Coyotes Top 4 Prospects 2017 Louis Pannone | July 12, 2017 For the last few seasons, the Arizona Coyotes have been touted as having one of the deepest and most talented prospect pools in the NHL. Indeed, years of solid scouting and…
Measuring Impact of Erie Otters’ Memorial Cup Run Mark Scheig | May 29, 2017 Make no mistake about it. The Erie Otters’ 4-3 loss to the Windsor Spitfires in the Mastercard Memorial Cup Final was by far their most crushing defeat of the season.…
Celebrating the Erie Otters’ OHL Championship Mark Scheig | May 13, 2017 Even the greatest of teams start with the humblest of beginnings. The story of the Erie Otters begins with the lowest of lows. Flashback to the 2011-12 season. The Otters…
Hope on the Horizon for Hockey’s Hapless: Western Conference Chris O'Reilly | April 30, 2017 In the first edition of this article, I discussed the eight non-playoff qualifiers in the East. My goal was to highlight a few of their positives and focus on the improvements…
Otters Keep Hitting on First-Round Picks Matt Wilson | April 29, 2017 Much has been made of the importance of stockpiling second-round draft picks in the OHL Priority Selection. Because the OHL prohibits the trading of first-round picks, second rounders are the most…
Coyotes Look For Keller to Develop Mark Brown | March 27, 2017 With the emphasis on placing younger players in the lineup, the Arizona Coyotes moved another step in that direction. Before practice Sunday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, the…
Coyotes’ Prospects Earning High Praise Louis Pannone | March 14, 2017 There’s no doubt that it has been a very long season for Arizona Coyotes fans. In a year where it was expected that the team would take another step forward…
Anthony Cirelli Paces Erie Otters’ 10-Goal Outburst Mark Scheig | March 4, 2017 Coming off a weekend where the Erie Otters lost two of three games, they looked to start this weekend with a bang in their pursuit of home ice advantage throughout…
Alex DeBrincat: From Undrafted to Historic Mark Scheig | February 20, 2017 Turns out Connor McDavid was right after all. Not that there was much doubt in what he said about Alex DeBrincat. But it’s scary to think back about how right…
Erie Otters February Check-Up Mark Scheig | February 17, 2017 It seems these days that the Erie Otters make history with every passing game. That’s because they have made history almost every game of late. When you have players like Dylan…
Otters Heating up at Perfect Time Colin Gallant | February 12, 2017 The Ontario Hockey League‘s Western Conference is more competitive than it’s been in a long, long time. Even without the likes of Connor McDavid, Mitch Marner, Matthew Tkachuk, and the…
OHL Post-Deadline Power Rankings Colin Gallant | January 22, 2017 One of the greatest things about junior hockey is the flashes of brilliance we see on a daily basis. The unrealistic expectations we usually put on the shoulders of junior…