NW PA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Students, Otters, and Mascots, Oh My!
Erie, Pennsylvania – A fun week awaits at the Erie Insurance Arena and you won’t want to miss this one!
The Erie Otters will play bright and early on Tuesday morning with an 11 A.M. puck drop against the Guelph Storm. The Otters will take to the road for a Friday night game against the Brampton Steelheads before returning home to finish out their week at home. It’ll be an Erie Saturday night as they duke it out with the Sudbury Wolves at 7 P.M.
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 started their week off strong with an OT victory against the Owen Sound Attack. Just over a minute into extra periods, the Otters found the back of the net for a 4-3 win.
Against the London Knights on Friday, the Otters fell 4-2 before finishing their week on Saturday and also falling in a 4-1 decision against the Sarnia Sting.
AROUND THE ARENA
Tuesday morning will be Erie’s School Day Game! Students can learn away from school with the help of Erie’s Education Packets, and everyone can watch the Otters school the Guelph Storm.
On Saturday, the Otters will celebrate a very special birthday boy – none other than Otto the Otter! We invited all of Otto’s mascot friends to celebrate with us – beware of mascot insanity! – but the greatest gift of all will be Otters Nation cheering us on as we try and get a birthday victory!
WHO TO WATCH
Quinn McCall picked up his very first OHL goal on Friday against the London Knights! With one goal now and five assists and the season beginning to dwindle, there’s no doubt that McCall will look to pad his stats just a little more.
Martin Misiak has played the hero in the last two Otters overtimes. Two weeks ago against the Niagara IceDogs, it was Misiak to win it in a shootout, and against the Owen Sound Attack it would be Misiak again with a two-goal performance, including the game-winner.
KNOW THE FOE
The Guelph Storm lost both of last week’s games, dropping 4-3 to both the Sarnia Sting and the Ottawa 67’s. Players to watch for the Storm include Jett Luchanko, with two assists against the Sting and two goals against the 67’s, and Lev Katzin, with one goal and two assists on the weekend.
The Brampton Steelheads lost two of the week’s three games. Players to watch for the Steelheads include Porter Martone, who grabbed three assists and one goal across three games, and Luke Misa, who had a two-goal performance at home against the Peterborough Petes.
The Sudbury Wolves split their last weekend, defeating the North Bay Battalion 8-3 before losing to the Brantford Bulldogs 9-3. Players to watch for the Wolves include Nathan Villeneuve, with three goals and one assist on the week, and a familiar face, Ondrej Molnar, who opened the scoring for the Wolves victory over the Battalion.
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 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
The Otters kick off next week at home against the Niagara IceDogs on Wednesday, before traveling for back-to-back games against the Owen Sound Attack on Friday and Saturday to finish off their week.
