The round-robin was a crazy one; in the first place, the host Buffalo Bees had a good streak, winning the first four games but losing the last two to both the Oaks and the Bears, which angered Ryan Byron Sr. There were words that both Sr and Jr butting heads throughout the season even though the Bees have been successful for the past four years. The OMJHA Smyth Cup champion, the Oakville Oaks, did well, but their losses to the Bees and twice to the Forest Kings hurt their chance to take first place, and they finished second 3-3. The Forest King won twice over the Oaks and the Bears, but their two blowout losses to the Bees hurt them so much that they lost to the Bears on the last day of the round-robin. It was almost another déjà vu for the Moncton Bears as they lost the first four games, and many believed that the Bears may get another winless tournament run, but they won their first over the Bees and their second over the Forest Kings to go to the semi-finals finishing 4th.
Semi-Finals
Buffalo Bees vs. Moncton Bears
First-place Buffalo Bees held their ground against the Bears after the Bears tied it at two after the second period; midway in the third, William VanDean scored twice for the Bees as the third period came to an end as the Buffalo Bees are going to the finals for the third year in a row winning the semi-final game 4-2.
Oakville Oaks vs. Abbotsford Forest Kings
It was a back-and-forth match between the Forest Kings and the Oaks as each scored goals all the way to the third period when Aaron Boyer scored from point spot to tie the game up with only 30 seconds left, the Forest Kings tried to score as Ryan Wedgewood got an open net shot, but it bounces off the post, and the clock hit zero, and both teams are going to overtime. 4:50 minutes left into overtime, Ryan Wedgewood got another chance to score when he took the puck and passed through the Oaks defence, shot past the goalie, and scored the overtime winner 6-5 and moved on to the finals.
Valor Cup Finals
Buffalo Bees vs. Abbotsford Forest Kings
The first period came and gone, with Buffalo scoring a goal made by Todd Zemlak by pure luck; in the second period, it took Abbotsford top star Ryan Wedgewood to score a goal to tie it up, but 15 seconds later, Mark O’Reilly broke the tie game to give the Bees the lead as the second period came to an end, it was all Buffalo in the third as William VanDean scored twice as the clock ticks away many were expect both Sr. and Jr. celebrate together instead Jr. went to the team's locker room to get everything together while Sr. looks like a very not happy owner, the clock hit zero the Buffalo Bees wins the team’s first Valor Cup championship winning 4-1 over the Abbotsford Forest Kings, William VanDean was named the Valor Cup MVP, and Greg Dahlstrom received the Valor Cup Trophy and raise it up as the Bees fans celebrate.
