OHL Facing Tough Decisions With American-Based Teams Frankie Benvenuti | October 24, 2020 The Ontario Hockey League has trouble brewing when it comes to the 2020-21 season and the American teams are making everything even more difficult. The OHL features three American teams;…
Needing Home Cookin’: Spitfires Weekend Road Woes Dave Jewell | October 23, 2018 What started as a promising weekend for the Windsor Spitfires turned into a head-scratcher as they hit the road. After their long Eastern road trip last weekend, the Spitfires needed…
Russian Connection Working for Erie Otters Hali Hetz | February 8, 2018 A Russian, American, and Canadian all walk into an ice rink…and begin to speak Russian with each other. It may sound like the preface to a bad bar joke, but…
Post-OHL Trade Deadline: New Otters Hali Hetz | January 12, 2018 With the OHL trade deadline officially passed, the Erie Otters (and their fans) can get settled in for a less-volatile second half of the season. The Otters have made their…
Troy Timpano: Testament to Hockey’s Lifelong Connections Hali Hetz | December 13, 2017 Erie Otters’ goaltender Troy Timpano was acquired in a trade with the Sudbury Wolves following their disappointing 16-win 2015-16 season. Timpano was drafted by Sudbury and played three seasons with…
Otters’ Road Woes Raise Questions Hali Hetz | November 17, 2017 The Erie Otters have had some near-inexplicable trouble on the road this season. They are 7-3-1-0 at home, yet have only won a single road game this year—their very first…
Erie Otters Redefining the Language Barrier Hali Hetz | November 1, 2017 The Erie Otters of the OHL have had some barriers to overcome recently, losing much of their high-scoring star power from seasons past, but the language barrier has not been…
Erie Otters Finding Their Stride Hali Hetz | October 17, 2017 The Erie Otters have now played ten games in the 2017-18 season. We have a far clearer picture of how this team is shaping up, but there’s still a lot…
Erie Otters Coping with Dynamism of OHL Hali Hetz | September 14, 2017 The Ontario Hockey League is far from stagnant, something the reigning league champions, the Erie Otters, are acutely aware of. There are management obstacles that arise in the Canadian Hockey…
6 Erie Otters Shooting for the NHL Hali Hetz | September 9, 2017 Six Erie Otters are set to test the NHL waters this week as they prepare for rookie camps. Depending on their ability to turn the important heads at camp, perhaps…
Otters’ Camp Points to ‘Win-Now’ Mentality Hali Hetz | September 1, 2017 The Erie Otters are officially back on the ice — we are through training camp with exhibition games scheduled against Peterborough, Flint and Kitchener this weekend (Sept. 1 to Sept. 3).…
The Hockey Fans Guide to the Offseason Desert: Erie Otters Edition Hali Hetz | July 30, 2017 Every hockey team, no matter the league, is always in some state of perpetual flux from season to season. For fans, the offseason seems like the inevitable desert that one…
