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How the London Knights fared in first game since star’s arrest, suspension

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Cam Allen’s impaired driving charge and his subsequent indefinite suspension drew a lot of attention in the Ontario Hockey League this week. So far, the star defenceman’s absence has not affected the London Knights on the ice. The Canadian Hockey League’s top-ranked team tuned out the distraction by throttling the Eastern Conference-leading Barrie Colts 8-4 […]

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Ontario Hockey League suspends London Knights star after arrest

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Cam Allen has been suspended indefinitely by the Ontario Hockey League. OHL officials announced on Tuesday they will conduct a review into the events of Feb. 8 that resulted in the 20-year-old London Knights defenceman being charged by London police with several offences, including impaired driving. Police say officers responded to a single-vehicle collision near […]

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NHL’s Washington Capitals speak out after prospect arrested in London

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Officials with the NHL’s Washington Capitals say they’re still gathering details after the arrest of one of their prospects, Cam Allen, on charges of drunk driving in London. The 20-year-old London Knights defenceman was a fifth-round pick to the team in the 2023 NHL draft. He was charged following a crash in southwest London’s Lambeth […]

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London Knights player, 20, charged with drunk driving after crash

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A star London Knights defenceman is facing several charges, including drunk driving, after police say officers found a running, unoccupied vehicle that appeared to have been involved in a crash. London police responded to a single-vehicle collision near Colonel Talbot Road and Clayton Walk, in southwest London’s Lambeth area, at about 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, […]

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Dennis Ververgaert’s biggest hockey break? ‘Coming to London’

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The first year of moving away from home is never easy. Dennis Ververgaert went through that homesick feeling in his first major junior hockey season with the London Knights in 1970-71. “I did some silly stuff,” said the Knights scoring legend, inducted with London teammate Dave Hutchison to the Don Brankley Hall of Fame before […]