St. Louis Selects 18U gutted out a close 5-3 win against New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U.

St. Louis Selects 18U gained the winning advantage on a goal by Trevor Thornton 14:33 into the second period and hung on until final buzzer.

Thornton was all over the ice for St. Louis Selects 18U, as he finished with two goals in the win.

St. Louis Selects 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances.

Others who scored for St. Louis Selects 18U included Blake McIntyre, who had one and Trevor Johnson, who had two. In addition, St. Louis Selects 18U received assists from John Patterson, Sam Yauch, and Alex Kielczewski, who each chipped in one.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U stifled St. Louis Selects 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U kept St. Louis Selects 18U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Taylor Rhodes made 30 saves on 33 shots. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 38 penalty minutes.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U was helped by Brian Patterson, who had one goal. Patterson scored 3:28 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Ryan Price provided the assist. Billy Antonides also scored for New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U. Other players who recorded assists for New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U were Chris Wuestneck, who had one.

St. Louis Selects 18U incurred 28 minutes in penalty time with four minors. St. Louis Selects 18U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Jack Duhe was ejected from the game. New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U's Joe Hacker stopped 12 shots out of the 16 that he faced.