On Saturday, April 4, 2026, the Phantoms make their second journey to the State of Ohio and the first to Cleveland for a Black vs. Yellow game at Rocket Arena, home of the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). Kyle Swansegar (Black team) and Justin Saunders (Gray team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Black capture a 10-7 victory. Brian Ostwald and Jack Tackett would be the referees for the contest. Following the Black vs. Gray game, the group would stay and wat

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the Phantoms make their first trek north of the border for a Black vs. Yellow game in Windsor, Ontario and the WFCU Centre, home of the Windsor Spitfires. Trent Kik (Black team) and Sam Schaab (Gray team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Black capture a 7-2 victory. Todd Male and Cailean Lenover, both from Windsor, would be the referees for the contest. Following the Black vs. Gray game, the group would stay and watch

On Saturday, February 7, 2026, the Phantoms returned to Trinity Health Arena and Muskegon for the team's annual Muskegon Black vs. Yellow game. The Phantoms again pulled out all of the stops for the Muskegon game with a public address announcer, music dj, special effect lighting and the use of the arena's center ice video board. Brad Zehr (Black team) and Matt Zehr (Gray team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Gray capture a 10-6 victory. Brian Ostwal

On November 1, 2025 the Phantoms traveled to Rockford, Illinois and the BMO Center for a Black vs. Gray game at the Home of the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). In a game that featured plenty of new skaters to the team's network, the offense was fast and furious on the IceHogs ice as Team Gray rallied back in the second half to secure a 10-7 victory over Team Black. Trent Kik (Gray team) and Sam Schaab (Black team) would pilot their teams in a classic battle. Brian Ostwald and Walt

On March 22, 2025, the Phantoms returned to Trinity Health Arena and Muskegon to close out the 2024-2025 season of Black vs. Yellow game games. The Phantoms again pulled out all of the stops for the Muskegon game with a public address announcer, music dj, special effect lighting and the use of the arena's video board. Trent Kik (Black team) and Brad Zehr (Yellow team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Black capture a 9-3 victory. Brian Ostwald and Wal

On February 22, 2025, the Phantoms finally made it to Ohio to play in the city that housed several members of the team during their college years at the University of Toledo as well as Bowling Green. The event took two years to bring to life and the team made the most of it during an all-out scoring fest that featured 19 goals scored. Zack Kinney (Black team) and Ryker Baber (Yellow team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Black rally back to capture a

On February 8, 2025, the Phantoms would make the team's first trip to Wisconsin and play in a Black vs. Gray game at the home of Milwaukee Admirals, the UWM Panther Arena. The event took two years to bring to life and the team made the most of it during a three-day, two-night-stay in the Cheese State with a fun weekend of hockey, beer and friends. Trent Kik (gray team) and Keith Moorman (black team) would pilot their teams to a battle that would see Team Gray capture a 10-6

On November 9, 2024, the Phantoms would finally make a trip to Saginaw, Michigan after an injury forced the cancelation of the Saginaw event a year ago. Wendler Arena at the Dow Event Center would be the site to host a Black vs. Gray game. During the Saginaw Battle, Team Gray would jump out to a slim lead before Team Black would rally in the second half to secure a 8-5 victory at the home of the Saginaw Sprit (OHL). Trent Kik (Gray) and Keith Moorman (Gray) would be pitted

On April 6, 2024, the Phantoms would return to Kalamazoo, Michigan, however, would shift to the other rink in the city for a Black vs. Yellow game. Lawson Ice Arena, home of the Western Michigan Broncos, would be the site to host the special game. During the Bronco Battle, both team's would crank up the scoring and display the highest scoring game to date in a Black vs. Yellow/Gray series with a total of 21 goals being scored. Despite a back and fourth battle for much of t

On March 2, 2024, the Phantoms returned to Trinity Health Arena for a Black vs. Gray game at the home of the USHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Phantoms raised the bar to the highest level yet in Muskegon with Lee Andrews serving a Public Address Announcer, Jeremy Bos as Music DJ and honorary coaches Ezra Gennelo and Nick Howard. During the 'Battle at the House that Walker Built', Team Gray would capture a pair of goals in the first, three goals in the middle period and four

