OHL Erie Otters

Otters silent on deadline day

Published on January 10, 2005 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Erie Otters News Release


The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League did not make any moves today as the 6 p.m. OHL Trading Deadline passed.

The Otters, 21-12-4-4 on the season and coming off back-to-back road victories, chose to keep their roster in tact as they head into the playoff stretch.

"We like the way our team looks and addressed some of our needs with roster moves prior to the holiday break," said Otters General Manager and Managing Partner Sherry Bassin. "I did talk to a number of teams leading up to the deadline but from a needs standpoint the asking price was simply too high. We have a good young team that can compete this season."

In general, the OHL deadline was a relatively quiet with only a handful of deals made.

OTTERS DEADLINE DEALS

The following is a list of trades made by the Otters leading up to the OHL Trade Deadline since 1996-1997:

· January 6, 2004 – Erie acquires Geoff Platt from the Saginaw Spirit for Sean Courtney, Mike Melinko and a fifth round pick in the 2005 OHL Priority Selection

· January 9, 2003 – Erie acquires Bryan Hamm and a fifth round pick in the 2003 OHL Priority selection from the Peterborough Petes for Mike McKeown

· January 10, 2002 – Erie acquires Jeff Doyle from the North Bay Centennials for Mike Nelson, Bryan Sansom, Steve Dix, a second round pick in the 2002 OHL Priority Selection and a third round pick in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection

· January 7, 2001 – Erie acquires Chris Berti from the Sarnia Sting for Riley Moher and Kenny Jung

· January 3, 2001 – Erie acquires Cory Pecker from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for Patrick Lamesse, Troy Illijow and a fourth round pick in the 2004 OHL Priority Selection

· January 3, 2001 – Erie acquires Brandon Cullen from the Oshawa Generals for Scott Rozendal and a second round pick in the 2001 OHL Priority Selection

· January 11, 1999 – Erie acquires Andrew Proskurnicki, Julius Halfkenny and a fourth round pick in the 1999 OHL Priority Selection for Jeff Zehr

· January 7, 1998 – Erie acquires Steve Montador and Tyler Rennette from the North Bay Centennials for Brett Gibson and Geoff Peters

· January 6, 1998 – Erie acquires Michael Rupp from the Windsor Spitfires for Jason Ward and a conditional pick in the 1999 OHL Priority Selection

The Otters return to action with a pair of games in Owen Sound (27-7-3-2) against the Attack Friday and Saturday. Both games can be heard live on SportsRadio 1330 The Fan and on line at www.ottershockey.com (presented by the James H. Cross Company) beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 p.m.

The next Otters home game takes place Saturday, January 22nd when the Kitchener Rangers visit the Tullio Arena for a 7:30 p.m. start. Tickets for the game are available at all Erie-area TicketMaster locations, the Erie Civic Center Box Office or on-line at www.ottershockey.com.

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