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Erie Otters
City
Erie, Pennsylvania
League
Ontario Hockey League
Conference
Western
Division
Midwest
Founded
1996 (1996)–97
Home arena
Erie Insurance Arena
Colors
Navy, gold, white
Owner(s)
Jim Waters
General manager
Dave Brown
Head coach
Stan Butler
Website
ottershockey.com
Franchise history
1946–1953
Windsor Spitfires
1953–1960
Hamilton Tiger Cubs
1960–1974
Hamilton Red Wings
1974–1978
Hamilton/St. Catharines Fincups
1978–1984
Brantford Alexanders
1984–1988
Hamilton Steelhawks
1988–1996
Niagara Falls Thunder
1996–present
Erie Otters
The Erie Otters are a Major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the circuit. The team name refers to the North American river otter common to Lake Erie.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine partnered with the Otters in 2012, as their medical provider. Connor McDavid played for the Otters from the...
Ontario Hockey League. ErieOtters. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022. "Six Otters Named to OHL All-Star...
(four goals and three assists), leading the ErieOtters to a 12–5 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs. The Otters' 12 goals for a team in a single game was...
of the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), a position he held from 2012 to 2017. During his four full seasons with the ErieOtters, the team...
Hockey League. ErieOtters. December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2022. "Otters reach 50 wins over Niagara". Ontario Hockey League. ErieOtters. March 22,...
Thunder to Erie, Pennsylvania, and then later became the primary owner of the ErieOtters. He was general manager of the Otters from 1996 to 2015. Erie won its...
by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s ErieOtters in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection, and played with the Otters for four seasons, beginning with the 2013–14...
downtown area of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is home to the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League and was the former home of the Erie BayHawks of the NBA...
Commits to Erie". Canadian Hockey League. ErieOtters. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024. "Otters Select...
Marlboros before being drafted by the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his time with the Otters, Pelech became the first player in...
Fan Favourite, he committed to play for the ErieOtters on May 4, 2013. During his tenure with the Otters, Dermott attended McDowell High School and was...
London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. 2013–14 Lost to ErieOtters 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. 2014–15 Lost to Sault Ste...
teams above them were their division opponents, the Guelph Storm and ErieOtters, thus denying the Knights a third straight division title. After sweeping...
to the ErieOtters. Cirelli scored another championship clinching goal in overtime, the 2017 J. Ross Robertson Cup winning goal for the Otters in Game...
as the head coach of the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), replacing Peter Sidorkiewicz. Ftorek led the Otters to a 15–34–4 record over...
the team, Raddysh was drafted in the fifth round, 84th overall, by the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). At the time of his selection, he...
undefeated. However, it was McDavid and the Otters once again ending the Greyhounds' run, as the Otters topped the Greyhounds in six games. After three...
overall by the ErieOtters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2014 OHL Draft. In the 2016–17 season, Raddysh helped the Otters to their second...
advanced to the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals, where they lost to the ErieOtters. Tippett returned to the Steelheads in 2017–18 after beginning the season...
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