Tag: Hockey
‘We came out flat’: Knights get thumped in Soo double-header’s opener
The Knights had plenty of rest and prep time before their first of back-to-back games in Sault Ste. Marie this weekend. None of it helped. London surrendered four first-period goals, yanked its starting goaltender after 40 frustrating minutes and dropped a 6-3 decision to the Greyhounds before 2,476 Friday at GFL Memorial Gardens. “We came […]
PYETTE: Luke Evangelista leading Knights, eyeing OHL scoring crown
Luke Evangelista still has a good shot at 60 goals. He’s in the driver’s seat to become the first full-season Knight since Patrick Kane to win the OHL scoring title in 2006-07 (John Tavares did it two years later, but he started that season in Oshawa). The London captain has navigated a handful of tough […]
Devilettes trio renews ‘London connection’ on under-18 national team
There are many reasons to celebrate the revival of this year’s world women’s under-18 hockey championship. Locally, it rekindles the dream of an all-London forward line on a big stage. London Devilettes Madison Chantler, Jocelyn Amos and Emma Pais will represent Hockey Canada at the tournament, which International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif says […]
Smooth-skating local blue-liner opened eyes in unexpected OHL debut
SUDBURY – Will Bishop wasn’t always the same smooth skater who patrolled the Sudbury Wolves blueline in his first two OHL games recently. In fact, the up-and-coming rearguard from London would have listed his skating as a weakness during the early part of his minor hockey career. It took no small amount of effort before […]
Knights-Otters: The Force is definitely with clutch-scoring Antonio Stranges
Antonio Stranges has five game-winning goals this season. Four of them have come in the past 10 days. The Knights winger zipped home his third consecutive decisive tally on the power play with 22 seconds left in regulation to beat the Otters 3-2 before a Star Wars-night crowd of 4,515 Saturday at Erie Insurance Arena. […]