London Knights 2024-25 Season Thread, Part II

[tjziel]

Still do not think Haltty is back this year IMO. But if he does we all know that Dale is going to bury the other Euro on the 4th line haha.

Nah, I’d put Nurmi with Halttunen.

Barkey - O’Rielly - Cowan
Nurmi - Julien - Halttunen
Van Gorp - Nicholl - Montgomery
Sim - Hawery - Read

 

[ArielNederland]

Sims suspended 5 games. Leagues reason was because of religious and cultural reasons

 

[Otto]

I think Red Forman expressed it best when he said... "Dumbass"

 

[EvenSteven]

Sims suspended 5 games. Leagues reason was because of religious and cultural reasons

I believe that Brady Martin, from the Elmira area, comes from a Mennonite family. So there’s that.

 

[ArielNederland]

Not sure if this is true but if this is what he said...

 

[Fastpace]

Sims suspended 5 games. Leagues reason was because of religious and cultural reasons

If this was the rules back in my days, I'd be suspended for life, for chirping that's crazy, as most of you have noticed, I don't shut up or stop writing, -Feelings are hurting, "but that's the rule", give me a break teary eyes! This is a game in a hockey rink, not in the walls of a Parliament or a Church

 

[Otto]

Not sure if this is true but if this is what he said...
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I doubt it was as simple as that

 

[zman77]

OHL suspends Knights' Sim five games for inappropriate language

London Knights forward Landon Sim was suspended five games for using language that violated the OHL's code of conduct, the league announced on Monday.

www.sportsnet.ca

SUSPENSIONS:

The following list of suspensions is for information purposes only. It should not be construed as necessarily a complete listing of all suspensions.

TEAM	PLAYER	DATE	DISCIPLINE	RETURN
SBY	Blake Clayton	Nov. 9	2 games	Nov. 17
PBO	Ryder McIntyre	Nov. 8	2 games	Nov. 15
LDN	Ryder Boulton	Nov. 8	2 games	Nov. 16
LDN	Landon Sim	Nov. 6	5 games	Nov. 22

 

[zman77]

Toronto, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that San Jose Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson of the London Knights is the Cogeco OHL Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks, registering four goals, four assists and eight points over three games played.

Dickinson kicked off the week with a goal and an assist, earning first star honours in Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds. He continued his strong play on Friday, scoring a hat trick and again claiming first star honours in a 6-2 victory against the North Bay Battalion. Dickinson rounded out the week with three assists on Saturday, contributing to a thrilling 8-7 road win over the Guelph Storm.

An 18-year-old from Toronto, Dickinson leads the Knights in scoring, and ranks first among all OHL blueliners in goals and points with 25 (11-14–25) over 15 games. Formerly a fourth overall pick by the Niagara IceDogs in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection, the 6-foot-3, 200Ib. left-shot blueliner has recorded 118 points (38-80–118) over 145 career regular season contests in London. He put up 13 points (4-9–13) over 18 games in last year’s playoffs as the Knights were crowned OHL champions. Dickinson was selected by the San Jose Sharks with the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
2024-25 Cogeco OHL Players of the Week – Regular Season:
Nov. 4 – Nov. 10: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)
Oct. 28 – Nov. 3: Marco Mignosa (Soo Greyhounds)
Oct. 21 – Oct. 27: Sam Dickinson (London Knights)
Oct. 14 – Oct. 20: Liam Greentree (Windsor Spitfires)
Oct. 7 – Oct. 13: Calvin Crombie (Brantford Bulldogs)
Sept. 30 – Oct. 6: Kevin He (Niagara IceDogs)
Sep. 25 – Sept. 29: Michael Misa (Saginaw Spirit)

 

[Fastpace]

You can guess what it is going to happen, right, eventually the fans are going to start calling out the very same words the players are being suspended for. The league can punish the players, see if they can do the same for the fans, it is rarely meaningful when chirping on the ice. For christ-sake I am French Canadian, can you imagine how many English Canadians called me a "frog" on the ice over the years. I could have had a whole hockey team suspended, dammit I can of wish we had this rule back then now

 

[GoKnightsGo44]

Nah, I’d put Nurmi with Halttunen.

Barkey - O’Rielly - Cowan
Nurmi - Julien - Halttunen
Van Gorp - Nicholl - Montgomery
Sim - Hawery - Read

I love this line up projection…. Really there is no space for any additions….

 

[KnightWatcher]

Sounds like Knights are going to appeal the suspension length

 

[Knights Watcher]

Welcome to the pu$$ification of the OHL.
What's next? Fighting Banned, then outlaw body checking, followed by making slap shots illegal. FFS

 

[LDN]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856132713394143574

Kitchener got better. Your move Mark.

 

[Jives]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856132713394143574

Kitchener got better. Your move Mark.

Pridham for picks? Or Ando for picks? How is your OA situation….Swick or Misaljevic? Please take them and give us picks. I’m all for trading with London to weaken them in 2 years (when Rangers should be strong) and strengthen them now. We can’t beat London in a 7 game series. Hopefully McKenzie realizes this.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Boulton getting suspended again is problematic for his future.

That is already his third suspension this season and you can bet the repeat offender profile will hurt him down the line….. A LOT of season left.

He has already used his ‘fight allowance’ aswell.
So he will be suspended every time he fights.

 

[LDN]

Pridham for picks? Or Ando for picks? How is your OA situation….Swick or Misaljevic? Please take them and give us picks. I’m all for trading with London to weaken them in 2 years (when Rangers should be strong) and strengthen them now. We can’t beat London in a 7 game series. Hopefully McKenzie realizes this.

I sense the Knights will want to add on D, but struggle to see the rangers wanting to be a trading partner.

 

[LDN]

Still do not think Haltty is back this year IMO. But if he does we all know that Dale is going to bury the other Euro on the 4th line haha.

I think Dale will play the Finish boys together!

 

[LDN]

listen, Sim is exactly the type of player you live and die with. He plays on and over the line at times, but he’s unique and he gets under the skin of the other team. He’s effective at his job

 

[Fergus31]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856132713394143574

Kitchener got better. Your move Mark.

These are interesting days in the CHL. I for one am glad to see more talent coming, regardless of the team receiving it.

Maybe this will weaken the trade market with teams getting players from the BCHL and USHL. I dunno.

 

[LDN]

These are interesting days in the CHL. I for one am glad to see more talent coming, regardless of the team receiving it.

Maybe this will weaken the trade market with teams getting players from the BCHL and USHL. I dunno.

I am curious to see a few more players jump to the O

 

[OHL4Life]

I think Van Bommel is in the guaranteed spots as well so it leave the rotation to 2 players

https://x.com/i/web/status/1855699097614758008

Our guy leading the top line center. Perhaps he joins next season

what guy?

 

[Otto]

listen, Sim is exactly the type of player you live and die with. He plays on and over the line at times, but he’s unique and he gets under the skin of the other team. He’s effective at his job

How effective are you at your job when you're not on the shop floor with the rest of your team?

 

[LDN]

what guy?

Zhakarov

How effective are you at your job when you're not on the shop floor with the rest of your team?

That is a fair point, but how often will he actually be penalized or suspended?

 

[dino200022]

How effective are you at your job when you're not on the shop floor with the rest of your team?

If you have fired up everyone on the shop floor and they are working twice as hard to avenge the wrongful decision against you, then you are extremely effective. Leadership comes in many forms.