Easton Cowan skips practice, injury adds intrigue to point-streak record chase

London Free Press
The London Knights are in jeopardy of being without their top scoring line again when they make a three-game eastern Ontario swing this week.
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OHL Q+A: London Knights success, NCAA scholarships, small-market fears

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Have a question? Put it in the comment section or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com
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Three players in court as pre-trial motions start in Hockey Canada trial

London Free Press
Pre-trial motions in advance of this spring’s highly anticipated Hockey Canada sex assault trial began Monday morning in a London courtroom.
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London Knights returnee Kasper Halttunen looks to heat up fast (literally)

London Free Press
“I didn’t pack any winter clothes with me there,” the 19-year-old Finnish winger said.
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Q+A: CHL boss Dan MacKenzie on big NCAA changes, Canada vs. U.S. prospects

London Free Press
The first game in the new CHL USA Prospects Challenge will be played in London Tuesday night. LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette spoke with Canadian Hockey League president Dan MacKenzie about the innovative two-game series, the recent NCAA decision to let major junior players join U.S. college teams without penalty and
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Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era

The Lucknow Sentinel
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.”
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Easton Cowan’s ‘insane’ 52-game point-scoring streak, in context

London Free Press
London Knights star Easton Cowan is on the verge of history, with his point-scoring streak now at 52 regular-season games – three shy of the OHL record of 55. He could break it next Thursday, in Peterborough, and LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette has put the stunning streak in context alongside
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Hockey Canada sex assault trial moved up to April 22

London Free Press
The highly anticipated sexual assault trial of five former Canadian junior hockey players has been moved up to April 2025
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OHL Q+A: On the NCAA, Connor McDavid and a Chipotle in Erie, Pa.

London Free Press
Ryan Pyette answers your questions about the OHL and all the issues surrounding junior hockey.
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NHL playoffs: Plenty of London-area players start Stanley Cup pursuit

London Free Press
Which local hero will get their Stanley Cup moment this spring? Drew Doughty’s NHL career has featured plenty, but the greatest ones are at least a decade old. Does the 16-year veteran defenceman from London have another long run in him with the Los Angeles Kings? That’s one of the
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Logan Mailloux 'cleared' to make Montreal Canadiens debut: NHL

London Free Press
Polarizing defensive prospect called up from Laval Rocket; Luke Tuch agrees to terms on two-year contract with Montreal.
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PYETTE: Checking in on London-area NHLers at the season's halfway point

London Free Press
Nick Suzuki keeps showing up. Read More
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