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 […]
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The coach of the winning team often says their goaltender was their best player or, at worst, kept it close through a bad first period.
If you look at the raw goaltending statistics, it’s shocking the London Knights have not already coasted straight into the Memorial Cup final.
Mathis Langevin couldn’t believe what was happening, either. When the Rimouski goaltender lost one of his leg pads in a tangle with London centre Sam O’Reilly Sunday night, he didn’t know how to react. He just stood there and shrugged at the officials who allowed play to go on while the Oceanic had the puck. […]
RIMOUSKI, QUE. – The captain is ready for more on-ice responsibility. London’s Denver Barkey, who missed seven games with an ankle injury during the OHL playoffs, believes he will be available for much more in the Memorial Cup opener with Moncton than his limited role in the Game 5 championship-clincher against Oshawa last week. “I’m […]
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As the storm swept across northern-lower Michigan, more than an inch and a half of ice collected on tree branches, power lines, homes and vehicles.
Facing a “critical housing shortage” for its clients, Community Living Wingham and District (CLWD) has launched a $500,000 housing campaign to build long-term living spaces to address the need. “We are experiencing a severe backlog of clients seeking accommodation,” explained Jim Dore, CLWD president in a May 21 news release announcing a donation of $50,000 […]