Erie, Pennsylvania – Erie Otters General Manager Dave Brown announced today that the team has received commitment from defenseman Owen Headrick, who agreed to an Ontario Hockey League standard player agreement with the club.

Headrick, a 5’11”, 186-pound blue liner, was originally selected by the Erie Otters in the 14th round (261st overall) of the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Garden River, Ontario native has spent parts of the last two seasons with the Lake Superior State University Lakers of the NCAA’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association, appearing in 63 games while recording seven goals and 27 points. The 19-year-old lead all Laker defensemen in scoring during his freshman season of 2015-16 with five goals and 12 points, which was good to lead all WCHA defenseman in goal scoring and second in total points.

Prior to joining Lake Superior State, Headrick spent two seasons with the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Soo Thunderbirds. His rookies season in 2013-14, the right-handed shot recorded eight goals and 31 points en-route to a Rookie of the Year award in the league. His following season was cut short by injury, but Headrick returned for the postseason where he racked up 12 goals and 20 points in 14 games on the way to the Thunderbirds playoff championship and a NOJHL Playoffs MVP honor. The Soo advanced to the Dudley Hewitt Cup following the playoff championship, and went 4-0 to claim the cup with Headrick being named the tournament’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.