Undaunted by a two-goal deficit, Pursuit of Excellence 16U battled back to claim a 5-4 victory over Arizona Bobcats 16U.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U never led in the game until netting the game winner. Pursuit of Excellence 16U trailed 4-2 after a goal by Arizona Bobcats 16U's Jake Garman at 9:35 in the second period. Pursuit of Excellence 16U tied things up at 4-4 on a goal by Oleg Senko at 4:18 in the third period. Pursuit of Excellence 16U got the game winner on the power play at 6:05 in the third period on a goal by Senko.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was led by Cayden Kraus, who registered three goals and one assist. Pursuit of Excellence 16U also got points from Alec Zawatsky, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 16U received assists from Matt Kowalski, who had two and Cassidy Bowes and Bryson Cecconi, who each chipped in one.

Arizona Bobcats 16U also got a goal from Parker Coughlin as well. Other players who recorded assists for Arizona Bobcats 16U were Kaid Oliver, who had three and Alex Sprague and Brayden Watts, who contributed one each.

Keaton Dyck made 14 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 16U on 18 shots. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Arizona Bobcats 16U's Sean Dickson stopped 13 shots out of the 18 that he faced. Arizona Bobcats 16U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.