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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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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Landon Sim suspended five games for calling player ‘Mennonite’

London Free Press
London Knights overage forward Landon Sim was suspended five games by the Ontario Hockey League on Monday for referring to an opposing player as a Mennonite. The 20-year-old was ejected and assessed a game misconduct at the end of the first period of London’s 5-1 London win at Sault Ste
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