The Otters' seventh-rounder played all but one of last season's 42 games for the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League's Pelham Panthers. No. 71 Oliver Phillips, left wing: Erie's top pick in the ...

The Erie Otters have ... 2025 NHL draft top prospects: Matthew Schaefer is No. 1. Who has the best lottery odds? The Stoney Creek, Ontario, native skated for the Otters during their Dec. 8 game ...

The San Jose Sharks, whose 20-50-12 regular-season record was the league's worst, claimed the best odds of picking the Erie Otters defenseman before May 5. Now, though, Schaefer could be bound for ...

Erie Otters defenseman Matthew Schaefer is the new top North American skater heading into the 2025 NHL Draft. Central Scouting released their latest rankings ahead of this year's draft ...

A top prospect at the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft has announced his commitment to the University of Michigan at the NCAA level. Erie Otters forward Malcolm Spence skates during an Ontario Hockey ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO — Matthew Schaefer is the top-ranked North American skater ... He had seven goals and 15 assists in 17 games with Erie this season and added a goal ...

Let's run through five of the best players in this year's NHL Draft. D Matthew Schaefer (OHL's Erie Otters) The young defenseman figures to be the first player off the board in this year's draft.

(This story was updated to change or add a photo.) The Erie Otters' first offseason transaction had nothing to do with players or coaches. It did, though, impact who will publicly describe the ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO — Matthew Schaefer is the top-ranked North American skater heading into ... He had seven goals and 15 assists in 17 games with Erie this season and added a ...