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First-place London Knights get even better, thanks to NCAA rule change

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Erie Otters overage forward Pano Fimis had a message for his younger brother right after signing with the London Knights. “The first phone call we had, he said, ‘December 18 – be ready’,” Andoni Fimis, the Knights’ new defenceman, recalled. “He has it circled on his calendar, too. It’ll be nice for our family. They […]

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London Knights score 10 (yes, 10) in Ottawa, roll to 18th straight victory

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The London Knights were missing high-scoring Easton Cowan and Kasper Halttunen during their eastern Ontario swing. They still buried 21 goals in three games. The defending OHL champs blew out Ottawa 10-3 for their 18th consecutive win before 3,223 Sunday at TD Place. Sam Dickinson (two goals, five points), Denver Barkey (one goal, five points) […]

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Easton Cowan point streak hits 49 games as London Knights score 8 in wild win

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GUELPH – Max Namestnikov exploded with four goals. Jett Luchanko, the Flyers first-rounder and London native, racked up four assists. But all the Guelph Storm’s firepower was overshadowed by a potent London Knights line that often flies under the radar. Evan Van Gorp, Will Nicholl and Noah Read combined for four goals and 12 points […]

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London Knights outshoot Soo Greyhounds 43-13, win seventh straight

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SAULT STE. MARIE – Easton Cowan scored two goals to pace the London Knights to a 5-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds at the GFL Memorial Gardens on Wednesday night.  Cowan entered the third period with his consecutive regular-season games point streak in question, but the Toronto Maple Leafs draft choice scored twice to extend […]