JUNE 1ST

Today is June 1st. The weather is great...all week. And the OHL team from my city won the MEMORIAL CUP! The London Knights~ won not only the OHL Championship title, but also the Memorial Cup CHL Championship. And to top it off London hosted the tournament at the John Labatt Centre. Were we ever proud of the Knights! The head coach and owner Dale Hunter and his brother Mark, sure made London the great team it is when they bought them in 2000. They have a lot of fantastic players- such as Corey Perry (the OHL lead scorer), Danny Syvert (best defenceman) and Brandon Prust...but overall they really made a team effort. Hunter played all the lines, and even the 3rd string would score. That's what I love to see, in a great hockey team. In the Championship game on Sunday May 29,2005 the London Knights defeated Rimoski Oceanic 4-0. The Oceanic have the "best" player on the team- Sydney Crosby- a 17 year old superstar player. But it takes more than one great guy to make a great hockey team. This year will be a year to remember in London Sports.