NWPA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Getting Out The Rest of the West!
Erie, Pennsylvania – Another three-game week commences for the Erie Otters, this time entirely on the road as they take their final trip to the farthest reaches of the West Division.
On Wednesday, the Otters will travel to face the Soo Greyhounds for the first time this season, and only time on the road. They’ll have a brief day of rest on Thursday before taking to the road again on Friday to play the Saginaw Spirit. They’ll end the week on Saturday against the Flint Firebirds, where they’ll look to recreate their last victory over the Firebirds earlier in the season.
AHEC YEAH!
NWPA AHEC’s Weekend Preview brings the latest news, promotions, and what YOU need to know before YOU go into the new weekend.
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
This past three-game weekend was something special for the Otters!
On Thursday, the Otters defeated the Niagara IceDogs in a thrilling 9-3 victory—their highest-scoring game in six years! Away against their divisional foe, the Guelph Storm, the Otters fell 7-4 before returning home on Saturday and downing the Sarnia Sting 4-0 for their second shutout in two weeks – and in front of a sold-out crowd on home ice.
WHO TO WATCH
Remember when we said Noah Erliden would be itching for more after earning his first shutout? We meant in. After beating the Barrie Colts 4-0 two weeks ago and earning his first OHL shutout, lightning struck twice for Erliden and he was instrumental in the Otters’ 4-0 victory over the Sarnia Sting last Saturday. With 26 saves, Erliden blanked the Sting to earn First Star Honors.
Tip your hat to Malcolm Spence! On Thursday’s 9-3 victory over the Niagara IceDogs, the alternate captain put up three goals for his first-ever OHL hat-trick! The very next day against the Guelph Storm, Spence had a hat-trick of assists, with three contributions on the four Otters’ goals.
KNOW THE FOE
The Soo Greyhounds won their last game against the Firebirds 6-2, bouncing back after a 4-0 loss to the Kitchener Rangers the day before. Players to watch for the Greyhounds include Brady Martin, the center with two goals and two assists in their victory over Flint, and Marco Mignosa, who racked up four assists against the Firebirds.
The Saginaw Spirit won their last two games against the Windsor Spitfires and the Flint Firebirds, 5-1 and 7-2 respectfully. Players to watch for the Spirit include Calem Mingone, who picked up a hat trick with three back-to-back-to-back goals four minutes apart in the third period against the Firebirds, and Michael Misa, the center on a scoring streak with a hat trick of his own against Windsor and 22 total goals on the season.
The Flint Firebirds lost their last two games, 6-2 against the Soo and 7-2 against the Spirit. Players to watch for the Firebirds include Blake Smith, who picked up two goals in Flint’s last three games, and Christopher Thibodeau, with two goals and one assist in his last three games.
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
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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!
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 Otters Media & Communications Coordinator 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
It will be yet another week of threes coming up for the Otters, this time at home!
On Wednesday, the Otters will play the Brampton Steelheads for the first time since September when they fell 5-2 in the home opener.
After two days off, the Otters will get back to business on Friday against the Soo Greyhounds for the second time in two weeks and final time this season. Friday will also be our crowd-favorite 3-2-1 Friday! Fans can enjoy $3 Labatt Blue Light, $2 hot dogs, and $1 popcorn until the start of the third period! College students will also be able to take advantage of our BOGO offer for the game.
They’ll finish out the week on Saturday against the Kitchener Rangers, which will also be Erie’s annual Children’s Grief Awareness Night (pres. by Highmark Caring Place). Erie stands with those on their journey through grief, and the Otters will wear and auction off specialty “Children’s Grief Awareness” jerseys post-game.
