2025 - 2026 London Knights Season Thread, Part V

[Kingpin794]

With the ever changing landscape with ncaa, if your an overager playing juniors that’s not good!

Right because guys like Jack Pridham, who take an extra year before college, are totally not good and players you don't want on your team. Guys like Zocco are are new class of OA teams should be targeting. Guys who had decent to strong 19 year old seasons but have commitments to lower end programs. Offer them a chacne to play a year in the CHL. Possibly raise their stock. Catch the eye of a blue blood program.

 

[Fastpace]

It is the ever evolution of the game, places emptied out open doors for others to come and fill them. Awesome, that with the NCAA new opportunities, allows us the chance to see previously unknown players in action and progress their development!

 

[Fergie29]

With the ever changing landscape with ncaa, if your an overager playing juniors that’s not good!

you’re*

 

[dirty12]

you’re*

can enroll in English class while playing an OHL OA season to be more prepared for the NCAA.

 

[ArielNederland]

Development camp roster that is happening this weekend

 

[nelli27]

Development camp roster that is happening this weekend
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Do you know the schedule? Hope it rains...Mrs. Nelli has me doing yardwork all weekend.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Development camp roster that is happening this weekend
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Looks like all the names you would expect, will be there.

It’s Only 2009/‘10 birth year players.
So no surprise Seth Ronan, Marthaler or Cooke aren’t on list (‘08’s).

Unfortunate Kane Barch won’t be there. But it was more of a ‘hope’ than an expectation on that one.

 

[ArielNederland]

Do you know the schedule? Hope it rains...Mrs. Nelli has me doing yardwork all weekend.

Couldn't find a schedule on social media.

 

[ArielNederland]

Any news on Kane barch? Is he going to continue to play in the states this year?

 

[imarriedawitch]

Thomas Zocco signs with London Knights as Max Crete dealt to North Bay

Top USHL scorer expected to bolster London’s depth at centre.

lfpress.com

SKED TIME: The Knights will need a strong first half in 2026-27.
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They face a schedule, which was released this week, that features front-loaded home games. The club opens with six of its first eight games at Canada Life Place and has a stretch of six straight home games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11.
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“Some of it is building availability in our rink and some is on the other rinks,” Simpson said. “That’s usually what happens when they’re trying to fit everybody in.
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“You always want to get off to a good start and this year it’s going to be even more important because you go on the road after a block where you’re at home a lot.”
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One of the trade-offs is London only faces two three-in-three weekends – one of the lowest stretches of three games in three days in club history.
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“It’s a good thing,” Simpson said. “That third game is very tough on your team. It’s hard, especially if you have younger players on your team and there is travel involved.
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“It’s a lot of demand on them. Any time you can stay away from those, it’s going to be easier on your players and your hockey club is going to play better having some breaks.”
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Another quirk is the Knights and defending Memorial Cup champion Kitchener will have all six of their meetings played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. The assumption is the rivalry will attract big crowds anyway and the brief travel and necessity for some mid-week clashes on every team’s schedule makes this a natural fit.

 

[Fastpace]

Do you know the schedule? Hope it rains...Mrs. Nelli has me doing yardwork all weekend.

Looking forward to your full report nelli27 !

 

[Greeny97]

Speaking of schedules. Bummed there is only one Saturday game . I try to make a couple a year but am about 3 hours away so makes it hard when games aren’t on a Saturday. What’s up with that anyway? Traditional scheduling puts most home games on Fridays?

 

[crowncarrier]

Congrats to Mermis, Sim, and Cowan winning the Calder Cup.

And people said Cowan would never win a cup in Toronto.

Back to back cups for for Sim and Cowan....pretty sweet.

 

[ArielNederland]

According to the lfp, the Knights don't expect will nichol to be back

 

[rve24]

Do you know the schedule? Hope it rains...Mrs. Nelli has me doing yardwork all weekend.

I can call the homestead and make up an emergency?
( if you'll do the same for me )