Tag: Kitchener Rangers
Mennonites ‘more puzzled’ than put off by OHL on-ice chirp: Expert
With a London Knight suspended five games for calling an opponent a ‘Mennonite,’ we asked a Mennonite scholar for his take on the story.
Sam McCue tucks two as the Owen Sound Attack top the Kitchener Rangers in OT
Sam McCue’s knucklepuck snapped the Kitchener Rangers’ winning streak at 10 games and sent a shockwave through the nearly 3,000 fans inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre for Hockey Fights Cancer night. The Toronto Maple Leafs prospect didn’t get all of the one-timer, but he got enough to net his first career game-winning goal […]
The Owen Sound Attack snap eight-game skid with 5-2 win over Sarnia
The Owen Sound Attack are back in the win column. Sam McCue netted a pair of goals while Tristan Delisle and Landen Hookey each recorded a couple of points as the Attack (4-8-2-2) snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Sarnia Sting (7-7-1-3), 5-2 inside the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre Wednesday night. “I […]
Sport notes: Aleksei Medvedev; Chase Brown; Western Mustangs lacrosse
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene Chase Brown’s NFL heater London native Chase Brown posted career highs in carries, rushing yards and receptions in the Cincinnati Bengalsâ 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL action Sunday. The former South Lion rushed for 120 yards on 27 […]
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 […]
London Knights earn 4-1 road win over Saginaw Spirit
The London Knights gained a measure of Memorial Cup revenge on Saturday night with a road win over the Saginaw Spirit, the defending national junior hockey champions who prevailed during a visit to Canada Life Place one week ago. The Knights improved their record this season to 7-4Â with a 4-1 victory at Dow Event […]
Sport notes: Sam O’Reilly; Jade Kovacevic; Shaedon Sharpe
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene NO KNIGHTS: The 22-player roster for the CHL USA prospects challenge game being held at Canada Life Place in London doesnât have a Londoner or a Knight on it. The contest, slated for Nov. 26, will feature first-time NHL-draft eligible stars from […]
London hockey star Nazem Kadri reflects on racism, triumph in autobiography
Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thorntonâs beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronicled in Nazem Kadriâs book âDreamer: My Life On The Edgeâ.
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 […]
Bears can’t buck rookie tendy on Country Night, lose 3-2 to Blueshirts
Their eyes bulged but the net didn’t, not enough anyway. “I believe, honestly, we as a group looked and saw one of their rookie goalies in the net and expected it to be an easy night. There are no easy nights in the Ontario Hockey League — and that’s what happened,” said Owen Sound Attack […]