Pursuit of Excellence 16U beat Atlanta Fire 16U, 2-0, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

Zachary Zorn provided Pursuit of Excellence 16U with the game-winning tally when he scored 10:38 into the the first period. Pursuit of Excellence 16U had gained a power play chance when Reagan Cink was whistled for slashing. Ben Cameron picked up the assist.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was boosted by Joseph Mcleod, who turned in a shutout with 26 saves. Mcleod managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 4.27 prior to the game.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was paced by Zorn, who registered one goal.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Atlanta Fire 16U to score on any of its five power plays. Pursuit of Excellence 16U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Pursuit of Excellence 16U finished with 22 penalty minutes.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U also got a goal from Trey Doell as well. More assists for Pursuit of Excellence 16U came via Yanik Frish, who had one.

Atlanta Fire 16U was often in penalty trouble, totaling 13 minors and two majors for 36 minutes in penalty time. Atlanta Fire 16U had been averaging 18.0 minutes in penalties per game. Atlanta Fire 16U did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Atlanta Fire 16U puts an average of 2.3 pucks into the net per game.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U registered two goals on nine power play opportunities. Atlanta Fire 16U's Robby Korb stopped 23 shots out of the 25 that he faced.