative on when to take control of the play and go for a skate, and when to pass the puck to optimize her team’s chance of bringing the puck into the offensive zone with possession. Tischler has a quick release from the point and can get shots through, so that OHA forwards can potentially get tips and/or deflections on them. She makes it difficult for attackers to play her, due to the fact she plays with an edge and can angle off forwards well into the boards. Grade: C+ 

Solange Basque #86 (OHA Prep MAA, F, 2024) : Basque has a good low center of gravity, making it hard for opposing forwards to knock her off the puck. She protects it very effectively and is able to create chances for her linemates by holding on to the puck for an extra split second, drawing players to her and freeing up her linemates. Basque is tough to move from the front of the net, she anchors herself, causes traffic and is quick to get shots on the net. Her hard quick shot gives goalies trouble, often creating a juicy rebound. Grade: C+ 

Sarlota Styblova #88 (OHA Prep MAA, D, 2026) : Styblova has a good shot from the point and commands the puck, if she has the chance to skate it she will. Styblova gets pucks to the net with a strong wrister from the point. Grade: C+ 

Ottawa Lady 67s U18AA

Doris Gaspar #88 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, F, 2024) : Gaspar is strong in the faceoff circle and made a beautiful play to go forward to herself on the draw in the offensive zone to get a good chance on net. She has good netfront presence and made a nice tip in front. Gasper has good IQ, she can generate something out of nothing by being chaotic, whether it’s in front of the net, in battles or with puck possession. Is a very smart player. Has the ability to not panic and throw pucks and create scoring chances out of nothing. Good at possessing pucks in the O zone and is willing to battle for pucks to get the puck back. Grade: B+ 

Kyla Brennan #15 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, F, 2024) : Brennan is a good-sized, strong forward who plays physically. Her pursuit on the forecheck is aggressive. She works the top on the powerplay and crushes hard slaps from the point to create chances. Brennan forechecks and backchecks hard, taking the right lanes to be able to pick off passes on the backcheck. She creates pressure for her opponents all over the ice. Brennan is strong and likes to play physical, she forechecks hard, with a goal scoring mindset and forcing turnovers to generate offensive opportunities. She backchecks hard as well with her head on a swivel. She is a very hardworking player. Is relentless on the forecheck and gets back on the backcheck as well. She does have offensive abilities, having the willingness to drive pucks to the net and gets good quality shots to the net as well. Grade: B 

Amelie Card #19 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, F, 2025) : Card snagged the puck in a net-front scramble to chip it by the goalie to light the lamp. Defensively, she gets in the shooting lanes and blocks shots. Grade: B 

Maude McCarthy #5 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, F, 2026) : McCarthy uses her speed to forecheck aggressively on the penalty kill and then get back to defend. She is quick on loose pucks and battles hard below the redline. Grade: B- 

Lindsey Durant #9 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U15AA, D, 2025) : Durant is an excellent defensemen who plays the body well 1 on 1. She is able to separate opponents from the puck and makes good heads up first passes on the breakout. She made an excellent read on the forecheck in the offensive zone to keep the puck in. Grade: B- 

Julia Diverty #17 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, F, 2024) : Diverty is a gritty player, she gets into the dirty areas, battling hard in corners and in front of the net. She has the skill and vision to find lanes to the net and get good shots off.  Grade: B- 

Isabelle Delorme #31 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, G, 2025) : Delorme gets out to the top of the crease to square up, challenge shooters, and take away angles. She communicates well with her teammates. The goaltender battles hard in scrambles and recovers quickly to face rebound attempts. Grade: B- 

Ava Holmes #44 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U18 AA, D, 2026) : Holmes is an agile defender who is quick on loose pucks, blocks shots, and moves the puck smoothly with her partner on the powerplay. Holmes does an excellent job directing the powerplay from the top and knows when to step offensively and when to back off. Holmes IQ is noticeable on the ice. She is quick and reacts to jump on loose pucks and gain possession. She makes smart passes and joins the rush when necessary, not every time. Grade: B- 

Karenhaitronhtha Johnson #81 (Ottawa Lady 67’s U15AA, F, 2024) : Johnson is a good-sized forward who uses her long reach and speed to her advantage. She gets in the shooting lanes with her active stick to block shots on the penalty kill and is frequently first to the puck when forechecking. Johnson sees the ice well and is patient when she has the puck. She plays well both offensively and defensively and has a quick release shot that makes it hard for goalies to know when she might shoot. Johnson is quick and calm with the puck, she does not force any plays and can find soft spots on the ice and release good shots for offensive opportunities. She is not afraid to block shots and battles hard. She is a tall forward that contains high iq and confidence with the puck. She doesn’t force plays and is really good on the defensive side of the puck. Grade: B- 

Noemie Prud’homme-Foster #7 : Prud’homme-Foster rushes the point to cause turnovers that lead to zone entries. She has a quick release to get pucks to the net. Her forechecking on the penalty kill disrupts the D and forces errors. Grade: C+

Ottawa Lady Senators U18AA

Emily Van Spronsen #5 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, D, 2026) : Van Spronsen does an excellent job at finding shooting lanes in the offensive zone whether that is at the net or at her teammates sticks, she can find them. Van Spronsen takes great shots that forwards love on the blueline, one foot off the ice hard at the net to generate rebounds or tipping options. She keeps the puck in the o-zone, pinching hard or battling for puck possession. She breaks the puck up ice quickly to start the offense. Grade: B 

Ava Telfer #16 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2026) : Telfer has no fear on PK and is getting into as many shot lanes as she can to minimize the opponent’s ability to get pucks on net. Telfer is a good skater, she works hard every second she is on the ice, forechecking hard and putting pressure on opponents, forcing mistakes to gain puck possession. She battles hard for loose pucks. She has skill and sees the ice well, finding open teammates to set up for scoring opportunities. She is not afraid to get into shooting lanes and block shots. Grade: B 

Olivia Wallace #8 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2026) : Wallace takes chances on the PK and on herself. She can be seen jumping on a loose puck or an unassuming opponent, and then taking a chance on scoring while down a player. Wallace uses her speed effectively when driving the wing to take the puck to the net. She frequently wins puck races and makes crisp accurate passes. Wallace made a beautiful pick up of a pass that was behind her, showcasing her skating agility and smooth hands. She reads the ice well, picking off passes on the forecheck and gets the puck deep in the offensive zone, creating races to the puck that she often wins.Wallace is quick and skilled. She can find open ice and generate offensive opportunities for herself. She is first on loosepucks and battles hard, not giving up on the play. She forechecks hard and is relentless. She is a fast forward. Uses her speed on the rush and the forecheck making it difficult for defenders. Has good skill and IQ, creating space for herself out of nothing and making good plays to create scoring opportunities. The key to her game is her forechecking ability, being able to get to pucks first and anticipating the play to pick off passes and create out of those picked off passes. Grade: B- 

Avery Jones #11 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, D, 2027) : Avery is a tall mobile strong skater, who is very good with her long reach pushing rushes outside. She can carry the puck into the o-zone to gain control of the zone. She moves across the b-line in the o-zone, and makes passes with some sauce. She moves into good shooting lanes. Best Nest. Jones’ mobility and vision are her strongest assets as she can take away potential breakout passing lanes in the offensive zone with her positioning and stick, she positions her body well to separate players from puck, and she is not afraid to take a chance and rush the puck into the offensive zone. Jones is a tall defender with quick feet and an active stick. She has a long reach and plays physical in the corners down low. Jones has good size and edgework. She uses her reach well and plays a physical game, competing in battles and plays the body if she needs to. She is calm with the puck under pressure and can cut back quickly to relieve pressure and escape to bring the puck up ice or move it quickly to start the offense. Grade: B- 

Grace Stewart #9 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2025) : Stewart does an excellent job at creating her own space when in the offensive corners and getting pucks through to her open teammates. Stewart positions her body well and has excellent angles to take away time and space from opposing players. Grade: C+ 

Alexa Kocourek #12 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2025) : Kocourek battles hard in all three zones, gets inside body position to cause turnovers, and stays on the puck.  Kocourek can take the puck up the ice with confidence and see’s passes through traffic to enter the zone. Kocourek is a smart grinder. She plays with high compete, battling hard, forechecking and backchecking. She uses her body well, protecting the puck or putting herself in a good position to win battles. She sees the ice well and can skate the puck up ice, finding teammates and making great passes to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: C+ 

Piper Cochrane #17 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2025) : Cochrane got herself a goal as she beat her defender wide and went five-hole on the goalie. She is excellent in front of their net as she takes their goalies’ eyes away. Cochrane works hard on the forecheck and backcheck, using her speed to take time and space away. She has good patience with the puck and is able to find the open lanes. Grade: C+ 

Keara Kiley #18 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, F, 2026) : Kiley is a two-way forward who takes care of her responsibilities defensively before transitioning to offense. She is a quick skater who forechecks and backchecks with authority. Kiley is a strong skater with solid fundamentals. She moves her feet quickly with the puck and keeps head up constantly. Solid edge work with the puck to maintain body positioning and create space for herself upon entering the zone. Kiley is a good skater, she forechecks hard to force turnovers and gain possession for her team, on the defensive side she backchecks hard, picking up open players. Is a good 200 foot player. She is valuable in the O and D zone. She is good at forechecking pucks and is a pest on the backcheck, creating turnovers and heading back with numbers the other way. She never blows the zone for offense and is a very defense responsible forward. Grade: B- 

