OTTAWA, Ontario – The Erie Otters have endured a nightmarish trip through the East Division. The Otters have dropped the first two games of a three-game weekend series following a 6-1 loss to Ottawa in front 6,731 fans at Ottawa Civic Centre Sunday afternoon. Coupled with a 9-3 loss in Kingston Friday night, the Otters [...]

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Erie Otters (8-41-3-2) at Ottawa 67’s (34-15-5-1) When: Sunday, 2 p.m. Where: Ottawa Civic Centre – Ottawa, Ontario On the air: WFNN-AM/1330, www.ottershockey.com (live stream) Up next: at Belleville (Monday, 2 p.m.), vs. Sault Ste. Marie (Friday, 7 p.m.) Fast facts: The Otters continue an always difficult three-game East Division road trip against the Eastern [...]

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KINGSTON, Ontario – The Erie Otters enjoyed a strong start in Kingston Friday night. They held a two-goal lead in the opening 4½ minutes. But it was all downhill from there. The Frontenacs scored nine of the game’s final 10 goals, including four straight goals in a decisive seven-minute stretch of the second period, to [...]

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The Erie Otters have a rare winning streak. The Otters captured their second straight win with a 7-4 come-from-behind victory against Brampton in front of 2,565 at Tullio Arena Friday night. The Otters (7-37-3-1) rallied from a 3-0 second-period deficit. Erie was propelled by rookie Connor Brown’s first OHL hat trick and the power play’s [...]

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Erie Otters teammate Dane Fox (Team Cherry) and Adam Pelech (Team Orr) will play against each other in the Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Wednesday. The game will be televised live on NHL Network starting at 10 p.m. from Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia. They also will compete for their respective teams [...]

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Third-year forward Dane Fox and second-year defenseman Adam Pelech headline five Erie Otters named to NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings for the NHL Entry Draft in June. Fox, 18, who was acquired along with second-year defenseman Troy Donnay from London last week, stands 48th among North American skaters. Pelech, 17, is six spots back at [...]

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The attitude seemed different around Tullio Arena on Tuesday. The Erie Otters were ready for their first practice after the OHL’s trade deadline. They were ready to get to work after Sherry Bassin, managing partner and general manager, and his staff did much work to finish overhauling the team with the CHL’s worst record. And [...]

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OSHAWA, Ontario – The Erie Otters are nearly healthy for the first time this season. Except for forwards Connor Crisp (shoulder) and Sondre Olden (reported minor injury), the Otters were at full strength for Wednesday night’s game against Oshawa at General Motors Centre. But that didn’t keep the Otters from falling 4-1 to the Generals [...]

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The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League have announced that defenseman Adam Pelech will participate in the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will take place Wednesday, February 1 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game will mark the 17th annual showcase of the CHL’s top-40 NHL [...]

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ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – The Erie Otters were nearly at full strength Thursday night. But that wasn’t enough to avoid another blowout loss and equal a franchise record for futility. The Otters suffered their 11th straight defeat in a 7-2 loss to Niagara in front of 3,145 at Gatorade Garden City Complex. That tied the [...]

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LONDON, Ontario – The Erie Otters had plenty of heart against London on Friday night. The Otters simply didn’t have enough manpower in a 6-4 loss in front of 8,946 at John Labatt Centre. The Otters (1-7-0-0) dressed only 16 skaters, including nine rookies, because of injuries and illness. Greg McKegg (minor concussion) was the [...]

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The Mississauga St. Michael’s took advantage of the man advantage Wednesday night. The Majors scored three power-play goals on six chances – headlined by Dylan DeMelo’s go-ahead goal 8:12 into the third period – to rally past the Erie Otters 4-2 in front of 2,218 fans at Tullio Arena. DeMelo led the Majors (8-1-0-0) with [...]

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GUELPH, Ontario – The offensive onslaught continued against the Erie Otters on Friday night. Guelph handed the Otters a 10-2 loss in front of 2,806 at Sleeman Centre. Erie enters today’s 7 pm. home opener against Oshawa having been outscored 21-6 in a season-opening, three-game losing streak. The Otters’ young defense, which features four rookies [...]

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