London Knights 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 8)

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

I guess Foudy's little stint skating with the 4th liners was the wakeup call he needed. He's playing up to his potential and really stepping up. Good to see

 

[Houndsfan22]

It doesn't take away from the fact that it's sad. Doesn't matter what team it is.

And if the proceeds are going to charity why not promote that fact?

The Everybody Hates London Wife beater is a classy touch.

#BellLetsTalk

Ehhhh I don't know. I hate London too so I might buy into this.

Jokes aside I like all OHL teams. I just like 1 a lot more than the others. All team produce some great pro talent and all teams make up the O. London has a nice little rivalry with Sault Ste. Marie and I wish I could see more of the knights up here every season. Any "hate" over your team are just friendly jabs. You beat us, we beat you. I'll never forget Max Domi putting one in our net on Sportsnet in Sault Ste. Marie in 2015. His celly. God damn! That was a wild game though. 2 very solid teams battling it out for 2 points on national TV. Lot's of NHL draft picks and ELC signed players on both sides. Awesome stuff. Max Domi, Matt Rupert, and Aaron Barisha were your goal scorers on the London side of things.

Edit for grammar. Damn night shifts.

Edit #2: Think of it like this. For someone to create a shirt like this is an honor. London has produced such a high caliber of hockey that other people talk about and envy London. A top tier organization in terms of pro talent the organization have produced there. The hate is just envy is all! Fuel for the fans.

 

[Otto]

Ehhhh I don't know. I hate London too so I might buy into this.

Jokes aside I like all OHL teams. I just like 1 a lot more than the others. All team produce some great pro talent and all teams make up the O. London has a nice little rivalry with Sault Ste. Marie and I wish I could see more of the knights up here every season. Any "hate" over your team are just friendly jabs. You beat us, we beat you. I'll never forget Max Domi putting one in our net on Sportsnet in Sault Ste. Marie in 2015. His celly. God damn! That was a wild game though. 2 very solid teams battling it out for 2 points on national TV. Lot's of NHL draft picks and ELC signed players on both sides. Awesome stuff. Max Domi, Matt Rupert, and Aaron Barisha were your goal scorers on the London side of things.

Edit for grammar. Damn night shifts.

Edit #2: Think of it like this. For someone to create a shirt like this is an honor. London has produced such a high caliber of hockey that other people talk about and envy London. A top tier organization in terms of pro talent the organization have produced there. The hate is just envy is all! Fuel for the fans.

If it were pro sports you'd have a good point.. but it's not. That and the owner of the site said in another thread that they have received threats in the past makes me wonder why they would go this route. Not saying anyone is justified in making threats, just saying that there are nuts all over, why provoke them with this sort of stuff?

 

[sbpointer]

The guys who designed them knew it wouldn't be popular in London or with the fans but there will be shirts that are.

The guys designed over 20 shirts. Each with running gags of the 20 teams. Londons is everyone hates London. It's no secret. People are jealous of the success, its like the yankees in baseball.

For the sites purpose, it was best that they didn't all get released at once.

Obviously its going to be a bit controversial but right now all the proceeds from the purchases for the next two weeks while his shirt is active are going right to charity. And right now we've sold a good number of shirts!

Design is a pretty strong word. The lettering could have at least been hunter green then I may have purchased and wore with pride.

As for the Erie playoff shirts the Knights might live as much in Eries heads as they live in London. I look forward to hearing Eries version of Sweet Caroline every time the Knights play there.

 

[Houndsfan22]

If it were pro sports you'd have a good point.. but it's not. That and the owner of the site said in another thread that they have received threats in the past makes me wonder why they would go this route. Not saying anyone is justified in making threats, just saying that there are nuts all over, why provoke them with this sort of stuff?

Threats against the person selling these shirts?

 

[Otto]

Threats against the person selling these shirts?

Against the site owner... not because of the shirts I believe... although I don't know the reason...

The OHL Collective

 

[Otto]

The worst position was 00-01 Ottawa 67’s finished 4th in the east 7th overall (lost tie breaker for 3rd and 5th respectively)
The worst record was the 80-81 Kitchener Rangers at 34-33-1, however they were still the #1 seed in the Emms Division (Current Western Conference) The Leyden Division (Current East) had 4 better teams in a 12 team league.

that’s the worst since the OHL became the OHL, not sure with OHA

Did a quick run through the standings of the OHA... a few teams finished 4th.. nothing lower than that.. I didn't look at overall records

 

[Buttsy]

Printing T Shirts with “I hate London” or “London Sucks” is in my mind a complementary gesture in that we are the New York Yankees so to speak so we have to live with it.

So many times come playoffs the other team we are facing is beaten before the puck drops as the kids heads are full of “London” and “Dale” hatred that they get distracted. Bring it on, like others I am however amazed sometimes at the level of hatred at times that grown adults will show with regards to a frickin game played by kids? LOL....... I’m sure they are wrestling fans as well and believe that it’s real!

 

[OHLFan90]

It doesn't take away from the fact that it's sad. Doesn't matter what team it is.

And if the proceeds are going to charity why not promote that fact?

The Everybody Hates London Wife beater is a classy touch.

#BellLetsTalk

1) I have promoted it.




2) Its not like we chose the products. It's a stationary website. All we do is supply the design and the buyer can choose to put it on what they want which includes sweaters, phone cases, pillows, throw blankets, and the wife beater. Not everything is how you think it looks Otto. All the products listed to the left of the website are what you can put the design on. Not like we have a choice what it goes on.

