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BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD EAGLE : MARCH 19, 2010
Cranbrook takes home 15th hockey title
The tension was gripping. The intensity mounted with every passing moment. A nervous buzz echoed throughout the rink as months of practice and games, a long playoff run and more than 14 minutes of a championship final had whittled down to 30 seconds.
 
Heartbreake and hope
Although the Pilots were denied a shot at playing for the title following a 6-5 overtime loss, the journey this group of 14 seniors, in particular, shared is something few prep athletes get to experience.


• ST. CLAIR SHORES — Shores Unified senior forward tabbed league MVP
• UTICA — Eisenhower hockey finishes season in state quarterfinal
 
C.C. win Division 1 again
Catholic Central, the No. 1-ranked team in D-1 all season, capped the 2009-10 campaign with a 6-1 victory against Howell High, wrapping the season with a 28-1-1 overall record and the 14th state title in program history.
• PLYMOUTH — Catholic Central claims D-1 state title again
 
TROY TIMES
Red Hawks wrap up excellent season
He’ll enjoy this for a while, as he and his guys should. Then the tough part will officially begin. Athens hockey coach Joe Barone has the daunting task of replacing 10 seniors before the puck drops on the 2010-11 season.
• Athens hockey claims another OAA title
• Veterans are key to Troy High success in the future
• After back-to-back years of success, Athens has set new standard
 
WEST BLOOMFIELD BEACON
St. Mary’s takes third in Catholic League playoffs
In a perfect world, Brian Klanow would have had his Orchard Lake St. Mary’s hockey team playing for the top spot in the Catholic League’s championship weekend.
• Walled Lake hockey teams headed outside for annual battle
• Klanow has reason to believe things are starting to come together
• St. Mary’s hockey sets its sights on another state title
 
ST. CLAIR SHORES SENTINEL
Shores ends 2010 playoffs
The St. Clair Shores Unified hockey team found out what a difference momentum can make in the single-elimination format of the state playoffs.
• Seniors and defense carry SCS in league play
• SCS hockey team combines veterans and rookies
SHELBY-UTICA NEWS
Eisenhower hockey fulfills potential with league title
With 16 seniors back from Eisenhower’s 2008-09 Macomb Area Conference White Division third-place squad, the pressure was on the Eagles to win the 2009-10 title from day one.
• Stevenson hockey duo fill score sheet, net
• Eisenhower hockey returns a veteran lineup
• New coach, new lineup for Utica hockey in 2009-10
 
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD EAGLE
CK earns another regional title as other local teams end season

He wasn’t being arrogant. As a matter of fact, when asked how many regional titles this was now for his program, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood hockey coach Andy Weidenbach almost sounded a bit embarrassed by the question.
• MIHL is top hockey conference with results to prove it
• Rice knows it must be better come playoff time
• Cranbrook and Grosse Pointe North meet in anual late-season battle
• Cranbrook and Catholic Central make history with outdoor game
• Bloomfield Hills Unified senior can do it all, from in goal or scoring goals
• Improvement drives Birmingham Unified hockey team
• Defending statre champ, Cranbrook hockey, hasn’t skipped a beat
• Two-of-three defending state champs highlight MIHL season preview
ROCHESTER POST
Hockey leagues join forces in MAC/OAA Showcase
It will be a hockey fan’s delight when the puck drops to kick off the Macomb Area Conference/Oakland Activities Association Showcase Feb. 6 at the Onyx Ice Arena in Rochester Hills.

• After record-setting year, Rochester United has even bigger goals
 
GROSSE POINTE TIMES
Grosse Pointe teams done in playoffs
He’s never been a fan of the word “rebuilding,” nor has he ever thought very highly of the meaning it implies. So understandably, James Bufalino didn’t use it when speaking of the recently completed hockey season.
• Playoff chase begins for Grosse Pointe hockey teams
• Cranbrook and Grosse Pointe North meet in anual late-season battle
• Somewhat difficult regular season a prelude to long playoff run for North?
• South slowly putting things together as season winds on
• Grosse Pointe South has new players and a new coach for 2009-10
MACOMB CHRONICLE
L’Anse Creuse hockey finds playoff vindication

Nothing helps make a season like winning a playoff game — unless it’s winning a playoff game against your top rival — or better yet, winning a playoff game against your top rival in overtime. The Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse hockey team experienced just that March 1 against Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, as the Lancers topped the Crusaders 4-3 in their first-round playoff matchup.   
• MAC hockey teams look to further success in playoffs
• Dakota hockey looks to build on past success
 
WOODWARD TALK
Berkley resident is all-season star
Right now,  Jordan Dean is one of the top defensemen on a very solid University of Detroit Jesuit hockey team. A few months back, he was the Cubs’ starting center on the gridiron, earning honorable-mention recognition on the All-State list.
• Berkley hockey team playing better, back on the high school map
WARREN WEEKLY
All goals for DLS hockey rest on trip to — and win in — state finals

This is it. This is what they’ve been planning on and waiting for since day one. This is the team, years in the making, constructed for this journey — to the ultimate prize. Is it a bit unfair to put so much emphasis on a state title for the Warren De La Salle hockey team? Possibly.

 
• MIHL Showcase serves as perfect playoff prep for 36 teams
• DLS has the look of a true contender, in league and in playoffs
 
FARMINGTON PRESS
Farmington teams end playoff run
There’s a notion that the 2009-10 hockey season was a relatively good one for the Farmington-area schools. That notion is not only correct, it is a vast understatement. Farmington High and Farmington Hills Unified saw their brilliant seasons come to an official close in the regional round.
• Falcons knock off the Flyers in overtime classic
• Feb. 20 could be special night for Farmington hockey teams
• Farmington hockey teams holding top spots in the OAA standings
 
MADISON PARKS NEWS
Tough record won’t diminish positive season for Foley Unified hockey

He understands why those reading his comments or hearing him speak may not, well, understand him. He also knows the way the season ended doesn’t look very flattering, nor does the team’s final record. But Bishop Foley Unified hockey coach Joey Gallant didn’t hesitate to praise the guys on his team when the 2009-10 season came to a close March 1 in the pre-regional opener.
• After nearly folding, Foley Unified hockey squad is building respectability
 
 
ROYAL OAK REVIEW
Haning in there
He’s not entirely surprised at how things have gone thus far, but in all reality, he couldn’t be more proud. Proud of the way his guys have worked, and proud of the way his guys have played. And even with a record two games under .500 at press time, proud of the current state of the Royal Oak Shrine hockey program.
 
• Shrine stays near .500 in second year as varsity team, despite low numbers
 
FRASER CRONICLE
Fraser sees improvement in results, expectations in year two
As the Fraser High hockey team wrapped up its league season with a 6-3 loss to Port Huron High, coach Don Krussman had mixed emotions. Krussman saw his team fall to the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division champion Big Reds for the second time this year, but like the Ramblers’ first loss to Port Huron, it was a sign of how far they had come in their second season together.
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