Two goals in the first period helped carry Stillwater to a 3-2 win over Rogers in the Red Bracket's first semifinal of the day, as the Ponies earned the right to face the winner of Woodbury/Rochester in Sunday's title game.

Jax McGlynn and Ty Tuccitto handed the Ponies its initial lead, a two-goal margin that was cut in half by Rogers' Chase Cheslock early in the second period as momentum swing to the Royals' bench in the early minutes. Tuccitto stole the mojo back with his second goal of the game, giving the Ponies a 3-1 lead entering the third period. 

Andre Swenson would pull the Royals within one goal early in the third, but Stillwater goaltender Tomas Anderson and rest of the Pony defense shut down the Royal attack for the 3-2 win. 

It only took half-a-dozen shots, but Rochester emerged from the second semifinal of the day with a 3-1 win over Woodbury, scoring the first two goals on the first five shots of the game and adding an empty-net tally to ice the win and close out the semifinal round of the Red Bracket.

Snakebitten in the quarterfinals, Samuel Jacobson of Rochester kicked off the scoring against the Predators, a goal that was answered in the same period by Woodbury's Trey Gentz. 

Ethan Dennis scored the game-winning goal for Rochester in the second period, capitalizing on a breakaway chance that gave Rochester a 2-1 lead. Mason Leimbek added the empty-netter with just one second remaining for Rochester.