London Knights 2022-23 Season Thread (Part 6)

[Fastpace]

Congrats. Better organization, better management, better coaches & harder working players won.

Really hope the ppl who were questioning Dale Hunter early in the yr apologize 100x over. Masterful.

Congrats to Sarnia Sting organization and to all it's fans for making this season so much more competitive and interesting. Ethan Del Mastro can play for my favorite team any time, the man is a hockey beast a good one at that !!

 

[Hendy]

How many of us thought at the beginning of the season we would be one of the final 2 teams standing? Not me.

 

[Otto]

DWheeeler

You're kidding, right?

 

[robp1219]

To the group of Sarnia fan who made the comment about walking to the finals when Brochu got hurt. Thank you Bowen for shutting up the doubters. Bowen is going to be soooo good we are truly very lucky to have him!

To be honest I was reading forums London and sarnia, most of the negative heat towards Bowen came from London fans. A lot of sarnia fans knew what he was capable of. Definitely a very good goalie.

 

[Otto]

Congrats to Sarnia Sting organization and to all it's fans for making this season so much more competitive and interesting. Ethan Del Mastro can play for my favorite team any time, the man is a hockey beast a good one at that !!

Just don't post this on their board. Apparently it's frowned upon

 

[ArielNederland]

This team just proved all doubters wrong, including myself. Best feeling in the world!

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

This team just proved all doubters wrong, including myself. Best feeling in the world!

This is the first step on the road to respect

 

[Knightsfan90]

Abby is smiling! #15forever
These players want to win for their brother next to them! The bond is strong ill take the knights against either both North Bay and Peterborough

 

[Fastpace]

Just don't post this on their board. Apparently it's frowned upon

Understandably! I'll leave it here at least until cooler heads comes back down.

 

[zman77]

I will say Bowen did step up his game. Rebound control still remains a problem but hopefully they figure it out before the Finals.

Secretly I’m hoping for Peterborough. North Bay is fast and physical and will pound you into submission. The definitively have the better goalie over there (if Brochu doesn’t play) and they definitely are more physical. Also, we get the home ice if Peterborough wins. If North Bay wins, I wouldn’t be surprised if they beat us. Goalies can as we know make or break your team in the playoffs.

 

[zman77]

 

[Fergus31]

6th OHL CS appearance under this regime since 04/05.

7th since 98/99 as a franchise.

Lost in the 70’s to Ottawa when I was not even close to being a thought.

Pretty lucky fanbase.

Only lose five players (including the overagers) from this year’s team to next year’s team.

One criticism - win more faceoffs.

 

[KnightWatch]

Congrats. Better organization, better management, better coaches & harder working players won.

Really hope the ppl who were questioning Dale Hunter early in the yr apologize 100x over. Masterful.

It happens every year (especially after a loss), the Hunters take a lot of abuse from fans here on the board, but I wouldn't trade them for any other management group in the OHL. They definitely know what they're doing!

Really happy for Bowen and what he was able to accomplish this series after coming in under the pressure of having to fill Brochu's skates, but man, he needs to work on his interviewing skills. Lighten up Zach.....you just helped your team win the Western Conference Championship, as a 17-year-old! Smile Kid!!!

....and kudos to the team for adjusting their game plan and supporting their goaltender!

 

[zman77]

Cowboy & Ryan hook up Again for a Big Goal!!

 

[All the Answers]

Kitchener was supposed to be big and bad too...we all know what happened there

Kitchener was never "big and bad" maybe painted that way from the outside but categorically false.

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

6th OHL CS appearance under this regime since 04/05.

7th since 98/99 as a franchise.

Lost in the 70’s to Ottawa when I was not even close to being a thought.

Pretty lucky fanbase.

Only lose five players (including the overagers) from this year’s team to next year’s team.

One criticism - win more faceoffs.

I've witnessed it all

 

[Fergus31]

I've witnessed it all

That’s pretty amazing to experience it all. I’m in my thirties. The earliest memories I have is 96/97. More clear memories starting in 99-present time.

I guess we should root for Peterborough to stretch it to seven but I think it’s only fitting to face an Adam Dennis team in the CS. Great program they have up there.

 

[Buttsy]

I'm not sure in all the years I've followed the Knights that we have seen the team mirror the coaches career so much. Hate or Love him but Dale was always the ultimate competitor. Never backed down and showed up ready to die for his teammates in order to get the "W".
Congrats to the Knights and it only gets tougher from here on out. Bowen hadn't played in almost a month, needed to shake some rust off but also his team needed to adjust to him in the net. Well done kid, NICE bounce back even though he was far from terrible in the 2 losses.

Kitchener was never "big and bad" maybe painted that way from the outside but categorically false.

Kitchener was exactly as advertised, an 8th seed team even though a certain fan base in the face of the ultimate CHOKE wanted us to believe otherwise. Sorry folks it's true and the Rangers never stood a chance against a real "Team".

 

[Buttsy]

Where would we be without the 3 Bulldogs? Well done Mark gotta give him credit for identifying the need and then addressing it.

Lighten up Zach.....you just helped your team win the Western Conference Championship, as a 17-year-old! Smile Kid!!!

LOL, even Dale whom I've thought looks terribly uncomfortable in front òf the camera gave a bit of a smerk as if to say "he's young and has some experience to gain yet"!

 

[Buttsy]

Just don't post this on their board. Apparently it's frowned upon

What a weird reaction, I guess it was a tougher loss then maybe we even knew? LOL, just to soon I guess?

 

[Fastpace]

If Petes beat NB in this series London gets home advantage, if it's NB they get it but the Battalion will have played 19 or 20 games, and having played all 6 and 7 games series. Could be a little tired team by the finals, they are now trailing 0-2 to Petes in the sixth game of Eastern Conference

 

[TheOrangePylon]

Knights played a near perfect game to close this series out, well deserved W today! Worked hard and tightened up. I must say, I was one of the ones saying I was quite nervous with Brochu out and was even more nervous after games 3/4. But he really turned it around in games 5/6 and played well, the team also made great adjustments and played the team game they lacked in 3/4 that got them that far.

Also, Congrats to Sarnia. Played a great series and enjoyed most of the chatter with some of their fans on here. Glad London was the team that was able to show you guys around the conference finals! Haha

Let’s go win the O now!

 

[dmead]

Shout out to our Bee Keeper, Denver Barkey. Key goals at key times just sucked the momentum from the Sting. Kinda like Kyle Wellwood did to us a few years back

 

[ArielNederland]

Looks like it's gonna be north bay after the Pete's went from up 2-0 to now down 3-2.

Gonna have to stop posting during game time from now on Now 3-3

 

[imarriedawitch]

Looks like it's gonna be north bay after the Pete's went from up 2-0 to now down 3-2.

Gonna have to stop posting during game time from now on Now 3-3

You never learn.
You're burying the Petes like you buried Bowen.
Jesus! Just let things play out. There was still half a period left.