London Knights
Knights crowned Memorial Cup champs
The London Knights put an exclamation mark on their dominant season Sunday with a 4-1 win over Medicine Hat to become 2025 Memorial Cup champions — the third time the franchise has accomplished the feat.
‘Barkey’s Buds’ providing opportunities for youngsters
Denver Barkey is captaining an initiative that is helping those less fortunate in London — with game tickets, team merchandise, and hockey equipment to make it possible for youngsters to try the sport.
Barkey’s rookie year a glimpse of what’s to come
Denver Barkey, an exciting rookie, earned a lot of ice time as a 16-year-old this season. But he’s only scratched the surface on his talent. His future is bright, and Knights fans will have a front row seat.
A Knights vet — and now alum — moves on
Nathan Dunkley, one of the Knights’ graduating players in 2020-21, didn’t get a proper send-off. Now, he’s reflecting on his time with the green and gold.
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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.