Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2017
The 18th installment in this series has arrived after looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first 17 NHL Entry Drafts. If you missed any of them or want a…
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Prospects News & Rumors: Mysak, Lodnia, Geci & Finley
An international series between Czech Republic and Slovakia sees a prospect have a great first game. A Minnesota Wild prospect is loaned overseas for next season. A prospect selected in…
Russian Connection Working for Erie Otters
A Russian, American, and Canadian all walk into an ice rink…and begin to speak Russian with each other. It may sound like the preface to a bad bar joke, but…
Otters’ Camp Points to ‘Win-Now’ Mentality
The Erie Otters are officially back on the ice — we are through training camp with exhibition games scheduled against Peterborough, Flint and Kitchener this weekend (Sept. 1 to Sept. 3).…
Eerie Feeling Around Erie Otters
When the Erie Otters open training camp later this month, it will signal the dawn of a new era. Gone are most of the heroes of their OHL Championship team…
2017 NHL Draft: 5 Hidden Gems
The annual Entry Draft is one of the most exciting events within the NHL calendar. With oodles of raw talent set to enter the league – that’s right, oodles –…
Ivan Lodnia – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
Ivan Lodnia 2016-17 Team: Erie Otters (#27) Date of Birth: August 31, 1999 Place of Birth: Novi, Michigan Ht: 5’10” Wt: 181 lbs Shoots: Right Position: RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year…
Otters Keep Hitting on First-Round Picks
Much has been made of the importance of stockpiling second-round draft picks in the OHL Priority Selection. Because the OHL prohibits the trading of first-round picks, second rounders are the most…
Prospect to Watch: Ivan Lodnia
The NHL season has just begun, and while Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid are stealing early headlines with highlight-reel performances, the CHL has been underway for nearly a month already. Nolan…
2016-17 Erie Otters Season Preview
Connor McDavid is long gone. Dylan Strome might not return. Is this the season that the Erie Otters finally come back down to Earth? The Otters enter the 2016-17 season…