The Aces Hockey Academy turned the second period into a personal highlight reel, exploding for a staggering nine goals to dismantle the Gorillas Hockey Academy by a final score of 10-3. The game was a tale of two teams, with the Aces showcasing relentless offensive pressure and clinical finishing, particularly from their top line, while the Gorillas were left reeling from a defensive collapse they could not recover from. The opening frame was a tightly contested affair, with both teams trading 10 shots, but the floodgates burst wide open in the middle period.
The Aces' onslaught began early in the second. Benjamin Thorne (#21) opened the scoring just 1:45 into the period, but that was merely a prelude. Jude Fisher (#81) quickly made it 2-0, and Augustine Paziuk (#86) added another to establish a commanding lead. The Gorillas briefly showed a pulse when Rylan Mudry (#8) found the net, assisted by James Marsh (#38) and Zeke Smith (#18), to cut the deficit to 3-1. However, the Aces responded with a devastating six-goal barrage in under three minutes. Theodore Wells (#77) started the run, followed immediately by another from Jude Fisher. Jadon Penny (#44), Theodore Wells again, and Bennett Bolding (#20) all scored in rapid succession, turning the game into a 9-1 rout and chasing Gorillas' goalie Benjamin Brosda, who faced a relentless 22-shot period.
To their credit, the Gorillas showed fight in the third, outshooting the Aces 14-7. Ryder Akister (#13) scored early to make it 9-2, but the Aces' Lars Lund (#96) answered with two of his own to restore the seven-goal cushion. Rylan Mudry added a late second goal for the Gorillas to complete his personal multi-goal night, but it was a mere consolation. Aces netminder Owen Pelletier (#88) was credited with the win in a game where goalie stats were not officially tracked, but his team's overwhelming shot advantage of 39-30 told the defensive story. The game was marred by 11 total penalties, including a pair of roughing minors in the final minutes, as frustration boiled over for the overwhelmed Gorillas in a contest dominated by the Aces' explosive offense.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorillas Hockey Academy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Aces Hockey Academy | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorillas Hockey Academy | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | |
| Aces Hockey Academy | 10 | 22 | 7 | 39 |
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| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Rylan Mudry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryder Akister | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Zachary Gauvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Kian Devji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Marek Goudreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jaxon Horner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 56 | Jaxsen Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nicolas Grmek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | James Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Eli Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Sterling Grandinetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Benjamin Brosda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Masen Moyles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Nathan Lizotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Owen Bird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Zeke Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Van Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Benjamin Brosda | 60:00 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 0.74 |
| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Lars Lund | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Jude Fisher | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | Theodore Wells | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 86 | Augustine Paziuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Jadon Penny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Benjamin Thorne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Bennett Bolding | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 91 | Brody Chetek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Owen Pelletier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Aidan DeForest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 72 | Ayden Medeiros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Rhys Thompson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Drew Strudwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brady Rich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Braxton Madu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Reese Vandermeer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jax Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Grayden Patrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Owen Pelletier | 60:00 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 0.90 |
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