Matchup: The second semester begins with two key Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) games against Western Michigan Friday night at Suburban Ice Arena 8:55pm and Saturday at Wings West 8:30pm
Scouting Oakland: Oakland is led by forward Vincent Anderson with four goals and four assists. Forward James Talmers has scored three goals and added five assists, and forward Gonzalo Almanza has two goals and six assists. Oakland forward Alex Rekar has five points and Andrew Morrison has added two assists. On defense, captain Keith Pilut has scored four goals and added three assists. Defenseman Sebastian Stukel has two points. In net Parker Remelius has a save percentage of 92% and goalie Jacob Zomick has a save percentage of 88%.
Welcome Back: Oakland welcomes back forward Drew Schemmel and forward Justin Greene.
D-Man Debut: Defenseman Hudson Hinich will make his Oakland debut Friday night.
Forward Addition: Forward Jacob Petrycia has been added to the roster.
Broadcast: Friday’s game will air on the Oakland ACHA DI Hockey Youtube channel with Corey Hagood and Brian Fisher.
GLCHL Playoffs: The top four teams will qualify for the GLCHL Playoffs this season. Oakland is 0-2 in GLCHL play, while Western Michigan has yet to play a conference game this season. Oakland has six conference games remaining this season (Western Michigan, Toledo, and Northwood)
Head coach Nick Mammel on additions; “Having the guys come in the second semester will be a huge addition for us, first and foremost it eliminates us having a short bench. On top of that we add four very talented players to our roster. To get Hudson, Drew, Jacob and Justin back is what we need to turn our season around, thankfully for us we have the majority of our conference games ahead and that gives us a chance to put us into a great spot heading into league playoffs.