Matchup: Oakland will faceoff against Cleary University Friday night at Suburban Ice Rochester (8:55pm). This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.
Scouting Oakland: Oakland is led up front by forward Gonzalo Almanza with two goals and three assists. Forward Vincent Anderson has one assist and forward Alexander Rekar has scored one goal and one assist. Captain Keith Pilut leads the defense with one goal. In net Parker Remelius has a 6.00 goals against average and a save percentage of 91% and goalie Jacob Zomick has a 6.00 goals against average and a save percentage of 89%
Broadcast: The game will air on the Oakland ACHA DI Hockey Youtube channel with Corey Hagood and Brian Fisher.
This & That:
-Last Friday Oakland outshot Central Michigan 58-37.
Captain Keith Pilut ranks 14th in all time points by a defenseman at Oakland with 23 and 12th in points with 35.
Goalie Wyatt Sloetjes made 34 saves in his Oakland debut, the most by a freshman goalie in his debut in program history.
Family Weekend: October 5 (5:40pm puck drop) and October 6 (11:30am puck drop) vs Mercyhurst. A family friendly event with hockey games, and fun!
Game Week Comments:
Assistant Coach Greg Meuser: “When we stick to our systems the energy on the bench is flowing, guys are staying more loose and playing more confident, once we stray away from the systems is when we see them get more fatigued and frustrated. The more we stick to our systems, the more energy they have late in the games . Sticking to the systems is a big part in creating offensive opportunities while limiting our opponents opportunities in our defensive zone.”