Day 1 of the Blades High Performance Invitational was a great display of elite hockey. Kudos to the '01 Blades for attracting the top players from Minnesota, California and Vancouver to come to Plymouth for a great exhibition of hockey. Four games were played Friday. Anaheim, DHI and Vancouver each played two games Friday, while the Blades and Machine each played and won one.

Game 1: Machine knocks off Selects. Dustin Wolfe turned away 41 shots to help lead the Machine to a 4-1 win Friday. Killian Kiecker-Olson had two goals including a pretty slap shot goal and Bobby Brink added a pretty short handed goal and an assist to lead the Machine to the win. The Machine now sit at 2-0 heading into the final two games Saturday. By the looks of the schedule, the Orange seem to be a lock for one of the top two spots.

Game 2: Anaheim outlasts DHI 3-1. Joseph Harguindeguy had 2 goals to lead the Ducks to a win over DHI. Ethan Lamon allowed one goal on 21 shots to earn the win for Anaheim

Game 3: Blades take out DHI 7-1...the host Blades were less than hospitable to DHI Friday winning going away 7-1. Three Blades skaters notched a pair of goals; Kaden Bohlsen, Mason Nevers and Jackson Jutting. Bohlsen had a pretty snipe on the power play, Nevers lit the lamp by batting a puck out of mid air and Jutting tickled the twine on a rocket in the third period that ended any hope by DHI of coming back.

Game 4: Vancouver salvages a split, beating Anaheim 4-0...Josh Williams had a goal and an assist and Sasha Mutala added two more goals as these two high flyers lead the highly entertaining Selects to an easy win Friday in Plymouth. Blake Wood turned away 23 shots to get the shutout for Vancouver. Vancouver looks to wrestle its way back to the Championship Game Sunday if they can knock off DHI in the morning and the Blades at night.