Teams from all over the state converged on Arctic Coliseum in Chelsea this week for the Michigan High School Public Hockey Showcase and the Chelsea hockey team came away with a split of two games at the event.
The Bulldogs opened with a tough 3-2 loss to Rockford Thursday night.
After a scoreless first period, the Rams exploded for three goals in the second to take a 3-0 lead into the third.
Chelsea began to peck away at the Rockford lead when Nic Smith scored for the Bulldogs with 8:20 left in the third.
The lead would be cut to 3-2 when Shane McLaughlin found the net with just under five minutes left, but the Bulldogs could not find the equalizer in a 3-2 loss.
Kyle Valik and Brandon Davila earned assists for Chelsea, while Luke Webster made 25 saves in net.
The Bulldogs bounced back with a 4-2 win over Marysville Friday night.
Jacob Brant and Stevie Cattell scored first period goals to put the Bulldogs up 2-0 after one period.
Marysville answered with a pair of second period goals to even things at 2-2 after three.
Chelsea retook the lead with 6:50 left when Eli Russell knocked home a power play goal on a mad scramble in front of the net to make it 3-2.
Things got dicey in the final moments when the Bulldogs were called for a penalty with 1:53 left to go a man down.
Marysville pulled its goaltender for a 6 on 4 advantage, but Keegan Montgomery would seal the win with an empty net goal with 24 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.
Lucas Milne picked up two assists, while Montgomery had one for Chelsea.
Chelsea improved to 10-6-2 overall on the season.
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