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he defending Memorial Cup champions are adding to their immediate prospect pool. The London Knights announced the signing of three of their top draft picks – Cooper McAslan, Owen Miniotas and Eloan Le Gallic – to scholarship and development agreements a few weeks after first-round forward Alex Campeau committed to the club. McAslan, who was […]
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The No. 1 hockey factory in the world shows no signs of slowing down. The London Knights produced three more NHL picks in first-rounder Henry Brzustewicz (Kings), second-round goaltender Aleksei Medvedev (Canucks) and third-rounder Noah Read (Ducks) at the draft this weekend in Los Angeles. That West Coast trio pushed the OHL club to a […]
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The London Knights are already thinking about next season. Fresh off the franchise’s third Memorial Cup championship, the management team is back from the national junior hockey tournament in Rimouski and swinging a deal – acquiring forward Max Crete from the Niagara IceDogs in exchange for prospect Jacob Monks and a 2028 ninth-round pick. Crete, […]
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RIMOUSKI, QUE. – Easton Cowan fell ill the first time he faced Medicine Hat in the Memorial Cup round-robin tilt last week. “It was brutal,” said the London Knights forward, who rebounded to co-lead the tournament in scoring and was named MVP after a 4-1 victory over the Tigers in the championship final before 4,512 […]
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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. […]