Grace Greco #19 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, D, 2025) : Grace is a strong skater, she takes good angles to push plays wide and physically rubs players out on the wall. She is strong and effective playing 1v1. In the o-zone she moves well across the b-line with the puck, to get into good position to either pass or shoot. Best Nest Grade: B- 

Kira Whelan #20 (Ottawa Senators U18 AA, D, 2025) : Kira is a strong quick skater, she handles the puck very well and with patience. She has good vision and makes good accurate passes out of the zone. Through the NZ she plays strong gaps. She is effective in 1v1 plays. Best Nest Whelan is a quick skater with good agility and acceleration fundamentals. She is patient with the puck and uses tight turns to evade pressure on both ends, and makes crisp cross-ice passes to teammates moving with speed through the Neutral Zone Grade: B- 

Peterborough U18AA

Olivia Lewington #13 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Lewington is a natural goal scorer with a great shooting ability to get shots off quickly off the cycle and rush. The left-handed shot can find the soft areas of the ice to get good, quality shooting/scoring chances off. She possesses a strong slap shot and backhander, reflecting her versatility of skills around the net when it comes to scoring. However, she’s not afraid to pass up chances to find her teammates for a potential chance. Lewington is an offensive threat everytime she is on the ice. She likes to shoot, she has a hard and accurate shot, both forehand and backhand. She can find soft spots on the ice and get lost in the play for golden opportunities. She is not a selfish player, she makes plays to her teammates and generates offensive opportunities for herself and her teammates. She’s a good skater and forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and generating offense. She is a shot first mentality and loves to score goals. She is good at finding soft areas to get high percentage scoring chances. She possesses all good shots whether it’s a backhand, snapshot, slapshot, etc. Overall a dangerous threat for the other team whenever she is on the ice. Grade: B+ 

Brea Leahy #1 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, G, 2026) : Leahy is a technically strong goalie that is quick and square to the puck. She cuts down the angles of opposing shooters well, and can take up a lot of net because she’s frequently in an optimal position in the crease. Grade: B 

Carissa Jones #10 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Jones is a great forechecker, she uses her speed and forces opponents to make mistakes with the puck. She finds soft spots in the ozone and gets good shots off. She is hard to play against. Jones is a good skater that can get quick shots off, as she frequently tries to shoot through screens in order to catch goalies off guard. She can willingly get involved in the corners and below the opposing team’s goal line, reflecting her relentless compete level in all 3 zones. She drives the net hard and can be rewarded by scoring goals. Grade: B 

Hannah McInnes #12 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, D, 2025) : McInnes has good puck control and causes turnovers by pressuring opponents to make a move. She is big and has a good stick for poke checking. She is able to hold the blueline and does not make it easy for opponents to leave their end. She has a good shot that gets to the net. She is great in battles as she is very aggressive and uses her size well. Grade: B 

Austin Littlejohn #27 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Littlejohn is a right-handed D that plays with a stay-at-home approach. She ensures that her Peterborough team limits the shots allowed, by being physical on attackers and angling them to the outside. She is also not afraid to pinch along the offensive zone wall in order to keep puck possession time alive. Her breakout ability is also strong and noticeable. Littlejohn is a solid defense, not flashy, but does her job and does it well. She closes the gap quickly and plays physical, taking the body on incoming opponents. She keeps the puck below the blue line in the ozone and gets the puck up ice quickly on the breakout to start the offense. She is a solid defender. She is just solid in the d zone, winning battles getting the puck out from dangerous areas. She contains good gaps and is able to retrieve pucks when dumped in. Her gaps are really good off the rush and she forces dumps. She is not going to do anything fancy in the O zone, she just does her job and keeps pucks in. Grade: B 

Lily Legault #47 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Legault is a good skater with good IQ and anticipates play. She plays physical, battling hard for puck possession or driving the net protecting the puck. She forechecks and backchecks hard. Legault blocks shots and plays with a fearless approach to the game. She also is able to play effective offense by finishing her breakaway chances and being creative on odd-man rushes like 2-on-1s and 3-on-2s. She plays the game at a quick tempo and uses her speed to her advantage when she enters the offensive zone. She is a good 200 foot player. She is very defense responsible, having the willingness to block shots, getting back on the backcheck, and making it difficult for the other team’s offense to create. She has good speed and uses it to her advantage, being able to drive defenders wide and get in on the forecheck. She is willing to win battles, using her body to separate man from puck and possessing it for her team. Grade: B 

Brooke Jeffery #2 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Jeffery has great net front presence, she battles hard and creates chaos, she can find loose pucks and battles for them. She gets good shots off. Brooke has good size and uses it to be wide and protect the puck on the boards. Her size and strength make her a hard player to move from the front of the net. Grade: B- 

Mylee Jackson #3 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Jackson is a good skater that can break the puck solely herself through her skating, or through good passing up to her forwards. She sees the ice well, and can be relied upon in all special team situations. She can get herself in and out of trouble if she needs to just through her skating. Grade: B- 

Danica Werry #4 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Werry is reliable on the faceoff dot. She has good speed and can win puck races. She battles hard for puck possession and uses her stick well. She gets into shooting lanes and can drive the puck hard wide to the net. Werry is a smooth skater who is extremely elusive and quick on her edges. She plays with a “chip” on her shoulder, while also adding some offensive potential to her game. She ensures she is always in a good D-zone position, as she is an effective PK’er as well. Grade: B-

Samantha Merriam #6 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Merriam values both ends of the ice, as she is able to make creative plays on 3-on-2 situations, while also exemplifying great “takeaway” abilities on the backcheck. She plays hard and physical, which makes it difficult for opposing players to compete against her. She is willing to go into the corners and win 50/50 battles. She can also score and chip in offensively. Grade: B- 

Lauren Guest #17 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, D, 2024) : Guest uses her body and speed well, protecting the puck and playing calm in chaotic situations. She sees the ice well, anticipating plays and finding open lanes to get good shots off on net to generate offensive opportunities. Laiuren has good size and mobility. She uses her good hockey sense to read and react to plays. She can handle the puck and moves well across the offensive blueline with the puck.Guest Grade: B- 

Arleigh Anderson #29 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Anderson has very good speed which she uses to her advantage. Her speed helps her forecheck the opposing team, as well backchecking. She is solid at draws by mostly tying up the opposing player and using her skates to kick it to her teammate. She is aggressive in battles and just overall a hard worker. Grade: B- 

Riley Falkner #71 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Faulkner is a gritty player with great edges and skill. She uses her speed and skill to drive pucks to the net hard. She battles hard for puck possession. Grade: B- 

Olivia Mercer #81 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, D, 2025) : Mercer sees the ice well. She moves the puck smartly up ice and sets up teammates for scoring chances. She makes smart pinches, keeping the puck in the ozone. Grade: B- 

Keira deLaPlante #83 (Peterborough Ice Kats U18 AA, F, 2026) : deLaPlante is a very solid two way player. She has good D-zone positioning, as well as good size. She is a great forechecker taking away time and space. She works hard every shift playing the entire 200 ft. She is able to retrieve and get pucks out of her end when it is needed. Grade: B- 

Saugeen Maitland Lightning 

Grace Adriaanse #72 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2024) : Adriaanse rushes to the point and blocks shots. She stays on the puck and uses her speed to gain the zone. Her long stride creates good acceleration and speed. To go with her speed she can handle the puck well. With and out the puck she drives the net hard. Adriaanse effectively uses speed and agility to angle players out of the play, separating them from the puck and causing turn-overs. Adriaanse possesses excellent speed and agility on the ice. Her quick acceleration and smooth stride make her a constant threat in transition. Combine this with her shot, she is able to be an offensive threat each time she steps on the time. She can generate offensive chances through her speed down the rush, or through her snap shot off the fly. Though her team was shutout against Mississauga, she had plenty of chances to score. Grade: B+ 

Dani Strong #15 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2024) : Strong can get quick shots on goal, and has the ability to score from in-tight with quick hands and stickhandling ability. She uses her teammates well by having her head up and understanding when to pass/defer to them. She relieves pressure on herself by using her quick edge work and smarts to create offensive zone space. Strong rushes the point and blocks shots in even strength and penalty-kill situations. She plays physically, battling along the boards and in all three zones. A solid skater with speed, she chips the puck out of the zone to speed up ice and into the opponent’s end to start the attack. Strong snagged the puck off a broken play to bat home a beauty. Strong plays with hustle, effectively forechecking to disrupt breakouts and providing strong back pressure through the neutral zone. Her speedy forecheck allowed her to steal the puck and get a quick shot on net that challenged the goaltender. Dani is a smaller player, but she is strong and plays with a lot of grit. She is hard on the forecheck and battles on the boards. She can handle the puck and has good vision. She will drive the net hard with the puck. Grade: B+

Katlyn Strong #16 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2024) : Strong is a good defender that is physical when needed, and she ensures attacking forwards are kept to the outside and are not a threat to score. She walks the line well and can get good shots on net that her teammates can deflect or tip on goal. She maintains strong gaps on incoming attackers, and her body-positioning is optimal within 1-on-1 circumstances. Strong makes tape-to-tape outlet passes.  She gets strong low-point shots on target, giving forward the opportunity to tip.  Her active stick in the defensive zone disrupts scoring threats. Grade: B 

