Tag: Junior Hockey
PYETTE: Knights must bear down, not wear down as OHL extends season
Before the pandemic started in March 2020, the London Knights were in first place in the OHL’s Western Conference. It means a lot to them that – after all this – they’re back in the same position. Now, you have to use winning percentage, not points, as the proper measurement, since they’re still well behind […]
Knights welcome back all season-ticket holders starting with Soo tilt
The next time the Knights score, they will hear a mightier roar at Budweiser Gardens. The OHL club confirmed it will be able to accommodate all its season-ticket holders starting Friday against the Soo Greyhounds (7 p.m. puck drop). The team will be able to move to full capacity beginning March 2 when the Guelph […]
‘We’re the better team’: Fiery win gives London Knights confidence boost
The London Knights have finally figured out a formula to beat Guelph: Have Cody Morgan spring Antonio Stranges loose in the third period of a tight game. Just as he did Jan. 22 at the Sleeman Centre, the flashy forward fired home the decisive goal in a 4-2 victory before 500 Wednesday at Budweiser Gardens. […]
PYETTE: Liam Gilmartin bringing heavy game for London Knights
Liam Gilmartin’s bid for a first OHL hat trick Saturday in Windsor was derailed by the decision to stick up for a teammate. Late in the second period, Spitfires defenceman Nathan Ribau blasted London Knights forward Max McCue with a check from behind. Gilmartin, a fellow San Jose Sharks prospect, quickly dropped the gloves and […]
Spitfires pounce on suddenly skidding London Knights for 5-2 win
The London Knights are starting to leak at the back end. London followed up a gritty shorthanded win over Saginaw Wednesday by allowing a combined 11 goals in back-to-back losses to Kitchener and Windsor, the latter a 5-2 defeat to the Spitfires before 500 Saturday at WFCU Centre. “We’re getting ourselves behind the eight ball,” […]