Tag: OHL

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 […]

London Knights do lots of manoeuvring to cross border to play Saginaw

The trucker convoy didn’t stop the London Knights from playing Wednesday in Saginaw, Mich. Federal government border restrictions, though, took a big chunk out of their lineup. The Knights left seven regulars, plus backup goaltender Owen Flores, at home in order to avoid the risk of full two-week quarantines in the case of a positive […]

Red-hot Luke Evangelista leads Knights’ charge up the standings

Don’t forget about the London Knights. That’s the message Luke Evangelista and his teammates sent to the rest of the Ontario Hockey League with their three-win, 19-goal weekend against Windsor, Kitchener and Owen Sound. A cursory glance at the standings makes it seem like London is locked in a major battle with the other contenders. […]

Landon Sim loves to get under skin of Knights’ opponents

Every hockey team needs a rabble rouser. Landon Sim is the London Knights’ latest volunteer. Two weeks ago, he had Erie forward Connor Lockhart so fired up, the Otter stood up in the penalty box and screamed at him for a solid minute with his face nearly pressed up against the glass at Budweiser Gardens. […]

PYETTE: Would the real London Knights please stand up?

Who are the Knights? Are they the team that has won 10 in a row against Owen Sound and Kitchener, or the group that has dropped eight straight to Sarnia and Guelph? Perhaps this weekend offers a hint. London faces Erie Friday at a fan-less Budweiser Gardens, then plays the Storm back-to-back Saturday and Sunday. […]