Josephine Jarmuth #19 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2025) : Jarmuth carries the puck out of the zone with poise, escaping pressure and skating up ice into the attacking end. She moves the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner. Her communication with her teammates keeps everyone ready and in position. The defender pinches successfully on the powerplay and gets pucks to the net with a quick snapshot from the point. Jarmuth manages space well with agility, anticipation, communication, and good decision-making. She pinches and holds the offensive line, supports teammates, anticipates and intercepts passes, and takes open ice.  She is quick to cover net-front on the PK and holds the line in the attacking zone. Jarmuth is highly dependable in her own zone. She displays strong positional play, maintaining a solid gap control against opponents. She is physically down low when necessary and can be hard to beat 1-on-1. Jarmuth can get shots off from the point, and her teammates are able to deflect them on goal easily.  Grade: B

Nicole Alexander #1 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, G, 2024) : Alexander is a tall goaltender who takes away the upper net. She clears high blocker shots with a clean redirect to the corner on straight shots and through traffic. She moves efficiently post to post on rushes to make saves. Grade: B 

Gillian Dinsmore #2 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F/D, 2024) : Dinsmore stepped off the half-boards and took the puck to the net to snap a dart top blocker and light the lamp. She likes to join the rush as an option. She is a strong skater who moves across the blueline with the puck and makes good choices and tape-to-tape passes. Dinsmore makes tape-to-tape outlet passes to leave the zone. She quickly gets up on the play and closes the Gap on any turn-overs.  She moves smoothly across the line in the offensive zone and finds shot lanes, getting the puck to the net with hard wrist shots, or one-timer slap shots.  Always keeping her shots low, hard, and on target. Dinsmore is very versatile, being a quick skater that can maneuver away from stick checks easily. She has a quick first 3 steps, and can accelerate away from opposing forwards when pressuring is applied. She can play in all situations and can be depended upon to get the puck out of the zone late in the game. Grade: B 

Reece Cameron #4 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2025) : Cameron takes care of her net, and boxes out attacking players accordingly. This allows her goalie to see incoming point shots, and she is physical in the corners when needed to be. She is able to make good breakout passes to her wingers, as her passes are made with her head up and on the tape. She ensures that her stick is active and in the shooting lanes within PK situations throughout her games. Cameron uses strength and positioning to clear the front of the net. She distributes the puck well with her partner and is quick to jump into open space on the rush. Grade: B 

Kamryn Coombs #12 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2024) : Coombs is a hard-working forechecker that is a relentless skater. She never gives up throughout her shifts, and she forces opposing players to be uncomfortable when making decisions with the puck because she skates hard at them. Coombs is a skilled playmaker. Her vision on the ice allows her to anticipate plays and make precise passes to set up teammates. Coombs displays strong hockey IQ, making smart decisions with the puck and creating offensive opportunities for her linemates. She holds onto the puck in a poise fashion, and passes it to her linemates in optimal shooting positions. Grade: B 

Annan Moffat #27 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2025) : Moffat knows where to be in the offensive zone. She is a smart player that uses her quick shot and strong passing awareness to make her a threat to score and/or generate offense. She is a good worker down low in the corners, and she competes hard for loose pucks, and she protects the puck well once she gains puck possession. She backchecks hard defensively, and she breaks up odd-man rushers quite well with her stick-checking ability. Moffat is successful winning faceoff battles to start the play with possession. She gets inside body position on the backcheck to deny opportunities. She snagged a loose puck off the faceoff to snap it top blocker and light the lamp. Moffat scored a steep-angle goal, picking the top corner from the goal line. Grade: B

Alexa Todd #88 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, G, 2025) : Todd holds a crease top challenge and stays with the play, patiently waiting out shooters making high shot saves look simple. She holds high shots in the glove and pins on her chest. She is mobile and sets up pucks for her defense. Grade: B 

Parker Talbot #61 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2026) : Talbot is a two-way player that thrives in a defensive-minded forward role. She can block shots and use her great stick checking ability to disrupt attacking forward plays in her own end. Skill wise, she is a great skater and smart puck handler as well, as she protects the puck in a strategic manner in the offensive zone. Talbot plays on the defensive side of the puck, providing good coverage and support in the D-zone and applying pressure on the backcheck. She has strength on her skates, patience, and strong puck protect skills that she uses to drive the net and create scoring opportunities repeatedly. Talbot demonstrates a commitment to the defensive side of the game. Her positioning and anticipation allow her to intercept passes and disrupt opposing offensive plays. She actively backchecks and provides support to the defensive unit, showcasing a well-rounded understanding of her responsibilities on the ice. Offensively, she gets many shots off due to her quick release, as she uses her snap shot abilities effortlessly. Grade: B 

Charlee Gethke #7 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2025) : Charlee has a good hard shot that she gets to the net. She is aggressive when pinching, at good times. She comes in off the point to provide support and offensive pressure. Grade: B- 

Danielle Harmer #8 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2026) : Harmer plays with speed and intensity on the special teams creating opportunities on the powerplay and killing off time on the penalty kill. She is frequently first to the puck on the powerplay and penalty kill. Her forechecking is relentless as she battles and frustrates the D.  Harmer is an effective penalty killer, using speed and patience to create pressure. Grade: B- 

Jillian Alexander #21 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2024) : Alexander has a strong forecheck where she stole the puck, and created a good scoring chance on a 1v1. She battles the net front creating traffic and chaos. Grade: B- 

Jolie McKnight #54 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, D, 2024) : McKnight is situation-aware, checking the time on the PK. She holds the line and gets pucks in deep. She plays big, quickly getting to pucks, battling hard along the boards and communicating with teammates. Grade: B-

Haddie Mclaughlin #91 (Saugeen Maitland Lightning MAA, F, 2024) : McLaughlin makes smart passes on the tape to create scoring chances, has a good net-front presence on the powerplay, and wins face off battles. McLaughlin plays with her head up and poise, making tape-to-tape passes under pressure. She back-checks hard, disrupting the rush. Haddie is a quick skater with a real good work ethic and is effective on the forecheck. She is a smooth puck handler whose passes are smart and easy to handle. She is strong defensively. Grade: B- 

Sault Ste Marie U18AA

Riley Petit #3 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2027) : Petit plays physically and relentlessly, while playing with a high confidence when taking the puck to the middle of the ice. She works hard down low below the goal line in the offensive zone, and is also able to play strong defense within Sault Ste Marie’s “box plus one” D zone structure. She is a good 200 foot player. She contributes in the D zone, winning puck battles on the wall to get them out. Good on the backcheck and is aware in the D zone to get in lanes. She is also a firecracker on the forecheck, she is physical and makes it difficult for the other team to get pucks out. She also has confidence with the puck to drive pucks to the net and create scoring chances. Grade: B- 

Kylie Schryer #11 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2024) : Schryer is a grinder. She is aggressive on the forecheck, forcing turnovers and getting pucks to the net. She battles hard and wins for possession. She can anticipate plays and is able to easily adjust to situations on the ice. She is hard in front of the net, causing chaos and generating scoring opportunities. Grade: B- 

Paige Lortie #17 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2024) : Lortie can score goals and make plays. She is a threat on the powerplay and holds a versatile range of skills, such as quick hands, good edges, and high hockey smarts. She’s a key contributor and driver of Sault Ste Marie’s offense, and they look to her to come up with a big goal or play when they are in need of momentum. Lortie is skilled and smart, she is agile and always a threat with the puck. She uses her speed and skill to easily maneuver around defenders and her IQ allows her to find soft spots and open areas on the ice for scoring chances. She runs the offense for this team. She possesses a lot of skill, IQ, and is a great skater. She is very dominant on the powerplay and everything is runned to get the puck on her stick. Her speed and skill allow her to beat defenders and create scoring chances for her and her teammates. Grade: B- 

Annika Babineau #19 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2024) : Babineau can score on the powerplay and produce offense for her team. She makes good passes in all 3 zones, and has strong chemistry with her linemates. She is an easy player to play with due to her hard-working mentality and the relentless pressure she applies toward opposing defenders. Babineau has a good shot, she can release it from almost anywhere in the ozone to generate offensive opportunities. She is a good forechecker and uses an active stick to force opponents to go where she wants them to go. Grade: B- 

Matea Glavota #2 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, D, 2024) : Glavota makes hard passes out of the zone and passes the puck with authority. She is additionally able to walk the line well and smoothly, with swift edges that are quick and agile. As a defense, she is able to angle off opposing forwards and keep them to the outside, helping her team reduce the shots on goal they give up. Glavota is a solid defense. She is aggressive, pinching down hard and keeping the puck below the blueline. She is able to give herself space on the blueline and get shots off. She is calm with the puck, not forcing anything and pulls an escape move when under pressure by opponents. Grade: C+ 

Maiana Boissoneau #7 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, D, 2024) : Boissoneau is able to score goals in all situations, such as powerplay and in even-strength play. She is still able to contribute offensively, despite being on defense. The righthander is able to move the puck up well to her fellow forwards and teammates, by playing “heads-up” hockey with a high-level of awareness. Grade: C+ 

Avery Stephens #12 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2024) : Stephens is a strong passer with good offensive zone vision. She’s able to find her open teammates, and set them up for quick chances off the fly. Stephens is unselfish and will very consistently advance the puck up forward when teammates are ahead of her, showing increased hockey sense and awareness. Stephens is a reliable forward. She anticipates the play and her vision is great, she positions herself well against opponents to take away passing lanes and force them to do what she wants them to do. She is a good support option on the breakout and serves as a good passing option, she makes good passes and is a great team player. Grade: C+ 

Bryce Gagnon #4 (Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds U18 AA, F, 2025) : Gagnon is fast, she uses her speed to forecheck hard, forcing turnovers. She backchecks hard picking up players. She can easily blow by opponents with the puck to bring it to the net for scoring chances. Grade: C+

