Meijer AAA 16U had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-0 win over Pursuit of Excellence 16U.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U's power play was ineffective against Meijer AAA 16U's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

Meijer AAA 16U was led by Matt Stokes, who registered one goal. Stokes scored 4:51 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Meijer AAA 16U. Caleb Nieporte picked up the assist.

Meijer AAA 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on seven Pursuit of Excellence 16U power plays. Meijer AAA 16U's defensive play was more effective than usual against Pursuit of Excellence 16U. Meijer AAA 16U averages 2.1 goals allowed per game. Meijer AAA 16U found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. Meijer AAA 16U has scored at the pace of 2.5 goals per game during the current campaign. Meijer AAA 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 22 minutes in penalties during the game.

Meijer AAA 16U also got points from Bradley Postula, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Meijer AAA 16U also had goals scored by Max Hendrickson, Sam Millman, and Cam Lindsay, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Meijer AAA 16U were Brandon Kucera, who had one.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U stifled Meijer AAA 16U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Pursuit of Excellence 16U could not produce up to its normal offensive output. Pursuit of Excellence 16U puts an average of 2.4 pucks into the net per game. Pursuit of Excellence 16U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Pursuit of Excellence 16U finished with 44 penalty minutes.

Meijer AAA 16U's CJ Hapward stopped 22 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Meijer AAA 16U registered zero goals on 10 power play opportunities. Noah Desouza rejected 22 shots on goal for Pursuit of Excellence 16U.