Northern Bears open Canadian Crown with dominating win over OHA Penticton

October 9, 2026

The Prince Albert Northern Bears logo. - Submitted

The Prince Albert Northern Bears are at the third annual Canadian Crown Tournament in Devon, Alberta this week.

The Bears opened the tournament for U18 Female AAA with a 10-0 win over OHA Penticton on Thursday morning.

Kailyn Coulter stopped all 11 shots she faced to record the shutout for the Northern Bears.

Prince Albert led 5-0 and the first period and 8-0 after the second period.

Riley Merz, Ryker Slabadia  and Lea Hildebrandt each had a pair of goals for the Northern Bears. Other Prince Albert goals came from  Bria Ludwig, Zoey Krienke, Rowan Clement and Jersey Anderson.

Reyn Siklenka, Jana Simonson and Meeya Tait-Sjogren each added two assists for Prince Albert.

Alyssa Seyler made 55 saves for OHA Penticton.

With the victory, the Northern Bears improve to 1-0-0-0 while the OHA Penticton fall to 0-1-0-0.

The Northern Bears are back in action on Friday at 1 p.m.  at the Shayne Zender Memorial Arena in Devon against the Winnipeg Avros.

Prince Albert is in the Subway Devon Pool with OHA Penticton, the Winnipeg Avros and CIHA (Calgary International Hockey Academy).

In the Sub-Arc Pool are the Interlake Lightning, Northern Alberta XTreme,  Northern Capitals and Rink Kelowna.

In the Aacropolis Homes Pool are the North Shore Warriors, Saskatoon Stars, Thompson Okanagan Lakers and Yellowhead Chiefs.

In the Crave Appetite Pool are the defending champion Lloydminster Steelers, Eastman Selects, Fraser Valley Rush and Pilot Mound Buffaloes.

Hosted by NAX, the Canadian Crown has quickly established itself as a showcase for some of the top U18 female programs from across Western Canada. This year’s tournament will feature teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba competing from October 8–11 at the Dale Fisher Arena and Shayne Zender Memorial Rink.

Championship Sunday begins at 9:00 a.m., with the weekend culminating in the Canadian Crown A Final at 12:00 p.m. at Shayne Zender Memorial Rink.