OTTERS ACQUIRE PICKS IN TRADE WITH KNIGHTS

Erie, Pennsylvania – Erie Otters General Manager Dave Brown announced today that the team has acquired two selections in this weekend’s OHL Priority Selection in a trade with the London Knights.

The Otters receive London’s 6^th Round Pick and 8^th Round Picks in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection in exchange for a 2022 6^th Round Pick and a 2023 6^th Round Pick.

The trade gives the Otters 13 picks in the two-day annual Priority Selection.

• 10th Overall Selection
• Sault Ste. Marie’s 2^nd Round Pick, 21^st overall
• Erie’s
  • 6^th – 110^th overall
  • 7^th Round, 129^th overall
  • 8^th Round, 150^th overall
  • 9^thRound, 169^th overall
  • 11^th Round, 209^th overall
  • 12^th Round, 230^th overall
  • 13t^h Round, 249^th overall
• London’s 6^th Round Pick, 103^rd overall
• London’s 8^th Round Pick, 143^rd overall
• Sarnia’s 13^th Round, 252^nd overall
• Erie’s 14^th Round, 270^th overall

For the first time since the implementation of the annual Priority Selection online in 2001, the event will be held over the course of two days, with Rounds 1-3 being held on Friday, June 4 beginning at 7:00 PM.  Rounds 4-15 will take place on Saturday, June 5 beginning at 9:00 AM. The 2021 OHL Priority Selection presented by Real Canadian Superstore will largely see the top players born in 2005 within OHL jurisdiction eligible to be selected on June 4-5, with proceedings streamed live on the OHL’s YouTube channel.