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.

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0:45 - Clarkston at Detroit Catholic Central Recap
1:52 - Plymouth at Livonia Churchill Recap
2:46 - Forest Hills Central at Mona Shores Recap
3:31 - Brother Rice at Houghton Recap
4:18 - Alpena at the North-South Showcase
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12:28 - Warrior Player of the Year Update
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