BioSteel Sports Academy Builds on a Breakout Year

BioSteel Sports Academy Windsor, Ontario / Season Update
2026–27

NEW SEASON.
NEW PROGRAMS.
MORE OPPORTUNITY.

More opportunities to train, learn and keep getting better at BioSteel Sports Academy.

Hockey Soccer Baseball Academics

A new school year is underway in Windsor, and the Academy enters 2026–27 with plenty of momentum.

The U18 Boys are coming off a first-place finish in the Ontario Prep Hockey League. The U22 Girls have already opened their new season with a tournament win. And with new soccer and baseball development programs joining hockey, more student-athletes are getting the opportunity to train, learn and develop through the Academy.

Based at Central Park Athletics, BioSteel Sports Academy brings academics and athletic training together in one daily schedule.

The Academy goal

Give student-athletes the time, environment and support to keep getting better at their sport, without putting their education on the sidelines.

01 / U18 Boys AAA

A STANDOUT SEASON.
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.

The BioSteel Sports Academy U18 Boys AAA team finished first in the Ontario Prep Hockey League’s 2025–26 high school standings, earning 47 points across 18 league games.

They also led the league at both ends of the ice, scoring a league-high 116 goals while allowing a league-low 37.

2025–26 / OPHL High School Standings
1ST League finish
47 Points / 18 games
116 Goals for / League high
37 Goals against / League low

The opportunities continued beyond the Academy.

Five players were selected across the 2026 OHL Priority Selection and OHL U18 Draft:

2026 OHL selections

FIVE PLAYERS. NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

Grady Dale North Bay Battalion
Garrett Sutton Sudbury Wolves
Beckett Jancevski Flint Firebirds
Shayne Keefe Sarnia Sting
Noah Spiteri Oshawa Generals
Player spotlight / Grady Dale

An assistant captain with the U18 team, Dale recorded 73 points in 50 games last season.

Each selection represents an opportunity within those organizations. Where each player goes from here will continue to depend on their development and future roster decisions.

For the athletes, it’s another step forward and another chance to keep putting in the work.

02 / Beyond the Academy

DIFFERENT PATHS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

There isn’t one route forward in hockey.

Academy players have continued their careers across junior leagues on both sides of the border, each taking a different next step.

Jack Wadsworth

Leamington Flyers / OJHL

Wadsworth moved from the Academy’s U18 team to the Leamington Flyers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Hunter Currie

Woodstock Navy Vets / GOHL

After recording 23 points in 42 games for BioSteel in 2025–26, defenceman Hunter Currie signed with the Woodstock Navy Vets of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.

Noah Waybrant

Mooretown Flags / Junior C

Waybrant joined the Mooretown Flags after playing for the Academy’s U16 and U18 teams.

Jordan Maine

Lakeshore Canadiens / Junior C

Maine progressed from BioSteel’s U16 program to the Lakeshore Canadiens.

Joel Paterson

Metro Jets / USPHL Premier

South of the border, former Academy player Joel Paterson played for the Metro Jets in the USPHL Premier during the 2025–26 season.

Different teams. Different leagues.
Different paths.

The common thread is development and putting in the work to be ready when the next opportunity comes.

03 / U22 Girls AA

A NEW SEASON.
A WINNING START.

The 2026–27 season is already off to a strong start for BioSteel’s U22 Girls AA team.

Tournament Champions Fox Motors Early Bird / U22 Girls AA

The team opened the year by winning the Fox Motors Early Bird tournament, with the Academy’s schedule recording wins over the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes, Arizona Kachinas and Indiana Elite during the event, followed by games against Fox Motors and Arizona.

It’s an early result for a group just beginning a full season together.

The U22 Girls are one of three BioSteel Sports Academy hockey teams competing this year, alongside the U16 Boys AAA and U18 Boys AAA.

2026–27 / Behind the bench

LEADING THE
SEASON AHEAD.

Mary Fehr leads the U22 Girls, Andy Paquette leads the U16 Boys and Eric Palazzolo leads the U18 Boys.

Mary Fehr, BioSteel Sports Academy U22 Girls head coach
Head coach

MARY
FEHR

U22 Girls AA

Andy Paquette, BioSteel Sports Academy U16 Boys head coach
Head coach

ANDY
PAQUETTE

U16 Boys AAA

Eric Palazzolo, BioSteel Sports Academy U18 Boys head coach
Head coach

ERIC
PALAZZOLO

U18 Boys AAA

Throughout the school year, all three teams will face prep opponents and tournament competition as their seasons continue.

04 / New for 2026–27

MORE SPORTS.
MORE WAYS TO DEVELOP.

The Academy is growing beyond hockey in 2026–27 with the addition of new Soccer and Baseball Development Programs.

New program / Grades 9–12

SOCCER
DEVELOPMENT

Led by Shane Topalovic

The Soccer Development Program is designed for student-athletes in Grades 9–12.

The daily schedule combines soccer training, strength and conditioning, academic support and personal development.

Athletes begin their day with two morning soccer training blocks before moving into their academic periods.

New program / Grades 9–12

BASEBALL
DEVELOPMENT

Led by Myles Miller

The new Baseball Development Program is also available to students in Grades 9–12.

A Windsor-born former college and professional player, Miller spent time in the Seattle Mariners organization and with independent professional teams.

His program brings dedicated baseball development into the same integrated academic and athletic model.

With indoor soccer pitches and an indoor baseball training centre at Central Park Athletics, both programs give more student-athletes access to the structured development environment the Academy has built through hockey.

05 / In the classroom

DEVELOPMENT DOESN’T STOP
WHEN TRAINING ENDS.

Being a student-athlete means developing in more than one place.

BioSteel Sports Academy offers on-site education for students in Grades 6 through 12, with secondary credits contributing toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

Academic planning, study support and flexible access to coursework are designed to help students manage the demands of school alongside training, games and travel.

Study–Train–Play
Study–Train
Study–Only

Families can explore these options depending on each student’s goals.

The season ahead

STILL PLENTY
TO PLAY FOR.

Last season brought a first-place OPHL finish and new opportunities for players moving into junior hockey.

This season has already brought a tournament win for the U22 Girls and new ways for soccer and baseball athletes to become part of the Academy.

There’s plenty of season still ahead.

MORE TRAINING.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
MORE WAYS TO KEEP GETTING BETTER.
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