NWPA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Three-in-Three Ends October
Erie, Pennsylvania – Another three-game weekend commences for the Erie Otters – this time, three games in three days – and they’ll kick it off on the road!
On Thursday, the Otters will travel to play the Barrie Colts for the first time this season, and only time at the Sadlon Arena. They’ll take to the road again on Friday to play divisional foe, the Kitchener Rangers, who then will follow the Otters home on Saturday for the weekend’s last game, and Erie’s first time hosting Kitchener since the OHL Playoffs this past spring.
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
It was a jam-packed weekend for the Otters, who left last weekend with two victories and one loss.
Against the Kingston Frontenacs, the Otters picked up their first overtime victory of the season to down the visitors 2-1. On the road against the Flint Firebirds, the Otters won with a decisive 5-3 final before dropping their final game 3-1 against the London Knights.
THE NIGHTMARE ON FRENCH STREET
Have a scary good time this Saturday at the Halloween Spooktacular! Whip out those costumes a couple of days early and enjoy a costume contest and pregame trick-or-treating around the concourse with a dozen local organizations! The first 1500 fans to enter the arena will also receive an Otters’ Pillowcase – perfect for hauling around your candy!
This game will also feature our first Women-owned Business of the Month (pres. by Erie Women’s Empowerment) – KCT’s PowerSports Repair, LLC! Check them out in the north concourse.
WHO TO WATCH
Malcolm Spence is a force to be reckoned with on the ice. In his second year as alternate captain, Spence already has 11 points on the season (3G+8A). In the last two games, Malcolm Spence picked up four points in the form of two goals and two assists. Against the Firebirds, Spence cracked open the game to put the Otters up 1-0 late in the first period, and then would go on to assist the game-winner and score the insurance goal himself. On Sunday against the Knights, Spence had an assist on the only Otters’ goal of the night.
With the first under his belt, Lucas Ambrosio will no doubt start to rake in those points. At home against the Kingston Frontenacs, the rookie notched his first goal of his OHL career. Just over a minute and a half into the first frame, Ambrosio struck gold to propel the Otters to a 2-1 overtime victory.
KNOW THE FOE
The Barrie Colts will go into Thursday on a three-game win streak, beating the Brampton Steelheads, the Owen Sound Attack, and the Ottawa 67s. The Colts only have two losses on the season so far, coming from the North Bay Battalion and the London Knights. Players to watch for the Colts include Dalyn Wakley, the recently-acquired veteran center with four goals and two assists in his last four games, and the sophomore center Riley Patterson, who has three points (2G+1A) in the last two games to contribute to Barrie’s win streak.
The Kitchener Rangers have won their last four games going into Friday’s matchup against the Otters. Most notably, they downed the Saginaw Spirit 7-4 and beat the Guelph Storm 3-2 in a shootout. Players to watch for the Rangers include Adrian Misaljevic, who picked up seven points (3G+4A) in the last four games for the Rangers, and Trent Swick, with two goals and two assists throughout the current Rangers’ win streak.
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!
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 split next weekend, spending Friday on the road playing the Brantford Bulldogs before returning home on Saturday to face the Barrie Colts. Saturday’s game is sure to be a hoot and a holler with Country Night (pres. by 93.9 The Wolf), with the first 1500 fans in the arena receiving their very own Pop-Up Cowboy Hat.
