Chelsea Hockey vs St Clair Shores United: 8 February 2014

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!