London Knights
After rough road trip, Knights look to rebound with Saginaw series
Knight Watch: London salvages two points in disappointing road trip; Knights sit second in division and fourth in conference entering weekend; Former first-round pick Alex Campeau is GOHL Prospect of the Week; Home and home series vs. Saginaw up next.
Workhorse blueliners contribute at both ends of ice
Henry Brzustewicz and Jared Woolley, a pair of Los Angeles Kings prospects, have been key pieces to the defensive puzzle for the London Knights this year. They excel at goal prevention — and they can score at the other end, too.
Northern trip for Knights, newly tops in Midwest
Knight Watch: London heads north for three games in three days, including rematch of shootout win vs. Sault Ste. Marie; Knights’ penalty kill best in OHL; Goaltending tandem getting it done — and then some; Wassilyn impressing with new club.
Kingston gets rematch with Knights, who’ve split last four
Knight Watch: London won two of three on weekend road trip, but lost Wednesday in Guelph; Medvedev named OHL Goalie of the Week; Knights’ special teams in fine form; Kingston rematch Friday at home.
Bolts out of the blue: Life, redemption, and death of Michael Ray Richardson
Lightning crashes: London calls it quits on BSL, Forest City
Playoff preview: How do Majors stack up against Royals?
Cobra Chickens hatch again on Civic Holiday
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About the Knights
Founded in 1965, and adopting their current name in 1968, the London Knights are a junior hockey team that competes in the Ontario Hockey League. First playing out of the London Gardens (later renamed the London Ice House), the franchise reached its first OHL final in 1977 and returned in 1999 (under its fourth ownership group), falling short both times.
The Knights began a new era in 2000 when former NHL players Dale Hunter, Mark Hunter and Basil McRae purchased the team. In 2002, the team moved into a brand new 9,900-seat arena, the John Labatt Centre (renamed Budweiser Gardens in 2012), and the Knights soon embarked on a remarkable dynasty.
The 2004-05 Knights team, which featured future NHL star Corey Perry, set a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) record with a 31-game unbeaten streak en route to winning the franchise’s first OHL championship – and Memorial Cup title (on home ice). Since then, the Knights have been a contender nearly every year, including winning OHL titles in 2012, 2013 and 2016 and capturing their second Memorial Cup in 2016.
Just since 2000, the Knights have produced 20 first-round picks in the NHL Entry Draft, including Rick Nash, Perry, Patrick Kane, John Tavares, Nazem Kadri, Bo Horvat, Max Domi, Mitch Marner, Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Bouchard, Liam Foudy and Connor McMichael.