Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Wingham Ironmen defeated the Mitchell Hawks in a shootout 2-1 (1-0 SO).

Wingham was led by goalie Ben Nelson, who finished with 27 saves while allowing one goal. Nelson managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.8 prior to the game.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 1:37 into the third period. Three fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Ironmen were held below their usual level of production. Wingham puts an average of 5.2 pucks into the net per game.

The Ironmen were led by Aaron Armstrong, who grabbed one goal. Armstrong scored on the power play 6:37 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Wingham. Wingham had taken the advantage when Mitchell's Matt Van DeWalle got sent off for slashing. Brett Brophy assisted on the tally. More assists for Wingham came via Jamie Huber, who had one.

The Hawks did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. Mitchell averages 3.3 goals per game. The Hawks were forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as they racked up 24 penalty minutes.

Mitchell was led by Blake Pickering, who scored the team's only goal. Pickering scored 16:58 into the third period to make the score 1-1. Jerry Ennet provided the assist.

The Ironmen totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 1-for-6 on the power play. Team's Brody Tenpas and Mason Keating were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game. Chris Wallace made 27 saves for the Hawks on 28 shots. Mitchell registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. For the Hawks, Zach Goodhew and Jeff Byatt were ejected from the contest.