East relied on the scoring touch of Michael Tratar, who netted two goals, to beat NA3HL 18U Selects Black, 7-3.

Tratar found the back of the net 19:16 into the second period to make the score 4-3 East and again while 13:49 into the third to make the score 7-3 East.

East forced NA3HL 18U Selects Black goalie Christian Sanzottera to work between the pipes, taking 32 shots.

East additionally got points from Mathias Tellstrom, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Mike Zenone, who also racked up two goals and one assist to lead the team in points, and Brendon Block, who also had one goal and one assist. Tyler Zalecki also scored for East. In addition, East received assists from Corey Siwula, Ricky Kwapich, and Rubin Chavarria, who each chipped in one and Adam Schaffer and Dakota Ulmer, who contributed two each.

NA3HL 18U Selects Black did not rack up many penalties in the contest, tallying only one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

NA3HL 18U Selects Black was helped by Nick Mooney, who registered one goal. Mooney scored on the power play 12:27 into the first period to make the score 2-1 NA3HL 18U Selects Black. NA3HL 18U Selects Black earned a power play opportunity when Schaffer was put in the box for slashing. Bryce Fisk assisted on the tally. Others who scored for NA3HL 18U Selects Black included Tommy Stang and Ricards Bernhards, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for NA3HL 18U Selects Black were John Greer, Sean Mallonee, Tanner Congdon, and Riley Keays, who each chipped in one.

Jacob Stack made 18 saves before being replaced by Kameron Limburg, who took the win and made eight saves. East incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors and had no power play opportunities. Sanzottera rejected 25 shots on goal for NA3HL 18U Selects Black. NA3HL 18U Selects Black registered one goal on one power play opportunities.