DHA is extremely proud to announce that six players have been nominated as Bantam Varsity finalists for the CSSHL BV Awards.
MVP: Quinn Messer and Alec Scouras
Top Goaltender: Braedy Euerby
Top Defenseman: Carson Hemenway and Jack O’Brien
Most Sportsmanlike: Luke Chakrabarti
Congratulations and best of luck Quinn, Alec, Braedy, Carson, Jack and Luke! Wild Pride
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DHA is extremely proud to announce that our Female Varsity team are the 2016-17 CSSHL Champions!
Macy Young scored the winner with less than five minutes remaining as the DHA captured the 2016-17 Canadian Sport School Hockey League Female Varsity Division Championship with a 3-1 win over Shawnigan Lake School on Sunday afternoon.
Reese Hiddleston stopped 27-of-28 shots fired her way between the pipes.
Marah Wagner gave Delta a 1-0 lead with 6:02 remaining in the first period, which would be the only offence the game would see until the final frame.
Delta pulled ahead for good as Young put them in front with 4:31 to play, while Paris Eliopoulos added an empty-netter to seal the deal.
A huge thank you to coaches Owen Pighin and Dom Di Rocco on such a successful inaugural season and to the many parents and families who were in Calgary to support our DHA Champs!
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Congratulations to Aimee Brucker, Stephanie Moy, Melody Pilchak and Reese Hiddleston on their CSSHL Varsity Division Awards! DHA is extremely proud of your accomplishments!
Most Valuable Player: Aimee Brucker
Brucker led the Female Varsity Division in points with 44 (32-12-44) in 32 games. The 15-year-old was the only athlete in the division to hit the 30-goal mark.
Aimee was also awarded the Top Scorer Award after posting 44 (32-12-44) points in 32 games.
Top Defenceman: Stephanie Moy
Moy shutdown opponents all season long on the Delta blue-line, while also contributing eight assists in 28 games.
Top Goaltender: Reese Hiddleston
Hiddleston led the division in wins (13), goals-against average (1.18), shutouts (5) and finished in a tie for the best save-percentage (.947).
Top All-Academic Team: Melody Pilchak
Wild Pride!
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The U18 team travelled to Ottawa with 4 other CSSHL Midget Prep teams Feb 9-13th for an Eastern Showcase. The purpose of the trip was exploratory in nature, as the predominantly western based league was looking for programs out east that were interested in joining the CSSHL.
Teams in attendance from the west were Delta, Edge, OHA Red, Yale, OHA Edm while Canadian International Hockey Academy, Hill Academy and Ontario Hockey Academy all fielded teams to compete.
The Delta Midget Prep team started the competition off against what proved to be the toughest and older of the eastern teams in the Hill Academy (1998 & 1999 born) from Vaughn, ON. Despite a sluggish 1st period, as the boys tried to shake the travel legs, it was a hard fought game against an older and physical Hill team. Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Delta pushed back in the second out shooting the opposition 12-4 and tying the score at 1-1. The 3rd continued to be more of the same uptempo, physical hockey, which entertained the couple parents that were in attendance. Delta scored a late goal, which proved to be the winner and also added and empty net insurance goal to finish off the game.
Delta played a second game on the opening day of action against Ontario Hockey Academy. Delta skated with a little more ease in the second game as they were up against the U17 team of OHA which rostered 2000 & 2001 born players. It seemed to be a good match as Delta started slow and gained momentum as the game worn on. A 1-0 lead in the 1st, tuned into a 4-0 lead after the 2nd, before finishing off the opposition with a goal in the 3rd to end the game 5-0.
The second day of action only had 1 game slotted for the Delta boys as they were up against their first opponents little brother Hill U16. These players were similar to the Ontario Hockey Academy in age (2001 & 2000) but played a hard fought game that ended in a a 1 goal game. After coming out with 3 quick goals in the first, Delta sat back while Hill U16 forged ahead mounting a comeback that nearly upset the older Delta team. The final finished 4-3, hopefully a lesson learned by the Delta boys.
