NW PA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Four Games of Fun FORE All!
Erie, Pennsylvania – Playoff hockey has been secured for the city of Erie for the second time in a row – but before we can get to the fun stuff, the Erie Otters have business to take care of in the regular season.
The Otters will play back-to-back games on the road, first on Tuesday against the Windsor Spitfires, and then against the Sarnia Sting on Wednesday.
They’ll return to the EIA for a Saturday night game against the Niagara IceDogs before finishing out the weekend with a 4 PM game against the Guelph Storm.
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
The Otters swept the weekend series against the Owen Sound Attack, doling out 4-1 and 7-3 victories on home ice! Oh – and they clinched a playoff berth too, but no big deal.
In Erie’s 4-1 victory, the Otters struck back after falling 1-0 with four unanswered goals to take the win and the postseason run. On Saturday’s win, the Otters hounded Owen Sound with three straight goals in the third period to run away with the 7-3 dub.
AROUND THE ARENA
Saturday night is Golf Night (pres. by Five Iron Golf) at the EIA! Drive on down and partake in the Mini Golf Course set up all throughout the concourse and enjoy on-ice contests during intermissions! Don’t putt around – be there or be square!
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with the Erie Otters’ St. Patrick’s Day Celebration (pres. by Turn 2 Sports Cards)! No one celebrates harder than the city of Erie, so don your green and watch the Otters take on the Guelph Storm! The first 1500 fans to enter the arena will receive a FREE 2024-25 Team Card Set, and the first 500 kids to walk in will be given a FREE Soft Drink and Popcorn. Don’t rush out too quickly to begin your Saturday night celebrations, because players will be set up around the concourse post-game for an autograph session!
WHO TO WATCH
Garrett Frazer notched his first OHL goal on Friday night, just in time to keep the train in motion for the playoffs! With exactly six minutes left to play in the third period against Owen Sound, Frazer found the back of the net for the first time to give the Otters a 4-1 lead and eventually secure a playoff run.
Malcolm Spence has been unstoppable! Spence had a five-point weekend, with one goal on Friday and four total points on Saturday in the form of two goals and two assists. A four-point Saturday night earned Spence First Star honors to cap off the weekend.
KNOW THE FOE
The Windsor Spitfires have clinched both the West Division and a postseason run thanks to a 7-1 victory over the Kingston Frontenacs. Players to watch for the Spitfires include Noah Morneau, with a hat trick and one assist in Windsor’s win over Kingston, and Ilya Protas, with three assists and two goals in his last two games.
The Sarnia Sting fell in their last two games, first in a 6-2 decision to the Flint Firebirds, and most recently 9-0 to the London Knights after defeating the Guelph Storm 5-1. Players to watch for the Sting include Liam Beamish, who is coming off a hat trick in Sarnia’s victory over Guelph, and Ruslan Karimov, who picked up two assists against the Storm on Friday.
The Niagara IceDogs have clinched playoffs but are on a three-game losing streak after falling to the Sudbury Wolves, North Bay Battalion, and the Kingston Frontenacs. Players to watch for the IceDogs include Ryan Roobroeck, with two goals and one assist across his last three games, and Jack Brauti, who had an assist in each of his last three games.
The Guelph Storm have lost their last six games, most recently having fallen 4-3 to the Kitchener Rangers. Players to watch for the Storm include Charlie Paquette, who has scored a goal in his last three games, and Quinn Beauchesne, with two assists against the Rangers.
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!
Fans in Northeast and Southwest Ohio 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.
Tuesday, March 12’s game against Sarnia will also be live broadcasted on SportsNet Pittsburgh as part of a new media venture in the Ontario Hockey League. Check the programming schedule on your local SportsNet Pittsburgh channel 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, and Tim Quinn.
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
It’s the final week of regular season hockey!
On the road for the final time in March, the Otters will take on the Guelph Storm on Thursday before returning home for the weekend.
Erie will have it out with the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday before finishing the 2024-25 regular season on Sunday against the London Knights at 4 PM.
