• 35 Erie Otter Alumni Active in Professional Hockey

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  Feb 26
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  This is last post in our focus over the past four days on the Erie Otters. The team moved from Niagara Falls, where they were known as the Thunder. The Otters first season in the Ontario Hockey League was 1996-97 and at the time were the 2nd team in the league located outside of Ontario.

  To date, the team’s best season by far was 2001-02. The Otters won the OHL championship and went on to make a respectable appearance at the Memorial Cup. There are currently 35 Erie alumni playing professional hockey throughout the world, including 11 in the NHL.

  The 35 current pros are:

   

  Player	Team	League
  Alexeev, Nikita	Kazan Ak-Bars	KHL
  Beech, Kevin	Corpus Christi Icerays	CHL
  Berti, Adam	Gwinnett Gladiators	ECHL
  Blunden, Mike	Syracuse Crunch	AHL
  Bonello, Brad	Fassa HC	Italy
  Boyes, Brad	St. Louis Blues	NHL
  Campoli, Chris	Ottawa Senators	NHL
  Colaiacovo, Carlo	St. Louis Blues	NHL
  Connolly, Tim	Buffalo Sabres	NHL
  Coultice, Noel	Bloomington PrairieThunder	IHL
  Gazdic, Luke	Texas Stars	AHL
  Greene, Chris	Mississippi Surge	SPHL
  Guenther, Joe	Amarillo Gorillas	CHL
  Hisey, Rob	Springfield Falcons	AHL
  Hodgman, Justin	Toronto Marlies	AHL
  Janus, Jaroslav	Norfolk Admirals	AHL
  Kidd, Josh	Manchester Monarchs	AHL
  Lee, Brian	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
  Liambas, Michael	Bloomington PrairieThunder	IHL
  MacLean, Brett	San Antonio Rampage	AHL
  McMillan, Darren	Klostersee EHC	GerObl
  Merlini, Derek	Tulsa Oilers	CHL
  Montador, Steve	Buffalo Sabres	NHL
  Munro, Adam	Novosibirsk Siber	KHL
  O’Connor, Sean	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL
  O’Marra, Ryan	Springfield Falcons	AHL
  O’Reilly, Ryan	Colorado Avalanche	NHL
  Palmieri, Nick	Lowell Devils	AHL
  Peluso, Anthony	Peoria Rivermen	AHL
  Perras, J.F.	Arizona Sundogs	CHL
  Regan, Eric	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL
  Rekis, Arvid	Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams	DEL
  Robinson, Jason	Coventry Blaze	EIHL
  Rupp, Michael	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL
  Valiquette, Steve	New York Rangers	NHL

  To check out the other recent posts on Erie Otters alumni, click on the following links:

  Michael Liambas now with the IHL’s Bloomington Prairie Thunder.

  Otter alumni with Coventry Blaze of Great Britain’s EIHL.

  Otter alumni with the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.
  Tagged as: alumni, erie otters, niagara falls thunder, ohl, Ontario Hockey League
  
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