Catholic Central Falls in State Hockey Final

Brighton defeats Shamrocks 2-1 in Division 1 state championship game.

Detroit Catholic Central lost to Brighton High School in the Division 1 hockey state championship game Saturday at Compuware. Michael Yuhasz scored a goal and assisted on another for Brighton, which won the title for the second straight year. Lucas Morgan also had a goal and an assist, and Daniel Bosio had an assist for the Bulldogs. Carson Gatt scored for Catholic Central (22-8 overall record). Brighton defeated Grosse Pointe North 4-3 to win last year's state championship game. The Shamrocks have won seven state titles since 2000, most recently in 2010, according to the MHSAA website. Do you have any photos of the game? Upload them to this article by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos."

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Catholic Central Beats East Kentwood, Heads to Championship

CC will play Brighton for the state title Saturday night.

Detroit Catholic Central High School is looking to capture another state hockey title this year as the varsity team beat East Kentwood 8-0 Friday in the Division 1 semifinals at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. CC will now play Brighton in the championship game Saturday at 6 p.m. at Compuware. Brighton (27-2-1 record) won the state title in 2012. The Shamrocks have won seven state titles since 2000, most recently in 2010, according to the MHSAA website. Fans can watch the game live online at MHSAA.tv or listen to it live at MHSAANetwork.com. The audio and video will also be archived for on-demand access, and CD’s and DVD’s of all games can be ordered online. Go Shamrocks! Do you have any photos of the game? Upload them to this article by …

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Catholic Central Hockey Beats Plymouth, Heads to Semifinals

The Shamrocks are on the road to win the state championship.

Detroit Catholic Central is looking to capture the state title in hockey this year as the team defeated Plymouth in the quarterfinals and now moves on to the semis. The Shamrocks beat the Wildcats Wednesday with a score of 5-1. “It feels great,” Catholic Central head coach Todd Johnson told MI Prep Zone. “It feels like a long, long time. But, it feels great.” CC has won seven state titles since 2000, most recently in 2010, according to the MHSAA website. The Shamrocks will now play East Kentwood in the semifinals on Friday at 6 p.m. at Compuware Arena in Plymouth. Fans can watch the game live online at MHSAA.tv or listen to it live at MHSAANetwork.com. The audio and video will also be archived for on-demand access, and CD’s and DVD’s of …

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Catholic Central Hockey Wins Regional Final

The team heads to the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Detroit Catholic Central's varsity hockey team won the regional title Saturday. The team beat Brother Rice 3-1. The Shamrocks now move on to play Plymouth High School in the Division 1 Quarterfinals Wednesday, according to the MHSAA website. The game will be held at the Ann Arbor Yost Arena at 7:30 p.m. If they win, CC will face the winner of Wednesday's East Kentwood vs. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer game in the semifinals on Friday. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday. Other teams in the running are Utica Eisenhower, Detroit U-D Jesuit, Brighton and Bay City Central. Do you have any photos of the game? Upload them to this article by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos."

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Teens Will Compete to Impress Scouts at Prep Hockey Showcase

Athletes will descend on Trenton to compete in front of college coaches and scouts at the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League Prep Hockey Showcase Feb. 6-9. One of Detroit Catholic Central's games will be broadcast on TV.

Over 80 scouts packed into the Kennedy Recreation Center last year for the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League (MIHL) Prep Hockey Showcase, and showcase officials are expecting as many or more this year. Over 43 top-ranked high school teams, with hockey players from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ontario, are set to play several games over the four-day event, according to an MIHL release. "There's going to be a lot of great hockey and a lot of scouts come from all over the place," said Tim Beaker operations manager at Kennedy. The 13th annual showcase is set for Feb. 6-9. Games begin at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7, 10 a.m. Feb. 8 and 8 a.m. Feb. 9. For those who prefer their hockey in the comfort of their own homes, PlayOn! Sports, …

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MHSAA Video Highlights Catholic Central vs. UofD Hockey Game

View highlights from the game beginning at minute 3:40 in the video below.

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Red Wings Alumni to Play Hockey for O'Rourke Charity

Tickets are still available for Dec. 21 charity game at Plymouth’s Compuware Arena.

Red and blue may not be Christmas colors, but the two will face off in the spirit of the season to raise funds for the family of fallen West Bloomfield Police Department Officer Patrick O'Rourke. The Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and the Joe Kocur Foundation for Children will hit the ice at Compuware Arena in Plymouth Dec. 21 to play a charity hockey game, the proceeds of which will be donated to the O'Rourke Family Trust. O'Rourke, 39, was fatally shot Sept. 9 while responding with other officers to what police believed could have been a suicidal man. The incident sparked a barricaded gunman standoff that ended when police found the suspect, Ricky Coley, 50, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. O'Rourke was the department's …

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Arena Reopens After Plymouth Team Falls Ill

Taylor Sportsplex reopens, norovirus cited for widespread illness.

Plymouth Hockey Team Falls Ill at Weekend Tournament

Norovirus cited in incident that left Victory Honda Midget AAA squad with just 8 skaters as they played for national tournament berth.

A Plymouth hockey team is recovering after several players were hospitalized with flu-like symptoms Sunday during a state tournament at a Taylor ice rink. According to parent Tyler Best of Plymouth Township, several Victory Honda Midget AAA 18U players fell ill Sunday before a game against the Little Caesar's AAA team in a Michigan Amateur Hockey Association tournament at Taylor Sportsplex. Tyler Best said he took his 17-year-old son, Drew, home Sunday between games and when they returned to the rink at 5 p.m., several players had already started vomiting between 2-4 p.m. "I didn't know how bad it was until game time," Tyler said. Just 15 minutes prior to the 6:30 p.m. faceoff, Tyler said, two Victory Honda players were hospitalized and …

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ecnalubma

4:24 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Thank goodness that everyone stricken by this illness are expected to fully recover. The thought of replaying, or getting a “bye” because of illness is ridiculous. As I read, the other team also suffered a break out of the same symptoms. This is not a morality or sportsmanship issue; both teams faced the same opponent and suffer from the same symptoms. This isn’t a matter of a redux, VH Canton …   more ›

Plymouth Whalers

Plymouth Whalers' Five-Goal Explosion Nets 8-4 Win in Mississauga

Whalers win two out of three in weekend road trip.

MISSISSAUGA - The Plymouth Whalers exploded for five goals in the third period to snap a 3-3 tie and the Whalers went on to defeat the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, 8-4, in an Ontario Hockey League game played Sunday afternoon before 1,582 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Plymouth now is 6-5-2-0; Mississauga now is 9-3-0-1. The Whalers won two out of three games on the road this weekend, winning 5-1 in Erie on Friday, losing 4-0 in Niagara on Saturday and winning this afternoon in impressive fashion in the third period. If Plymouth had tired legs in the third period of a third game in less than three nights, it didn’t show.  The Whalers’ forecheck in the third period proved to be the difference in the game. J.T. Miller led the way…

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