The North Iowa Bulls' Richie Marenis had a big offensive game, scoring two goals and contributing one assist in his team's 5-0 win over the Breezy Point North Stars.

Marenis' tallies came at 15 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 North Iowa and 6:02 into the first to make the score 2-0 North Iowa.

North Iowa was boosted by Chris Amsden, who turned in a shutout with 32 saves. Amsden certainly lowered his goals against average, which was 0.5 entering the contest.

Breezy Point's power play was ineffective against the Bulls' penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

North Iowa forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 14 minors and three majors for 63 minutes in penalty time. The Bulls had been averaging 22.0 minutes in penalties per game. North Iowa excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in 11 chances. The North Stars were unable to stop the Bulls from sending pucks towards the net, and North Iowa eventually piled up 47 shots on goal.

North Iowa additionally got points from Matt Kroska, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Timothy Santopoalo, who also grabbed one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. North Iowa also got a goal from Trey Gardner as well. In addition, North Iowa received assists from Chancie Hanson and Colin Biebel, who contributed one a piece.

Breezy Point racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and two majors for 44 minutes in penalty time. The North Stars surpassed its season average of 28.0 penalty minutes per game. Breezy Point could not produce up to it normal offensive output. The North Stars average 2.3 goals per game. Breezy Point forced the Bulls goalie Amsden to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

North Iowa registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. The Bulls ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Nick Eytcheson was ejected from the game. The North Stars' Matt Memolo stopped 42 shots out of the 47 that he faced. For Breezy Point, Mitch Pierson was ejected from the game.