Highlight Reel: D1 Hockey Semifinals

March 13, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Detroit Catholic Central and Grandville will meet Saturday to the decide this season's MHSAA Division 1 hockey champion.

Below are highlights from the NFHS Network for all four teams that played in Friday's Semifinals at Compuware Arena. 

Detroit Catholic Central 4, Detroit U-D Jesuit 3

U-D GOES ON TOPDetroit U-D Jesuit takes a 2-1 lead against Detroit Catholic Central in the first period of this Division 1 Semifinal, with both goals coming from Christian Wirth-Karbler. Here's the second goal. 

CC SCRAMBLEDetroit Catholic Central scored two second period goals 36 seconds apart to take the lead to stay. Brian Kearns gets the goal in this scramble in front of the Detroit U-D Jesuit net.

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Grandville 3, Bay City 2

FOLLOW THE BOUNCING PUCKAfter a scoreless first period, Conner Fischer opened the scoring for Grandville with a shot that bounced off at least a couple of players en route to the net.

WOLVES MAKE IT CLOSEBay City pulled to within a goal at 3-2 in the third period when Hunter David scored for the second time. 

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(Photo, from MHSAA Quarterfinals, by Andrew Knapik/Southgate).  

Highlight Reel: Ice Hockey Finals

March 14, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA Communications Director
 

This MHSAA hockey season came to a close Saturday with all three championships won by teams from the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League. 

Click below for highlights from all three Finals, with one for each of the six teams that took the ice at Compuware Arena.

Division 1: Detroit Catholic Central 5 Grandville 2 

BANG-BANG BULLDOG GOALSGrandville got both of its goals 14 seconds apart. Jacob Baum on the power play, and Gianni Vitali on a scramble in front of the net closed the CC lead to 3-2.

BUT CC ANSWERS A power play gave Detroit Catholic Central an opportunity to quell the Grandville rally. Evan Rochowiak scores the first of his two goals a minute after the Bulldogs pulled close.

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Division 2: Birmingham Brother Rice 6, Livonia Stevenson 3

STEVENSON TIES IT UPLivonia Stevenson got two goals two minutes apart in the second period to tie the Division 2 Final at 2-2. Joe Alcantara scores for the Spartans on the deflection. 

PYC-ING UP THE REBOUNDBrendan Pyc put Birmingham Brother Rice on top to stay with two power play goals late in the third period. Here he scores his second on a rebound with 40 seconds left.

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Division 3: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3, Houghton 0

CRANES LIGHT IT UP QUICKLY It took less than a minute for Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood to get on the board in the Division 3 Final against Houghton. Mason Schultz goes top shelf on the rebound.

ADASKAVEG ADDS TO THE LEAD Cole Adaskaveg picks up the second goal for Cranbrook Kingswood with Sean O'Leary getting his second assist of the game on the play. 

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