In their first game, the Stars faced off against the Long Island Rebels. The Stars won this game 8-5 in a very exciting back and forth contest. The Stars were led to victory by Matt Lucyshyn and Nick Walter each scoring a hat trick.
In Game two, the Stars faced off against the Pittsburgh Arctic Foxes. Alex Bernas and Jacob Fort each netted a pair of goals leading the stars to a 7-0 victory. Jude Rajakrishnan earned the shutout for the Stars.
The Charlotte Jr Checkers were next up in game three. Once again the strong offense from Matt Lucyshyn scoring his second hat trick on the tournament led the Buffalo Stars to a 6 – 1 victory and placing the Stars into the Championship game.
In the Championship game the Buffalo Stars once again would face the Long Island Rebels. This game would prove to be a battle with faced paced end to end action. The Stars jumped out to a quick 1 – 0 lead on the goal scored by Lucas Prince and the first period would end that way. The Rebels came out flying in the second period and tied the score 1 -1. Several minutes later Jacob Grazen would push the Stars to a 2-1 lead. Lucas Prince would tally his second goal of the game and give the Stars a 3-1 lead.
With a 3-1 lead going into the third period, both teams started dictating the pace as a non-stop back and forth action lead to the Rebels scoring and pulling within a goal. However, the solid goal tending of Cameron Ruggiero and Alex Bernas and Jacob Grazen adding insurance goals would seal the deal for the Stars in a 5-2 win and winning the Congressional Cup Tournament.
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