St. Louis Selects 18U beat West Michigan Hounds 18U, 3-1, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

St. Louis Selects 18U pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 18 penalty minutes.

St. Louis Selects 18U was paced by Lupo, who tallied one goal and one assist.

St. Louis Selects 18U stifled West Michigan Hounds 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. St. Louis Selects 18U kept West Michigan Hounds 18U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Philip Kuznetsov made 28 saves on 31 shots.

St. Louis Selects 18U also got a goal from Trevor Thornton as well. More assists for St. Louis Selects 18U came via Alex Klaesner and Connor Kolb, who each chipped in one.

West Michigan Hounds 18U was led by Christian Howard, who scored the team's only goal. Howard scored 1:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 West Michigan Hounds 18U. Cory Day provided the assist.

St. Louis Selects 18U's Curtis Vitale stopped 16 shots out of the 17 that he faced. St. Louis Selects 18U registered one goal on six power play opportunities. West Michigan Hounds 18U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.