You have college hockey, the U. You can get through Toronto before and after games and not get stuck in traffic. The Knights simply love the development. GM Mark Hunter knows his players are going to get plenty of NHL viewings, which helps him sell his program to prospects.
That helps. When the Knights played at the London Gardens, scouts never set foot in London. The rink was right on the highway. You can take direct flights to Chicago and Calgary versus having to fly to Toronto and Detroit. Dave Morrison, Maple Leafs. Don Boyd, Senators. Jason Bukala, Panthers, assistant head amateur scout.
Former St. Marys Lincoln started moving up the chain in Nashville. Jim McKellar, Blackhawks. Former assistant GM of the London Knights. Paul McIntosh, Stars. Jim Kovachik, Sabres. Sign up to receive a curated collection of links and highlights from our award-winning breaking news coverage, in-depth analysis and unmatched investigative features at lunchtime weekdays.
A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Submit Photo. Last added: Thomas Pruvot. Scoring Leaders You need to be Premium to access this feature. Sign Up. Lukas Svejkovsky 8 8 7 15 2. Mikey Milne 9 6 9 15 3. Matthew Savoie 9 6 9 15 4. Tristen Robins 7 4 11 15 5. Connor McClennon 9 8 6 Popular League Pages You need to be Premium to access this feature. Brendan Shanahan, now the Maple Leafs top executive, arrived in London for the first time in , straight from a working-class Mimico family.
So when he made the team, one day he came to the rink and would have a nice new pair of dress pants. When high-scoring Dino Ciccarelli shattered his leg, Brankley stayed day-and-night in his hospital room, attending to his every need and trying to lift his spirits. As most in London know, Brankley lived at the Gardens, declaring it easier since he spent 24 hours a day there, anyway.
He touched a lot of people. He smoked two packs of cigarettes daily for 50 years, ordered triple sugar in his 15 coffees a day, guzzled cola and rarely slept, yet still looked younger than his age. He made an effort each and every year to be involved.
He retired physically but not mentally. He demanded clean dressing rooms and stalls from teenaged boys who rarely made their own beds. Each intermission, he made a little lap of the dressing room with individually-poured cups of Gatorade, and before the energy drink era, little packets of ginseng for a boost.
His on-bench reputation for chirping opposing players and fans made some cautious to approach him. The minute I met him, I realized that was more of a show and he was a really warm individual who cared about everyone in the league. Brankley was usually worth the price of admission for games at the ancient Windsor Arena. No matter how well a team plays, no one will ever live up to the Knights, the squad that made Brankley a champion.
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