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Don’t publish//being edited Just in time for Father’s Day, the stolen Labatt Park sign has made its return, rebuilt by the son of the original signmaker. The “Labatt” portion of the sign, which had been bolted to the wrought-iron fence near the entrance to the world’s oldest ballpark, was taken in the early morning hours […]
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Trends, fads, time – like all apparel companies, London-based Illbury + Goose has endured its share of the familiar tests in a notoriously fickle industry. To that you can add a pandemic that left many merchants, including small clothing retailers, scrambling to reinvent their business, and – now – a U.S-triggered trade war that’s slapped […]
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Sunday’s Memorial Cup final marks the end of Bryan Crawford’s first year as Ontario Hockey League commissioner after 45 years of David Branch. He spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette in Rimouski, Que. LFP: The Knights keep winning, which is great for London. Is that dominance great for the OHL? Crawford: They’re a model for […]
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RIMOUSKI, Que – Memorial Cup final mulligans are rare. The London Knights will never forget surrendering Josh Bloom’s goal in the last half-minute of the championship game a year ago in Saginaw. That left a considerable scar. But the OHL champs can make sure it doesn’t define a three-year window of major junior hockey dominance. […]
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RIMOUSKI, Que – Landon Sim can’t wait for his do-over. The rough-and-tumble London Knights forward was ejected in the first period of last year’s Memorial Cup final for a checking to the head major penalty against Saginaw’s Zayne Parekh. The Spirit scored a power-play goal on it and Sim has never forgotten having to watch […]