T-Shirts by OHLColltective | TeePublic


You need to lighten up man. The Everybody hates London narrative didn't just fall from the tree and we're the 1st people to notice it. Posters come here almost daily with that narrative in the back of their head. I'm just smart enough to realize the opportunity to maybe do something for charity and know that there is an actual market for these shirts which according to google analytics quite a few have sold in the London area.

 

[Otto]

1) I have promoted it.




2) Its not like we chose the products. It's a stationary website. All we do is supply the design and the buyer can choose to put it on what they want which includes sweaters, phone cases, pillows, throw blankets, and the wife beater. Not everything is how you think it looks Otto. All the products listed to the left of the website are what you can put the design on. Not like we have a choice what it goes on.

T-Shirts by OHLColltective | TeePublic


You need to lighten up man. The Everybody hates London narrative didn't just fall from the tree and we're the 1st people to notice it. Posters come here almost daily with that narrative in the back of their head. I'm just smart enough to realize the opportunity to maybe do something for charity and know that there is an actual market for these shirts which according to google analytics quite a few have sold in the London area.

Why wouldn't you advertise it on the site you are selling them on?

I guess my other issue is, you complained about being a victim of hate, and then you promote it.... seems hypocritical.

 

[RoyalCitySlicker]

Why call it a "wife beater"

It's an undershirt.

Carry on.

 

[OHLFan90]

Design is a pretty strong word. The lettering could have at least been hunter green then I may have purchased and wore with pride.

As for the Erie playoff shirts the Knights might live as much in Eries heads as they live in London. I look forward to hearing Eries version of Sweet Caroline every time the Knights play there.

Our site colors at the time where white and blue so we went with the white and blue. Appreciate the suggestion though and will pass it on to the guys.

Also wanted to keep it a little basic. I don't know if you saw the way the lettering was but it was based after the Everybody Loves Raymond title.

 

[OHLFan90]

Why wouldn't you advertise it on the site you are selling them on?

I guess my other issue is, you complained about being a victim of hate, and then you promote it.... seems hypocritical.

We don't have any access to those type of sites except to load designs and track sales otherwise I would have.

No one is promoting hate. We even had someone in the Knights front office message us with a good laugh.


I've seen the Knights, Rangers, Spits and Storm twitter account use the terms hated rivalry on twitter before, are they also promoting hate? I would say no.

It's an Idea that has put a good chunk of money to charity right now.

If you want to look at it as promoting hate then I'm not likely going to change your mind.

Way I see it, its a good way to raise money and put it somewhere great.

 

[zman77]

 

[zman77]

 

[Otto]

Second most going back as far as 97/98 too. Can't tell beyond that without extensive research.

10 games seems to be an anomaly. Doesn't happen a lot. Alex DeBrincat had 19 a few years ago.

 

[imarriedawitch]

The guys who designed them knew it wouldn't be popular in London or with the fans but there will be shirts that are.

The guys designed over 20 shirts. Each with running gags of the 20 teams. Londons is everyone hates London. It's no secret. People are jealous of the success, its like the yankees in baseball.

For the sites purpose, it was best that they didn't all get released at once.

Obviously its going to be a bit controversial but right now all the proceeds from the purchases for the next two weeks while his shirt is active are going right to charity. And right now we've sold a good number of shirts!

Any Windsor* shirts?

 

[OHLFan90]

Any Windsor* shirts?

I will shoot you a DM with the scheduled release.

That way this thread can get back to talking about the Knights and last nights game.

 

[zman77]

London Knights beat Flint Firebirds for their fourth win in a row


By Mike Stubbs Reporter 980 CFPL
Liam Foudy scored two more goals and Connor McMichael hit 30 goals on the season as the London Knights held on to edge the Firebirds 4-3 in Flint, Michigan.
Foudy has now scored in 10 consecutive games and stretched his point streak to 11 games as the Knights completed a stretch on the schedule that saw them play seven out of eight games on the road. London went 6-1-1 in that span.
“This was an interesting game,” said Foudy. “We weren’t completely ready at the start and they went up right away [1-0] and then the fact that we were able to come back was a good sign.”
Foudy’s goals put the Knights ahead 2-1 early in the second period, and though Flint tied it, Connor McMichael put London ahead to stay with his milestone 30th goal. McMichael is still only 17.
London’s power play was held quiet because it was held off the ice all night. There were only two power plays in the entire game and both went to Flint. The Knights managed to kill off both penalties and still own the number one ranked penalty kill in the league.
Raaymakers liked the effort that London showed to come back in the game on the road.
“They always play us hard in their building, so it was good to squeeze out a win and build on it going forward.”
The Knights are still two points back of the Ottawa 67s with two games in hand.
London Knights beat Flint Firebirds for their fourth win in a row

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Bottom line on the shirts and anti London slogans

"They hates us cuz they ain't us"

 

[OHLFan90]

Bottom line on the shirts and anti London slogans

"They hates us cuz they ain't us"

playoff t-shirt idea?

Proceeds to a London Charity?

 

[zman77]

Match-ups:
Thursday:
Soo @Niagara
Friday:
Guelph @ Ottawa

 

[Drop the Puck]

If it were pro sports you'd have a good point.. but it's not. That and the owner of the site said in another thread that they have received threats in the past makes me wonder why they would go this route. Not saying anyone is justified in making threats, just saying that there are nuts all over, why provoke them with this sort of stuff?

The internet is alive and well in Welland. Lol

 

[GangGreen]

The internet is alive and well in Welland. Lol

And Port Colborne lol.

The shirts don’t bother me. It’s just stating the obvious. Nobody hated London very much before 2003. I’ll gladly trade the hatred for the success.
Just like the Patriots, and the Yankees, and the Warriors etc. etc.

 

[three dog night]

Every Leauge has a team the fans dis like adds to the interest