LFP Archives: The London roots Jared McCann, hockey’s new $25M man

Jared McCann was born in Stratford and spent many of his minor hockey years playing for the London Junior Knights. He recently signed a five-year, $25-million deal with the NHL’s Seattle Kraken — a clear sign that he is a major part of the expansion club’s present and future. We’ve been watching McCann for years, and our Ryan Pyette interviewed him in the lead-up to his NHL draft, in 2014. That feature, below, was first published in the June 24, 2014 print editions of The London Free Press: Read More