Scarborough U18AA

Freya Flook #11 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Flook controls and handles the puck smoothly and with speed. Her passes are on target and she drives hard to the net for rebounds. Flook plays with speed all over the ice. She is often the first to the puck on the forecheck, creating offensive opportunities for herself and her teammates. She is aware on the breakout and finds the open person, whether it be a direct or area pass for her teammates to skate onto. Flook is a strong skater who can be scrappy in front of the net and in corner puck battles. She worked well to establish a screening position in the slot and battled for the scrambling loose puck in the slot for a goal. Flook has great edgework and skill, she can easily escape pressure and skate the puck the length of the ice. She puts herself in good positions on the ice and finds loose pucks. She makes good plays to teammates to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B+ 

Ashley Hush #76 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2024) : Hush plays physically, battles hard, and does a good job taking the body. She uses her speed to disrupt the D and force errors on the forecheck then hustles on the backcheck to get back and defend. Her puck control on zone entries allows her to get into position to fire a quick wrister from the slot. Hush is relentless on the forecheck, causing havoc for opposing defensemen. She has a long, powerful stride, which she uses effectively on both the forecheck and backcheck to turn the puck over. Hush is a strong forward and a good skater for her size and length. She has the speed to beat defenders wide with the puck and can center the puck on tape to teammates on the move. She did well to establish positioning in the slot and tipped in a shot from the point through her own screening. Hush plays with physicality and speed. She forechecks hard, forcing errors or pinning opponents to gain puck possession. She battles hard, taking the body. She skates hard on the backcheck. She uses her body well to protect the puck and drive hard to the net using her speed. She has a good shot and generates offensive chances using it. Grade: B 

Breanna Fox #9 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Fox is a tenacious forechecker and causes chaos for opposing defenders with her fierceness and effort. Always keeps her feet moving and has an active stick to thwart breakout chances for the other team. Grade: B- 

Mia Southern #12 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, D, 2026) : Southern is a smart defenseman who reads the play very well. On one occasion, she made a terrific read on the pass coming up to the winger to maintain pressure in the offensive zone. She makes strong, accurate passes on the breakout enabling her team to transition back to offense effectively. On the penalty kill, she made a critical clear, the length of the ice, to relieve sustained pressure. Southern is a good skater for a defender and hustles extremely well in her own end. She is strong on the puck and does well at pinning opposing forwards along the boards and has an active stick to regain puck possession for breakout chances. Southern is smart and quick. She can anticipate the play, intercepting passes and keeping possession on the ice. She can read where her teammates are going to be and make perfect passes to them, setting up golden opportunities. She plays the body in battles, pinning opponents and gaining puck possession. Grade: B- 

Jessica Kovac #13 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, D, 2026) : Kovac has a wicked shot from many angles on the ice. She scored a beautiful PP goal with a one-timer slapshot beating the goalie high through traffic. Grade: B- 

Alex Griffiths #14 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2026) : A good skater, she grinds hard and battles. She puts herself net front in search of loose pucks and creates chaos to get her team more offensive chances. Grade: B- 

Brynn Tice #21 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2026) : Tice is a good skater who sees the ice well. She forechecks hard and anticipates the play, forcing turnovers and generating offensive chances with her shot selection of passes to open teammates. Grade: B- 

Katelyn Galuszka #26 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, G, 2024) : Galuszka is a solid all-around goaltender. She kept her team in the lead late with many nice saves. Has really solid rebound control and uses the paddle to effectively stick check and gather rebounds in the crease. Grade: B- 

Jesslyn Bach #66 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2024) : Bach is an agile skater and fluid with the puck. Has nice crossovers and tight turns to evade pressure and create space and time for herself. Grade: B- 

Tia McPherson #73 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2025) : She battles hard on the draw. McPherson plays physically in battles to win possession of the puck. Grade: B- 

Bailey Radovich #93 (Scarborough Sharks U18 AA, F, 2025) : Radovich is a good-sized forward who controls and handles the puck with poise. Her passes are on target, and she works a smooth give-and-go to drive the net for quality shots on goal. She has slick hands to bring down passes out of the air. Radovich is a great skater who effectively uses edgework, crossovers and changing direction to maintain puck possession. She works the breakout perfectly along the boards with one-touch passes when receiving the puck and is dynamic with the puck in the offensive end. Grade: B- 

St. Catharines U18AA

Reese Shigwadja #4 (St. Catharines U18 AA, F, 2025) : Shigwadja sticks with a play. She drove wide on the rush, taking it past two defenders and cutting to the net, pulling the goalie and tucking the puck around her for a goal. Grade: B 

Samantha Bramwell #12 (St. Catharines U18 AA, F, 2024) : Bramwell can score in many ways, as she can use a quick shot or quick move in tight. She uses her relentless skating ability to create offense for her team, while also looking to make nice passes in the offensive zone. She can elude attacking defenders by using her agility and quick turning capabilities. Bramwell has great edgework, she can easily escape pressure with her escapability. She sees the ice well, finding open ice to skate to or open teammates to set up for scoring chances. She has a good shot and is constantly an offensive threat on the ice. Grade: B 

Regan Flynn #34 (St. Catharines U18 AA, G, 2025) : For the amount of shots she faces, Flynn is able to hold her own in net, she can move well laterally and uses her size to her advantage, she can spread herself out and tracks pucks pretty well. Flynn was getting peppered with shots and was able to keep her team in the game for the first two periods. She has good rebound control and maintains good positioning through traffic. Flynn gets square to pucks and blocks shots. She has active legs and is quick to kick out pucks on multiple occasions. Grade: B

Sarah Seburn #2 (St. Catharines U18 AA, D, 2024) : Seburn is a solid defender. She positions herself well and forces opponents to the outside, she wins battles. She pinches in the ozone and keeps the puck in. She is confident in carrying the puck down the ice and finds open lanes to get good shots off. Grade: B-

Chloe McNeil #11 (St. Catharines U18 AA, F, 2026) : McNeil is a hard-working, undersized player that attempts to bring a good two-way game to the table. She is a competitive player that plays with a combination of speed, smarts and aggressiveness on the forecheck. McNeil is a grinder, she is a good skater who plays with compete, making her a threat on the forecheck, she can anticipate the play and force opponents to go where she wants them to, forcing turnovers. She supports the D zone and is responsible in the D zone.  Grade: B- 

Keira Flus #24 (St. Catharines U18 AA, F, 2024) : Flus is a strong skater and she is confident when skating with the puck. She uses her speed to forecheck hard against opponents and force turnovers, creating scoring chances for her team. Grade: B- 

Stoney Creek U18AA

Cassandra Randell #88 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2026) : Cassandra is big and tall and plays a physical game. She leans heavy on the body wearing down her opponent. She is very hard in front of her own net. She can move smoothly across the blue line and is patient with the puck. Best Nest Randell is a good-sized defender who is strong on her skates and strong on the puck. Her first pass is smooth to start the breakout, her one-touch pass is precise to keep the tempo high, and passes to hit a breaking forward are crisp. She joins the rush as an option and uses her active stick and long reach to her advantage. She defends with good gap control and physicality. She is very effective in front of her own net. Randell sees the ice well, threading a pass through the neutral zone that sent her teammate on a breakaway.  She distributes the puck very well with tape-to-tape passes on the breakout, moving the puck quickly through the neutral zone and initiating scoring chances in the offensive zone.  She plays a physical game, giving no easy lanes to the net in her zone. Randell demonstrates strength and force in her play. She holds the line on the rush, controlling the gap to cause turn-overs and regroups. Randell passes and shoots with power. Grade: A- 

Mikayla Barnes #94 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2027) : Mikayla is a very good smooth skater, s, she he gets is speedy with or without the puck. She has real good puck handling skill she uses to beat the D 1v1. She has good vision and has the ability to find herself in open ice. She makes real nice passes in the o-zone. She has a quick release and real knack for scoring goals. Best Nest Barnes has quick hands on the draw to win pucks cleanly and start the play with possession. She forechecks relentlessly and frustrates the D. The forward has great acceleration to get to top speed quickly. Defensively, she gets into position to provide good coverage and support. Barnes has a great scoring touch, burying one off a wraparound and coming in front to snipe a backhand bardown for a second. Her speed and hands help her beat the D playing 1v1. Her quick hands and stick are effective in stealing pucks. Barnes is relentless on the forecheck and uses her speed to create turnovers. She has great patience with the puck and finds her open teammates, making hard accurate passes and creating scoring chances. Barnes owns the face-off circle, winning the majority of draws. She has sweet hands in tight, dangling and getting off quick and challenging shots. Barnes has exceptional hands. She dangles through three players while under pressure to take the zone. Grade: A-

Ryan Coddington #17 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2024) : Ryan has good size and quickness, she keeps good gaps in the NZ and is strong playing 1v1. In her own zone she shows good patience with the puck and makes good choices moving the puck. In the o-zone she moves to good shooting lanes to get pucks to the net. Best Nest Coddington pinches successfully and gets pucks through traffic and to the net with a hard wrist shot from the point. She sees the ice well and finds the seam to put passes on the tape. The good-sized defender battles hard in all situations. She can carry the puck out of trouble, and makes good choices to get the puck out of her own end. Coddington is a very aware defensemen, both offensively and defensively. She sees the ice extremely well and finds her teammates through open lanes on the breakout and in the offensive end. Coddington lets off a solid 1-timer slap shot from the point. Grade: B+ 

