Aaron Burden netted a hat trick to lead San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U over Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U, 6-1.

Burden got on the scoresheet 9:19 into the first period. He then added goals at 16:53 into the first and at 13 seconds into the second.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was stymied by San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U's netminder Austin Knoebel, who stopped 32 shots during the victory. The solid play of Knoebel will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.94.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U forced Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's goalies to work all game long, firing 39 shots and forcing 33 saves. Joseph Giacobbo made 15 stops and Ryan Snowden made 18. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U to score on any of its three power plays. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U averages 2.4 goals per game.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U also got a goal from Eric Pinsky as well. In addition, San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U received assists from Lucas Semkiw, who had three and Matthew Ebertin, Corey Semmelmayer, and Alexander Beckert, who each chipped in one.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U forced San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U goalie Knoebel to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was led by Vadym Nesteruk, who scored the team's only goal. Nesteruk scored 1:49 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Ian Springfield assisted on the tally.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.