Ryan Meure netted a hat trick to lead San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U over Phoenix Firebirds 16U, 12-0.

Meure notched his first tally 2:21 into the first period. He then added goals at 11:46 into the first and at 11:13 into the second.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U scored early and often, and held a 4-0 advantage after the first 20 minutes of play.

Phoenix Firebirds 16U was doomed by its poor performance on special teams, as San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U was able to score four times while on the power play.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U made Phoenix Firebirds 16U's goalies to work between the pipes, getting 47 shots and forcing 35 saves. Blake Bjella made 17 stops and Nathan Nazari made 18. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U averages 5.7 goals per contest. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U also got points from Matthew Ebertin, who also racked up one goal and two assists, Zach Fobar, who also registered one goal and one assist, Evan Pace, who also had two goals and one assist, and Egan Wolford, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Others who scored for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U included Lucas Semkiw, who had one and Aidan Ward, who had three. In addition, San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U received assists from Trevor Weinstock, who had three, Sam Reveles and Didrik Koister, who each chipped in one, and John Garrity and Sam Collier, who contributed two a piece.

Phoenix Firebirds 16U's offense operated below it season average. Phoenix Firebirds 16U puts an average of 2.4 pucks into the net per game. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U's defense shut down Phoenix Firebirds 16U's forwards for much of the game, and Phoenix Firebirds 16U got off only 11 shots during the contest. Phoenix Firebirds 16U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 24 penalty minutes.

Jacob Acton recorded 11 saves for San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U. San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.