London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part I

[GoKnightsGo44]

It’s good asset management if you send Halttunen back to junior you don’t burn a year on the ELC…. I get it if he had nothing to learn and he was going to play on a backwater team but he is playing for a championship.

 

[Wifi]

Nichol O’Rielly Hawery
Van Gorp Julien Bidgood
Nurmi Read Arrowsmith
Van Bommel Gerber Boulton

Dickinson Brzustewicz
Woolley Leonard
Fagan Spencer
Jenken

Medvedev
Willmore

Minor details but Nurmi should be top 6 & Jenken is currently 5th best D man until Bonk comes back.
Overall much stronger lineup than last week!

 

[dino200022]

Well Bonk and Barkey have officially been released from camp....Get Bonkers on that Jet Dale!

 

[tjziel]

Well at least Kasper Halttunen would enjoy coming back to London this year. Also, good to have Bonk and Barkey back….

As rivals load up, London Knights still waiting on four stars

As some OHL teams are loading up, the London Knights are waiting to see if four top-end players will be returning from NHL teams

lfpress.com

“Halttunen was sent to the San Jose Barracuda, the Sharks’ American league affiliate. The Barracuda play two exhibition games this weekend and start the regular schedule next Saturday.

The Finn sniper is eligible to stay there because he was drafted by the Sharks before playing for the Knights. Dickinson, while in California, made his best pitch to send him back to major junior.

“I maybe dropped a couple of hints to the front office about him coming back,” he said. “I’m biased to that side and I definitely think Kasper would enjoy coming back. He told me if he did end up in London, he would be really excited knowing the team we have shaping up.”

 

[ArielNederland]

Wonder if we might lose some players? This might have some big ramifications for the chl. League will need to address this

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Drop the PUCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I predict 7-2 Knights

 

[frontsfan67]

Wonder if we might lose some players? This might have some big ramifications for the chl. League will need to address this
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Biggest threat would be the American players

Knights are maybe the biggest market in the whole CHL. They should be fine. It’s the lower end teams that should be worrying

 

[Starry Knight]

Wonder if we might lose some players? This might have some big ramifications for the chl. League will need to address this
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Wouldn't this make it less likely to lose players if they can go NCAA after their OHL careers?

 

[rve24]

Go Time!

Youngins getting some PT early never hurts IMO.
Either a taste of what the league is all about before getting sent elsewhere or playing higher up.in the lineup.

Erie has some solid young talent.

 

[JagrBomb93]

Hawrey is going to tear this league up!

Should be top 9 this year.

 

[horner]

Are the Knights playing in Brampton tomorrow ?. That is what the broadcasters stated

 

[horner]

Barkley and Bonk are back

 

[Starry Knight]

Hawrey is going to tear this league up!

Should be top 9 this year.

Looks like a 16 year old Marner with how smart he is. Always one step ahead of the play and has a lot of east-west to his game which rookies often aren't confident enough to do.

 

[tjziel]

A rough game for Cohen Bidgood tonight. Not a great game by him.

 

[crowncarrier]

It’s a tradable commodity that will likely be moved no less than four times before that point. It’s not hilarious at all

Yes it's a tangible asset and yes it is funny.

 

[Fastpace]

London played a very lazy game tonight, lazy on skate, lazy on the power plays, lazy on their penalty killing, took some really lazy penalties. And once again another lazy start, for a 5-3 loss result to Erie

 

[LDN]

Learning experience

 

[rve24]

Looks like a 16 year old Marner with how smart he is. Always one step ahead of the play and has a lot of east-west to his game which rookies often aren't confident enough to do.

Seemingly very good vision as well and doesn't mind pulling the trigger on some hard too make passes.

Should be a fiesty reg. season series between these teams this year.

 

[LDN]

London played a very lazy game tonight, lazy on skate, lazy on the power plays, lazy on their penalty killing, took some really lazy penalties. And once again another lazy start, for a 6-4 loss result to Erie

LOL dude

 

[LDN]

Disappointed in the outcome. Be better against the Steelheads

 

[M21]

A rough game for Cohen Bidgood tonight. Not a great game by him.

I don’t understand why he is getting top 6 minutes and first unit PP time over players who are producing at this point in the season. He doesn’t look ready for that yet.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Wasn’t great tonight.
Still figuring some things out early in the year and don’t have the full lineup back yet.

But would have liked more energy from the guys that did suit up. Better games ahead.

 

[Knightsfan90]

A rough game for Cohen Bidgood tonight. Not a great game by him.

I believe he's being showcased for trade few bodies will be moving soon back end especially

 

[OMG67]

Knights finally outta the playoffs this year, eh?

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On pace for a 45 point season! Wooosh!

 

[Knightsfan90]

Medvedev played very well considering the poor defensive play.
Going to be toughy one against the steelheads