NW PA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Otters Assemble for Final Home Weekend of January
Erie, Pennsylvania – A grueling week of hockey is in the rearview for the Erie Otters, but another awaits them on the horizon.
On Friday at home, the Otters will face the Niagara IceDogs for the first time since November when they beat them 9-3. Divisional foe Kitchener comes to town on Saturday with a 7 P.M. puck drop at the EIA to conclude the season series between these two clubs. The Otters will finish off their week on the road against the Niagara IceDogs for the second time.
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.
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‘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 were firing on all cylinders last week on the road.
Erie downed the Ottawa 67’s 4-1 on Friday and turned right around for another dominant 5-1 victory over the Peterborough Petes on Saturday.
On Sunday, the Otters fell 6-2 to the Kingston Frontenacs.
A SUPER FUN WEEKEND AHEAD
Friday, January 24 is our first 3-2-1 Friday of 2025! From the time doors open until the start of the third period, fans can enjoy $3 Labatt Blue Light drafts, $2 hotdogs, and $1 popcorn! Students with a valid college ID can also snag BOGO tickets!
Suit up and swing into action on Saturday night! On Superhero Night (pres. by Grady’s Decision), the Otters will look to avenge their earlier loss against the Kitchener Rangers. Your favorite superheroes will be front and center this game, and we’ll also be celebrating heroes that live in your very own community. On Saturday, we will celebrate the bravest among us working as NICU nurses, volunteers at Grady’s Decision, and the everyday heroes who donate blood with Community Blood Bank of WNY & NWPA. The Otters will wear specialty Superhero-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off post-game to benefit Grady’s Decision, but in-game there will be a Hockey Gives Blood blood drive in the East End Suites to do our part in helping our community’s blood needs with Community Blood Bank of WNY & NWPA.
WHO TO WATCH
Pano Fimis had something to prove last week with three goals and three assists. Fimis picked up a brace against the Ottawa 67’s before a three-point night with one goal and two assists against the Petes. In the Otters’ final game of the week, Fimis nabbed one assist on one of the Otters’ two goals.
Returning from the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game, it would be Sam Alfano to bring the heat. With three goals and three assists in three games, Alfano showed up and showed out on the ice in a big way. Alfano’s three-point night (2G+1A) against the Petes awarded the overager First Star honors.
KNOW THE FOE
The Niagara Icedogs, the top team in the Central Division, split their last weekend of play with a 3-1 victory over North Bay and a 5-1 loss to Barrie. Players to watch for the IceDogs include Ryan Roobroeck, with two goals and two assists last weekend, and netminder Owen Flores, with only one goal allowed against the North Bay Battalion.
The Kitchener Rangers, standing in second place in the Midwest Division, won two of their last three games with victories over the Flint Firebirds and the London Knights, and a loss against the Brampton Steelheads. Players to watch for the Rangers include one of the top goaltenders in the OHL, Jackson Parsons, who had 80 saves in three games to earn himself First Star honors against the Knights and Third Star honors against the Firebirds, and Christian Humphreys, with one goal and two assists on the weekend.
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
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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 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
The Otters will have another week of travel ahead of them! They hit the road for a Wednesday night game against the Owen Sound Attack to begin their week. After a day of rest, Erie will battle it out with the London Knights on Friday before finishing the week with the Sarnia Sting on Saturday.
