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NEW YORK (Feb. 3, 2012) – New Jersey Devils forward Patrik Elias has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for boarding Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Blunden in NHL Game No. 755 in New Jersey on Thursday, Feb. 2, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident [...]

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Check out this CBC story on Erie Otters forward Dane Fox.

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Brampton Battalion (27-13-3-6) at Erie Otters (6-37-3-1) When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Tullio Arena On the air: WFNN-AM/1330, www.ottershockey.com (live stream) Up next: vs. Saginaw (Saturday, 7 p.m.), vs. Owen Sound (Wednesday, 7 p.m.) Fast facts: The Otters snapped a 12-game winless streak, the third longest in franchise history, in a 7-4 win at Sudbury [...]

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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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Sarnia, ON – General Manager Jacques Beaulieu announced this morning that forward Nail Yakupov will not be attending this year’s Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Beaulieu has released the following statement on behalf of the hockey club: “Dr. R. Giffin of the Fowler Kennedy Clinic in London has advised the hockey club that it [...]

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Erie Otters (5-36-3-1) at Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (19-24-2-2) When: Friday, 7:35 p.m. Where: Essar Centre – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario On the air: WFNN-AM/1330, www.ottershockey.com (live stream) Up next: at Sudbury (Saturday, 7:05 p.m.), vs. Brampton (Feb. 3, 7 p.m.) Fast facts: The Otters are winless in 11 straight games (0-9-2-0), the third-longest skid [...]

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The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League have announced that Assistant General Manager of Administration Shawn Waskiewicz will leave the team at the conclusion of the season. His resignation will be effective on March 17. Waskiewicz will take over as Executive Director for the Flagship Niagara League and U.S.S. Brig Niagara, Erie’s famous landmark [...]

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The Erie Otters endured two close calls this weekend. After a one-goal loss to Niagara on Friday, the Otters lost 2-1 in overtime to Peterborough in front of 3,524 at Tullio Arena on Saturday night. Petes winger Lino Martschini scored 3 minutes, 8 seconds into overtime to send the Otters (5-36-2-1) to London on Sunday [...]

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The Erie Otters had a chance to beat the short-handed Niagara IceDogs on Friday night. But the Otters mustered only 21 shots on goal in a 3-2 loss in front of 2,469 at Tullio Arena, which extended their second-longest losing streak of the season to nine straight games. Even without several key veterans, including NHL [...]

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The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League are pleased to team up with the Crime Victim Center of Erie County to support the Second Annual Cornhole Tournament, which will take place at the Maennerchor Club on Sunday, January 29 at 1 p.m. For a $50 entry fee, each two person team is entered into [...]

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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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The Erie Otters have acquired 18-year-old defenseman Jimmy McDowell from Oshawa for a fourth-round pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection and an eighth-rounder in 2015, the club announced today. The Dimondale, Mich., native had seven goals and 27 points in 144 career games with the Generals. He has one goal, seven points and was [...]

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Otters receive: 5th-round pick (2013 OHL Priority Selection) 2nd-round pick (2014) 7th-round pick (2015)   67’s receive: C Mike Cazzola (68 goals, 189 points in 191 games) 12th-round pick (2012 OHL Priority Selection)

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The Erie Otters had their chance to finally post their sixth win of the season Saturday night. But a third-period collapse turned a two-goal lead into a 6-4 loss to Midwest Division rival Kitchener in front of 3,232 at Tullio Arena. The Rangers (26-11-1-0) scored four goals in the third, headlined by Matia Marcantuoni’s go-ahead [...]

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The new-look Sarnia Sting looked better than the new-look Erie Otters Friday night. Ryan Spooner had two goals and an assist and J.P. Anderson stopped all 30 shots to lead the Sting to a 4-0 win against the Otters in front of 2,395 at Tullio Arena. With the win, the Sting (20-14-1-4) snapped a two-game [...]

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Check out where former Erie Otters forward Jeremy Gottzmann is playing now.

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Sarnia Sting (19-14-1-4) at Erie Otters (5-30-1-1) When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Tullio Arena On the air: WFNN-AM/1330, www.ottershockey.com (live stream) Up next: vs. Kitchener (Saturday, 7 p.m.), at Owen Sound (Jan. 13-14, 7:30 p.m.) Fast facts: The Otters return home for two games after losing all three games on an Eastern Conference trip to [...]

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The deals needed to be done. GM Sherry Bassin needed to trade Greg McKegg, Brett Cook and Derek Holden in order t officially begin rebuilding the Erie Otters. None will be in the OHL next season. It’s too early to know if third-year forward Dane Fox and second-year defenseman Troy Donnay will develop into the [...]

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BARRIE, Ontario – The Erie Otters will begin 2012 with a three-game losing streak. Barrie scored twice in the third period to snap a tie and hand the Otters a 5-3 loss in front of a New Year’s Eve crowd of 4,276 at Barrie Molson Centre. Colin Behenna’s goal 9 minutes, 11 seconds into the [...]

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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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Erie Otters (5-27-1-1) at Oshawa Generals (13-18-1-3) When: Today, 7:05 p.m. Where: General Motors Centre – Oshawa, Ontario On the air: WJET-AM/1400, www.ottershockey.com (live stream) Up next: at Peterborough (Thursday, 7:05 p.m.), at Barrie (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.) Fast facts: The Otters begin the second half with a three-game Eastern Conference road trip. They are 0-9 [...]

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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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Chris Marchese and Anthony Cortellessa were teammates with the Toronto Marlboros AAA hockey team. On Tuesday, they were involved in the same OHL trade. The Erie Otters traded Marchese, a former first-round pick, for fellow left winger Cortellessa in a deal that also involved four picks. The Otters received a seventh-rounder in the 2013 OHL [...]

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It’s one month and counting for the Erie Otters. Their winless streak reached 13 straight games with a 3-1 loss to Kitchener in front of 2,947 at Tullio Arena on Saturday night. The Otters haven’t won since a 3-2 win in Guelph on Nov. 4. The Otters, which have a CHL-worst 3-24-0-1 record, tied the [...]

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