Tag: CHL
First-place London Knights get even better, thanks to NCAA rule change
Erie Otters overage forward Pano Fimis had a message for his younger brother right after signing with the London Knights. âThe first phone call we had, he said, âDecember 18 â be readyâ,â Andoni Fimis, the Knightsâ new defenceman, recalled. âHe has it circled on his calendar, too. Itâll be nice for our family. They […]
London Knights (without Eastown Cowan) whip last-place Peterborough
Forget his age and rookie status. Aleksei Medvedev has been one of the most consistent goaltenders in the Ontario Hockey League this season. The 17-year-old Knight turned aside 31 shots â including 18 in the third period â for his first major junior shutout to backstop London to its 16th straight win, 6-0 over the […]
Bruce McDonald wins it in OT against his former team, Attack snap four-game skid
Take a bow, Bruce McDonald. The overage centre who has gone through the wringer this past month scored the overtime winner against his former team as the Owen Sound Attack topped the Erie Otters 3-2 in front of over 4,100 inside the Erie Insurance Arena Wednesday night. McDonald went 11 games without a point between […]
Prospects Challenge: CHL 6, U.S. national team 1
The inaugural game of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge quickly turned into a recruitment brochure for major junior hockey. The collection of Canadian Hockey League NHL draft blue-chippers took control with a three-goal second period in a 6-1 waxing of the United States under-18 team before 4,769 Tuesday at Canada Life Place in London. âObviously, […]
OHL Q+A: London Knights success, NCAA scholarships, small-market fears
Have a question? Put it in the comment section or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com
PHOTOS: U.S. National U18 team practice in London
The U.S. National U18 hockey team hit the ice at London’s Startech.com community centre for a practice Monday as they prepare to play Team CHL on Tuesday
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 […]
OHL Q+A: James Hagens hopes, rising ticket prices, NCAA rule-change fallout
Ryan Pyette takes questions from fans about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office
Sniper Kasper Halttunen returned to the London Knights
The London Knightsâ offence just got a lot more dangerous.