Erie Otters

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Erie Otters
City	Erie, Pennsylvania
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Midwest
Founded	1996 (1996)–97
Home arena	Erie Insurance Arena
Colors	Navy, gold, white
Owner(s)	Jim Waters
General manager	Dave Brown
Head coach	Stan Butler
Website	ottershockey.com
Franchise history
1946–1953	Windsor Spitfires
1953–1960	Hamilton Tiger Cubs
1960–1974	Hamilton Red Wings
1974–1978	Hamilton/St. Catharines Fincups
1978–1984	Brantford Alexanders
1984–1988	Hamilton Steelhawks
1988–1996	Niagara Falls Thunder
1996–present	Erie Otters
Current uniform

The Erie Otters are a major junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Midwest division of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of only three American teams in the league. The team's name refers to the North American river otter common to Lake Erie. The Otters have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup twice as OHL champions, in 2002 and 2017.