London and Kitchener seem to meet every spring in the playoffs and it’s safe to say the two teams generally hate each other
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 […]
This is Landon Sim’s annual rite of spring. The London Knights veteran forward is gearing up to face the Kitchener Rangers in the playoffs for a fourth straight year. He knows what to expect: tempers boiling over, increased levels of trash talk, ref-bashing, organizational angst and – if history holds true – some league intervention […]
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 […]
Alex Campeau was the tallest player selected in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League draft. But the 6-foot-4 centre from Cornwall, who was London’s 23rd-overall pick Friday, combines that size with a skill set he hopes will remind people of one the most exciting current Knights stars. “I really model my game after […]
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.
The London Knights went to three straight Memorial Cups after taking Bo Horvat ninth overall in the 2011 OHL draft and trading for fellow first-rounder Max Domi. The current three-year run of success stems from the 2021 draft when London selected Denver Barkey, Easton Cowan and Oliver Bonk from picks 16-26. Now, first-place London will […]
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.
The Ontario Hockey League playoffs march on to the second round with a few would-be contenders eliminated and other expected top teams heating up.
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette breaks down five things that became clear during the London Knights' first-round sweep of the Owen Sound Attack.