West Michigan Hounds 18U used a five-goal second period to put away Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 18U, 9-1.

Collin Finkhouse was all over the ice for West Michigan Hounds 18U, as he tallied one goal and three assists in the win. Finkhouse scored 4:00 into the first period to make the score 1-0 West Michigan Hounds 18U. Tyler Pritt picked up the assist.

West Michigan Hounds 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. West Michigan Hounds 18U kept Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 18U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Liam Conway made 36 saves on 45 shots. West Michigan Hounds 18U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. West Michigan Hounds 18U averages 4.0 goals per game.

West Michigan Hounds 18U additionally got points from Brandon Wolfe, who also tallied four goals and one assist to lead the team in points and Carter Reid, who also finished with one goal and two assists. West Michigan Hounds 18U also got a goal from Cory Day as well. More assists for West Michigan Hounds 18U came via Caleb Breithaupt, who had two and E J Blakeslee, Ted Roach, Logan Hudson, Ted Morrissey, Michael Wood, and Alex Bjork, who contributed one a piece.

Penalties took their toll on Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 18U, as its penalty kill unit let in three power play goals.

Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 18U was led by Joe Sullivan, who scored the team's only goal. Sullivan scored 7:06 into the second period to make the score 3-1 West Michigan Hounds 18U.

West Michigan Hounds 18U's Philip Kuznetsov stopped 14 shots out of the 15 that he faced. West Michigan Hounds 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 18U ended with nine minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major.