London Knights
Knights welcome East as they look to move up in West
Knight Watch: London clinches playoff spot for 24th straight season; Cohen Bidgood achieves career highs; Gatto wins pair last weekend; Three to be inducted into Knights Hall of Fame; Two at home against Eastern foes this weekend.
Home swing ahead for Knights, who look to gain ground
Knight Watch: London reaches 30-win mark — again; Ryan Brown riding 11-game point streak (11 G, 22 points); Andoni Fimis the Knights’ ironman; Five straight at home, beginning with big game Friday vs. Sault Ste. Marie.
Busy week for Knights, who are keeping pace in Midwest division
Knight Watch: London lost to first-place Kitchener Wednesday, but they’ve earned points in eight of their last nine games; Jessi Nurmi tallies hat trick; Gatto among OHL leaders; Four games in six days ahead.
Surging Knights stuck in standings
Knight Watch: London explodes for 10 goals vs. Petes; Jaxon Cover notches season’s first hat trick; Knights have won five of last six — but remain in 5th place. Next up: North Bay at home, Erie on the road.
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Lightning crashes: London calls it quits on BSL, Forest City
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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.