Tough sledding for Bears. They lost their first 2 games.
Got outshot by a St. Lawrence Steel team in what on paper looks like a really close game, losing 4-3. The Steel team, plays in the Ontario Minor Hockey league, but got their bid by winning the New York state 14u state championship. The Bears then outshot Chesterfield, MO team 31-20 and came out with a 2-5 loss.
Seems that all 4 teams in the division were top of the Tier2 food chain, but unfortunately for the Bears they didn't get the results they needed to move on.