In the second round of the playoffs, Chelsea hockey faced its other old friend — “friend” — Lumen Christi.

While Chelsea was celebrating another playoff victory, this was the scene on the other end of the ice:

In the first round of the playoffs, Chelsea drew its old friend — “friend” — Dexter.

When you’re at a Chelsea hockey game, you should always be aware of what might be lurking over your shoulder. Look on the right side of this photo:

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Riverview came to town for a good old hockey game. (It’s the best game you can name, you know.)

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Chelsea hockey faced Davison to town.

As part of the Michigan Public High School Hockey Showcase — a week-long event that brings to town more than 50 high school hockey teams from all over the state — Chelsea faced St. Clair Shores United.

A little incident with the boards a couple weeks back put one of Chelsea’s captains on the bench with an injury:

Here’s hoping we get to see him back on the ice this season.

Hockey can be a rough game:

(Don’t worry. He got patched up and got back in the game.)

Take a look at the expression in this photo:

That’s the expression of someone who can’t believe the referee called a penalty.

With Chelsea holding a 3-2 lead late in the third, SCS United pulled its goalie for the extra attacker. Can you guess what happened next? Here’s a hint:

That’s right: empty net goal!

Chelsea hockey played the second half of its regular-season series with Dexter.

Chelsea’s bench obstructed my view of a goal celebration, but the face in this photo made it good enough to post even with the arm in the way:

Chelsea came back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game, but Dexter managed to come away with a 3-2 victory.