Sara Hillock #44 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2026) : Sara has good size, she can handle the puck and has the ability to possess the puck for long periods of time. She plays very hard  on the boards, She also has a presence in front of the net. Best Nest. Hillock’s got a cannon of a shot and is strong on her skates. Staying in her lane, she plays physically and does a good job taking the body. She reads the play like a book, intercepting passes that often lead to quick transitions and deep puck movement. And when it comes to forechecking, she’s forcing errors and creating chaos for the opposition. Hillock has a quick shot that she takes from a distance, giving goalies trouble. Hillock uses her speed to effectively kill penalties by getting out and winning 50/50 pucks. She pressures the points well and disrupts their power play puck distribution with an active stick and taking away shot lanes. Grade: B+ 

Maya Valeri #66 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2025) : Valeri controls and handles the puck with poise to smoothly send passes to her open linemates. She forechecks with purpose to force errors and disrupt the D. She does a good job winning draws cleanly to start the play with possession. She plays with grit and a bit of a mean streak. Valeri battles in the circle, tying up her opponent. She uses the cycle well and takes advantage of open lanes by walking out of the corner and getting off quick-release shots. Valeri protects the puck well on the zone entry keeping her head up to see and make plays in the offensive zone. Grade: B+ 

Ryleigh O’brien #4 : O’brien patrols her wing, getting in quickly to forecheck the D and applying pressure on the backcheck. She covers for the D in the o-zone. Her passes are on the tape and she has a good net-front presence. O’brien has speed and puck skills. She scored a nice goal with a hard drive down the wing and a quick and accurate shot over the goalie’s pad. Grade: B

Sadie Allen #6 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2026) : Allen’s smooth skating allows her to control the puck with poise and drive hard to the net for quality shots on goal. Her ability to cover for the D and get in on the forecheck to force turnovers creates scoring opportunities. Her vision and playmaking skills move pucks up ice and create chances. Allen does a good job winning draws to kickstart plays. Her sweet drag and snap when changing her shooting angle keeps goalies guessing. Grade: B 

Nicole Spencer #10 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2027) : Spencer rushes the point to snag loose pucks and separate from the defenders for breakaway chances. She stays focused on the puck and forechecks aggressively. Her passes are crisp and on target. She shows good patience on the sidewall with the puck on the sidewall. She handles the puck well and can possess it for a long time. Spencer scored a beautiful breakaway goal after slipping behind the D and receiving a thread pass from (88), she took advantage, finding her spot and snipping.  She is effective on the half board, keeping the puck in and the attack on. Grade: B 

Ashlyn Armstrong #21 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2026) : Armstrong is a D with good size and quickness, She is quick back to puck to turn them out of her zone fast. She plays hard in front of her own net. She chooses good times to pinch and keep zone time and possession of the o-zone. Armstrong reads the play to step up, intercept passes, and take the puck into the attacking end. She moves the puck well back and forth with her partner to regroup and escape pressure. Good puck protection allows her to skate the puck out of the zone when under pressure. Armstrong communicates well with her partner to determine who is taking the player and when distributing pucks. She consistently gets low shots on the net, releasing with good speed. Grade: B 

Mackenzie Ferguson #39 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, G, 2026) : Ferguson is a steady tender who challenges crease top and holds the challenge on walkouts. She stays with the play and covers or clears rebounds to corners. Ferguson sets herself well for shots and has quick-acting legs, kicking pucks to the corners. Grade: B 

Madison Mallone #71 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2024) : Madison has good size and quickness; she plays every shift at high tempo. She is very hard on the forecheck, she back checks the right player and is an effective penalty killer. She can handle the puck and her speed pushes the D back of the blue line. Best Nest    Mallone followed up on the rush, picked up the high pass, releasing a quick shot off the post and in for a goal. Grade: B 

Lily Farago #74 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2026) : Farago moves the puck smoothly with her partner to regroup, escape pressure, and move the puck up ice. She controls and handles the puck with poise when skating it out of the D-zone. Her quick puck retrievals allow her to make a crisp first pass on the tape to exit the zone, or patiently step around forecheckers to deliver a smooth first pass to start the breakout. She jumps up in the rush as an option. Grade: B 

Aubrey Lagrotteria #77 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, D, 2026) : Lagrotteria reads the play and steps up to intercept passes and break plays. Her first pass is crisp and on the tape to exit the zone. She hits the breaking forward to move the puck up ice quickly. She releases a hard blast from the point that gets through traffic to create chances. Grade: B 

Trinity Clark #89 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2025) : Clark is a good-sized forward who intercepts passes to take to the net for snapshots on goal. She gets on the D quickly when forechecking and uses her active stick and body positioning to cause turnovers. Her passes are smooth and on the tape when moving up ice and creating scoring chances. She handles the puck well and uses the D as a screen when shooting off the rush. Clark forchecks with speed causing turnovers and disrupting the breakout. Her passing is crisp and on the tape. Grade: B 

Emma Beatty #8 (Stoney Creek Sabres U18 AA, F, 2024) : Beatty has a deceptive shot that gives goalies trouble and produces rebounds. She is accurate with the puck and can create good strong offense. Grade: B- 

Stratford U18AA

Kendal Middleton #3 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : Middleton is a complete player, who can chip in offensively, while also being positionally reliable on the D-side of the puck. She is an energy forward with a good level of skill to produce chances for not only herself but her linemates as well. Middleton repeatedly got pucks to the net.  She scored a hard-working goal after stealing the puck on the forecheck in the dying seconds of the game, sliding one home for an empty net goal. Grade: B+ 

Victoria Campbell #4 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : Campbell is an evident goal scorer with a great shot that she’s able to get off in tight, high-traffic areas. She possesses a great finishing ability and touches around the net, which separates her from her peers. She’s a key contributor to Stratford’s offense and is heavily relied upon to produce to keep her team competitive. Campbell’s aggressive forecheck caused turner-overs and allowed her to create a solid scoring chance. Grade: B+ 

Kiara McGregor #9 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : McGregor is a spark plug for her team, and provides high levels of energy when they need it most. She plays with pace and quickness, helping Stouffville establish opposing team turnovers and make them cough up the puck. Kiara can also score and produce for her team at key times of the game.   McGregor is an effective forechecker with speed and anticipation.  She forechecked her own dump-in, winning the puck and getting to the net for a shot.  Her first three steps separate her from others allowing her to jump in plays and cycle effectively.  She jumped into the play getting a quick shot on net, forcing a big save from the goaltender.  She is effective in the faceoff circle and goes to the net with the puck to get shots on. Grade: B+ 

Leah McPhee #10 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : McPhee can score, as she plays with confidence around the net. With her good hands and high level of hockey IQ, she’s able to convert on her chances, and ensure she’s a force offensively on a shift-to-shift basis. McPhee shows a high hockey IQ in the offensive zone by making timely jumps and pauses to make the cycle work, walking-out and getting shots on net and distributing the puck to teammates. Grade: B+ 

Danielle Heard #6 (Stratford U18 AA, D, 2025) : Heard makes tape-to-tape passes to distribute the puck in the offensive zone.  She finds the shot lane and gets pucks to the net.  She plays a heads-up game, looking for options and making quick decisions. Grade: B 

Taylor Van-Hooydunk #12 (Stratford U18 AA, D, 2025) : Van-Hooydunk is able to get shots through from the point, with pin-point accuracy so that her forwards can potentially get tips and deflections on her shots. She’s able to play opposing forwards hard down low below the goal line, and makes it hard on them to get shots through to Stratford’s goalies. Grade: B 

Jaden Greenlee #16 (Stratford U18 AA, D, 2025) : Greenlee has good edges, making tight turns to evade forecheckers and start the breakout. In the offensive zone, she finds shooting lanes in a variety of ways. She let off a rocket of a one-timer from the point and walked the line to let off wrist shots on net. Grade: B 

Julia Papalia #18 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : Papalia can get to the middle of the ice with confidence when entering the zone, and is additionally able to make plays to her teammates through great passing. She competes extremely hard and it seems as though she prides herself on ensuring that she doesn’t get beat to 50/50 puck battles. She sometimes comes up with the puck when it’s pinned against the boards for extended time periods. Papalia provides great puck pressure.  Her speed and drive on the forecheck drew a penalty. Grade: B 

Ella Gracey #31 (Stratford U18 AA, G, 2025) : Gracey has a strong glove hand and tracks pucks well through traffic to make saves. She competes for pucks, making a great stretch pad save in a goal-mouth scramble. Grade: B 

Mackenzie Heywood #14 (Stratford U18 AA, F, 2025) : Heywood is smart and works hard in all 3 zones. She can make great breakout passes and skate the puck out of traffic when needed. She makes great passes to the slot, and utilizes her defenders at the point unselfishly. Grade: B- 

