The Portland Jr. Winterhawks edged the Tacoma Rockets 5-4 in a lively affair. Tacoma struck first through Caleb Workman and added another from Mathis Rosseels before Miller Ryan pulled one back in the third, while Portland answered with goals from Trevor Stephenson, Brendan Adams, Lucas Wyner and two from Tucker Fox to secure the win. The game included some penalties but plenty of end-to-end action, with goalies Keegan Hourihan and Oliver Frank each making numerous saves. Both teams showed great competitiveness and left everything on the ice in a fun, hard-fought contest.