Story in Photos: 2024 Ice Hockey Semifinals
March 8, 2024
PLYMOUTH – The 2023-24 hockey season will conclude Saturday with a pair of championship matchups that followed the final coaches association rankings, and for the second straight season a Division 3 matchup that defies them.
Division 2 will start Saturday’s MHSAA Finals at 11 a.m. with top-ranked Byron Center facing No. 2 Trenton. Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood will give the Division 3 Final an unranked contender for the second straight season, as the Cranes face No. 3 East Grand Rapids at 3 p.m. The Division 1 Final will feature top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central vs. No. 2 Brighton for the third straight season, with the puck dropping at 7 p.m. to finish the day at Plymouth’s USA Hockey Arena.
Hockey Weekly Action Photos captured plenty of action from the Semifinals – all photos below are by John Castine.
Detroit Catholic Central’s Cael Rogowski (8) sends a shot during his team’s Semifinal win over Muskegon Reeths-Puffer. Rogowski scored during the second period of the 8-0 victory.
Brighton’s Cameron Duffany (16) leads a rush up the ice during his team’s overtime 4-3 Semifinal win over Clarkston. He scored the game’s first goal and added a second during the second period.
The Bulldogs’ Lane Petit (22) and Clarkston’s Trey Damian (23) work for position. Petit’s goal gave Brighton a 2-0 lead early in the second period.
Byron Center’s Collin Storey (22) rockets a shot during his team’s 6-2 Division 2 Semifinal win over Saginaw Heritage. He assisted on the game’s first goal.
Kasey Brehm (21) retains control of the puck; he scored a second-period goal.
Trenton’s Liam Summitt (4) considers his options during his team’s 5-0 Division 2 Semifinal win over White Lake Lakeland. Summitt had two assists.
The Trojans’ Jayden Jones (15) and Eagles’ Joe Sesi (24) get tangled up. Jones scored the game’s first goal and added a second during the third period.
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook goalie Garrett Dudlar covers the left side of the goal with a loose puck in front of the crease. Dudlar had 35 saves in the Cranes 5-0 Semifinal win over Houghton.
Cranes senior Michael Horton (13) and Houghton junior Jace DeForge pursue a loose puck. Horton had a goal and an assist.
East Grand Rapids senior Ian MacKeigan charges toward the puck during his team’s 3-0 win over Traverse Bay Reps as the Pioneers earned their second-straight championship game berth.
Pioneers senior Glenn Green (8) and Bay Reps senior Larson Millar work to gain possession.
TOP PHOTO Detroit Catholic Central’s Joshua Granowicz (14) and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Eli Cuti (17) await a faceoff during their Division 1 Semifinal on March 8 at USA Hockey Arena.
Performance of the Week: Houghton's Jack Sayen
March 12, 2026
Jack Sayen ♦ Houghton
Senior ♦ Hockey
The Gremlins senior forward capped his high school career with a game his community will never forget. Sayen scored the opening goal of Houghton’s Division 3 championship game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, then a full hat trick during the third period including the tying and go-ahead goals in a 5-2 win that earned the Gremlins their first Finals title since 1982.
Sayen was the third player in MHSAA history to have three goals in one period of a championship game, and one of four players – and first since 1993 – to score four goals in a Final. He also had two assists in Houghton’s 4-0 Semifinal win over Traverse Bay Reps and finished this season with 19 goals and 21 assists in making the Division 3 all-state second team. The Gremlins entered the postseason ranked No. 2 and finished the winter 25-6-1.
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