Lions, a semipro team never affiliated with a league, 1964-1975.
Lions, a semipro team never affiliated with a league, 1964-1975.
Blades, North American Hockey League*, 1975-1977.
No team for the 1977-1978 season.
Blades, North Eastern Hockey League*, 1978-1979.
Blades, Eastern Hockey League*, 1979-1981.
Blades, American Hockey League, 1981-1982.
Golden Blades, Atlantic Coast Hockey League*, 1982-1987.
No team for the 1987-1988 season.
Panthers, East Coast Hockey League, 1988-1996.
Otters, Ontario Hockey League, 1996-present.
Sources: hockeydb.com; John Leisering and Ron Sciarrilli, Erie hockey historians