Tag: Mark Hunter
5 things to know for the London Knights-Kitchener Rangers playoff series
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette is breaking down the OHL Western Conference final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers. Here are five things to follow: Rest or rust? The Knights had a big layoff between the Owen Sound sweep and the start of the Erie series. It took London a half-game or so […]
Thanks, mom! London Knights first-round pick reflects on road to OHL draft
Alex Campeau was the tallest player selected in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League draft. But the 6-foot-4 centre from Cornwall, who was London’s 23rd-overall pick Friday, combines that size with a skill set he hopes will remind people of one the most exciting current Knights stars. “I really model my game after […]
Lots of goals (and lots of fights) define London Knights playoff run so far
Set the tone. It’s a famous phrase in hockey and the London Knights have lived up to it in their first five playoff games this spring.
London Knights GM Mark Hunter set to dig for gems at OHL draft
The London Knights went to three straight Memorial Cups after taking Bo Horvat ninth overall in the 2011 OHL draft and trading for fellow first-rounder Max Domi. The current three-year run of success stems from the 2021 draft when London selected Denver Barkey, Easton Cowan and Oliver Bonk from picks 16-26. Now, first-place London will […]
OHL playoffs: Rocky road led Erie Otters to Round 2 clash with London Knights
The Otters ended up in fifth in the Western Conference but knocked out defending Memorial Cup champ Saginaw for their first playoff series victory in eight years.