McDavid and Brown were part of a resurgence for the Otters franchise in the early 2010s. Erie had back-to-back losing seasons, leading to the team drafting McDavid as a 14-year-old in 2012.

Brown scored an empty-net goal on six shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Schaefer, the star defenceman, broke his collarbone while with Team Canada in the world juniors loss to Latvia at Ottawa in December. Terrance was hurt crashing into the boards Feb. 14 at Owen Sound.

won 6-2 at Erie. That Jan. 10 game was secondary to what happened before the opening puck drop, when the Otters officially retired Connor McDavid's No. 97 jersey. More than 6,600 fans jammed EIA ...

Earlier this week, the Ontario Hockey League announced the quarter-century team for the Erie Otters ... Edmonton Oilers ...