Tag: NHL
Easton Cowan skips practice, injury adds intrigue to point-streak record chase
The London Knights are in jeopardy of being without their top scoring line again when they make a three-game eastern Ontario swing this week.
OHL Q+A: London Knights success, NCAA scholarships, small-market fears
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Three players in court as pre-trial motions start in Hockey Canada trial
Pre-trial motions in advance of this springâs highly anticipated Hockey Canada sex assault trial began Monday morning in a London courtroom.
Colby Barlow returns to the Bayshore and helps the Oshawa Generals to a 4-3 win
Colby Barlow returned to the Bayshore Saturday night and left with his new team, the Oshawa Generals, and two points after a 4-3 win over the Owen Sound Attack. “It was weird,” Barlow said after the game. “It didn’t really feel real. But, it was good to come back to the place where I have […]
London Knights returnee Kasper Halttunen looks to heat up fast (literally)
âI didnât pack any winter clothes with me there,â the 19-year-old Finnish winger said.
Q+A: CHL boss Dan MacKenzie on big NCAA changes, Canada vs. U.S. prospects
The first game in the new CHL USA Prospects Challenge will be played in London Tuesday night. LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette spoke with Canadian Hockey League president Dan MacKenzie about the innovative two-game series, the recent NCAA decision to let major junior players join U.S. college teams without penalty and the state of the game […]
Chin brothers beat the odds as hockey stars in anti-Chinese era
An upcoming article highlights the Chin brothers’ extraordinary rise to hockey fame at the height of anti-Chinese discrimination in Canada. “We live in a different time,” writer Debbie Jiang commented on racism in sports. “The colour barrier wasn’t broken until Larry Kwong played for the New York Rangers in 1948.” Jiang said, although in present […]
Easton Cowan’s ‘insane’ 52-game point-scoring streak, in context
London Knights star Easton Cowan is on the verge of history, with his point-scoring streak now at 52 regular-season games â three shy of the OHL record of 55. He could break it next Thursday, in Peterborough, and LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette has put the stunning streak in context alongside other legendary scoring runs. 52 […]
OHL Q+A: James Hagens hopes, rising ticket prices, NCAA rule-change fallout
Ryan Pyette takes questions from fans about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office
The Owen Sound Attack falter out east
The Owen Sound Attack’s eastern road swing began with a big win over the struggling Peterborough Petes complete with Carter George becoming the first goaltender in the city’s major junior hockey history to score a goal. But the Bears couldn’t ride that wave and were quickly sunk. Owen Sound lost 7-1 to former first-round pick […]