Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as Thunder Bay Kings 18U defeated Meijer AAA 18U in a shootout 4-3.

The shootout featured 16 attempts between both teams. Meijer AAA 18U got a shootout goal from Zack Olen. In addition to the clincher, Thunder Bay Kings 18U got a shootout goal from Baldino Aiello.

Thunder Bay Kings 18U came back from a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. Thunder Bay Kings 18U fell behind 3-1 after a goal by Meijer AAA 18U's Luke Cornell at 11:29 in the second period. Thunder Bay Kings 18U knotted things up at 3-3 on a goal by Kirk Coppock at 17:00 in the third period.

Thunder Bay Kings 18U additionally got points from Aiello, who also had one goal and one assist. Thunder Bay Kings 18U also got a goal from Jayden Wojciechowski as well. More assists for Thunder Bay Kings 18U came via Robert McCullum, who had one and Jacob Brown, who had two.

Meijer AAA 18U was helped by Caleb Hite, who finished with one goal. Hite scored 8:45 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Cornell assisted on the tally. Meijer AAA 18U also got points from Cornell, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Skylar Miller also scored for Meijer AAA 18U. In addition, Meijer AAA 18U received assists from Grant Ledford, who had two and Kyle Prendel and Ryan Lawrence, who contributed one each.

Tyler Szturm rejected 24 shots on goal for Thunder Bay Kings 18U. Thunder Bay Kings 18U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Dawson Minder recorded 22 saves for Meijer AAA 18U. Meijer AAA 18U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.