The Ely/Northeast Range Timberwolves could not stop the Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks' Bill Rooney, who tallied a hat trick in a 17-1 win.

Rooney's first goal came 2:40 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:03 into the first and at 6:31 into the second.

Robbinsdale Cooper led 8-0 after the opening frame the first period and maintained a healthy margin after.

The Hawks' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four Ely/Northeast Range power plays. Robbinsdale Cooper's offense rang up 56 shots on Ely/Northeast Range's net. The Hawks surpassed their usual scoring output this season. Robbinsdale Cooper has scored at the pace of 5.0 goals per game during the current campaign.

Robbinsdale Cooper also got points from Jordan Syzmanski, who also racked up two goals and one assist, Dylan Erickson, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Justin Regnier, who also grabbed two goals and three assists, Joe Huber, who also had one goal and one assist, and Nathan Linderholm, who also finished with one goal and two assists. Robbinsdale Cooper also had goals scored by Patrick Kohn, Greg Nightingale, and Derrick Niemann, who each put in one and Hayden Gautsche and Riley Cass, who scored two goals each. More assists for Robbinsdale Cooper came via Alex Stager, who had two and Nick Larson, Zach Crawford, Nehwon Norkeh, and Nick Johnson, who each chipped in one.

The Hawks' Angel Hillstrom stopped 21 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Robbinsdale Cooper incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Lori Huseby rejected 39 shots on goal for the Timberwolves. Ely/Northeast Range incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.