Moment: Pendery Caps GRCC Comeback
April 9, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
When Jack Pendery scored 5 minutes and 25 seconds into overtime on March 11, 2016, he finished Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s comeback from a two-goal deficit and sent the Eagles to the Division 3 hockey championship game with a 3-2 win over Chelsea.
The Bulldogs quickly took a 2-0 first-period lead in this Semifinal. But the Cougars scored once in the second period and again in the third to tie the score, and for the game outshot Chelsea 53-24.
“All I heard was a bunch of screaming and roaring,” Pendery said postgame of his winning goal. “I didn’t honestly didn’t see the goal clearly go in, but at that moment I felt relief off my chest.”
Click for Grand Rapids Press coverage – Jack Pendery’s OT goal lifts Grand Rapids Catholic Central past Chelsea, into D3 state championship – and watch the game winner below with coverage from the NFHS Network.
2020-21 Ice Hockey Regional Brackets Announced
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 7, 2021
The 2020-21 Hockey Regional brackets, with top-two teams seeded, were released Sunday morning on MHSAA.com.
The top two teams in each Regional were selected based on the Michigan Power Ratings (MPR) from the regular season through Saturday’s games. Those two teams are placed on the opposite sides of their Regional brackets, making the Regional Final the earliest those teams could meet.
Click to see Regional bracket line assignments: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3.
Click to see all Regional brackets: Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3.
Click for Michigan Power Ratings for hockey. Postseason play begins March 15.