Game Recap: Rockers vs. HC Venom 3/23/25

Rockers Best Venom HC 5-2, Improve Playoff Position

By Brady Beedon

Fraser MI - It was a critical weekend for the Motor City Rockers and their postseason hopes.

The Rockers capped off a massively successful weekend with a 4-2 win over Hockey Club Venom.

Motor City forward TJ Sneath got the scoring started halfway through the first, when he finished a two-on-one rush, netting his third goal in as many games.

That would be the only scoring in the opening period, heading into the middle frame at 1-0 Rockers.

Ivan Ponivanov found the back of the net 3:15 into the middle period, tying the game for the Venom at 1-1.

Neither side would light the lamp for the majority of the second period, unit Hunter Hall scored his sixth of the season with 3:33 left, giving the Rockers lead, 2-1.

HC Venom didn’t wait long to even the game in third, when Stavros Soilis tied the game just :16 into the third.

Rockers fans wouldn’t have to wait long to break the tie, as Rockers leading scorer Eli Rivers tallied his 26th of the season just 2:13 later, giving Motor City a lead they would never relinquish.

Minutes later, Brad Reitter gave the Rockers a bit of cushion when he poked a rebound into the net, extending the lead to 4-2, and ultimately securing the win.

The win is the third in a row for Motor City, marking just the second time all year the Rockers have strung three wins in a row.

“It’s been a process,” head coach Jameson Milam said. “We’ve talked about it, and the results will come if we keep sticking to this plan. Guys are starting to find comfort in their lines and scoring more.”

With the victory, the magic number for the Rockers to clinch a postseason berth sits at 14. 

“It’s one of those things as a coach you’re satisfied, but as a player you can’t be satisfied,” Milam said. “It’s not enough to go through just getting enough points. We got to really figure this out, get hot when the time is right, so that coming into the playoffs we are a confident team.”

Motor City will continue their playoff push when they square off with rival Port Huron next Friday at Big Boy Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35.