The Audience

Erie attention,
concentrated.

Otters hockey reaches people who live, work, and spend across the region through 34 home games, year-round digital content, live broadcast, and community programming. The value comes from both the scale of the audience and how clearly we can understand and reach it.

Market attention

ONE AUDIENCE. MULTIPLE WAYS TO REACH IT.

More than 130,000 fan visits moved through Erie Insurance Arena last season. Our first-party ticketing data identifies thousands of individual customers within that attendance, while digital, broadcast, and community channels extend the relationship throughout the year.

130,000+
Total fan visits last season
15,300
Identified unique customers
41%
Of known fans are Millennials
75%
Of matched households have children
IN-ARENA

Thirty-four home games create repeated visibility across the arena, video board, PA, concourse, and game presentation.

BROADCAST & STREAM

Every game reaches fans beyond the arena through live coverage on FloHockey, produced by the OHL’s Best Broadcast of the Year for the 2025–26 season.

SOCIAL & DIGITAL

Daily access to fans through highlights, player stories, video, email, contests, and team news.

COMMUNITY

School visits, youth hockey, and community programs place partners alongside the causes and experiences Erie families care about.

Audience profile

A local audience built around families

The Otters audience is concentrated in and around Erie, led by working-age adults and households with children. For partners, that means repeated access to people making everyday decisions about banking, healthcare, food, education, automotive, home services, and entertainment.

Age
18 – 2411%
25 – 3420%
35 – 4429%
45 – 5420%
55 – 6413%
65 +7%
Household income
$1 – 49K20.4%
$50 – 99K35.7%
$100 – 149K24.8%
$150 – 250K15.7%
$250K +3.3%
Generation
Millennials41%
Gen X29%
Gen Z15%
Boomers11%
Household snapshot
75%
Have children at home
66%
Married
60%
Aged 25 – 44
44%
Earn $100K +
75% have children
What it means

A strong fit for brands serving families, from healthcare and banking to restaurants, education, and entertainment.

44% earn $100K+
What it means

A meaningful audience for wealth management, automotive, home services, insurance, hospitality, and premium experiences.

69.5% live in metro Erie
What it means

Most known Otters customers live in the same market where local partners operate.

Regional footprint

This is Otters
Country.

Nearly seven in ten identified Otters customers live in Metro Erie, with meaningful reach across northwest Pennsylvania, western New York, and northeast Ohio. The result is a concentrated home market supported by a wider regional following.

69.5%
Metro Erie
88%
In top-10 markets
3
States
01Erie, PA69.5%
02Meadville, PA5.6%
03Pittsburgh, PA3.9%
04Jamestown–Dunkirk, NY2.5%
05Ashtabula, OH2.5%
06Cleveland, OH1.8%
07Oil City, PA1.8%
08Warren, PA1.4%

And a national following. Fans follow from Buffalo, Youngstown, New York City, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago & LA.

Erie Otters fan share by regional marketA stylized map of Otters Country showing Erie as the primary fan market and smaller regional followings across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York.OTTERS COUNTRYFAN SHARE BY MARKET // 2025-26NLAKE ERIEOHIOPENN.N.Y.PRIMARY MARKET050100 MISOURCE // OTTERS FAN DATABASE0.8%BUFFALO1.0%YOUNGSTOWN1.4%WARREN1.8%OIL CITY1.8%CLEVELAND2.5%ASHTABULA2.5%JAMESTOWN3.9%PITTSBURGH5.6%MEADVILLEERIE69.5%
Home marketBubble size = fan share
Hockey credibility

ERIE DEVELOPS PLAYERS THE HOCKEY WORLD KNOWS

The Otters have helped shape some of hockey’s most recognizable careers. That development history keeps scouts, media, and fans connected to Erie, while giving partners an association with a club known for preparing elite players for the next level.

McDavid
1st overall, 2015
O'Reilly
Stanley Cup & Conn Smythe
Strome
3rd overall, 2015
DeBrincat
3× 40-goal scorer
Measurement standards

How we measure partnership performance

Before the season begins, we agree on what success should look like. Depending on the partnership, we can measure visibility, attendance, engagement, redemptions, leads, hospitality use, content performance, and community participation.

Awareness

Impressions, reach, frequency, signage exposure, and broadcast visibility.

Action

QR scans, clicks, redemptions, contest entries, leads, and downloads.

Hospitality

Tickets used, guests hosted, attendance, and client follow-up.

Community

Schools visited, participants reached, funds raised, and programs delivered.

Content

Views, watch time, engagement, shares, completion rates, and email signups.

RECAP & NEXT STEPS

Photography, reporting, campaign results, key learnings, and recommendations for the following season.

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