Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U gutted out a close 4-2 win against San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U gained the winning advantage on a goal by Joseph Randazzo 10:03 into the second period and hung on until final buzzer.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U was led by Randazzo, who had one goal.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U also got points from Mario Damasceno, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U also got a goal from Adam Alavi as well. In addition, Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U received assists from Kyle Cunningham, who had two and Anthony Franks, Adam Pilewicz, and Jonathan Dagnal, who contributed one a piece.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U was helped by Jackson DeWitt, who finished with one goal. DeWitt scored 10:18 into the first period to make the score 1-0 San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U. Tyson McLellan provided the assist. Zakery Galambos also scored for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U. Other players who recorded assists for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U were Christopher Milner, who had one.

Joseph Recktenwald made 23 saves for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U on 25 shots. Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Geoffrey Grimm recorded 15 saves for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors.