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London Knights vs. Saginaw Spirit: Simultaneously celebrating and confronting previous chapters
Dale Hunter has had his fair share of celebrations recently. He cracked the 50 wins threshold for the seventh time in his career and welcomed in another Hamilton Spectator Trophy. He had a reunion with the finest team he ever coached in the form of the 2004–05 London Knights. The biggest of them all would… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Alexis Joseph?
This article continues down a similar path to my last prospect profile on 2027 NHL Entry Draft/2025 QMJHL Entry Draft-eligible prospect James Scantlebury. I would wager that this player has similar impacts, but takes a different route to get there. He also has a markedly different physical build and set of attributes. Let us not… Read more
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Everett Silvertips vs. Spokane Chiefs: The Midweek Marquee Showdown Proves Worthy of its Spotlight
For the second time this season, the U.S. Division’s top two teams were given the Wednesday Night in the Dub showcase matchup, getting to be broadcast for free on the WHL’s YouTube channel. The Everett Silvertips were nominally in the driver’s seat as the Western Conference’s #1 team. However, the Spokane Chiefs entered this game… Read more
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London Knights vs. Guelph Storm: Looking to the past for inspiration to conquer the present
History has been prominent for the London Knights as of late. On Friday night, head coach Dale Hunter attained his 1,000th OHL career victory behind the bench via a 3-2 London victory over the Kingston Frontenacs (making him only the second-ever coach to hit this mark across the entire CHL, alongside Ottawa 67’s legend Brian… Read more
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KHL updates: After some embarrassment, a couple of big wins for SKA
Game 61: Sunday, March 2nd SKA Saint Petersburg 1-2 Dinamo Minsk Game 62: Tuesday, March 4th SKA Saint Petersburg 3-2 CSKA Moscow (OT) Game 63: Saturday, March 8th SKA Saint Petersburg 4-2 Metallurg Magnitogorsk After a few days to dust off another frustrating loss to Dynamo Moscow, SKA took to Belarus for a road matchup.… Read more
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MCLA 2-1 Anna Maria: The dream lives on, as an unlikely final is booked
MCLA had already rattled off what was likely one of the biggest upsets in the history of the National Pairwise Index just to get here by dispatching perennial conference powerhouse Plymouth State in their swan song in the MASCAC. They would be faced with another big time challenger in the form of Anna Maria College,… Read more