Erie Otters
Erie Otters | |
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founding | 1996 |
history |
Hamilton Fincups 1974–1976 St. Catharines Fincups 1976–1977 Hamilton Fincups 1977–1978 Brantford Alexanders 1978–1984 Hamilton Steelhawks 1984–1988 Niagara Falls Thunder 1988–1996 Erie Otters since 1996 |
Stadion | Louis J. Tullio Arena |
Location | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Team colors | navy blue, red, yellow, gold |
league | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Western Conference |
division | Midwest Division |
Head coach | Kris garlic |
General manager | Sherwood Basin |
Cooperations | Huntsville-Muskoka Otters |
Memorial Cups | no |
J. Ross Robertson Cups | 2001/02 , 2016/17 |
The Erie Otters are an American ice hockey team from Erie, Pennsylvania . The team was founded in 1996 as a youth team and has since played in one of the three highest Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
history
In 1996 the Niagara Falls Thunder were relocated from Niagara Falls (Ontario) to Erie (Pennsylvania) , where they have since been active in the Ontario Hockey League under the name Erie Otters . After the Otters were eliminated in their first three seasons in the OHL in the first playoff round, they were division winners in the Midwest Division three times in a row between 1999 and 2002. In the 2000/01 season, Erie achieved its greatest success until then, when it received the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the team with the highest points of the regular season (102 points). In the following season, the Erie Otters reached the final of the J. Ross Robertson Cup for the first time , which they won against the Barrie Colts . In the 2016/17 season, the OHL championship was won again after 15 years.
successes
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Division title
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Former players
The following players who were active for the Erie Otters played in the National Hockey League during their career :
- Nikita Alexeyev
- Adam Berti
- Michael Blunden
- Brad Boyes
- Connor Brown
- André Burakovsky
- Chris Campoli
- Erik Černák
- Anthony Cirelli
- Carlo Colaiacovo
- Tim Connolly
- Alex DeBrincat
- Travis Dermott
- Warren Foegele
- Kurtis MacDermid
- Connor McDavid
- Greg McKegg
- Steve Montador
- Adam Munro
- Ryan O'Marra
- Ryan O'Reilly
- Nick Palmieri
- Jeff Paul
- Adam Pelech
- Geoff Platt
- Michael Rupp
- Dylan Strome
- Stephen Valiquette
- Jason Ward
- Jeff Zehr