The final day of games met the challenges of a bad eastern weather front that brought 25 cent. of new snow. The boys braved the elements (more so the bus driver, Marty found the road through the drifting snow) and was able to get the players to the game safe and sound. The younger of the host CIH teams were in tough against Delta, as their top team pushed Edge to a 3-1 game and Yale to a 4-4 game. Delta started this game fast and finished fast as they skated to a 8-2 victory to close out the showcase event.
The teams final day Monday, proved to be one of the highlights as the team toured the Capital City and the sights that Winterlude Carnival had to offer. Starting with a tour of the Parliament, including the House of Commons and the Senate, was a nice change to the Canadian Government lesson they got in their gr 10 classroom. A trip to Ottawa would not be complete without a skate on the Canal and so the team took off on their skates to skate the length and return back with just enough time to hop on the bus and catch their flight home.
A trip to remember for the Delta Midget Prep team!
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Congratulations to the Female Varsity Team on their recent clean sweep of OHA in Penticton. The team blanked the Okanagan squad 7-0 on Friday. Reese Hiddleston posted her 5th shutout stopping all 24 shots that came her way. Aimee Brucker scored three times as the Delta Hockey Academy posted their fifth straight victory.
On Saturday Jamie Johnson pushed away 39 of 42 shots that came her way as DHA upended OHA 7 – 3. Aimee Brucker led the attack with 4 goals and 1 assist. Macy Young, Marah Wagner and Karina Lannard added singles while Faithe Harris had 2 helpers in the win.
In a 4 – 2 win over OHA on Sunday morning Aimee Brucker, Macy Young, Marah Wagner and Karina Lannard all netted one goal each.
The DHA team has a strong hold on first place with a 23-3-0 record with 46 points and continue a 7 game win streak. Congratulations Delta Wild! Wild Pride!
A huge thank you to coach Dom Di Rocco who inspired the team to support #Bell Let’s Talk promo on mental health.
Congratulations to the Midget Varsity Team on their clean sweep over Shawnigan Lake on the weekend. The team downed Shawnigan 5-1 on Saturday and blanked them 5 – 0 again on Sunday afternoon.
Paris O’Brien pushed away 19 of 20 shots that came his way on Saturday and all 17 shots on Sunday. Riley Wallack came up big with 3 goals on Saturday for the win while Nick Wagner and Jaden Apan had 2 goals and an assist and 2 goals respectively. Jude Wessel added 5 helpers over the weekend play. Congratulations on a huge team effort! Wild Pride!
Congratulations to all those DHA student athletes who worked diligently and conscientiously in striking a balance between the demanding role of hockey and academic pursuits.
DHA is proud to report that 24 players attained Principals List status while 90 players attained Honour Roll accolades for Term 1. The Principal’s List requires students to attain a 92% average or higher and an 83% average for Honour Roll in their best 6 of 8 courses.
Wild Pride! Well done Wild!
Congratulations to the DHA Bantam Prep team on their outstanding achievement at the 2016 Pat Quinn Classic in Burnaby from Dec. 27 – Dec. 30. The squad emerged the Bantam AAA Elite 2016 champions after defeating Yale 4 – 3 in the final at the Bill Copeland Arena.
Congratulations to Dylan Garand who was named Top Goalie of the tournament and to Payton Mount for being named tournament MVP with 4 goals and 5 assists in 6 games! Congratulations to all players on an outstanding team effort in the championship win! Wild Pride!
The annual prestigious Pat Quinn Classic Bantam AAA Elite group hosted elite teams from across Canada and the U.S. including teams from Prince George, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Shawnigan Lake, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Los Angeles, Colorado and Arizona.
Congratulations to the DHA Elite 15’s on their repeat gold medal performance at the 2016 World Sport School Challenge in Calgary over the weekend! A hard fought battle during regulation time in the final and after 7 rounds in the shootout DHA was victorious by a score of 5-4 over the Calgary Blackhawks to take home the gold! Way to go Wild!
DHA Bantam Varsity Green worked at Wagner Hills Farm on the weekend doing some painting and landscape clean up to update the women’s shelter and spread Christmas cheer. They will be using the funds raised to pass on the good cheer to local families in need this Christmas! Way to go Wild!
