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OHL Erie Otters

Otters sink Whalers

February 21, 2009 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Erie Otters News Release


PLYMOUTH, MI - Brandon Biggers scored his first career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Erie Otters to a 7-4 win over the Plymouth Whalers in an Ontario Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,243 at the Compuware Arena. Zack Torquato added a goal and three assists for the Otters while Sean Jones, Mike Cazzola and Ryan O'Reilly also scored. The Otters improved to 30-26-2-1 on the season in ending a two-game losing streak Tyler Seguin scored a goal and an assist to lead the Whalers. Michal Jordan, AJ Jenks and RJ Mahalak also scored for Plymouth, who saw a six-game winning streak end. The Whalers are now 30-23-5-0 on the season. The Otters led 4-0 after one and 5-2 heading into the third. Erie out shot the Whalers 52-49 in the game as Shane Owen posted the victory. The three stars of the game were 1. Biggers; 2. Torquato and 3. Seguin.

The Otters end a four-game road trip Friday night when they travel to London to meet the Knights in a 7:30 p.m. start. The game can be heard live on FOX Sports Radio AM 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 (February 28th) when the Ottawa 67's visit the Tullio Arena for a 7 p.m. start presented by EMTA. The first 1,000 fans into the game will receive a Ryan O'Reilly lithograph penned by Kevin-John Jobczynski. Sunday (March 1st) it's the Otters and the Plymouth Whalers in a special 4:30 p.m. start at the Tullio Arena presented by Allen Insurance. The first 500 children (12 and under) into the game receive an Otters Autograph Book and a Meet and Greet with the players will follow the game. Tickets for both games are available at the Civic Center Box Office, all Erie-area Ticketmaster locations, on-line at www.ottershockey.com or by calling 814-452-4857.

For further information contact the Erie Otters at 814-455-7779 or e-mail the Otters at mark@ottershockey.com.

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