Joe Mancuso had two goals and one assist to lead Valley Forge Minutemen 16U to a 5-2 victory over Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U.

Mancuso found the back of the net 7:06 into the second period to make the score 3-0 Valley Forge Minutemen 16U and again while 16:12 into the third to make the score 5-2 Valley Forge Minutemen 16U.

Valley Forge Minutemen 16U forced Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U's goalies to work without much rest, racking up 40 shots and forcing 35 saves. Kohl Reddy made 19 stops and Robert Zito made 16. Valley Forge Minutemen 16U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Valley Forge Minutemen 16U averages 0.0 goals per game. Valley Forge Minutemen 16U's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Valley Forge Minutemen 16U finished with 26 penalty minutes.

Valley Forge Minutemen 16U additionally got points from Flamur Berisha, who also had one goal and one assist. Valley Forge Minutemen 16U also had goals scored by Tyler Marvil and Bobby Batten, who scored one goal each. In addition, Valley Forge Minutemen 16U received assists from Carson Porkka, who had one and James Gold, who had two.

Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U kept Valley Forge Minutemen 16U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Matt Hollingshead made 31 saves on 33 shots.

Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U was led by Evan Corson, who tallied one goal and one assist. Corson scored on the power play 6:10 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Valley Forge Minutemen 16U. A cross checking penalty on Ivan Sidoriak had put Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U on the power play. Rowan Lougheed picked up the assist. Jed Butler also scored for Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U.

Valley Forge Minutemen 16U registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Everett Jr. Silvertips 16U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.