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Erie Otters Taught Valuable Playoff Lesson in Game 3 Loss

Mark Scheig | April 3, 2024

For the first time in almost seven years, the Erie Otters took to the ice at Erie Insurance Arena hosting an OHL Playoff game. Although the night started out perfectly,…

Categories OHL

Erie Otters’ Playoff Berth Shows Significant Progress In Their Plan

Mark Scheig | March 17, 2024

Erie Otters’ head coach Stan Butler came into the media room soaking wet Saturday after his team upset the Saginaw Spirit 5-4. The win was significant on multiple fronts. On…

Categories OHL, Other Leagues

Erie Otters Captain Sova Talks Leadership & Season Excitement

Mark Scheig | September 30, 2023

The Erie Otters are ready to embark on their 2023-24 season. Under a new core, they hope the worst is behind them and that better days are ahead. On Thursday…

Categories CHL, OHL, Other Leagues

2023 Erie Otters Season Q&A With GM Dave Brown

Mark Scheig | September 26, 2023

The Erie Otters are ready to take the next step in 2023-24. Their desire to do so started as soon as the final horn blew in Game 68 last season.…

Categories CHL, OHL, Other Leagues

5 Key Questions for Erie Otters as Training Camp Opens

Mark Scheig | August 27, 2023

The Erie Otters open Training Camp for the 2023-24 OHL season on Sunday afternoon at Erie Insurance Arena. Over the next three days, the team will engage in both practices…

Categories OHL, Previews and Predictions

Erie Otters’ Matthew Schaefer Will Be a Perfect Fit

Mark Scheig | April 21, 2023

As the video presentation was playing to the crowd high above UPMC Park on Thursday night, Matthew Schaefer was trying to hold back tears. Erie Otters’ heroes of yesterday were…

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Erie Otters Set Sights on Finishing Season Strong

Mark Scheig | March 11, 2023

The Erie Otters are down to their final seven games of the 2022-23 regular season. Although the OHL playoffs aren’t in the cards for them, there is still plenty on…

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Erie Otters’ Stan Butler Healthy & Ready For New Challenge

Mark Scheig | February 1, 2023

He’s back. After 3+ years away from leading the bench of the North Bay Battalion, Stan Butler is back in the OHL. The Erie Otters hired him to replace B.J.…

Categories OHL, Other Leagues

OHL Sunday Seven: Destination Playoffs

Mark Scheig | March 4, 2018

The Playoff Picture After this weekend, there remains just two weeks in the OHL regular season. Where did it all go? While there are still some things to figure out,…

Categories Commentary, OHL

OHL Team Anagrams (Part 1) – Smart Homage, Alan!

Matt Wilson | July 22, 2017

With a trade freeze in place, the OHL Priority Selection and the CHL Import Draft complete, and the Memorial Cup a distant memory, there’s been little to talk about in…

Categories CHL, OHL

The Complete Player’s Guide To LA Kings’ Victory

Leah Dyck | February 4, 2016

Ask a complete player to critique himself and you might be surprised to hear what he says. Michael Amadio is a complete player and he’s also a Los Angeles Kings’ prospect…

Categories Kings Prospects, OHL

OHL Monthly Awards: October

Andrew Sykes | November 1, 2011

Halloween has come and gone, the costumes are put away and the calendar now reads November. With a month of OHL hockey now in the books, I’d like to look…

Categories CHL, NHL Prospects, OHL

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