London Knights
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.
Knights open home stretch with weekend pair
Knight Watch: Brown, Brzustewicz, Nicholl top producers since trade deadline; London’s 3-game win streak snapped by Soo; Home stretch ahead, starting this weekend vs. Sarnia and Peterborough.
Knights hit the road 5th in conference
Knight Watch: London has several new faces, and they’re busy gelling in a new-look Knights lineup; Will Nicholl is enjoying his return to action; Ryan Brown tallies first points; Several Knights on NHL Central Scouting list; It’s a road trip in Sarnia, Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie this week.
New-look Knights welcome home weekend
Knight Watch: London busy at trade deadline, with O’Reilly, Woolley, Wilmott all departing; D-man Jacob Xu among those joining Knights; How will Knights fill holes in lineup? It’s home sweet home this weekend, with games against Brantford and Erie.
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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.