NWPA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: No Rest in Early November for Otters
Erie, Pennsylvania – With three games in three days, the Erie Otters will have no days off as they look to continue last weekend’s success.
On Thursday and Friday, the Otters take to the road! They’ll take on the Niagara IceDogs first before changing course to brave their divisional foe, the Guelph Storm. The Otters will return home on Saturday to finish out the week and play the Sarnia Sting.
AHEC YEAH!
NWPA AHEC’s Weekend Preview brings the latest news, promotions, and what YOU need to know before YOU go into the new weekend.
Northwest Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center is a non-profit organization committed to helping communities in Northwest Pennsylvania meet their primary health care needs and enhance the quality of health in our region especially the rural and underserved communities.
‘AHEC’ maintains partnerships with community, government, and educational agencies and institutions that will connect students to careers, professionals to communities and communities to better health.
Head to nwpaahec.org to learn more or to apply!
LAST TIME OUT
The Otters broke out the brooms for the first time this season! They earned their first weekend sweep and their first shutout!
The Otters clawed out a grizzly 4-3 road victory over the Brantford Bulldogs, scoring the game-winner late in the second period and keeping the third frame scoreless to secure the win. At home on Saturday, the Otters tamed the Barrie Colts quite thoroughly with a 4-0 shutout – the first of the season.
Erie moved up to top-five in the week’s Ontario Hockey League power rankings as a result of their success against the East.
SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS
Saturday night is our annual Military Appreciation Night (pres. by Your Central Western Pennsylvania Toyota Dealer) at the Erie Insurance Arena! The first 1500 fans to enter the arena will receive an Otters Camo Hat. The Otters will also take the ice in specialty-themed military jerseys, which will then be auctioned off to benefit Disabled American Veterans Chapter 73. This is always a powerful night to be able to thank those who served and continue to serve, and we hope you’ll join us in saluting our service members.
WHO TO WATCH
Noah Erliden finally tasted his first shutout after coming so close so many times – and he’s itching for more! The Swedish import draft pick has a .930 SV% with 343 saves on the season so far in eleven games played. Erlidan nabbed 47 saves in last weekend’s two games, including 23 in his clean sheet against the Barrie Colts.
Following last season’s success, Pano Fimis is raking in the points once again. With seven points in five straight games, Fimis is leading the team with 20 points (6G+14A). Last weekend, Fimis had one assist in the nail-biting win against the Bulldogs and two goals in the Otters’ 4-0 victory over the Barrie Colts.
KNOW THE FOE
The top team in the Eastern Conference. The Niagara IceDogs took two of their last three games to extra periods, defeating the Peterborough Petes 2-1 in a shootout and the Sudbury Wolves 4-3 in overtime, but losing to the Barrie Colts 7-3. Players to watch for the IceDogs include Ethan Czata with two goals and one assist in their last three games, and goaltender Owen Flores, who earned Second Star honors against the Petes and Third Star honors against the Wolves with his performance in net.
The Guelph Storm have lost their last eight games, most recently having lost 5-4 to the Ottawa 67s in overtime and 6-3 to the Kingston Frontenacs. This will be Erie’s first game of the season against a team with a below .500 record. Players to watch for the Storm include Max Namestikov, the left-winger who picked up a goal and an assist in the Guelph’s game against Ottawa, and Charlie Paquette, with a goal and an assist of his own against the Kingston Frontenacs.
The Sarnia Sting have won one of their last three games, defeating the Brampton Steelheads 5-3 and dropping games to both the Kitchener Rangers and the Oshawa Generals. Players to watch for the Sting include Easton Wainwright, who picked up three goals and one assist in Sarnia’s last two games, and left winger Tyson Douchette, with two goals and one assist in his last three games.
HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN, & FOLLOW ALONG
WATCH:
“OHL Live” is the Ontario Hockey League’s broadcast home on CHL TV! OHL Live delivers a high-quality viewing experience while providing access to more than 700 OHL games streamed across a range of platforms including:
- PC and/or Tablet on Safari and Google Chrome web browsers
- iOS / Android mobile devices.
- Amazon Fire
- Apple TV
- Roku platforms
For less than $2/game, OHL Live provides live game action all season long, plus free-to-access video-on-demand content and a user-friendly interface that is easy to navigate. For more information, head to watch.chl.ca/ohl!
LISTEN:
Listen to Otters Hockey all across Lake Erie on the league’s largest radio network! The Otters Radio Network gives fans the most-accessible and highest-quality way to experience every moment of Otters’ game night – from pregame to postgame.
Every game can feel like a home game as a fan with the Otters Radio Network. With live-game broadcasts of all 68 Regular Season games, fans can always hear the action as it happens. Thanks to the Broadcast Home for Otters Hockey, iHeart Media Erie, fans can listen to every game LIVE on the iHeart App from ANYWHERE in the world! From Pennsylvania to Transylvania and everywhere in between, you’ll always be in range to hear Otters Hockey.
The Otters Radio Network is larger than ever before on terrestrial & digital radio – from Southeast Michigan to Southwest New York!
- iHeart Media (Erie, PA) is the Flagship Station for the Otters on WJET 1400 AM, and home to Otters Hockey in Pennsylvania. Games can be heard on terrestrial radio on 96.7 FM/1400 AM in Erie and surrounding communities of NWPA, or can be livestreamed worldwide on the iHeart App.
- Media One Radio Group – Ohio (Ashtabula, OH) is home to Otters Hockey in Ohio on ESPN 970 WFUN. Games can be heard on terrestrial radio on 970 AM in Ashtabula and surrounding communities of Northeast Ohio and NWPA, or can be livestreamed worldwide on WFUN’s website.
- Media One Radio Group – New York (Jamestown, NY) is home to Otters Hockey in New York State on Legends 1340 WKSN. Games can be heard on terrestrial radio on 1340 AM in Jamestown and surrounding communities of Southwest New York and NWPA, or can be livestreamed worldwide on WKSN’s website.
- ESPN Radio Michigan Regional Sports Network (Flint, MI) is home to Otters Hockey in Michigan. Games can be livestreamed worldwide on MRSN’s website.
Fans can also listen to the game on any of the Otters’ four radio-homes on the Listen Live page. The Otters Hockey Pregame Show starts 20 minutes prior to puck drop, hosted by the Otters broadcast team of Shawn Bednard and Trevor Kubeja.
Make sure to tune in weekdays from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Fox Sports 1330, Happi 92.7 FM, WERG 90.5 FM, 106.3 FM WCTL, Kinzua County 104.3 FM (Warren, PA), Channel 98.9 FM & Sunny 105.7 FM (Corry, PA), FOX Sports Radio Oil City 1120 & 104.1 FM (Oil City), ESPN 970 WFUN (Ashtabula, OH), WKSN 1340 AM & WQFX 103.1 (Jamestown, NY), and ESPN Radio MRSN (Flint, MI) to hear the ‘Otters Daily Update’, giving you all the insight on your Otters.
FOLLOW ALONG
If you want to follow along in-real-time to the weekend’s games, make sure you’re following the Otters on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. From live tweets of the action, scoring updates, photos, and highlights, Otters’ social media is the best way to keep up with the team wherever they are.
UP NEXT
Three road games await the Otters next week, starting on Wednesday against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds! They’ll have a day of rest on Thursday before getting right back to it on Friday against the Saginaw Spirit. The last time these two teams met, the Otters faced a 7-3 defeat so they’ll be looking for a little bit of revenge this time around. The very next day, the Otters take on the Flint Firebirds for the second time this season.
