NW PA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Feeling the February Love
Erie, Pennsylvania – It’s a four-game week for the Erie Otters and they’ll spend the majority of it on the road!
On Wednesday, the Otters have their first and only home game of the week against the Niagara IceDogs. The Otters will spend Valentine’s Day on the road with a back-to-back series against the Owen Sound Attack on Friday and Saturday. The Otters will finish their week on Monday for Family Day against the Oshawa Generals with a projected 2:05 puck drop.
AHEC YEAH!
NWPA AHEC’s Weekend Preview brings the latest news, promotions, and what YOU need to know before YOU go in further the new year.
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
Nothing came easy for the Otters, but they fought tooth and nail for two wins on a three-game week.
They scrapped out a 4-3 shootout victory over the Guelph Storm on home ice before traveling to play the Brampton Steelheads. At the CAA Centre, the Otters fell in a disappointing 10-3 final but returned home to finish the week against the Sudbury Wolves.
Against the Wolves, the Otters ended their week on a high with a 7-4 win.
AROUND THE ARENA
It’s Wednesday night hockey at the Erie Insurance Arena! As a pre-Valentine’s Day treat, you and that special someone can take advantage of BOGO tickets for the only home game this week before the Otters hit the road.
WHO TO WATCH
Martin Misiak exploded offensively with seven points in the last three games! Against the Guelph Storm, Misiak began his week with two assists to help guide the Otters into a shootout. On the road, Misiak picked up another assist as well as his fifteenth goal of the season. Against the Sudbury Wolves, Misiak grabbed another goal to give the Otters a 2-1 lead in the first period, and had back-to-back assists in the third period to secure the win.
Pano Fimis picked up three points against the Sudbury Wolves on Saturday night. After an assist in the first period, Fimis exploded with two goals in 72 seconds to put the game to bed and see the Otters through to victory.
KNOW THE FOE
The Niagara IceDogs, having most recently lost 9-1 to the Kitchener Rangers, are looking to end a four-game losing streak. Players to watch for the IceDogs include Ryan Roobroeck, who picked up four points (2G+2A) in the last four games, and Sean Doherty, who nabbed a hat trick against the Barrie Colts earlier in the month two more goals in consecutive games.
The Owen Sound Attack lost two of their last three games, beating the North Bay Battalion and losing to the Kitchener Rangers and the Kingston Frontenacs. Players to watch for the Attack include Landen Hookey, with three goals and four assists across his last three games, and Pierce Mbuyi, who had a hat trick against the Kitchener Rangers and three additional assists against the Battalion and the Frontenacs.
The Oshawa Generals won their last three games, most recently shutting out the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6-0. Players to watch for the Generals include goaltender Jacob Oster, who allowed only three goals in three games and had 55 saves including a shutout, and Calum Ritchie, with a hat trick against
HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN, & FOLLOW ALONG
WATCH:
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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!
Fans in Northeast and Southwest Ohio now have the opportunity to watch tape-delayed Erie Otters home broadcasts as a part of the team’s new partnership with Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Check the programming schedule on your local Gray Media station for more information.
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 & 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
After a week spent mostly on the road, the Otters will enjoy a three-game home stint.
On Friday, the Otters will play the Oshawa Generals – but that isn’t all! It’s Family Game Night and a 3-2-1 Friday, so while fans are enjoying $3 Labatt Blue Light drafts, $2 hot dogs, and $1 popcorn, they can participate in Minute-to-Win-it Games and Showcase Showdowns!
Saturday is Erie’s highly anticipated Star Wars Night (pres. by The Millcreek Mall) against the London Knights of Ren. The Force will be strong in the Erie Insurance Arena as the galaxy’s greatest heroes and worst villains come to town, and the first 1500 fans to enter the arena will receive FREE LED Foam Glowsticks to channel their inner Jedi. The Otters will take to the ice wearing specialty “Star Wars” themed warm-up jerseys that will be auctioned off-post game to benefit the United Way of Erie County.
The Otters will finish their week on Monday night against the Flint Firebirds at home for the final home game of February.
