Posts About "Chris Hartsburg"
Erie Otters Still in Position to Make OHL Playoffs
March 4th, 2020 The Erie Otters have been through a lot of stuff this season. Whether it's been trying to manage a laundry list of injuries or finding ways to overcome frustrating losses, this team has been on a wild roller-coaster ride of emotions. But despite all of that, the Otters still control their own destiny for the eighth and final playoff...
Erie Otters' Jack Duff Giving Back to His Community
February 29th, 2020 Jack Duff will never forget his roots. Just like most kids growing up, Duff always looked forward to when the local hockey team came to his school to talk. He grew up in Kingston so it was always a joy when the Frontenacs came for the day. It was a chance for him and other kids to get to see their heroes up close. Now Duff finds...
Erie Otters Hold Lengthy Meeting After Latest Loss
January 1st, 2020 The Erie Otters were hoping New Year's Eve would be a festive atmosphere inside Erie Insurance Arena. Instead, it ended with the team being booed off the ice by their home fans after an embarrassing performance. Jonathan Yantsis scored twice while Jacob Ingham made 35 saves to help the Kitchener Rangers to a decisive 6-1 win over the...
Erie Otters Falling Way Short of Expectations
December 7th, 2019 The Erie Otters have had a real rough time of late. But on Friday night at home against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, they may have reached a new low. The Greyhounds scored a goal in the first four minutes of both the first and second periods to take a 2-0 lead. Those two goals were enough to walk out of Erie Insurance Arena with...
Erie Otters' Locker Room: Meet Drew Hunter
November 6th, 2019 Welcome back Inside the Erie Otters' Locker Room. The Otters are coming off a much-needed 4-0 win Sunday against the Niagara IceDogs in a game where Los Angeles Kings' prospect Akil Thomas played defense. Turned out both teams played the game shorthanded. The Otters lost Chad Yetman to a nasty cut on his leg. Coach Chris Hartsburg...
Erie Otters' Locker Room: Approaching the Quarter Pole
October 30th, 2019 By the time this weekend's games are over, the Erie Otters will officially be done with a quarter of their season. Where in the world did the time go? Welcome back to our Inside the Locker Room feature. I figured we'd try this a little differently. We're going to make two changes moving forward. First, on weeks we publish in this...
Inside the Erie Otters Locker Room: Slow Starts & Special Teams
October 15th, 2019 In this week’s edition of “Inside the Locker Room”, Otters head coach Chris Hartsburg stops by for his usual weekly update. We also had both Jamie Drysdale and Chad Yetman with us to discuss the team's slow starts to sets and their overall thoughts on special teams. You can read last week's Inside the Locker Room here. The...
Inside the Locker Room: Erie Otters Seek More Consistency
October 8th, 2019 In this week's edition of "Inside the Locker Room", Otters head coach Chris Hartsburg stops by to give us his thoughts on their split last weekend, injury updates and a peek ahead to the games against Hamilton and Guelph. In addition, Noah Sedore talks about his recovery from an ankle injury and being back to 100%. Finally, Brendan...
Inside the Locker Room: Erie Otters Finally Getting Healthy
October 1st, 2019 In this week's edition of Erie Otters' "Inside the Locker Room", Dr. Hartsburg updates us with all the latest injury news. There's finally some good news on the horizon. We also hear from the coach about this past weekend and what they're focusing on at practice and in their next set of games. We are also joined by forward Austen...
Inside the Locker Room: Otters Prepare For 3-in-3
September 24th, 2019 In our continuing quest to enhance our Erie Otters coverage for the 2019-20 season, we are introducing a new weekly feature called "Inside the Locker Room." Every Tuesday, we will talk with the head coach of the Otters Chris Hartsburg as well as players to give you the goings on with the team as they prepare for their next set of games....
Q & A With Erie Otters GM Dave Brown
September 18th, 2019 Welcome to part three of our preseason Erie Otters Q & A series. In case you missed our first two entries, you can read our chat with head coach Chris Hartsburg here and draft eligible Hayden Fowler here. It's been a long two years in Erie since they won the OHL championship. Roster turnover coupled with a new coach trying to...
Erie Otters Q & A With Head Coach Chris Hartsburg
September 8th, 2019 By all accounts and advanced metrics, the Erie Otters should have been a playoff team last season. But they fell just short in the end. It was a disappointing end to a promising season. The Otters stayed in the playoff race for most of the season. They came up with some great efforts at different points, including a victory over...
Inside Luke Beamish's Journey Back to Health
September 7th, 2019 What a roller coaster ride Erie Otters' defenseman Luke Beamish has been on these last 19 months. Turn back the calendar to the trade deadline in 2018. The Otters knew they weren't going anywhere the season after their OHL championship. All eyes were on star forward Taylor Raddysh. It was just a matter of time before the end of an...
