NWPA AHEC WEEKEND PREVIEW: Wednesday Knight Hockey
Erie, Pennsylvania – There’s just one obstacle between Erie and winter break: the London Knights.
On Wednesday night, Erie’s divisional foe will come to the Erie Insurance Arena for the first time this season. Wednesday night’s game will also mark the first time these two teams have faced off since October.
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
The Otters dropped their first game of the week, a 5-1 decision against the Windsor Spitfires on Thursday night. On Friday night, after Erie and the whole hockey world were rocked by the unexpected loss of Jim Waters, the owner of the Otters, the team rallied together for an 8-2 victory with a new team mantra: Play for Jim.
WHO TO WATCH
Sam Alfano has been a force of nature recently. After one assist against the Spitfires and a hat trick at home against the Saginaw Spirit, the overager now leads the team in overall points with 37 and goals with 17 on the season.
Since coming to Erie, Callum Hughes has been nothing short of exceptional. In just eight games played, Hughes has picked up seven points (4G+3A), including two goals and one assist in Saturday’s victory over the Spirit.
KNOW THE FOE
The London Knights won two of their last three games, having split a back-to-back series with the Windsor Spitfires and then beating the Kitchener Rangers 3-2. The Otters’ season series against the Knights is tied up at one apiece, but Wednesday night will be the first time the Otters play London on our turf. Players to watch for the Knights include Jacob Julien, who scored two goals across last week’s three games, and Sam O’Reilly, with one goal against the Rangers and two assists in London’s victory over the Spitfires.
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
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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
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after over a week without Otters’ hockey, we know the Erie faithful will be bursting with joy to be back at the EIA.
On Saturday the 28th, the Otters take on the Guelph Storm at home, celebrating 60 Years of Hockey Hist-Erie (pres. by Stairways Behavioral Health)! Take a walk down memory lane as we fondly remember the Erie Lions, the Blades, and the Panthers. The first 1500 fans to enter the arena will receive a FREE Mini-Replica Banner, but all can enjoy the specialty balloon and light display by Rubber Ducky Balloon Designs.
It’ll then be time for the countdown to begin with New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (pres. by Printing Concepts). The first 1500 fans in the arena will receive a free 2025 Player Calendar, and all fans are invited for a post-game skate with the players at the end of the night.
