The Ancaster Avalanche had trouble finding ways to stop the Thorold Blackhawks, which beat Avalanche, 6-2.

Thorold was paced by Zach McQuade, who had one goal. McQuade scored 7:52 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Thorold. Chris Goulet provided the assist.

Thorold additionally got points from Owen Sobchak, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Goulet, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Joe Mitchell, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points, and Kyle Sarris, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Thorold also got a goal from Drake Hart as well. Other players who recorded assists for Thorold were Matt Pizzo, Kevin Lavoie, and Kyle Tanev, who each chipped in two.

Ancaster was led by Michael Pollice, who had one goal. Pollice scored 3:36 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Thorold. Luke Zupan picked up the assist. Max Balinson also scored for Ancaster. More assists for Ancaster came via Eric Eustace and Christopher Klack, who contributed one a piece.

Brendan Polasek rejected 24 shots on goal for the Blackhawks. Thorold incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Blake Richard made 17 saves for the Avalanche on 23 shots. Ancaster incurred 32 minutes in penalty time with six minors.