Tag: Sports
Landon Sim suspended five games for calling player ‘Mennonite’
London Knights overage forward Landon Sim was suspended five games by the Ontario Hockey League on Monday for referring to an opposing player as a Mennonite. The 20-year-old was ejected and assessed a game misconduct at the end of the first period of London’s 5-1 London win at Sault Ste. Marie on Nov. 6. The […]
London’s high school football final turfed to St. Thomas
In fast-growing London, where recreational demands are only expected to increase, a place to safely play the final can’t be found at home.
Rozdilsky: One superstar (Taylor Swift), 240,000 fans, public safety worries
An expert offers tips on how on fans can stay safe at upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Toronto and Vancouver
Woodstock surveys residents on possible $100M recreation centre
Woodstock politicians are seeking citizen feedback about a proposed new recreation centre in the cityâs northeast that could cost as much as $100 million. A unanimous vote by city council has paved the way for a North Woodstock recreation facility survey that will allow citizens to weigh in on the proposed facility. They can say […]
Easton Cowan point streak hits 49 games as London Knights score 8 in wild win
GUELPH â Max Namestnikov exploded with four goals. Jett Luchanko, the Flyers first-rounder and London native, racked up four assists. But all the Guelph Stormâs 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 […]
Insurance deal saves high school swim team’s season: ‘Thankful’
An Elgin County high schoolâs swim team will be motoring ahead after an insurance dispute between the province and the regionâs largest school board threatened to cancel the season. The swim team at East Elgin secondary school in Aylmer will be back in the water in the coming weeks after the Thames Valley District school […]
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 […]
Yates Cup: Laurier Golden Hawks 51, Western Mustangs 31
WATERLOO â Laurier was too much. Or to put it another way, this Western team just wasnât enough. The Mustangs (9-2) looked like national-calibre contenders at times this fall, but they were blown out twice by the Golden Hawks â including a 51-31 beatdown in the 116th Yates Cup before 5,000 Saturday at University Stadium. […]
LIVE: London Knights vs. North Bay Battalion
The London Knights (11-4-0) play host to the North Bay Battalion (8-7-2) in Ontario Hockey League action at Canada Life Place on Friday night.
Yates Cup preview: Western Mustangs embrace ‘underdog’ role against Laurier
The first half of the Western-Laurier football encounter in mid-September couldnât have been worse for the Mustangs.