Resultados
| OHL | 04/09 23:00 | 235 |
Erie Otters
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Kitchener Rangers
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L | 3-4 | |
| OHL | 04/05 23:00 | 235 |
Kitchener Rangers
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Erie Otters
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L | 3-2 | |
| OHL | 04/04 23:00 | 235 |
Erie Otters
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Kitchener Rangers
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W | 5-3 | |
| OHL | 04/02 23:00 | 235 |
Erie Otters
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Kitchener Rangers
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L | 3-4 | |
| OHL | 03/31 18:00 | 235 |
Kitchener Rangers
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Erie Otters
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W | 4-7 | |
| OHL | 03/29 23:00 | 235 |
Kitchener Rangers
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Erie Otters
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L | 6-3 | |
| OHL | 03/23 23:00 | - |
Erie Otters
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Kitchener Rangers
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W | 4-3 | |
| OHL | 03/21 23:05 | - |
Windsor Spitfires
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Erie Otters
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W | 5-6 | |
| OHL | 03/20 23:00 | - |
Flint Firebirds
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Erie Otters
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W | 0-5 | |
| OHL | 03/16 23:00 | - |
Erie Otters
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Saginaw Spirit
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W | 5-4 | |
| OHL | 03/14 23:00 | - |
Niagara
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Erie Otters
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W | 4-7 | |
| OHL | 03/13 23:00 | - |
Erie Otters
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London Knights
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L | 1-5 |
Wikipedia - Erie Otters
The Erie Otters are a Major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the circuit. The team name refers to the North American river otter common to Lake Erie.
History
The Erie Otters were previously located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, known as the Niagara Falls Thunder. They moved to Erie Insurance Arena for the 1996–97 season. After three seasons, they won the Holody Trophy as Midwest Division champions 1999. It was their first of three consecutive Midwest Division championships, culminating in a J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 2001–02 season. Dave MacQueen won the Matt Leyden Trophy in 2000–01 as the OHL Coach of the Year. General manager Sherwood Bassin was awarded OHL Executive of the Year, and the CHL Executive of the Year for his role in building a championship team.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine partnered with the Otters in 2012, as their medical provider.
Connor McDavid played for the Otters from the 2012–13 OHL season to the 2014–15 OHL season. Hockey Canada granted McDavid "exceptional player" status, which permitted him to play in the OHL a year earlier than would otherwise be permissible for a player his age. The Otters chose the 15-year-old McDavid as their first overall pick in the 2012 draft. He led the team to the J. Ross Robertson Cup championship finals, where the Otters fell to the Oshawa Generals.
On March 18, 2017, the Otters became the first team in Canadian Hockey League history to record four consecutive 50-win seasons (2013–2017). The Otters had previously shared the record of three consecutive 50-win seasons with the Kelowna Rockets (2012–2015), Edmonton Oil Kings (2011–2014), Saint John Sea Dogs (2009–2012) and the Kamloops Blazers (1989–1992).
On May 22, 2017, the Otters set a Memorial Cup record for most goals by one team in a single game by defeating the Saint John Sea Dogs with a final score of 12–5, surpassing the previous record of 11 goals set by the Quebec Remparts (1974, 11–3) and Regina Pats (1980, 11–2). Dylan Strome set an individual record of 7 points in a single game (4 goals, 3 assists). Taylor Raddysh also tied the previous record of 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in the same game.
On January 17, 2022, the Erie Otters hosted their inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day game. The team made history when University of Pittsburgh student Alex Randall broadcast the television feed of the game as the first African American play-by-play announcer in the Ontario Hockey League or the Canadian Hockey League. This continued on January 16, 2023 when Arizona State University student Trey Matthews broadcast the television feed of the game as the second African-American play-by-play announcer. The Erie Otters used a Black History Month inspired logo and warm-up jersey on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023.
On January 26, 2023, Stan Butler was announced as the 10th head coach in the team's history. The Otters lost by a 5–1 score to the London Knights in Butler's first game as coach.