Mark Hunter finds great players. Dale Hunter coaches them up. That's as simple as it gets to explain why the London Knights keep winning
Back in the fall, Austin Elliott was waived through the entire Western Hockey League. On Wednesday, the London goaltender heard his name being chanted at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium after the Knights booked their third straight trip to the OHL final. “It was (amazing),” the 20-year-old from Strathmore, Alta., said. “To have that many of […]
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette is breaking down the OHL Western Conference final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers. Here are five things to follow: Rest or rust? The Knights had a big layoff between the Owen Sound sweep and the start of the Erie series. It took London a half-game or so […]
Sam Dickinson had the best offensive season by a London Knights defenceman in franchise history. That 29-goal, 91-point performance in just 55 regular-season games earned him the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL’s top defenceman Thursday. He followed Rick Green (1975-76), Brad Marsh/Rob Ramage (1977-78), Bob Halkidis (1984-85), John Erskine (1999-2000), Danny Syvret (2004-05) and […]
Denver Barkey wouldn’t let the Knights get rattled. When Kasper Halttunen’s goal early in overtime was reversed for an offside entry after a marathon video review, the London captain made sure his teammates stayed focused. A few minutes later, Sam O’Reilly completed the sweep of the Otters with a tally 6:49 into the extra session […]
It happened so fast. Easton Cowan, Landon Sim and Jacob Julien all scored in a 31-second span in the final minute of the first period. London’s outburst stunned the 3,350 Tuesday at Erie Insurance Arena and the Knights’ Game 3, 4-0 win has pushed the Otters to the brink of second-round elimination. “It was a […]
The London Knights have a new wrinkle in their offensive tool kit in their second-round series with Erie. It’s the Cam Allen solo rush. The veteran defenceman scored the Knights’ first goal of the series last Thursday and has had several other dangerous chances on dashes up the ice. He is adding the same layer […]
Set the tone. It’s a famous phrase in hockey and the London Knights have lived up to it in their first five playoff games this spring.
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette breaks down five keys for the London Knights to beat the Erie Otters in their second-round OHL playoff series
The London-Erie second-round playoff series will be full of explosive speed on both sides.