Four Goal Third Period Powers Otters to 7-3 Victory

St. Catharines, Ontario - The Erie Otters picked up their second road win of the season by using a four-goal third period to power their way past the Niagara IceDogs 7-3 Thursday night at the Meridian Centre. The Otters were looking to find their footing in the first period as a slow start saw them take two penalties in the first six minutes. The IceDogs would strike first on a Kyen Sopa goal between the power plays to take a 1-0 lead. Erie would use the momentum of the second penalty kill to... Full Story

XFL Quarterbacks by the Numbers

Prior to its inaugural draft which began on Tuesday, the XFL announced initial quarterback assignments for each of the league's eight teams: Dallas Renegades: Landry Jones DC Defenders: Cardale Jones Houston Roughnecks: Philip Walker Los Angeles Wildcats: Luis Perez New York Guardians: Matt McGloin St. Louis BattleHawks: Jordan Ta'amu Seattle Dragons: Brandon Silvers Tampa Bay Vipers: Aaron Murray. Here are the eight quarterbacks, by the numbers: 1 - Cardale Jones won a National Championship in 2015 with Ohio State. ... Full Story

Ice Flyers Announce 2019-20 Opening Night Roster

Pensacola, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2019) -  The Pensacola Ice Flyers and Head Coach Rod Aldoff have announced their 19-man roster to open the 2019-20 season this Friday night at the Pensacola Bay Center. The roster consists of seven players who have played for the organization. Garrett Milan, Ryan Marcuz, Brett D'Andrea, Jesse Kessler and Tanner Froese have all returned, along with two stand-out rookies, Eddie Matsushima and Joe Drapluk, who finished the year with the team in the spring after their senior season in college. It also includes forward Patrick Megannety, who returns to the Ice Flyer... Full Story

Ryker Killins Recalled to Tucson

(RAPID CITY, SD) - The Rapid City Rush, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes, announced today that defenseman Ryker Killins has been recalled to the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners. This marks the first Black Hills Chiropractic Roster Adjustment of the season to the AHL. Killins heads to the AHL as the Rush's team leader in points for both defensemen and rookies, earning 3 points (1g-2ast) in 3 games. Most notably, Killins has power play assists in the last two games with the Rush, coming against Wichita on October 12th, and Tulsa on October 13th. A native of Wawa, Ontario, Killins... Full Story

• Sell out Crowd Treated to Late Game Petes Win over Bulldogs - Peterborough Petes (OHL)
• Four Goal Third Period Powers Otters to 7-3 Victory - Erie Otters (OHL)
• Burns the Hero in Shootout Win over Titan - Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
• Pilots Prep for Weekend Series with Jr. Blues - Topeka Pilots (NAHL)
• Weekend Primer: Saints Take Unbeaten Record on Road against Des Moines and Sioux City - Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
• Reno 1868 FC Travels to Tulsa to Close out 2019 Regular Season - Reno 1868 FC (USL)
• Pirates Committed to Success in 2020 - Massachusetts Pirates (NAL)
• Stukel Loaned to Wichita - Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
• San Diego Gulls to Celebrate Home Opener this Friday - San Diego Gulls (AHL)
• Grizzlies Invite Central Valley to Cheer on the Nationals in the World Series - Fresno Grizzlies (PCL)
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• A look back at the biggest Sod Poodle dates - TL Amarillo Globe-News
• Third-period surge lifts Otters over IceDogs 7-3 - OHL Erie Times-News
• Charge acquire rights to Tyler Harris - G League Canton Repository
• Joe Basaraba returns to Steelheads with Masters Degree in hand - ECHL Idaho Press-Tribune
• Knoxville Ice Bears claiming this year as a championship year just ahead of the season opener - SPHL WATE
• Atlanta Gladiators start season with set of three games in 48 hours - ECHL Gwinnett Daily Post
• Carlos Gil, Gustavo Bou ready to lead Revolution into playoffs - MLS Boston Herald
• Storm ready to build in second season - SPHL Quad-Cities Online
• Globe Life Park transformation for XFL, soccer is under way - XFL Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Bobcats get back to business after unplanned break - NAHL Bismarck Tribune
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Brady Burns of the Saint John Sea Dogs after his shootout winner

See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Chicago Aztecs - American Arena League (AAL)
2. Atlantic City Blackjacks - Arena Football League (AFL)
3. Cape Breton Eagles - Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
4. Newfoundland Growlers - ECHL (ECHL)
5. Quad Cities River Bandits - Midwest League (MWL)
6. Padres 2 - Arizona League (AzL)
7. Prince George Cougars - Western Hockey League (WHL)
8. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
9. Orlando City SC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
10. Battle Creek Rumble Bees - Federal Hockey League (FHL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Wichita Falls - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Fort Lauderdale - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Revolution II - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Odessa - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Fredericksburg Nationals - Carolina League (CarL)
• Battle Creek Rumble Bees - Federal Hockey League (FHL)
• Palm Springs - American Hockey League (AHL)
• San Diego - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Triplets - BIG3 (BIG3)
• Trilogy - BIG3 (BIG3)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
ApL, AzFL, AzL, CalL, CarL, EL, FSL, GCL, IL, ML, MWL, NWL, NYPL, PCL, PL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, Can-Am, FL, PA, Pecos

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AAL, AFL, CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
AAF, CFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
NWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
MLL, PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL