Texas Tornado 16U relied on the sparkling performance of Dylan Short in net to grab a 4-1 win against Phoenix Firebirds 16U.

Texas Tornado 16U was led by John Hutcherson, who had one goal. Hutcherson scored 2:28 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Texas Tornado 16U. Ryan Kheir assisted on the tally.

Texas Tornado 16U made Phoenix Firebirds 16U's goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, firing 32 shots and forcing 28 saves. Oliver Boerst made 24 stops and Christian Brown made four. Texas Tornado 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances.

Others who scored for Texas Tornado 16U included Jack Stensgard, who had one and James Distefano, who had two. More assists for Texas Tornado 16U came via Nicholas Nietubyc, who had two and Patric Fun and Sterling Cooper, who contributed one a piece.

Phoenix Firebirds 16U was led by Jason Smith, who scored the team's only goal. Smith scored 8:03 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Phoenix Firebirds 16U. Griffen Dill picked up the assist.

Short rejected 28 shots on goal for Texas Tornado 16U. Texas Tornado 16U incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors. Texas Tornado 16U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Jacob Shell was ejected from the game. Phoenix Firebirds 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.