Hunter Zandee lifted Pursuit of Excellence 18U to a 6-3 victory with a hat trick against Phoenix Firebirds 18U.

Zandee got on the scoresheet 18 seconds into the first period. He then added goals at 15:47 into the first and at 8:50 into the second.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U additionally got points from Tyler Benson, who also tallied two goals and two assists. Konnor Madsen also scored for Pursuit of Excellence 18U. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 18U received assists from Justin Greer, Ralph Jarrett, Mark OShaughnessy, Lucas Smith, Tyler Barrett, Kolten Carpenter, and Brandon Duhaime, who contributed one a piece.

Phoenix Firebirds 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Phoenix Firebirds 18U ended up below its season average of 13.0 penalty minutes per game.

Phoenix Firebirds 18U was helped by Dylan Teed, who had one goal. Teed scored on the power play 1:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Phoenix Firebirds 18U had gained a power play chance when Greer was whistled for cross checking. Jay Forbes assisted on the tally. Phoenix Firebirds 18U also got points from Erik Pritchard, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Phoenix Firebirds 18U also got a goal from Greg Johnson as well. Other players who recorded assists for Phoenix Firebirds 18U were Preston Ames, who had two.

Joseph McLeod recorded 22 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 18U. Pursuit of Excellence 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Cooper Johnson took the loss and made 14 saves before being replaced by Connor Walker who made two saves. Phoenix Firebirds 18U registered one goal on five power play opportunities.