The quarterfinal matchup saw a closely contested first period as Nick Fornier opened the scoring for Trent. After allowing two goals from the Badgers, Mason Tardiff regained Trent’s lead with a pair of scores for a 3-2 game after the first.
In the second frame, the Excalibur allowed two more goals from the Badgers but Fornier and Tardiff kept scoring as well. Both earned hat tricks this stanza as Fornier scored three goals, totalling four, while Tardiff scored once, his third of the game, to make it 7-4.
After allowing a Badger goal to open the third period, Trent went on a five-goal run to extend their lead to 12-5. Jordan Dool, Reed Chamberlin, Will White and Connor Curtis (twice) scored in the run.
Unfortunately for Peterborough, they received unsportsmanlike penalties which gave momentum to the Badgers. They rang off three straight power-play goals to start closing the gap. Brock scored one more goal to end the period 12-9 in favour of Trent.
Brock continued the pressure in the final stanza as they shut down Peterborough’s offense and scored two goals, the first on the power play. With 5:20 left in regulation, Colton Armitage scored the game-tying goal for the Badgers to make it 12 apiece going into overtime.
In extra time, both teams had opportunities to score. In the end, Noah Simonelli launched a shot from a wide angle, beating Trent goaltender Callan Baker to cap off the miraculous comeback from the Badgers to win 13-12.
The Badgers moved on to the semifinals as Trent was sent home with a quarterfinal finish.
