GUELPH, Ontario (Interstat) — Colin Kennedy scored twice, Jake Murray added three assists and the Erie Otters defeated the Guelph Storm 5-1 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Sleeman Centre in Ontario Hockey League play. Kayden Edwards opened scoring at 11:13 of the first period, and Kennedy made it 2-0 at 12:18. Finley Butler answered for Guelph in the second, but Evan Headrick restored Erie’s two-goal lead and Kennedy struck again before Ulysses Lombardi capped the scoring in the third. Lombardi finished with a goal and an assist. Edwards and Headrick also scored. Murray had three assists, while Anton Gesink and A.J. Gladman each added one. Kennedy’s two goals led Erie, which improved to 1-0-0. Erie’s Colin Kennedy was the game’s top star. Guelph fell to 0-1-0. Attendance was 4,590. Erie next visits Kitchener on Sept. 25. Guelph hosts Oshawa on Sept. 25 after visiting Brantford on Sept. 19.