NW PA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: A Weekend for Women & Children First
Erie, Pennsylvania – Playoffs loom ahead and every point counts for the Erie Otters.
In their shortest weekend since December, the Otters have only two games this week, both at home against the Owen Sound Attack.
Erie will play the Attack in back-to-back nights, the first game on Friday at 7 PM and their second on Saturday.
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
Erie started their week with a big road win over the Niagara IceDogs. Their 5-4 come-from-behind win snapped a four-game losing streak.
Back at home, the Otters fell 6-3 to the Flint Firebirds before bouncing back with a dominant 7-2 victory over the Peterborough Petes.
AROUND THE ARENA
Friday is Erie’s Women’s Empowerment Night! As the city of Erie uplifts and celebrates the next generation of women professionals, there will be a Women’s Vendor Fair around the concourse, and on the ice the Otters will don specialty themed “Women’s Empowerment” warm-up jerseys. Proceeds from the post-game jersey auction will benefit Erie Women’s Empowerment. Not only will we have specialty jerseys and a vendor fair, but it’s 3-2-1 Friday as well! Enjoy $3 Labatt Blue drafts, $2 hotdogs, and $1 popcorn.
On Saturday, it’s Kids Takeover! The kids of Erie and surrounding counties will be the star of the night, taking over jobs from coaching duties to broadcasting responsibilities! expERIEnce Children’s Museum will be bringing out Mobile Museums for a night of education and entertainment for our youngest fans!
WHO TO WATCH
Martin Misiak was instrumental in the Otters’ victories last week. With a two-goal performance on the road to help outpace the Niagara IceDogs, an assist against the Firebirds, and three points in the form of one goal and two assists against the Petes, Misiak put up a commanding six-point showing.
The assistant captain, Malcolm Spence, had himself a weekend with three goals and one assist! Spence’s first goal came against the Flint Firebirds to cut their lead down to 5-3. Against the Peterborough Petes, Spence was just one goal shy of a hat trick with back-to-back goals in the second period, as well as an assist early in the first.
KNOW THE FOE
The Owen Sound Attack defeated the Kitchener Rangers 3-2 in a shootout after dropping to the London Knights on Friday with a 9-1 final score. Players to watch for the Petes include the defensemen Max Bleicher, who picked up his second goal of the season against the Kitchener Rangers, and Pierce Mbuyi, with an assist on the Attack’s only goal against the London Knights.
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.
Saturday, March 1’s game against Flint 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 a big weekend ahead for the Otters!
They’ll begin on the road against the Windsor Spitfires on Tuesday before heading straight to Sarnia to face the Sting on Wednesday. Back at home for the final two games of the week, the Otters will play the Niagara IceDogs for the final time on Saturday at 7 PM. Erie will finally finish out their week on Sunday against the Guelph Storm with a 4 PM start time.
