Hunter Racine had two goals and three assists to lead the Hawkesbury Hawks to a 5-2 victory over the Cumberland Grads.

Racine's tallies came at 8:11 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Hawkesbury and 39 seconds into the second to make the score 4-0 Hawkesbury.

Cumberland's power play was ineffective against Hawkesbury's penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

The Hawks' penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 10 minors and one major for 25 minutes in penalty time. Hawkesbury surpassed its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. The Hawks forced the Grads goalie Kevin Gollmer to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Others who scored for Hawkesbury included Damien Charette, Jason Brochu, and Jonathan Cyr, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Hawkesbury were Ross Mandigo, who had three and Phil Johansson, Marc-Antoine Bourbonnais, and David Cyr, who contributed one each.

Cumberland kept Hawkesbury's goalie busy throughout the game, and CJ Sharp made 31 saves on 33 shots.

The Hawks registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Hawkesbury ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Tristan Perreault-Gagnon was ejected from the game. The Grads' Gollmer stopped 28 shots out of the 33 that he faced. Cumberland ended with 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major. For the Grads, Nicholas Ngwafusi was ejected from the game.