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'Dogs and Sting up next for Otters

January 4, 2007 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Erie Otters News Release


The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League return to action tomorrow (Friday) when they complete a five-game road trip in Mississauga against the IceDogs. The game can be heard live on 1330 Erie's ESPN Radio and on-line at www.ottershockey.com (presented by the James H. Cross Company) starting with the pre-game show at 7:15 p.m.

Saturday the Otters return home to take on the Sarnia Sting in a 7:30 p.m. start at the Tullio Arena presented by Cellular One. It's also JetRadio 1400 Coats for Kids Night.

Donate a reusable coat at the game and receive a pair of Platinum Tickets to the Otters game on January 24th against the Guelph Storm. Limit one pair of tickets per person.

Tickets for the game are on sale now at all Erie-area TicketMaster locations as well as the Civic Center Box Office.

Friday's game in Mississauga will mark the debut of Jordan Skellett, acquired by the Otters (9-27-0-2) earlier this week in a three-team trade involving the IceDogs and the Saginaw Spirit. Skellett, who was selected 17th overall by Mississauga in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection, will play his first game as a member of the Otters against his former team. In 29 games with the IceDogs this season the 17 year-old forward from London, Ontario collected five goals and six assists for 11 points. The game will also mark the return of rookie forward Stanislav Polodna, who missed the last four games while representing the Czech Republic at the 2006 Five Nations Cup held in Switzerland over the holiday. Mississauga enters the game with a record of 22-13-0-2 and winners of their last two.

Despite scoring a League-high 175 goals this season, the IceDogs do not have a player listed among the OHL's top-20 scorers. Michael Swift is the club's leading point-getter with 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points in 36 games. Stefan Legein leads the team in goals with 23 in 37 games.

The game will mark the third of four meetings between the two teams this season. The IceDogs have won both, including a 4-2 decision at the Tullio Arena on December 2nd.

Sarnia arrives at the Tullio Arena on Saturday with a record of 21-11-2-3, good enough for fifth place in the Western Conference. Former Otters forward Vince Scott is scheduled to make his only return to the Tullio Arena as a member of the opposition. The overage forward, who was claimed on waivers by the Sting midway through November, has four goals and three assists for seven points in 14 games with Sarnia. Steven Stamkos, the first overall pick in the 2006 OHL Priority Selection, leads the Sting in scoring with 26 goals and 26 assists for 52 points in 37 games.

The game will be the second of a four-game season series. Sarnia captured the first by a 6-1 count at the Tullio Arena on October 21st.

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