The Wellesley Applejacks had trouble finding ways to stop the New Hamburg Firebirds, which beat Applejacks, 5-1.

New Hamburg was sparked by Quinten Haddock, who tallied one goal and one assist. Haddock scored 11:58 into the first period to make the score 2-0 New Hamburg. Chris Eckert picked up the assist.

The Firebirds excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. New Hamburg's offense rang up 33 shots on Wellesley's net. The Firebirds got an offensive boost from their blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

New Hamburg also got points from Eckert, who also finished with one goal and one assist and Brodie Muckler, who also had one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. New Hamburg also had goals scored by Nolan Blum and Andrew Boer, who each put in one. In addition, New Hamburg received assists from Ben Playfair, who had one.

The Applejacks were led by Felix Lantaigne, who scored the team's only goal. Lantaigne scored 4:32 into the second period to make the score 2-1 New Hamburg. Jacob Younger assisted on the tally.

Ryan Purcell recorded 20 saves for New Hamburg. The Firebirds incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Wellesley's Tim Bester stopped 28 shots out of the 33 that he faced. The Applejacks incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Wellesley ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Matt Schiek was ejected from the game.