James Soper lifted the Waterloo Siskins to a 7-4 victory with a hat trick against the Guelph Hurricanes.

Soper got on the scoresheet 12:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 15:01 into the first and at 15:26 into the third.

Waterloo forced Guelph goalie Jason DaSilva to work between the pipes, taking 60 shots. The Siskins surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, Waterloo averages 4.0 goals per contest.

Waterloo also got points from Christian Mroczkowski, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Waterloo also got a goal from Danny Hanlon as well. More assists for Waterloo came via Brandon Jones, Matthew Mah, and Jakub Jelen, who contributed one a piece and Trevor Atkinson APJ, Keigan Goetz, Evan Buehler, and Jacob Bonin, who each chipped in two.

The Hurricanes found themselves short handed often, totaling 46 penalty minutes and allowing eight power plays.

Guelph was helped by Sebastian Stangherlin, who had one goal. Stangherlin scored on the power play 9:14 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Guelph. The Hurricanes had gotten the advantage when the Siskins' Eric Cimino was sent off for head contact. Jordan Hatzinger assisted on the tally. Guelph additionally got points from Steven Domenichini, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Craig Martini also scored for Guelph. In addition, Guelph received assists from Michael Courvoisier, who had two and Patrick Kudla, Matt Nightingale, Caleb Champagne, and Matt Lippa, who contributed one a piece.

Darren Huck recorded 19 saves for Waterloo. The Siskins ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. For Waterloo, Cimino was ejected from the game. Jason DaSilva made 53 saves for Guelph on 60 shots. The Hurricanes registered two goals on four power play opportunities.