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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 1996-1997

This club in 1996-1997: OHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
D	Jeff Paul	01.03.1978	191 cm	101 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Mike Perna	24.01.1976	186 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Arvids Rekis	01.01.1979	182 cm	98 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Jason Robinson	22.08.1978	185 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Chris van Dyk	18.02.1977	188 cm	84 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Chris Haskett	18.03.1977	185 cm	100 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Steve Nimigon	04.04.1976	190 cm	105 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Adam Nittel	17.07.1978	186 cm	99 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Domenic Parlatore	18.02.1978	172 cm	77 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Colin Pepperall	28.04.1978	178 cm	81 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Geoff Peters	30.04.1978	183 cm	86 kg	right	Show profile»
LW	Vadim Sharapov	13.01.1978	178 cm	80 kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Jason Ward	16.01.1979	188 cm	92 kg	right	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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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

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2016-2017: OHL
2001-2002: OHL

from 1996 to present:

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"I love this arena" (30 Dec 2013)

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Fast factsseason 1996-1997

Youngest player: Jason Ward (18 years)
Oldest player: Mike Perna (21 years)
Shortest player: Domenic Parlatore (172 cm)
Tallest player: Jeff Paul (191 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (10), Italy (1), Latvia (1), Russia (1)

Leagues

Erie Otters participates in season 1996-1997: OHL

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