KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Hitting the Links and Youth Sports Night

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!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 – Golf Night

It’s all about hitting the links on Golf Night (pres. by Five Iron Golf). Golf themed activations all night long and a 3-2-1 Friday as the Otters host the Windsor Spitfires for the final time at home this year. | Spitfires @ Erie Otters | January 16, 2026 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 – Youth Sports Night

Saturday night at the EIA sees the Saginaw Spirit come to town for the first of two visits. | Spirit @ Erie Otters | January 17, 2026 7 p.m.

AROUND THE ARENA

Golf Night

The Otters host the Windsor Spitfires for the second and final time this season. It’s Golf Night (pres. by Five Iron Golf) where the night will celebrate the sport with themed activations throughout the evening. It’s also 3-2-1 Friday with $3 Labatt Blue Lights, $2 hot dogs and $1 popcorn, all until the start of the third period.

Youth Sports Night

In Saturday night’s battle with the Spirit, it’s all about youth athletes on Youth Sports Night (pres. by FWRD Brighter Future Foundation Sports Division). The first 500 kids through the doors will receive a free Otters Jersey Zipper Pull (pres. by FWRD Brighter Future Foundation Sports Division).

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 @ Guelph | Friday Jan. 23 | 7 p.m.

Erie Otters vs Kitchener | Saturday Jan. 24 | 7 p.m