The Jr. Ooks delivered a dominant performance from start to finish, overwhelming the Victoria Hockey Academy with a relentless offensive attack to secure a decisive 9-3 victory. The story of the game was written in the shot totals, as the Ooks fired a staggering 53 shots on goal compared to Victoria's 18, setting the tone early with a 22-shot barrage in the first period. Despite an early power-play goal from Victoria's Addison Rutten, assisted by Starlee Pincombe, the Ooks quickly responded. Kylie Bonnett, Lauren McDiarmid, and Elliya Klaus all found the back of the net in a rapid first-period sequence, with Klaus's marker coming on the power play to give the visitors a 3-1 lead they would never relinquish.
The second period saw the Ooks pull away for good. Just seconds after a penalty expired, Kylie Bonnett struck again on the power play, netting what would stand as the game-winning goal. Victoria's Avery Loudoun answered with a power-play tally of her own, assisted by Nahla Martiniuk, to briefly cut the deficit to 4-2. However, the Ooks' offensive machine, led by a spectacular performance from Elliya Klaus, kicked back into high gear. Klaus completed a natural hat-trick with two more goals, one unassisted and another from Ella Charest and Maya Virani, pushing the lead to 6-2. Victoria's Starlee Pincombe managed a solo effort to make it 6-3, but that was as close as the home side would get.
Any hope of a Victoria comeback was extinguished in the final frame as the Ooks added three more for good measure. Kylie Bonnett completed her own hat-trick, and Elliya Klaus added her fourth goal of the night, capping a phenomenal individual outing with assists from Ella Charest and Olivia Billsten. Clara Harms rounded out the scoring late, assisted by the red-hot Klaus. The game was marred by a parade to the penalty box, with 17 infractions called between the two sides. Victoria goalie Madelyn Holland faced an unenviable task, seeing 53 shots, while at the other end, Emily Baluk earned the win for the Ooks. The final score was a testament to the Ooks' overwhelming territorial dominance and finishing prowess, with Klaus and Bonnett combining for seven of their team's nine goals in a commanding display.