The Phantoms traveled to Genesee county and the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan on February 24, 2024 and played a Black vs. Gray game at the Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds. The battle in Flint, Michigan would witness Team Gray hang onto a 7-6 victory over Team Black. Both teams were filled with 13 skaters and a goaltender. The group was split into a Black Team and a Gray Team prior to the game and despite a early multi-goal lead by Team Gray, Team Black w

The Phantoms returned to Yost Ice Arena on Saturday, May 20, 2023 and played in the team's second game at the Michigan University stadium. The team would dig out the yellow jerseys to pair against the black sweaters in a classic battle of Black vs. Yellow in Ann Anbor. Trent Kik and Andrew Page, who were the game captains, choose to do a team/clan battle with so many members of the Lakeside Locomotives, League of Champion players, Zombies and Phantoms in the mix. So, unlik

The Phantoms traveled back to Chicago on Saturday, March 18, 2023 and played a Black vs. Gray game at Fifth Third Arena, the official practice facility of the Chicago Blackhawks. The battle in Chicago would see Team Gray defeat Team Black by the final of 4-1. Due to some player cancelations the day of the game due to a snow storm in West Michigan, Team Gray would have 12 skaters while Team Black would have 11 skaters. The group was split into a Black Team and a Gray Team v

The Phantoms traveled back east on I-96 on Saturday, January 28, 2023 and played a Black vs. Gray game at Munn Ice Arena, home to the Michigan State University Men's Hockey Team. The battle in East Lansing, Michigan would witness Team Gray overcome a 0-3 deficit and tally the next six goals to win the game 6-3. Both teams were filled with 13 skaters and a goaltender in the Land of Sparty Nation. The group was split into a Black Team and a Gray Team via a player draft earli

The Phantoms took the show on the road on Saturday, November 12, 2022 to play a Black vs. Gray game at All State Arena, home of the defending AHL champion Chicago Wolves. Team Black would capture the victory 5-2. Both teams were filled with 13 skaters and a goaltender for the Rosemont, Illinois afternoon tilt. The group was split into a Black Team and a Gray Team via a player draft earlier in the week to help keep both sides balanced and it worked. Chris Laux (Black) and CJ

The Phantoms returned to Muskegon, Michigan for the fourth time in team history on March 12, 2022 to play in a spirited Black vs. Gray game at Mercy Health Arena. Returning for the second time in these specialty games was Lee Andrews (from the Muskegon Lumberjacks) to public address the game as well as Jeremy Bos (from the Muskegon Lumberjacks) to DJ the game. Hanna Kirschner provided the operation of the scoreboard and statistics. The final score would read 5-3 Team Black

The Phantoms took the show on the road on Saturday, February 12, 2022 to play a Black vs. Gray game at Yost Ice Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan. Team Black would capture their only lead of the game when it mattered the most, as Chris Laux would tally the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Black or Team Gray 5-4. Both teams were filled with 13 skaters and a goaltender for the Ann Arbor afternoon tilt. The group was split into a Black Team and a Gray Tea

The Phantoms took the show on the road on Saturday, October 16, 2021 to play a Black vs. Gray game at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The arena, formerly known as Compuware Ice Arena, is currently home to USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. Despite climbing out to a 2-0 first period lead, Team Gray would watch as Team Black would tally the next four goals and add an empty net goal at the end to take claim to a 5-2 victory. Team Gray was boosted by 1

The Phantoms returned to Muskegon, Michigan on April 10, 2021 to play in a spirited Black vs. Gray game at Mercy Health Arena. For the first time in the history of these specialty games, the Phantoms were able to secure Lee Andrews (from the Muskegon Lumberjacks) to public address the game as well as Jeremy Bos (from the Muskegon Lumberjacks) to DJ the game. Hanna Kirschner provided the operation of the scoreboard and statistics. The final score would read 8-7 Team Gray, h

On February 8, 2020, the West Michigan etched another venue into the team's rich history of playing 'On The Road'. Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan played host to a Phantom Black vs. Phantom Gray game and the old barn lived up to history. A group of 25 members and friends of the Phantoms skated in a scrimmage game at the historic rink before catching an exciting Kalamazoo Wings vs. Indy Fuel game later that evening. "Kalamazoo and Wings Stadium have been home to hockey