Tag: Canadian Hockey League
Q+A: CHL boss Dan MacKenzie on big NCAA changes, Canada vs. U.S. prospects
The first game in the new CHL USA Prospects Challenge will be played in London Tuesday night. LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette spoke with Canadian Hockey League president Dan MacKenzie about the innovative two-game series, the recent NCAA decision to let major junior players join U.S. college teams without penalty and the state of the game […]
Easton Cowan’s ‘insane’ 52-game point-scoring streak, in context
London Knights star Easton Cowan is on the verge of history, with his point-scoring streak now at 52 regular-season games â 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 other legendary scoring runs. 52 […]
Providence College commit Mason Roy signs with the Owen Sound Attack following NCAA rule change
Changes to NCAA player eligibility rules are already paying dividends for the Owen Sound Attack. On Friday, the Owen Sound Attack signed second-round pick Mason Roy to a standard player contract. Roy is committed to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Providence College. The move comes one day after the NCAA Division I Council voted […]
OHL Q+A: NCAA threat, red-hot Kitchener Rangers, Czechia star’s arrival
OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office throughout the season. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: There was a recent meeting of 57 Canadian Hockey […]
Nesbitt’s first hat-trick hands Attack fourth-straight loss
Jack Nesbitt is playing with a little extra motivation. For the NHL Draft-eligible centre, that little added spark helped produce his first Ontario Hockey League hat-trick performance on Thursday in a 7-5 win over the Owen Sound Attack before a crowd of 4,788 at the WFCU Centre. “I think he knew,” Nesbitt said of overage […]
London Knights look west for new goalie, say goodbye to two veterans
The London Knights have settled their over-age situation for now.
The OHL’s new boss talks small-market teams, player movement, and staying on top
In early 2014, sports reporter Sunaya Sapurji, then working for Yahoo, asked a question in an article about the Owen Sound Attack and small-market Canadian Hockey League teams. “Are we at the point where the business of junior hockey has become too big for smaller markets?” Ten years later, and for the first time in […]
London Knights season preview: Expect another Memorial Cup run
The London Knights will raise the Ontario Hockey League championship banner before their 2024-25 season opener against Flint Friday
OHL 2024-25 season preview: Our team-by-team guide
The London Knights look strong again, but there are a handful of teams in position to supplant the defending OHL champs.
Here’s one big sign the London Knights will stick with bruising style of play
Liam Spencer plans on using all of his six-foot-five, 220-pound frame when he plays for his hometown London Knights this season.