London Knights win OHL Championship, advance to Memorial Cup
The London Knights have won their fifth OHL Championship in franchise history, their first since the 2016-2017 season. The Knights completed the series sweep of the Oshawa Generals on Wednesday night in Oshawa. With that victory, they now advance to the Memorial Cup, which will be played in Saginaw from May 24th to Jun...
May 16, 2024
Knights pull off massive 3rd period comeback, win in double overtime
The London Knights have taken a 3-0 series lead over the Oshawa Generals in the OHL Championship series after a miraculous comeback in the third period. The Oshawa Generals started the game on fire as Calum Ritchie opened the scoring 12 minutes into the first period. The Generals kept the pressure on the Knights by sco...
May 14, 2024
London Knights win game 1 of OHL Championship series 8-1
The London Knights dominated game one of the OHL Championship series defeating the Oshawa Generals 8-1 in front of a sold-out crowd at Budweiser Gardens on Thursday night. The Knights opened the scoring on the powerplay nine minutes into the first period as Oliver Bonk scored his fifth goal of the playoffs. Defenceman ...
May 10, 2024
How the London Knights impact local businesses
With the London Knights entering the OHL championship series on Thursday night, it's a good time to look at some of the economic impacts that the Knights and Budweiser Gardens can bring to restaurants in downtown London. "From Budweiser Gardens, we receive about 1% of everyone that goes in it. I know that doesn't ...
May 09, 2024
"Its time for a change" : Fanshawe students react to Toronto Maple Leafs news
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced the firing of their head coach, Sheldon Keefe after being knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. Keefe published a video to X, formerly known as Twitter, thanking the organization for his time there. Leaf fans Owen Pacheco and Paul Lee, students at Fansh...
May 09, 2024
"Every year is always so good" Londoners have booked their Tee times with first T-offs underway
The city of London announced the opening of golf courses with both Thames Valley and the Fanshawe golf course starting to take bookings for the golf season. While it still may feel a little chilly outside Londoners still have plans to hit the courses. Brenden Talbot a man who has become very passionate about golfing sa...
Apr 05, 2024
Greece's prime minister celebrates Greek independence day in Canada
Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was in Canada to celebrate the 203rd anniversary of the war of independence that led to the creation of the modern state of Greece. He started his trip in Montreal, where he walked alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mitsotakis travelled with Trudeau to Toronto where both...
Mar 27, 2024
London's Floor Hockey team hoping to triumph in Calgary
The Special Olympics Canada winter games that started on Tuesday had 64 athletes from the London area embarking to Calgary to compete. Player for the London Blazers floor hockey team, Chris Lauzon says it's been a long journey for him to get to where he is now. ''It's been a 20-year journey to to get to these National ...
Mar 01, 2024
Fanshawe prepares for second baseball showcase
For the second year in a row, Fanshawe College will be hosting a baseball showcase. The event is set to take place on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Centrefield Sports here in London from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. "The experience that you get and the general help that you can embrace by just showing up is huge," says Du...
Feb 26, 2024
Warm weather melts the chance of the 2024 pond hockey season
The middle of Canadian winter is a time where the temperature typically reaches a freezing point. Hockey fanatics take advantage of this time to lace up their skates and head down to their local pond to play puck. Other people prefer to challenge themselves and build their own rinks in their backyard. Sotiris Lerikos,...
Feb 16, 2024
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