Austin Beaulieu lifted Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) to an 8-1 victory with a hat trick against Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm).

Beaulieu got on the scoresheet 17:47 into the first period. He then added goals at 1:41 into the second and at 2:15 into the third.

Thunder AAA Hockey (mm)'s penalty kill excelled, as Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) gave up one goal despite allowing six power plays.

Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) made Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm)'s goalies to work in net, finishing with 49 shots and forcing 41 saves. David Ovsjannikov made 31 stops and Kevin Oshea made 10. Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) bested its season scoring average. This season, Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) averages 4.5 goals per contest.

Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) also got points from Nathan Krusko, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Cole Crawford, who also registered one goal and one assist. Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) also had goals scored by Logan Orem, who had one and Mitch Fossier, who had two. Other players who recorded assists for Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) were Phillip Zbell, Aaron ONeill, and Garrett Elmore, who contributed one a piece and Connor Wood, Drew Holcombe, Andrew Kluge, and Killian Gray, who each chipped in two.

Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) found itself short handed often, totaling 34 penalty minutes and allowing nine power plays.

Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) was led by Thomas Luzynski, who scored the team's only goal. Luzynski scored on the power play 5:38 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm). Oakland Jr Grizzlies (mm) had taken the advantage when Thunder AAA Hockey (mm)'s Wood got sent off for tripping. David Tomasek picked up the assist.

Joseph Cruz rejected 24 shots on goal for Thunder AAA Hockey (mm). Thunder AAA Hockey (mm) incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.