Chase Sakic netted a hat trick to lead Pursuit of Excellence 16U over San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U, 4-2.

Sakic got on the scoresheet 15:47 into the second period. He then added goals at 4:24 into the third and at 15:58 into the third.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U forced San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U goalie Greg Moon to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U additionally got points from Moritz Miguez, who also registered one goal and one assist. More assists for Pursuit of Excellence 16U came via Riley Smoler, Liam Drager, Brandon Rowley, and Dylan Hilman, who each chipped in one.

San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U finished below its season average of 14.0 penalty minutes per game.

San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U was helped by Michael Lempiainen, who grabbed one goal. Lempiainen scored 9:55 into the third period to make the score 3-2 Pursuit of Excellence 16U. Grady Birk provided the assist. Nicolas Gates also scored for San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U. In addition, San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U received assists from Connor Tabone and Tyler Leibl, who contributed one each.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U's Joel Hofer stopped 24 shots out of the 26 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Moon rejected 30 shots on goal for San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U. San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.