YEG Summer Cup is an elite summer hockey league in Edmonton, AB. All games take place on weekends in the month of June.
The league hosts fun and competitive hockey games for the best U15, U18 and Jr/Pro players in and around Edmonton. My names Ethan Short, I grew up playing minor hockey in Edmonton for CAC (Canadian Athletic Club). After minor hockey, I would go on to play 4 years in the AJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League). As my hockey career progressed, I got this feeling that something was missing every summer.
Their was always so many different hockey camps and events running throughout the summer. However it was always hard to figure out what would truly benefit me as a hockey player. That's when I came up with the idea to create a summer hockey league, that would affordable and assessable to all, allowing the best of the best to compete against each other. My goal with YEG Summer Cup is to have all the best hockey players in and around Edmonton, AB competing against each other in a fun and competitive environment in the month of June.
06/19/2025
Lachlan Kirkey 🧱
One of the nastiest stops of the YEG Summer Cup so far — Kirkey goes full desperation mode and makes an insane diving backstick save to rob a sure goal 😮💨🧤. He played this past season with Fort Saskatchewan U18 AAA and is now locking it down with Team Pembina Pipeline Corporation in the league.
06/18/2025
Player of the Game 🎯 – Julien Maze
Julien Maze exploded for 5 goals and 1 assist in a huge showing for Team Bessette Wealth Management, earning Player of the Game in a high-scoring battle.
Maze began the season with the Everett Silvertips before being traded to the Regina Pats, where he went on to lead the team in scoring in the WHL. Pure production every time he’s on the ice. 🔥
06/18/2025
Nolan Eastwood was everywhere 🔥
3 goals, 1 assist, and a strong two-way effort in a tight 10–8 win for Team O’Byrne’s Irish Pub. Whether it was burying chances or making plays all over the ice, Eastwood made a statement.
He just wrapped up his season with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in the AJHL, and his game keeps trending up. 🧠⚡️🚨
06/18/2025
Junior Division – Week 2, Game 3 Recap 🔥
Team O’Byrne’s Irish Pub comes out on top in a tight 10-8 battle against Team Adam B. Young Insurance in one of the most competitive matchups of the week.
Nolan Eastwood was the difference-maker, earning Player of the Game with 3 goals and 1 assist, while also bringing a strong two-way presence. Eastwood played this past season with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in the AJHL, and continues to show why he’s such a versatile impact player. 💪🚨
06/18/2025
Stonetucker Instruments put on an absolute clinic in their matchup against Team Pembina Pipeline Corporation, rolling to a dominant 17-4 win.
Player of the Game honors go to netminder Scott Ratzlaff, who was lights out with 50 saves and an assist, setting a new summer league record for fewest goals allowed in a game (4).
Fresh off a season with the Seattle Thunderbirds and signed to the Buffalo Sabres, Ratzlaff showed why he’s a name to watch.
And to top it off—every single player on Stonetucker recorded at least one point in a full team effort.
06/18/2025
Lukas Kaplan turned on the jets and never looked back 🚀
The Everett Silvertips forward—currently playing for Team GFI Solutions in the summer league—burns past the defender and finishes it off with a filthy one-handed backhand dangle 😮💨
Speed. Control. Filth.
06/18/2025
Junior/Pro Division Week 2 Game 1 was an all-out shootout 🚨
Team Bessette Wealth Management outguns GFI Solutions 15–10 in a high-scoring affair!
Julien Maze takes Player of the Game honors with a monster 5-goal, 1-assist night, showing why he’s a force with the Regina Pats (WHL) 🔥
Right alongside him, Daxon Rudolph of the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) put up 4 goals and 4 assists, putting on a clinic of his own 🎯
The chemistry was unreal. The offense? Even better.
