ERIE OTTERS HOCKEY CLUB

Member of the Ontario Hockey League

201 East 8th Street
ERIE, Pennsylvania 16503
PHONE: 814-455-7779
FAX: 814-455-0911
Email: paul@ottershockey.com

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release June 30, 2012
OTTERS ANNOUNCE 2012-2013 SCHEDULE
The Ontario Hockey League Wednesday released the schedule of games for the 2012-2013
season.

The Otters open their 17th campaign of OHL play with five straight games on the road,
beginning Thursday, September 20 against the Niagara IceDogs. The will return to Erie Insurance
Arena for their 2012-13 home opener at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5 against the Brampton
Battalion. The game is slated to be the home debut for Connor McDavid, the first overall pick in the
2012 OHL Priority Selection.

The Otters will play 26 of 34 home games on weekends: nine Fridays, 16 Saturdays, and one
Sunday. All home games are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m., except for the Sunday game, which
will begin at 2:00 p.m.

The longest home stand of the season takes place October 20-November 3, when the Otters
will play host to the Windsor Spitfires, Saginaw Spirit, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Sarnia Sting
and Owen Sound Attack.

The annual Thanksgiving Game returns to Erie Thursday, November 22 with the Belleville
Bulls participating for the eighth straight year. The schedule concludes Saturday, March 16 against
Midwest Division rivals Guelph Storm at Erie Insurance Arena.

2012-2013 Otters Schedule Highlights:

 Home Opener: Friday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. against the Brampton Battalion.
 Annual Thanksgiving Game will take place on Thursday, November 22 against the
Belleville Bulls.
 Home Game Breakdown: 16 Saturdays; 9 Fridays; seven Wednesdays; one Thursday; and
one Sunday.
 Longest Home Stand: six games (October 20-November 3)
 Longest Road Trip: five games (twice, September 20-29 and January 11-21)
 Seven sets of three-games-in-three days.

For further information contact the Erie Otters at 814-455-7779 or e-mail the Otters at
paul@ottershockey.com.
 ERIE OTTERS HOCKEY CLUB
Member of the Ontario Hockey League
201 East 8th Street
ERIE, Pennsylvania 16503
PHONE: 814-455-7779
FAX: 814-455-0911
Email: paul@ottershockey.com

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release November 5, 2012
MCDAVID SELECTED TO PLAY
IN SUBWAY SUPER SERIES
The Erie Otters have announced that rookie center Connor McDavid has been selected to
represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2012 SUBWAY Super Series Thursday, November 8
against Team Russia in Guelph, Ontario.

The game will be nationally televised in the United States on NHL Network, which is
available on Time Warner Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network.

Born on January 13, 1997, McDavid will be the youngest player ever to play in the
SUBWAY Super Series, which helps determine Team Canada’s roster at the World Junior
Championships. Team OHL is a perfect 18-0 in the event, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary
this year.

The third player to receive exceptional player status by Hockey Canada for early entry into
the OHL, McDavid has had a strong start in his first OHL season, earning OHL rookie of the month
honors for October and collecting a league-best 15-game point-scoring streak that lasted from
September 21 to November 2.

McDavid will be the second player from the Otters in the SUBWAY Super Series, as
defenseman Adam Pelech will be playing in the game at Sarnia that will take place Monday,
November 12.

The selection of McDavid comes shortly after the phenom received considerable attention
for his goal from against the Sarnia Sting, in which McDavid deked out Phoenix Coyotes first round
pick Connor Murphy and San Jose Sharks prospect J.P. Anderson for a spectacular goal. The goal
made ESPN’s Top 10 Plays and was TSN’s Highlight of the Night.

For further information contact the Erie Otters at 814-455-7779 or e-mail the Otters at
paul@ottershockey.com.
 ERIE OTTERS HOCKEY CLUB
Member of the Ontario Hockey League
201 East 8th Street
ERIE, Pennsylvania 16503
PHONE: 814-455-7779
FAX: 814-455-0911
Email: paul@ottershockey.com

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release March 16, 2013
OTTERS WIN SEASON FINALE
IN DRAMATIC FASHION, 5-4
Erie, Pa. - The Erie Otters closed out the season with a dramatic overtime victory over the Guelph Storm, 5-4,
in front of a season-high 4,608 fans at Erie Insurance Arena Saturday night.

Jimmy McDowell scored with 12 seconds remaining in overtime to complete the Erie comeback in front of a
raucous sellout crowd.

The Storm struck first with a pair of goals in the first period from Patrick Watling and Scott Kosmachuk. Tyler
Bertuzzi scored on the power play 6:29 into the second period to give the Storm a 3-0 lead.

Adam Pelech put the Otters on the board with a power play goal at 7:41 of the second period. The New York
Islanders prospect blasted a shot from the right circle for his eighth goal of the season.

Connor Brown scored the first of his two goals 8:13 into the third period during an Erie power play. Brown
stuffed the puck on the blocker side post that was ruled a good goal after video review to put the Otters within a goal.

Zac Leslie increased the Storm lead back to two at 12:33 to temporarily quiet the Erie crowd.

The Otters clawed back to within a goal with 4:19 remaining as Dane Fox’s shot from the right wing boards
went through traffic in front of the crease and into the goal for his 19th goal of the season.

Regulation ended wildly with the Otters frantically trying to tie the game in the dying seconds. McDavid found
Nick Betz with a no-look pass from behind the net to the left circle. Betz then found Brown with a perfect pass on the
other side of the goal, where the captain tied the game with three-tenths of a second remaining.

McDowell won the game in overtime with a power play goal from a Saverio Posa delay of game penalty.
McDowell’s shot from the high slot found the top corner of the night on the glove side for the dramatic Erie victory and
his 14th goal of the season.

McDavid led the Otters with four assists, a career-high. He also set a team record for most assists (41) and
points (66) by an Otters rookie.

Before the game, the Otters honored overage forward J.P. Labardo, who played in his 300th OHL game last
week and in his final OHL game tonight. The Otters also unveiled an alternate jersey prior to the puck drop, which will
be yellow with a navy blue and white trim. The jersey will be worn next season.

Locastro-Bonini Insurance Three Stars of the Game

No. 1 Star - Connor Brown, Erie, - two goals (Three Star Winner of the Year)
No. 2 Star - Connor McDavid, Erie - four assists
No. 3 Star - J.P. Labardo, Erie

For further information contact the Erie Otters at 814-455-7779 or e-mail the Otters at
paul@ottershockey.com.