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Erie Otters
- Year of foundation: 1996
- Colours: Navy blue, red, yellow, gold
- Club status: active
- Address: 201 East 8th Street
Erie, PA 16503 - Phone: +1 (814) 455-7779
- Fax: +1 (814) 455-0911
- Email: puck@ottershockey.com
- WWW: Erie Otters
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All time leagues: OHA | OHL | Memorial Cup
Season 2008-2009
Club teams
This club in 2008-2009: OHL
Current rosterseason 2008-2009
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Jaroslav Janus |  | 21.09.1989 | 183 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Shane Owen |  | 04.06.1990 | 188 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Christopher Breen | | 29.06.1989 | 201 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Paul Cianfrini | | 20.04.1989 | 182 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brett Cook | | 21.03.1991 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Mitch Gaulton | | 25.04.1990 | 183 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Tyler Hostetter |  | 30.01.1991 | 180 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | David Shields | | 27.01.1991 | 191 cm | 98 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Brandon Biggers | | 21.08.1988 | 185 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mike Cazzola | | 08.03.1991 | 170 cm | 75 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Luke Gazdic | | 25.07.1989 | 193 cm | 103 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Kelly Geoffrey | | 25.01.1990 | 176 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Justin Hodgman | | 27.06.1988 | 185 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| LW | Sean Jones | | 17.05.1990 | 176 cm | 74 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Michael Liambas | | 16.02.1989 | 178 cm | 93 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Anthony Luciani | | 13.05.1990 | 173 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Greg McKegg | | 17.06.1992 | 183 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Ryan O’Reilly | | 07.02.1991 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Nick Palmieri | | 12.07.1989 | 188 cm | 98 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Matthew Paton | | 14.06.1991 | 184 cm | 87 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Edgar Rybakov |  | 05.01.1991 | 188 cm | 113 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Josh Sidwell | | 28.03.1991 | - cm | - kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Shawn Szydlowski | | 05.08.1990 | 184 cm | 94 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Zack Torquato | | 08.06.1989 | 183 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Andrew Yogan | | 04.12.1991 | 191 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | | 29.06.1963 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Robbie Ftorek | | 02.01.1952 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Louis J. Tullio Arena Erie
- Adress: 809 French Street
Erie, PA, 16501 - Phone: +1 814-453-7117
- Email: ann@erieevents.com
- Web: http://www.erieevents.com
- Capacity: 5586
- Opened in: 1983
The Niagara Falls Thunder relocated from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Erie in 1996, becoming the Erie Otters. The team takes its name from the otter, a water creature common to the south shore of Lake Erie.
Retired numbers
Brad Boyes (#16)
Vince Scott (#18)
- from 1946 to 1953: Windsor Spitfires
- from 1953 to 1960: Hamilton Tiger Cubs
- from 1960 to 1974: Hamilton Red Wings
- from 1974 to 1976: Hamilton Fincups
- from 1976 to 1977: St. Catharines Fincups
- from 1977 to 1978: Hamilton Fincups
- from 1978 to 1984: Brantford Alexanders
- from 1984 to 1988: Hamilton Steelhawks
- from 1988 to 1996: Niagara Falls Thunder
- from 1996 to present: Erie Otters
from 1996 to present:
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Recent articlesShow all articles»
- "I love this arena" (30 Dec 2013)
Team statistics
Historic rosters:
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Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 2008-2009
- Youngest player: Greg McKegg (17 years)
- Oldest player: Justin Hodgman (21 years)
- Shortest player: Mike Cazzola (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Christopher Breen (201 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (18), Lithuania (1), Slovakia (1), USA (5)
Leagues
Erie Otters participates in season 2008-2009: OHL
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