POOL A: Drew Fisher (Cretin-Derham Hall) had a goal and an assist and goaltenders Ben Dardis (Mahtomedi) and Marko Belak (Cretin-Derham Hall) combined to stop 27 of 28 shots to lead the Minnesota Seniors to the first-round victory. Minnesota's Hogan Sinjem (Rogers), Miken Miller (Rogers) and Kaden Nelson (Grand Rapids) also scored.
POOL A: JJ Wiebusch (Madison Edgewood) scored twice and Isaac Rentmeester (Notre Dame Academy each scored twice as the Wisconsin Seniors cruised past Colorado in a first-round matchup. Anthony Heinrichs (Verona) scored one of three third-period goals for the Wisconsin Seniors.
POOL B: Peyton Blair (Centennial) scored three goals and Tommy Cronin (St. Thomas Academy) had four assists to lead Minnesota HP-18 past Wisconsin HP-18 in a first-round matchup. Tomas Anderson (Stillwater) and Jack Erickson (Hill-Murray) split the goaltending duties for Minnesota HP-18.
POOL B: Carter Sproule (Grand Forks Red River) scored twice and Trent Wiemken (Fargo Davies) posted a shutout on 14 shots as defending champion North Dakota eased to a first-round victory over the Michigan Seniors. Owen Witt (West Fargo) had two assists for North Dakota.