Lower Canada College (3) vs Kuper Academy (8) East BioSteel
Luca Desai (1G, 1A) scored just 30 seconds in for the visitors, but Julius Mollica (1G, 1A) countered for Kuper just 59 seconds later. Harry Miller and Massimo Guerrera (1G, 1A) traded goal 10 minutes apart to close out the period as the two teams were level after 20. Alex Beck (1G, 1A) scored his first of the season 38 seconds into the second to give Kuper the 3-2 lead, before they ran into some penalty problems. Despite being shorthanded, Gavyn Thomas (1G, 1A) and Evan Harding (1G, 1A) scored 1:20 apart to increase the Kuper lead to 5-2. Zayne Matti would add another to make it 6-2 midway through the second, before Antonio Lapenna halted the run late in the frame with his first of the season. In the third, Shoheres Jacobs added an even strength goal while Nicholas Mahfouz added another shorthanded marker for Kuper in an 8-3 win. Matteo Valluzzi (19/22) made 19 saves in the win.
Shawnigan Lake School (1) vs Pacific Coast Hockey Academy (5) U15 Prep
Liam McNaughton needed just 36 seconds to score the game’s first goal as Shawnigan took an early 1-0 lead. That would be all the offence they would muster as George Boyle (15/16) finished with 15 saves to lead PCHA to a 5-1 win. Tate Davis (2G) tied the game midway through the first and Jake Shade scored the eventual game winner late in the period, his first goal of the season. Davis added a power play goal in the second, while Gus Steeves (1G, 1A) scored his third of the season to increase the advantage to 4-1 Pacific Coast. Elliott Fogelklou scored the lone third period goal to round out the scoring. Eston Clement (49/54) made 49 saves in the loss.
Indigenous Sports Academy (2) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (4) U17 Prep
Prairie opened the scoring just a minute in as Cooper Hale tallied his fourth goal of the season. Lucas Duchscherer (2G, 1A) doubled the home sides lead late in the frame as he beat Grayson Girling (43/47) for his second goal of the campaign. Sloan Moosetail would get one back for ISA, finding the back of the net 2:20 later for the third time this season. The second followeed the same script as the first as Duchscherer restored the two-goal lead for Prairie just nine seconds in. Reid Florent (1G, 1A) would post his fourth of the season 7:10 into the second, increasing their advantage to 4-1. Jakub Palmer (1G, 1A) would get one back with 2:54 remaining in the frame, beating Conner Aldag (28/30) for his fifth of the year. The third would follow a different script that the first two periods as neither team found the back of the net, as Prairie held on for the 4-2 win in the lone game on Wednesday night.
Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks (3) vs King’s Edgehill School (6) East CCM
Grady Betts opened the scoring with a power play goal 6:30 in and defenseman Nathan Stanley added his first of the season midway through the frame as KES held a 2-0 advantage after 20. The home side took total control in the second as Kasper Kossila, Eli Strum (1G, 2A), Alex Hannah and Oliver Warren all found the back of the net to increase the lead to 6-0. Marts Katins halted the run with his second of the year with 2:53 remaining in the frame, starting a run of play for the Mavericks. Elliot Sullivan and Joaquim Beaudry found the back of the net to start the third, but OHA was unable to gain anymore ground as they fell 6-3. Eli Salminen (3A) and Strum led all skaters with three points.