Sudbury U18AA

Madison Hollohan #91 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024, Windsor) : brings lots of energy to the play, strong ozone player showing a great understanding and execution of f3 and coverage for d. she has good shot and is an impactful off puck presence player; sets herself up in high chance areas, brings work ethic to D zone. Recovers pucks well and has a big reason for the puck staying in the O zone. Hollohan makes smart puck-moving decisions, finding open teammates on the fly to move the play up ice, finding the seam to create scoring chances, and hitting the tape to regroup and escape pressure. She controls and handles the puck with poise and finesse, cradling passes on the fly to drive the net hard and snap hard low shots on net. The good-sized forward backchecks hard and gets into position defensively to provide good coverage and support. She snagged a loose puck to bury a rebound for a well-earned goal.  Hollohan is a quick skater with solid positional skills. She knows where to be on the defensive end and plugs passing lanes to force turnovers. Hollohan works well with an active stick and feet on the defensive blue line to force a turnover, be first to the puck with speed in the open ice, and ripped a top shelf goal late to seal the game Hollohan attacks the middle of the ice fearlessly and allows herself to score in high-traffic areas. She makes good passing plays and possesses good strength on her skates. She is a complete offensive player. Brings a lot of energy getting in on the forecheck and is very good on the neutral zone forecheck. She causes turnovers for the other team and picks off passes. She also has a lot of offensive abilities. She is smart at finding soft areas to create scoring chances. She is very comfortable with the puck and is very poised in the offensive zone. She uses her skills to get around defenders and gets her head up to make good cross scheme passes to set up scoring chances. She also contributes on the defensive end, getting back on the backcheck and gets pucks out for her team. Grade: A- 

Kate Jacques #10 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024) : Jacques made an excellent heads-up breakout pass as she came around her own net and fired a puck directly up the middle of the ice to her linemate stretching the zone. Jacques is a good skater, she forechecks hard and keeps possession of the puck, winning battles and playing aggressive. She makes smart passes and gets the puck out quickly on the breakout. Jacques uses her speed to drive the wing and go hard to the net for shots on goal and rebounds. She has a good net-front presence. The forward battles in the corners and does a good job taking the body. Her passes are crisp and on the mark. Jacques found the loose puck in a scramble to tap in and light the lamp. She is a very fast forward who is always first on the forecheck.She has decent vision and her passes are always precise. She uses her speed to beat defenders and is not afraid to drive the net. She plays very aggressive and is willing to get into every battle to retrieve pucks back for her team. Grade: B+ 

Sarah Mckechnie #1 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, G, 2025) : McKechnie is a very flexible goalie who can sprawl out and make great desperation saves. Her athleticism makes her a great goalie who competes hard in the net. Her quick mobility post-to-post makes her quick to cut down the angle on opposing players, as the right-catching tender can throw off shooters. Grade: B 

Laryssa Mayer #9 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, D, 2025) : Mayer, a good-sized defender, gets pucks to the net, dropping in to fire snap shots on goal, ripping wristers from the point through high traffic, and crushing rocket slaps from the point on the powerplay. Her puck-moving skills get the puck up ice quickly with crisp stretch passes, regroup smoothly with her partner, and find breaking wingers in the neutral zone. Mayer works the blue line well on the powerplay and commands the offense through her passing ability from the point. Hard slap shot from the point, low and driven through traffic to get pucks on net. She is an overall good two way defenseman. Uses her body to her advantage to win battles in the D zone and is able to make a good first pass. She is good at walking the blueline and finding good shooting lanes to get pucks to the net. She has a hard wrist shot and it makes it difficult for the goaltenders. She also makes very nice plays from the blueline and seems to make tape to tape passes to set up opportunities. Grade: B

Kendra Shanks #11 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, D, 2024) : Shanks does a good job at putting herself in the appropriate position when being faced with an odd man rush. Shanks is a very hard working player. She uses her body well to protect pucks as well using her body well in battles and positioning players to where she wants them to go. She can get pucks to the net and makes smart decisions on the blueline. Overall Shanks is a solid consistent defender. Grade: B 

Chloe Martin #19 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2026) : Martin battles in the corners, in front of the net, and below the redline to force errors, create chances, and cause chaos. She uses her speed to stay on the puck, and gain the zone for net drives and shots on goal. Martin makes seeing-eye passes that can have the potential to spring her teammates on breakaways. Grade: B 

Payton Cyr #21 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Payton is a strong skater who is very fast, she reads and anticipates the play well.She plays good gaps and has an active stick. She can rush the puck into the O-zone and has good patience with the puck when she has possession. Cyr makes good moves to get away from attackers, while also showing the ability to join the rush with her forwards on odd-man rushes. Grade: B 

Ayla Lagace #24 (Sudbury Lady Wolves BAA, F, 2024) : Lagace is a quick forward who uses her speed to gain the outside advantage over the defender. Lagace is a very good skater with her head up with the puck attacking from the neutral zone. Does well on edges in own end to find outlet passes with the puck. Grade: B 

Kynlee Cresswell #71 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : Cresswell is a 200ft hard working player. She is always on the hunt for the puck and gives it her all every shift. Cresswell can score on breakaways and in-tight areas around the crease, while additionally having a great backhander. She is a great, unselfish passer that competes hard to come out with the puck in the corners. Grade: B 

Adrielle Charette #77 (Sudbury Lady Wolves BAA, D, 2027) : Charette gets pucks to the net in even strength and man-advantage situations with a quick snap or hard wrist shot from the point. She has good speed and moves the puck back and forth smoothly with her partner. She crushed a slap from the point that got through the screen to find the back of the net. Charette is a fluid skating defender with a solid ability to move the puck with her head up. Does well to maintain puck possession moving backwards and probing for a pass. Grade: B 

Maija Potvin #79 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024) : Potvin is successful in the faceoff circle winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to her teammates to start the play with possession. She battles hard in all situations and earns a good net-front presence. Her speed allows her to get to puck’s first on a chip and chase. She is a speedy skater who can handle the puck, she has good vision and makes good passes. She is willing to take the puck to the net. Potvin is a good goal scorer who can make good finishing plays around the net, frequently converting on her offensive-zone chances. She is able to finish off 2-on-1 chances with ease, and can get herself open for breakaways. Grade: B 

Payton Stos #97 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024) : A good grinder, she forechecks hard and battles aggressively to keep puck possession for her team.  She backchecks hard. Stos is a solid defensive winger with a strong shooting ability as well. Stos is willing to engage in battles in all areas of the ice, while always working hard down low. Her 200-foot game makes her hard to play against and a distinct asset to her team. Grade: B 

Jillian Landry #5 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : A winger with a good view of the ice, she’s able to pick off passes and cause defenders to make mistakes on the line, she looks to make a play first and drives the net hard. Rather than slapping lose pucks into the pads she takes the puck and restarts a play. A hard worker with a good hockey iq. Landry is a grinder. She does her best every shift, skates her hardest to win every race to the puck, forechecks hard as well back checks and overall is simple and just does her job with her best effort. Landry is able to make plays and unselfishly set up her teammates, as she holds onto the puck well to draw opposing players to her, consequently leading to open teammates. She is strong on her stick along the walls, and makes smart decisions with the puck. Grade: B- 

Danika Gray #27 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024) : Gray is a good-sized forward who is successful in the faceoff circle, winning battles and drawing pucks cleanly to start with possession on the powerplay. She controls and handles the puck with poise, weaving around and deking the opponents to drive the net for chances. Grade: B- 

Gabrielle Gallagher #34 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, D, 2025) : Gallagher is a solid defense man. She makes sure she battles hard to win the race and battles on every loose puck and clears the front of the net. She is a solid skater both forward and backwards. Grade: B- 

Tessa Ranger #55 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, F/D, 2025) : Ranger is a speedy forward, she is always moving her feet in the ozone finding soft spots on the ice as a passing option. She is confident when skating the puck into the ozone and makes good plays. Ranger is a hard working player. She has strong skating and has the ability to play forward and defense correctly. She is a player coaches can rely on to work hard every shift and work hard in every battle. Ranger makes smart plays with and without the puck. Grade: B- 

Sequoia Nebenionquit #8 (Sudbury Lady Wolves U18 AA, D, 2024) : Nebenionquit is a physical player. She is aggressive in battles and plays the body. She smartly pinches and gets quality shots on net for scoring chances. Grade: B-

Thunder Bay U18AA

Kiera Stokaluk #10 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Stokaluk is a quick skater who sees the open player. She keeps her head up while she has the puck and is able to find her teammates to create scoring chances in the offensive zone. Grade: B 

Peyton Borton #17 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, D, 2026) : Borton shows good patience when making smart decisions during the play. She does a good job getting to the middle on the powerplay to make a smooth pass or rip a hard, low wrister on net for chances. The defender does a good job taking the body to separate the player from the puck. Grade: B 

Addison Chown #6 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2026) : Chown battles hard in the corners and gets in on the forecheck to force errors, cause chaos, and create turnovers. She has the speed to pull away with the puck and separate from defenders for breakaway opportunities. Her passes are smooth and on the tape. Chown snagged a rebound in a scramble to jam one home. Grade: B- 

Brynn Hannula #7 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Hannula is a quick skater who is a good 2-way forward. She has offensive ability, but is also able to shut down her opponents defensively. She sees the ice well and can find the open lanes for herself and when passing to her teammates. Grade: B- 

Bridget Cameron #9 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2024) : Cameron rushes the point to apply pressure and cause turnovers that lead to zone entries for shots on goal. She uses her size and speed to protect the puck and create space on net drives for shots on goal. The forward crushes slap shots on the fly to challenge the tendys. Her playmaking skills create multiple scoring opportunities. Bridget has good size and handles and protects the puck with her body. She is good positionally, she gets herself open for passes in the o-zone. She is effective in puck battles on the wall. She is a strong penalty killer with a hard quick wrist shot. Grade: B- 

Abby Wills #35 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, G, 2024) : Wills is a positionally sound goaltender who made some key saves to keep her team in the game. Grade: B- 

Brooklyn Voortman #8 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2024) : Voortman is a good sized forward who sees the ice very well. She is able to find her teammates all over the ice, finding lanes and opportunities for area passes. She uses her speed and size to create havoc for defensemen on the forecheck. Grade: C+ 

