WEEKEND PREVIEW: Quick Trip and Two at Home

Erie, Pennsylvania — Another three-game week is on the horizon for the Erie Otters as they prepare for a short trip Thursday before taking in two at the EIA to wrap-up the weekend.

It all begins Thursday with a short trip to Niagara to battle the IceDogs for the first time since November 8. Erie then returns home for the annual home back-to-back with the Owen Sound Attack with Saturday’s game being the annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night and Sunday being Faith and Family Day.

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 LAST TIME OUT

The Otters would open their weekend Friday with the season’s lone visit from the Oshawa Generals. Erie would get on the board first in the hockey game with Cal Hughes scoring in his first game back since January 24. The Generals would answer with a goal of their own to tie the game before the Otters would come back with Michael D’Alessio‘s first OHL goal giving Erie back the lead. The visitors would get one back under a minute later to tie the game back at 2-2. Erie would earn the game’s next goal with Kayden Edwards scoring in his third-straight home game to make it 3-2 after one. The second would be much quieter with Oshawa scoring a late equalizer to make it a 3-3 game going into the third period. The third would be scoreless and in OT an early winner from the Generals would give them the 4-3 win.

Saturday would see the Otters welcome the Kitchener Rangers to town for the final time this season. A power play goal would see the visitors jump out to a 1-0 lead which they would take into the first intermission. Kitchener would find the back of the net two more times in the middle frame, both on the man-advantage giving them a 3-0 lead heading into the third period. In the final frame, the Otters would get one back as Jackson Schouten was able to find the back of the net but it would not be enough for Erie as they would fall by a final of 3-1.

SHORT TRIP, TWO AT HOME

Erie kicks off their three-game weekend with a Thursday night tilt with the Niagara IceDogs in St. Catharines, the first meeting between the two geographic rivals since November 8, 2025.

The weekend concludes with the annual two-game visit from the Owen Sound Attack with a Saturday night tilt and a Sunday afternoon clash wrapping-up the six-game season series for two Midwest Division rivals.

WHO TO WATCH

Luc Plante has become a very interesting part of this Otters club over the course of this season as he has gotten more comfortable with the OHL. Lately, the Chesterfield, MI native has been playing a more physical game, dropping the gloves three times in the last week. The points have also been coming at a much quicker pace for the Northern Michigan commit as Plante has a point in two of his last three games. Look for number 61 to finish the season strong and have a huge weekend.

Ulysses Lombardi has been a player of interest for the Otters since they picked him up in December and now he has the goals to back it up. Off the back of his first goal in the OHL earlier this month, the Aurora, ON native has been playing at a high level, quickly becoming one of Erie’s most analytically strong players and getting top minutes. Heading into this weekend’s games, Lombardi is riding a modest three-game point streak that he looks to continue as he hopes to finish his first season in the OHL as strong as possible.

KNOW THE FOE

The Niagara IceDogs have had an up-and-down season that has seen them enjoy some great highs, but also some tough lows. Playing just under .500 over their last 10, the IceDogs have struggled to keep the puck out of their net, losing three of their last four, getting out-scored 22-4 in that stretch. Up-front Riley Patterson has had a terrific season, picking up over a point-per-game for the team from the Niagara Region. This IceDogs team should be a lock for the postseason but how far they go could be another question. These two clubs will faceoff quite a bit with Thursday’s game marking the fourth of their six meetings on the season.

The Owen Sound Attack have hit a major free-fall and Erie has played a small part in it. Since Erie and Owen Sound last met on February 11, they have lost all but one game heading into their week that begins with the Oshawa Generals at the Bayshore Wednesday. This team has gone a long way in the wrong direction following a white-hot start to the season. Offensively, the Attack can still score with players like Tristan Delisle and Pierce Mbuyi having strong seasons. The latter has collected seven points (3G+4A) in the four games played between the Otters and Attack. A big divisional game with two teams battling for their place in the Western Conference playoffs.

HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN, & FOLLOW ALONG

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• PC and/or Tablet on Safari and Google Chrome web browsers
• iOS / Android mobile devices.
• Amazon Fire
• Apple TV
• Roku platforms

Flo Hockey 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 flohockey.tv.

 

LISTEN

Listen to Otters Hockey all across Erie County with iHeart Media Erie and the Otters broadcast network!

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.

• 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 the surrounding communities of NWPA, or can be livestreamed worldwide on the iHeart App.

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, the Otters’ social media is the best way to keep up with the team wherever they are.

UP NEXT

The Otters look forward to the season’s final three-in-three as they travel to London to take on the Knights Friday, with the two clubs doing it over again in Erie Saturday, and the Saginaw Spirit coming to town Sunday to conclude a very busy week for the navy and gold.