London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,202 |
16 Facts About London Knights
2.
Nationals were named for their sponsor, the Canadian National Recreation Association, an organization of Canadian National Railways employees, and took their uniforms as copies of those of the Maple Leafs, except for the words "London Knights Nationals" spelled out on the Leaf instead of the familiar Toronto Maple Leafs script.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,203 |
3.
In 1994 the London Knights were sold to St Thomas, Ontario, real estate developer Doug Tarry, Sr.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,204 |
4.
London Knights died before the team had played a game under his ownership, and the team was inherited by his son, Doug Tarry, Jr.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,205 |
5.
In 1999, the London Knights went on an unexpected playoff run, in which they defeated the number-one-in-the-CHL Plymouth Whalers in seven games in the quarterfinals and ultimately went all the way to the OHL championship, which they lost in seven games to the Belleville Bulls.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,206 |
6.
The London Knights had the best regular season record in the CHL and set an OHL record with 110 points, but lost the OHL Western Conference final to the Guelph Storm.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,207 |
7.
The London Knights finished the season with 120 points, breaking their own OHL record set the previous season.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,208 |
8.
The London Knights received defenceman Michael Del Zotto and goaltender Darryl Borden.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,209 |
9.
The Knights capped their OHL season with a thrilling game seven win over the Barrie Colts as Bo Horvat scored the game-winning goal in the last second of the third period to capture the Knights' second consecutive J Ross Robertson Cup.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,210 |
10.
Nevertheless, the London Knights earned a berth in the 2014 Memorial Cup, their third straight, by virtue of being selected to host the tournament the day after winning the OHL championship the year before.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,211 |
11.
London Knights have won the Memorial Cup tournament two times, won the J Ross Robertson Cup four times, won the Western Conference six times, and have won thirteen division titles.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,212 |
12.
London Knights coaches have won the Matt Leyden Trophy, emblematic of the OHL's Coach of the Year, five times.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,213 |
13.
London Knights was fired in October 1995 when the Knights began the season with a 13-game losing streak.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,214 |
14.
London Knights have produced more first overall selections in the NHL Entry Draft than any other team in the world.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,215 |
15.
The London Knights produced one first overall selection in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft, who started his professional career in that league.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,216 |
16.
London Knights is ranked third on the all-time list of number of players drafted by the NHL, with 142 as of 2007.
| FactSnippet No. 2,175,217 |