Rochester, MI- Oakland ACHA DI Hockey opens the 2026-27 season against the Duquesne Dukes Friday night 8:55pm and Saturday night at 6:40pm at Suburban Ice Rochester. This season features a roster overhaul, especially on the blueline with the addition of key players such as Sean O’Connor and Miloš Matijević. Other defensive pieces, including Joseph Borro and James Olbrich are to help the blueline limit shots against.
The forward group sees the return of Vincent Anderson, along with James Talmers, Stefano Mini, and captain Patrick Czarnecki. A second season of Antonio Carlisi, Conner Gibson, Connor Wilson, and Joe Aiello should help the forward group create scoring opportunities. Key additions include Spencer Nicoloff and Mike Bishop.
The goalies feature Connor Carroll returning to the starters net, with Alex Insana and Theo Neilsen as his backups.
Duquesne returns its second leading scorer from last season in forward Alex Goldan. Forwards Jason Tucker, Luke Lavrich, and Brandon Barger are back for another season. Top defender Finn Moss is back on the blueline, along with returners Liam Mooney and Jared Smith. Newcomers include Kobe Koizumi and Dante Albanese. In net Ethan Sensenig, who was in net for one of Duquesne’s wins over Oakland last season is joined by Aiden Bobbs and Colin Thurnau.
The weekend series will air on YouTube with Corey Hagood and Brian Fisher starting an 11th season together behind the mic.