KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Bears, Beers and Between the Benches

IT ALL STARTS WITH COMMUNITY (SHELTER SERVICES)!

Community Shelter Services rebuilds lives by providing refuge and pathways to stability for adults experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Community Shelter Services is a welcoming and inclusive community. Every day of the year, they enable individuals to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

CSS transforms lives using a holistic approach to understanding and addressing behavioral health, housing, and employment needs.

The organization commits to helping those served achieve renewed lives of dignity and self-determination. Head to CommunityShelter.org to learn more or to donate!

Wednesday, NOVEMBER 26 – Bears and Beers Night

Wednesday night at the EIA as the Otters host the Brampton Steelheads for the first and last time this year. | Steelheads @ Erie Otters | November 26, 2025 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 – Between the Benches Night

Saturday night at the EIA as the Otters host the Peterborough Petes for the first and last time this season. | Petes @ Erie Otters | November 29, 2025 7 p.m.

AROUND THE ARENA

Bears, Beers, & Between the Benches!

A lot of action packed into one week, the Otters will kick things off with Bears and Beers night (pres. By Rebich Investments on Thanksgiving eve! The first 1,500 fans will receive a free Otters Apron (pres. by Rebich Investments). The following game, Saturday the 29th, will be Between the Benches night (pres. by Rebich Investments) as the Otters match up against Peterborough to close November play.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

BEEP BEEP!

Please be aware that the parking garage on 8th Street and French Street will now accept cash and cards in order to speed up ingress. Two points of entry have been opened up as well: patrons can enter on both 8th and on French to alleviate traffic and congestion.

DON’T MISS A MINUTE

Season Ticket Member doors open at 5:30 p.m., with doors for the general public opening at 6 p.m. Tonight’s game has an anticipated puck drop of 7 p.m.

DISALLOWED ITEMS

Fans attending the game should be aware of the items not allowed at the Erie Insurance Arena during Erie Otters games.

This includes professional photography equipment (unless given express consent) and noise-makers (cowbells, stadium horns, etc.).

For additional banned items, see signs at points of entry.

UPGRADE YOUR ARENA EXPERIENCE

To speed up the fan experience and get you back to the game, all EIA concession stands are cashless.

EVEN MORE OTTER INFORMATION 

To see the most up-to-date Otters roster, click here. To see the most up-to-date Otters stats, click here.

THE ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE 

To see the most up-to-date standings, click here. To see the OHL’s stat leaders, click here. To see the complete OHL schedule, click here.

UP NEXT

Erie Otters vs. Kitchener |Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 7 p.m.

Erie Otters vs. Owen Sound | Friday, Dec. 5 | 7 p.m

Erie Otters vs. Owen Sound | Saturday, Dec. 6 | 7 p.m