On October 11 2012, Colin Behenna (Waterloo) burst onto the OUA scene with two goals in his regular season debut with the Waterloo Warriors. Now, nearly four years and a legendary career later, he made sure his final regular season contest was just as memorable.

Behenna registered four goals and an assist, and the Warriors claimed the third seed in the OUA West division playoff picture with a 5-2 win over the Western Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in London.

Brett Mackie (Whitby) scored a goal and added three helpers, while defencemen Joe Underwood (Canton) and Mike Moffat (Waterloo) chipped in with a pair of assists each. The win means Waterloo will finish with a record of 16-11-1, and they'll open the playoffs against the sixth-seed Ryerson Rams next week.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs let a chance to claim first place go by the wayside with the defeat. They finish with a record of 18-10-0, good for the second seed in the OUA West playoff picture. They'll open their quest for a title against the seventh-seed Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

Mike Morrison (Hamilton) completed his late-season turnaround with a 34-save victory. His save percentage was below .850 at one point, but Morrison helped lead the Warriors to a 12-3-1 record over their last 16 games, finishing with a .907 save percentage. Peter Delmas had a forgettable afternoon in the Mustangs' cage, stopping just 9 of 13 shots before being replaced by Greg Dodds in the first period.

The game almost instantly became the Behenna show, as the OUA West's leading scorer notched two goals before the game was three minutes old. After Western's Sean Callaghan got a goal back for the hosts, Behenna scored again on a breakaway to complete the hat trick, leaping into third all-time in Warriors scoring with 148 points. Mackie scored to make it 4-1 Warriors late in the first, chasing Delmas in the process.

The game stayed at 4-1 until midway through the third, when Behenna tapped home a Moffat goalmouth feed on the man advantage. Stephen Sanza scored late for the Mustangs, but they were unable to mount a miracle charges, and Waterloo took the decision by that same 5-2 margin.

The Warriors will now look to continue their hot streak into the postseason, as they face off against the Ryerson Rams for the best-of-three OUA West Division Quarterfinals. Game one is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 7:30 pm from the Columbia Icefield Arena.