• The Canadian Press

    Knights open Memorial Cup with 4-0 win over Voltigeurs

    SAGINAW — Ruslan Gazizov scored twice, Michael Simpson made 31 saves, and the London Knights opened their Memorial Cup round-robin schedule with a 4-0 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday. The Knights, who only lost two games over four playoff rounds to win the Ontario Hockey League championship, also got goals from Oliver Bonk and Kasper Halttunen. Jacob Julien chipped in with two assists at the Dow Event Center. The Knights led 2-0 after the first period and the second period

  • The Canadian Press

    London Knights open Memorial Cup round-robin play with 4-0 win over Drummondville Voltigeur

    SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Michael Simpson made 31 saves, Ruslan Gazizov scored twice and the London Knights opened Memorial Cup round-robin play with a 4-0 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday. Oliver Bonk and Kasper Halttunen also scored for the Ontario Hockey League champion Knights. Riley Mercer stopped 17 shots for Drummondville, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion. The Voltigeurs will face the host Saginaw Spirit on Sunday. Saginaw opened the four-team tournament

  • The Canadian Press

    Dallas Stars centre Wyatt Johnston took unique path to Western Conference final

    DALLAS — Wyatt Johnston was preparing for his next game. He had no idea when it would arrive.

  • The Canadian Press

    Host Spirit open Memorial Cup with 5-4 win over WHL champion Warriors

    SAGINAW — Zayne Parekh had a goal and two assists as the Saginaw Spirit held off the Moose Jaw Warriors to win 5-4 in the Memorial Cup opener on Friday. Nic Sima; Owen Beck, with one goal and one assist; Jorian Donovan; and Josh Bloom also scored for host Saginaw, which entered the tournament having fallen in the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference final to eventual champion London. Brayden Yager, with two goals and one assist; Denton Mateychuk, with a goal and two assists; and Matthew Savo