Avery Olenik #12 (Thunder Bay Queens U18 AA, F, 2024) : Olenik has good patience in the offensive zone. She was alone on the rush and made a good cut back to buy time and wait for support. She makes smart changes and reads the ice well, picking off passes and closing the gap on the backcheck. Grade: C+ 

Toronto Aeros U18AA

Taylor Elliott #7 (Toronto Aeros U18 AA, F, 2026) : Taylor is a strong skater with good size, she is good on the boards. She will drive the net along the red line. She uses her deceiving speed to pressure the pass in her own zone. She drives lanes to create space. Grade: B 

Mackenzie Cotey #8 (Toronto Aeros U18 AA, D, 2026) : She is a strong skater who uses her stick well in her own zone, filling passing lanes and keeping plays to the outside. She takes good angles to keep the play to the outside. She moves well across the blue line to find good shooting lanes. Her shot is hard and accurate and gets it to the net. Grade: B 

Chloe Martineau #33 (Toronto Aeros U18 AA, F, 2027) : Chloe is very quick, she can beat the D to the outside. She chips pucks past D in NZ to create 2 on 1 chances. She plays with high energy, and covers the D in her own zone. She makes real nice passes moving the puck up ice. Grade: B 

Sarah Staley #66 (Toronto Aeros U18 AA, F, 2026) : Sarah is a small speedy player who handles the puck well, and uses her  body to protect the puck. She will take the puck to the net. She has some grit and is strong on the face-offs. Sarah is a speedy forward who carries the puck with good speed. She will drive down the boards. She has good vision and makes cross ice passes. She uses her speed on the back check trying to steal pucks. Grade: B 

Marissa Gloyns #77 (Toronto Aeros U18 AA, D, 2026) : Marissa has good size, she is physical in front of her net. She is an aggressive player who plays good gaps in the NZ. Her pinches are strong and effective keeping pressure in the o-zone. Grade: B- 

Toronto Leaside U18AA

Morgan Lille #3 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Lille will continue to work on her skating but she does have a great set of hands. If she gets a breakaway, expect her to bury it easily. Grade: B 

Jane Mistry #4 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2024) : Mistry is a small defenseman playing with not much confidence given her age. She gives herself away too fast with a poke check, a bad gap or a bad angle often turning too quick and committing too fast which results in a wide open space for the forward. She does have potential, but I’d see her more as a forward than a D. (She might have just had a bad game – dec 11) Mistry looks up ice and moves it quickly to start the breakout. Her gap is good and she is a decent skater. Grade: B 

Sylvie Harris #8 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Harris plays a grinding game. She forces turnovers and is willing to get into shooting lanes and block shots. She is not afraid to get into the dirty areas and find rebounds or loose pucks. Grade: B 

Raeann Carter #9 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2025) : Carter is not the fastest skater but she gets where she wants to be positionally. She positions herself well in the D zone as a winger, not chasing the puck and getting available for a pass. When there’s a battle on the boards, she uses her body really well getting between her opponent and the puck. In the O zone, her stick is always on the ice, ready for a pass or a deflection. She’s the kind of player that doesn’t have much skills but is always in the right place to bury rebounds and score garbage goals. Grade: B 

Leila Sinclair #11 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Sinclair is a strong skater and she can handle the puck. if she has the room she will skate the puck herself. In the D zone she moves the puck up quickly to start the offense. She has good gap control and can anticipate and intercept passes. Grade: B 

Stephanie Froggatt #24 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2024) : Froggatt plays physical, aggressive in battles and pins well. She is not afraid to carry the puck the length of the ice and start the rush. Grade: B 

Greer Thompson #17 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Thompson is a solid skater who aggressively forechecks, forcing turnovers and using her skill to bring the puck to the net. She backchecks hard and battles hard at the net searching for loose pucks. Thompson is a very quick skater with strong puck instincts. She has good positioning in the defensive zone to force blocks or turnovers with effort and active feet. She keeps her head up with the puck and has solid edge work with the puck in the offensive zone to open up and face the slot with the puck. Is a very confident, skilled forward. Love her ability to possess pucks and create plays to set up teammates for scoring opportunities. Showed a lot of confidence with the puck, weaving through defenders and getting good scoring chances. Has a goal scorer mentality of finding soft areas to score goals. She also has a great desire in the corners to win puck battles and is always moving her feet in the offensive and defensive zone. Grade: B- 

Talya Rumstein-Ellis #34 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, G, 2024) : Solid fundamentally, and does well at controlling rebounds in tight situations. She is able to recover well from cross ice chances and challenges shooters breaking into the zone. Grade: B- 

Elizabeth Shapira #44 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats BAA, F, 2027) : Shapira is unreal with her edges! She can turn on a dime and change directions so fast! She does all of that while keeping control of the puck, her head up looking for an open space or an open teammate. She doesn’t give up on plays, if she loses the puck, she will get it right back. Her talent and level of confidence is really impressive for an underage player. Elizabeth ia strong quick skater, who can change directions quickly. She handles the puck well and makes good passes in the o-zone.  She is a very smooth fast forward with great edgework. Is able to use her speed to beat defenders wide and uses a lot of cutbacks and her edgework to create space for herself from defenders. Has great IQ with the puck as well, she had the ability to set up her teammates for goals and create scoring chances. Grade: B-  

Blake Givelas #81 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Givelas is a great skater and she gives it her all every shift, forechecking hard to force opponents to make mistakes. She hustles for loose pucks and wins races. Blake is quick and can handle the puck, she can beat the D 1v1. She has good vision and her passes are on the mark. Grade: B- 

Chloe Nakamura #19 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2024) : Nakamura is a good skater who intercepts passes. She causes havoc  for the other team in front of the net and is always looking for rebounds. Nakamura is a smart player with the puck, and makes the right decisions most of the time. She works effectively on the PK with hee hold up play and strength down low to maintain puck possession, and uses the boards to make self-passes to create chances down the ice. Grade: C+ 

Katie Downey #22 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, F, 2026) : Downey is a solid grinder who battles in all three zones and below the redline. Her passes are on the tape, she drives the net hard with and without the puck, and she fires the puck on net quickly off the draw. A very hardworking forward with some sheds of flash in her game. Does have the ability to make plays and find areas to score goals. Has a good one timer that resulted in a goal. But what stands out the most is her forechecking ability and winning pucks in the corner. Grade: C+ 

Abby Carr #77 (Toronto Leaside Wildcats U18 AA, D, 2026) : Carr plays a good physical game, she keeps a good gap and takes the body on the rush. On the breakout she makes great passes up the ice to start the offense. She pinches and battles hard for possession. Carr is a quick defender with a strong offensive skill set. She has quick hands with the puck in tight with pressure and uses shields and tight turns to calmy evade pressure down low. Carr had a nice play where she carried the puck out of the defensive zone, chased her dump in and won the puck battle in the corner, leading to an assist from a centering pass from behind the net into the slot. Grade: C+ 

Waterloo Ravens U18AA

Grace Kipfer #39 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, G, 2026) : Kipfer uses her tall frame and tight butterfly to cover a lot of net. She moves well laterally and holds her challenge in traffic and net drives. She is quick to recover from a save and set for the next shot. Her ability to hold pucks with a strong glove hand and cover in physical battles allows her to provide a breather for her defenders. Grade: A-

Claire Jacklin #5 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2024) : Jacklin sniped a beauty from the low circle to light the lamp. Jacklin blocks shots in the D-zone, drives hard on the rush and goes to the net with shots. She forechecks to provide pressure on her opponents. Claire skates well and has good size, and handles the puck well. She will drive the net hard and will play in the hard areas. She will make smart choices with the puck and has a hard shot. She is a defensively responsible and physical player. Jacklin plays gritty, she battles hard along the boards and forechecks hard, forcing turnovers. She finds soft spots on the ice and puts herself in good goal scoring positions. Grade: B 

Jadis Howden #22 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Howden is a strong quick skater, she can handle and rush the puck. Her strong  work ethic shows with strong play on the boards. She sets up well on the boards in the O-zone and will go to the net with quickness and has an accurate quick release. Miss tour. Howden uses her size and speed effectively on a chip and chase to forecheck and frustrate the D. She controlled the puck to split the D and chip one by the goalie to find the back of the net for a well-earned goal. Howden positions herself well in the neutral zone to angle the attacker out and stop the rush.  Her tight back check takes players out of the rush. Howden is reliable in all zones on the ice. She supports in the D zone and forechecks hard in the ozone, forcing turnovers. She can handle the puck with speed, beating opponents wide and driving hard to the net to generate offensive opportunities. Grade: B 

Brienne Brezynskie #77 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Brienne is not big but very quick buzz saw type player. She handles and protects the puck very well. She looks for the stretch pass to pull the D out of her own zone. She plays with a lot a grit and has bit of nasty in her. Miss. tourn. Brezynskie forechecks well to provide pressure on the breakout.  She goes to the net with purpose, scoring a rebound goal over a sprawled goaltender with her net drive. She is aggressive on the forecheck and quick to loose pucks. She is always moving to open ice. She does not shy away from physical play, she does have a nasty streak and brings high energy to every shift. Brezynskie plays aggressive and physical, she is quick and forechecks hard, relentlessly pressuring to force errors and get possession, taking it hard to the net for offensive opportunities. She protects the puck well and gets into the dirty areas for scoring chances. Grade: B  

