In a losing effort, Smiths Falls were sparked by Nicolas Coates, who finished with two goals. Coates scored the first of his two goals short handed at 8:59 into the first period to make the score 3-3 . Joey Rutkowski claimed the first assist on the goal, and Caleb Perez got the second. Coates' next tally short handed made the score 4-4 in the third period. The score was assisted by Sterling Bray and Corey Caruso.
Hawkesbury put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Bears to score on any of their five power plays.
Hawks were helped by Jacob Drobczyk, who tallied one goal.Drobczyk scored in the third period to make the score 5-4 Hawkesbury . Reid Murphy and Julien Denicourt registered the assists on the goal.Hawkesbury also got points from Chris Smith, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Hawkesbury included Bruno Cheff, Joe Smith, Charles Levesque, and Drobczyk, who scored one each. More assists for Hawkesbury came via Johnathan Kovacevic, who had four, Jonathan Cyr, who had two, and Denicourt, Brett Everson, and Murphy, who contributed one apiece.
Smiths Falls additionally got points from Bray, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Brett Garvey also scored for Smiths Falls. In addition, Smiths Falls received assists from Rutkowski, Caruso, Coltart Ethan, Cole Busschaert, Josh Leblanc, Jesse Blais , and Perez, who each chipped in one.
Andrew Tucci made 21 saves for Hawkesbury on 22 shots. Hawks incurred ten minutes in penalty time with five minors. Evan DeBrouwer rejected 25 shots on goal for Smiths Falls. Bears incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
