Erie Otters beat Saint John Sea Dogs to set up OHL matchup for Memorial Cup
WINDSOR, Ont. — Erie Otters coach Kris Knoblauch caught his team off guard in the second intermission, showing his players a different side of him they’re not used to in an attempt to motivate the room.
They responded in a big way.
Dylan Strome and German Poddubnyi scored 1:07 apart early in the third period as Erie went on to a 6-3 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs to advance to the Memorial Cup final.
“Coach had a real good intermission pep talk, going around the room telling us what we need to do, what we’re good at, fired me up,” said Strome.