Molly Adams #4 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2026) : Molly is very quick, she brings a ton of energy. She can carry the puck with a lot of speed. She will drive the net with and without the puck. She is strong on the forecheck and is an aggressive penalty killer. Adams has speed, agility and puck control to support her work ethic.  She forechecks effectively to disrupt the breakout.  Her agility with the pucks allows her to dance through opponents and take the zone. Adams is quick and skilled. She sees the ice well, allowing her to easily maneuver through traffic and come out with the puck. She forechecks hard, forcing turnovers and driving hard to the net with or without the puck. Grade: B- 

Grayson Karges #10 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Karges’ first three steps provide excellent acceleration and allow her to jump into situations such as checking in the corners, getting to loose pucks in the corners and taking away space in the neutral zone. Grade: B- 

Aubrie Martin #11 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, D, 2025) : Martin is a good defender, she plays her position, she anticipates the play and can interrupt plays. She plays the body well in battles, she is patient with the puck, making smart plays up ice to start the offense. Grade: B-

Ella Pell #17 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, D, 2025) : Pell controls the GAP, angles and pins players off to stop the rush. She finds quality shot lanes and gets pucks to the net from the point. Grade: B- 

Olivia Weiss #18 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, D, 2026) : Weiss plays with lots of hustle and fight. She ties up in front of her net to take away second-shot attempts. She angles and pins players out along the board to gain puck possession. Working with her partner to move pucks out of the zone with solid outlet passes and some threads through the neutral zone. In the offensive zone, she looks for shot opportunities, adjusts to get to the shot lane and gets pucks to the net. Grade: B- 

Anushka Jawkar #87 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2025) : Jawkar has real good speed and can change direction very quickly. She can carry the puck and will drive lanes in the NZ pushing D back. She is strong positionally in both ends. she will go to the net hard, and keeps moving to get open in the O zone. Jawkar pinned and moved the puck along the boards, using strength and awareness to eat a good amount of time off the Penalty Kill. Jawkar has great edges and skill. She is a good skater, allowing her to easily escape when under pressure with a check change of direction. She forechecks hard and backchecks always, picking up players. She also moves the puck well. Grade: B- 

Jamie Goodman #1 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, G, 2025) : Goodman positions herself well to make the first save. She deflects low shots with her stick to corners and snags high glove shots. Grade: C+

Sylvanna Legault #16 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, D, 2024) : Legualt has good size and is a strong quick skater. She uses her long reach to push rushes outside the dots, her stick is active in passing lanes. Through the NZ she keeps good gaps and will step up in NZ to break up plays. Legault hustles on the back check and provides effective back pressure. She is a very quick who plays very good gaps, she supports her partner. She can handle and rush the puck . She likes to jump into the play from the blue line, and she will move across the blue line to find clear shooting lanes. Legault is a quick player. She handles the puck well and can skate the puck herself into the ozone. She plays physical, battling hard and clearing the net front in the D zone. She transitions quickly to start the rush and will jump down into open ice as an option in the ozone. She is not afraid to block shots. Grade: C+ 

Kylie Rayfield #19 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, D, 2026) : Rayfield uses her skating agility to keep players wide on the rush, angle and pin along the boards. She reads her opponents well to execute timely pinches to hold the line and keep the offense alive. Kylie has good size and is a strong skater. She plays strong gaps in the NZ and is aggressive at the o-zone blueline. Her pinches are aggressive and timely, she plays with a ton of energy. She likes to jump into the play but is quick to get back. She plays the side board and is very effective on the PP. Grade: C+ 

Grace Gowan #14 (Waterloo Ravens U18 AA, F, 2024) : Grace is a strong skater with good hockey sense, she is good positionally in both ends of the rink. She makes smart passes and dump-ins. She goes to the net with her stick down and strong on her stick. Grade: C+

West Northumberland Wild

Madeline White #24 (West Northumberland Wild U18 AA) : White is a cam defender that passes the puck well and can get shots through from the point. She can be mobile in her own end, and she makes quick choices with the puck to help her team skate up the ice fast. Grade: B 

Sarah Fagan #3 (West Northumberland Wild U18 AA) : Fagan makes good choices with the puck defensively speaking, and can be counted on to get the puck out of the zone to relieve pressure against her team. Grade: B- 

Grace King #10 (West Northumberland Wild U18 AA) : King plays hard and is not afraid to go into the dirty areas of the ice. She gets strong shots off from good scoring threat areas of the ice, and it helps her team generate second chances off of rebounds. She can often be found in a good position in the defensive zone as well. Grade: B- 

Mckayla Romano #17 (West Northumberland Wild U18 AA) : Romano is a decent skater, but if she has a chance to skate the puck she does. She is relentless and forechecks hard, she is first on pucks and on the faceoffs tries creative plays like going through the legs to bring the puck right to the net. A hardworking forward with a good stride. Is willing to carry the puck and possess it to make plays. Her forecheck is what makes her stand out the most, she makes it very difficult for defenders to break pucks out. Is good with second efforts and retrieving pucks for her team. Grade: B- 

Aoibhlinn Major #63 (West Northumberland Wild U18 AA) : Good skater, strong work ethic, forechecks hard forcing turnovers and keeping the play in the offensive zone. Supports her defense well, using her body to pin opponents and make it easy to gain possession of the puck. A hard working forward. She is relentless on the forecheck causing turnovers and possession for her team. Is hardworking in battles in the corner, uses her body to separate man from puck and is willing to make plays once coming out of the battle. Is good in the D zone and helps out on the backcheck as well. Grade: B- 

Whitby U18AA

Naomi Bursey #31 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, G, 2025) : Bursey sits tall in her butterfly and moves swiftly from post to post. She battles to track pucks through traffic and covers quickly avoiding goalmouth scrambles. Grade: B+ 

Irelyn Death #10 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, F, 2026) : Death chips the puck in to start the attack and gets in quickly to forecheck the D and force errors. She battles hard in all situations and gains a good net-front presence. Her passes are smooth and on target. Grade: B 

Macy Murray #64 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : an intelligent player who can slip through crowds and win a foot race. Her puck possession is purposeful and smart, she’s calculating her next move and is easily able to hold possession. Her creativity helps her team generate offensive opportunities such as cut backs, high and low cycles, shifting play direction through play making. She knows how to read opponents in order to drive the net to win a battle. Grade: B 

Claire Baynham #91 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, F, 2025) : A center with great passing skills, through sticks, feet and shows deception when she wants to hit tape. She plays with urgency to gain the puck on the forecheck. Put effort in the backcheck and D zone coverage, working smart to keep the puck on the outside wall. Generates opportunities as well as keeping it out of her net. Recovers pucks well in D zone and works well with d, having a big impact on breakout success. Grade: B 

Sasha Garrido #0 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, G, 2025) : Garrido has quick lateral movement to get across and square to shots.  She has a quick leg reaction, kicking out pucks and putting them out of harm’s way. Grade: B- 

Sophie Stefik #3 (Whitby Wolves BAA, D, 2026) : Stefik uses her smaller stature to her advantage as she is seen seamlessly pinching the opponents off at their hands, and easily separating them from the puck. Stefik patiently controls the puck as she gets into position to put a crisp cross-ice on the tape of a breaking winger, move the puck back and forth with her partner, or go glass and out to clear the zone and find a teammate up ice. She maintains good gap control and keeps pucks deep. Grade: B- 

Sophie Fife #4 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Fife moves the puck smoothly as a first pass or when regrouping with her partner. She does a good job clearing the front of the net. Her wrister from the point gets through traffic to create net-front chances. Grade: B- 

Neve Murphy #7 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, F, 2027) : Murphy, a solid skater, controls and handles the puck with poise, making smart passes to create scoring chances. She applies good pressure on the backcheck. Grade: B- 

Caileigh Kirby #26 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Kirby is a good-sized defender who gets pucks to the net from the point with a quick snap shot or a hard slap shot. She plays physically and uses her long reach and strong stick check to deny puck carriers. Her speed allows her to get back and catch breakaways. Grade: B- 

Chloe Wight #88 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, F, 2024) : Wight is a smart player who has the ability to use the opponent’s defense as a screen on their own goalie and she is often found blocking shots in her own zone. Grade: B- 

Allegra Newell #89 (Whitby Wolves U18 AA, D, 2026) : Newell engages in physical play, taking the body, battling in the corners, and blocking shots with an active stick. She gets pucks to the net from the point with a hard snap. Grade: B- 

Windsor U18AA

Elizabeth Arthrell #28 (Windsor U18 AA, F, 2026) : Arthrell has speed and skill and can make her opponents look silly if they look at the puck. She uses both to create offensive opportunities and score goals. Grade: B 

Kayla Gomes #2 (Windsor U18 AA, F, 2024) : Gomes is not afraid to get into the dirty areas and play gritty, she can find loose pucks in the blue paint and cause havoc for her opponents. Grade: B- 

Brynn Bellmore #4 (Windsor U18 AA, F, 2026) : Bellmore is a gritty, hardworking center who will win faceoffs and is not afraid to go into a battle for the puck. Grade: B- 

Shawna Isbister #13 (Windsor U18 AA, G, 2024) : Isbister patiently tracks pucks and gets square to the shooter with her smooth movement. She battles hard and recovers quickly. She made two big saves on the second and third chances. Isbister gives a good challenge on the rush that takes away a lot of net.  She has a strong glove hand that she uses to control the pace of the game. Grade: B- 

Emily Owen #17 (Windsor U18 AA, F, 2026) : Owen loves to have the puck on her stick and she will get pucks on net as much as she can, she helps her team generate offensive opportunities. She forechecks hard and causes turnovers for her to capitalize on. Grade: B-