September 24, 2024

Schoolcraft College ice hockey hosting first home game

teammates celebrating a goal with hockey sticks up

The Ocelots finally take the ice as the new intercollegiate hockey team begins its season.

The skates are laced. The pads are on. The ice is prepped.

It’s time for Schoolcraft hockey.

After being announced late last year, the Ocelots Ice Hockey intercollegiate team will finally take to their home ice this weekend, welcoming the Trine University Thunder to Mike Modano Ice Arena in Westland as the inaugural home game.

The Ocelots have begun play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, where they play as a Division II independent.

“After plenty of practices, scrimmages and preparation, we’re looking forward to welcoming our fans to the first-ever Schoolcraft hockey game,” said Dan Phelps, the head coach of the Ocelots and a Livonia native. “This team marks a new beginning and has plenty of talent from across the region to compete. We can’t wait to play in front of our fans.”

Schoolcraft opened the season away Sept. 22, playing at the University of Toledo, where the Ocelots fell 5-1. Freshman defenseman Jerome Pegrum scored the first goal in the program’s history, putting the puck in the net in the first period against the Rockets. 

Schoolcraft is one of a handful of two-year colleges that participates in the ACHA. Schoolcraft is playing a hybrid schedule, competing with programs across all three ACHA divisions, which are predominantly all four-year institutions. As a member of the ACHA, the program is a non-scholarship sport.

Moving forward, the team will play against several other well-known schools, including Davenport, Concordia, Oakland University, Central Michigan and Michigan State, to name a few. The regular season will conclude Feb. 22 when the Ocelots take on the Calvin University Knights.

For more information, including a full schedule and roster, visit schoolcraftocelots.com.


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