After four years, two Western Conference Finals defeats, one OHL Championship Series loss, the Erie Otters came the closest they’ve ever come from the pinnacle of Junior hockey, the Memorial Cup, but couldn’t get there once again.
A sold out crowd of 6,500 fans filled the WFCU Centre in Windsor to the rafters, they rang cowbells, blew noisemakers, and whistles and screamed as loud as they could. The vast majority were hometown Windsor Spitfires fans, excited to see their team go 3-0 in the tournament and host the Erie Otters in the finals - a conference rival and the team that they saw in the first game of the season, back in late September.