In a game where neither team could get a cushion, Thunder Bay Kings 16U escaped with a 4-3 victory over St. Louis Selects 16U.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U gained the winning advantage on a goal by Fletcher Anderson 12:58 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Anderson was all over the ice for Thunder Bay Kings 16U, as he tallied one goal and two assists in the win.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on four St. Louis Selects 16U power plays. Thunder Bay Kings 16U's goal total was higher than its season average. This season, Thunder Bay Kings 16U averages 1.9 goal per contest.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U also got points from Ian Tookenay, who also finished with one goal and two assists and Quintin Loon-Stewardson, who also grabbed one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Matthew Difranco also scored for Thunder Bay Kings 16U. Other players who recorded assists for Thunder Bay Kings 16U were Eric Wiersema and Michael Vecchio, who each chipped in one.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U was unable to stop St. Louis Selects 16U from sending pucks towards the net, and St. Louis Selects 16U eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.

St. Louis Selects 16U was helped by Cole Cutler, who registered one goal. Cutler scored 4:38 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Joshua Boyer picked up the assist. St. Louis Selects 16U additionally got points from Boyer, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. St. Louis Selects 16U also got a goal from Jacob Wiethaupt as well. In addition, St. Louis Selects 16U received assists from Bobby Bross, Jared Westcott, Ryan Boeck, Daniel Barry, and Thomas Horak, who contributed one each.

Thunder Bay Kings 16U's Seth McKay stopped 28 shots out of the 31 that he faced. Thunder Bay Kings 16U incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Alex Weissenborn made 20 saves for St. Louis Selects 16U on 24 shots. St. Louis Selects 16U ended with 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major. St. Louis Selects 16U ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Boyer was ejected from the game.