Hockey Night in West Michigan

Tonight is the peak of a very rough weak. It's cold and flu season, plus the snowy West Michigan weather has lead to a boatload of cancellations this week. Plus, I've seen key players going down to injury and struggling back from the injured reserve list this week. In short, it's the time of the season when teams have to clear all the distractions, play through the injuries and focus on the

GRCC 8 West Catholic 1

The Cougars defeat the Falcons in the last City League hockey matchup between the two crosstown rivals. Paul Ziemke had a five point game, including his second consecutive hat trick, and John Dery had four assists to power the Cougar offense. Kevin Boman and freshman Brandon Carey each had two goals, while Clayton Brackett chipped in a goal and two assists. Matt Woronko had the lone tally for

Lowell Caledonia 4 Blades 3

In the opening game of the K-Blades Tournament, Lowell/Caledonia played the host Blades to a 0-0 score at the end of two periods after Corey Phillips for L/C and John Lloyd of the Blades put on a goaltending clinic. The third period turned out to be totally the opposite, as both teams lit up the scoreboard. After L/C scored on a power-play 18 seconds into the third, the Blades came back with