Jan. 27: The Otters, after an "ongoing review of team policy," fired coach Stan Butler following an 11-day separation from the players and his assistants. Butler couldn't be reached for comment on ...

He replaced coach B.J. Adams, who was fired in the midst of Erie's 2022-23 season. Butler went 57-58-13-0 over one full season with the Otters and portions of two others.

"Man, Pano is just a consummate professional," said Mallette, who replaced Stan Butler as Erie's coach on Feb. 11. "Just the way he comes to the rink every day, and with what he does away from the ...

Saginaw, who played without star Michael Misa, outshot Erie, 36-34, with both teams scoring a pair of power-play goals. The Spirit were 2-for-9 on the power play, while the Otters scored on 2 of 4 ...

Erie took a 3-2 lead on goals from Gabriel Frasca, Alexis Daviault and Sam Alfano before Saginaw rookie Carson Harmer tied the game at 3-3 with less than two minutes left in the second period.