Jared Brandt netted a hat trick to lead St Louis Selects 16U over Pursuit of Excellence 16U, 6-1.

Brandt got on the scoresheet 4:05 into the second period. He then added goals at 8:51 into the second and at 9:50 into the second.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U's power play was ineffective against St Louis Selects 16U's penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Both teams had a hard time staying out of the box, and they combined for 26 penalties during the game.

St Louis Selects 16U outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, St Louis Selects 16U averages three goals per contest. The defensemen of St Louis Selects 16U were also effective in Pursuit of Excellence 16U's zone, and came away with three goals. St Louis Selects 16U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as St Louis Selects 16U finished with 28 penalty minutes. The leading offender was Ben Swiger, who totaled four minutes in penalty time with two minors.

St Louis Selects 16U additionally got points from Joey Lupo, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Alex Klaesner, who also tallied one goal and one assist. In addition, St Louis Selects 16U received assists from Trevor Thornton, Phillip Solari, Ryan DeRousse, John Patterson, Michael Howard, and Cody Grzybinski, who contributed one each.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U found itself short handed often, totaling 24 penalty minutes and allowing 10 power plays. The leading offender was Colton McCarthy, who totaled eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was led by Fabio Arnold, who scored the team's only goal. Arnold scored on the power play 14:03 into the second period to make the score 4-1 St Louis Selects 16U. Pursuit of Excellence 16U had gotten the advantage when St Louis Selects 16U's DeRousse was sent off for head contact.

St Louis Selects 16U's David Farley stopped 22 shots out of the 23 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 16U's starting goalie, Griffin Baillie, made 15 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Austin Piquette, who stopped five shots.