Moment: Nordstrom Sends Hancock to Final
May 22, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Alex Nordstrom had quite a hockey season during the winter of 2015-16, and put a giant exclamation point on the end with his performance during Finals weekend at USA Hockey Arena.
He’d finish his freshman campaign with 33 goals and 26 assists, including a pair of goals in Hancock’s 4-2 Division 3 Final win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central. But arguably the biggest goal of all came a day earlier.
Nordstrom’s backhand into the next 6:51 into overtime on March 11, 2016, gave Hancock a 2-1 Semifinal win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and sent the Bulldogs to Saturday’s championship game. The title would be the program’s first since 1999.
Click for coverage of the Semifinal from State Champs Sports Network and watch the game winner below from the NFHS Network.
Highlight Reel: D2 Hockey Semifinals
March 13, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Livonia Stevenson and Birmingham Brother Rice will meet Saturday to the decide this season's MHSAA Division 2 hockey champion.
Below are highlights from the NFHS Network for all four teams that played in Thursday's Semifinals at Compuware Arena.
Livonia Stevenson 3, Escanaba 2
FIRST GOAL WUNDER - Escanaba's Levi Wunder tallied his 46th goal of the season in the first period of this Division 2 Semifinal against Livonia Stevenson, getting the rebound off his own shot.
LEONARD BLASTS IT IN - Livonia Stevenson got two goals in less than a minute in the second period to take the lead. The first was on this blast by Shane Leonard.
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Birmingham Brother Rice 4, Grosse Pointe South 0
ROSA'S FIRST GOAL - Nick Rosa had two second period goals for Birmingham Brother Rice in its 4-0 Division 2 Semifinal win over Grosse Pointe South. Here's the first, where he follows Matthew Manning's bounce off the side of the goal.
REINHART BREAKAWAY - Brother Rice scored three goals in less than three minutes in the second period of its Division 2 Semifinal. Here Dana Reinhart scores on a breakaway.
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