Erie Otters resume overhaul with trade of team captain Gabriel Frasca

The Erie Otters continue to trade current players to benefit those for the Ontario Hockey League franchise's future.

None of their six deals this season was more prominent than the one general manager Dave Brown completed Jan. 6.

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Brown, less than 48 hours before the league’s 2025-26 trade deadline, sent team captain Gabriel Frasca to the Brantford Bulldogs. The center from Caledon, Ontario, was Erie’s leading goal scorer (18) and second to Michael Dec for assists (21) and points (39).

The Otters also sent Brantford their 12^th round pick for the league’s 2029 priority selection draft.

A fourth-rounder for its 2027 draft was the most recent of four picks they acquired.

Frasca departed a day after Erie traded Alex Misiak to the Kingston Frontenacs for two picks. The Otters have only acquired two current players, Kase Kamzik and Ulysses Lombardi, in their six deals since last October.

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Erie goes into a three-game weekend road trip at 14-22-1-1, last in the league’s Midwest Division. The Otters, with 30 points, trail the Saginaw Spirit by five for the eighth and final berth in its Western Conference playoff standings.

Only the Sarnia Sting (27 points at 11-22-4-1) have a worse conference record than Erie's.

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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie Otters trade team captain Gabriel Frasca to Brantford Bulldogs