Hunter Peratt netted a hat trick to lead Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U over Pursuit of Excellence 16U, 6-4.

Peratt notched his first tally 4:32 into the second period. He then added goals at 10:07 into the second and at 12:05 into the third.

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U's offense rang up 44 shots on Pursuit of Excellence 16U's net. Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U's penalty kill was ineffective, and let in three goals to Pursuit of Excellence 16U's power play unit. Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U gives up 1.8 goal per game.

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U also got points from Kevin Ness, who also racked up one goal and two assists and Nathan Hodges, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Jacob Peer also scored for Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U. More assists for Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U came via Sebastian Skipwith, Nikita Krivokrasov, and Adam Millar, who each chipped in one and Ethan Prout and Jack Millar, who contributed two each.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was helped by Riley Smoler, who had two goals. Smoler scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 1:17 into the third period to make the score 4-3 Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U. Ryan Butler provided the assist. Smoler's next tally on the power play made the score 4-4 with 17:29 left in the third period. Mortiz Miguez picked up the assist. Pursuit of Excellence 16U additionally got points from Nolan Dawson, who also registered one goal and one assist and Brandon Rowley, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 16U received assists from Thomas Spink, who had two.

Andrew Miller made eight saves before being replaced by Francisco Clark Silva, who took the win and made three saves. Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Noah Desouza made 38 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 16U on 44 shots. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.