Friday brought opening night for much of the Upper Peninsula, and a handful of northern Michigan teams were on the ice as well. Here are the boys varsity results Mitten Hockey could confirm from Friday, Nov. 13.
Notable games
Houghton 9, Jeffers 1. The defending Division 3 champion Gremlins opened their season at home with a mercy-rule finish early in the third period. Donnelly and Hembroff each scored twice, Kari added a goal and three assists, and Ross earned the win in net as Houghton outshot Jeffers 29-9.
Marquette 3, Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 0. The Sentinels blanked a visiting Catholic League program in a cross-state matchup to start their season.
Petoskey 3, Negaunee 0. The Northmen pulled away with a strong third period and kept the Miners off the board.
Around the state
MHSAA division assignments for this season are noted only where confirmed, so Friday’s other results are listed by region.
Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula
- Sault Ste. Marie 6, Big Rapids 2
- Cheboygan 4, Manistique 4 (OT)
Looking ahead
Hancock opens its season at home against Kingsford on Saturday morning. Houghton visits Hancock on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Marquette travels to Jeffers on Thursday, Nov. 19, before Howell and Traverse City Central head north for weekend games on Nov. 20 and 21.
Scores are reported by schools and local media and can arrive late. Results from the Lower Peninsula that could not be confirmed by press time are not included here.
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