BELLEVILLE, Ontario – The OHL’s lowest-scoring offense took control from the outset Monday. Then the league’s worst defense, led by overage goaltender Ramis Sadikov, took over from there. The Erie Otters produced a rare all-around effort against Belleville. That allowed the Otters to salvage the final game of a three-game East Division trip with a [...]

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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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Devin Williams did everything but score a goal for the Erie Otters. But the Otters finally scored – two late goals, actually – to reward Williams for the game of his life. The rookie goaltender stopped a career-high 61-of-62 shots in Erie’s 2-1 comeback win against the Eastern Conference-leading Niagara IceDogs in front of 2,121 [...]

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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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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 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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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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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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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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Overage center Mike Cazzola has worn a cast on his surgically repaired hand this weekend as a precaution, said Sherry Bassin, Erie Otters managing partner and general manager. Doctors were concerned about scar tissue in his hand, Bassin said. Cazzola could return to the ice Tuesday. Meanwhile, goaltender Tyson Teichmann didn’t dress Thursday in Niagara [...]

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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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Liam Maaskant chose the perfect time to score his first OHL goal. “Absolutely,” the rookie defenseman said after his goal 3:22 into overtime snapped the Erie Otters’ eight-game losing streak in a 4-3 win against Kitchener in front of 2,329 at Tullio Arena on Saturday night. Maaskant’s shot from the point slipped through a crowd [...]

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Ramis Sadikov’s return provided a brief breath of fresh air. But once again, his teammates were lifeless. The young defense were overpowered for all four goals while the equally inexperienced offense sputtered in the Erie Otters’ 4-1 loss to Ottawa in front of 3,136 at Tullio Arena on Saturday night. Sadikov, the Otters’ veteran goaltender, [...]

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Ramis Sadikov’s season debut should take place tonight. It can’t arrive soon enough. The struggles for the Erie Otters’ young, injury-plagued defense continued from the start Friday night in a 5-1 loss to the Plymouth Whalers in front of 2,158 at Tullio Arena on Friday night. The Whalers scored on the power play 3:45 into [...]

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Check out this story fr0m The Saginaw (Mich.) News, which reports that G Devin Williams, a fifth-round pick in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection, is expected to sign with the Erie Otters today and dress for the club in Friday’s game against Plymouth at Tullio Arena. Sherry Bassin, Otters managing partner and general manager, didn’t [...]

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The Erie Otters allowed fewer shots on goal in their home opener Saturday night. But that didn’t stop Oshawa from adding to the Otters’ goals-against total in Erie’s 7-4 loss in front of 4,911 at Tullio Arena. The Otters (04-0-0) have allowed 28 goals in their season-opening, four-game losing streak. A winless start to the [...]

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