The Salem Rocks ice hockey squad (Canton, MI), was nudged 4-3 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Richard Pioneers (Riverview, MI)

With the win, Richard moves its record to 5-2 on the year. The Pioneers travel to Trenton (Trenton, MI) to confront the Trojans in a Michigan Metro battle on Friday, January 3. The Trojans enter the battle with a record of 6-1.

The Rocks now possess a 5-7 record. They play next when they host Plymouth for a Kensington Lakes - South battle on Saturday, December 21. Salem will confront a Wildcats squad coming off a 18-0 non-league loss to Novi (Novi, MI). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-9.