The Ice Sharks showed up in St. Mary's on April-18th with 11 skaters, but managed to start the season off with a 4-3 win, over the Thunder. While it wasn't an overly physical game, the refs seemed to think the Sharks were guilty of many infractions early in the game, with 3 straight penalties. The Thunder capitalized with 2 power-play goals. The Sharks capitalized on a power-play of their own in the third, to tie the game. Then scored the game winner on a pretty passing play, with only a couple minutes to play.