- Sam Gagner
Sam Gagner (born August 10, 1989 in London, Ontario) is an ice hockey player for the London Knights of the OHL. He is the son of former NHL'er Dave Gagner, who spent 15 seasons with Minnesota, Dallas, Calgary, Toronto, Florida, and Vancouver. He was drafted in the first round, sixth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
- John Labatt Centre
The John Labatt Centre is a sports-entertainment centre in London, Ontario, Canada -- the largest such centre in southwestern Ontario. The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC", opened on October 11, 2002. It is named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London. Labatt still has a large brewery in London to the present day, although its head office was moved to Toronto in the early 1990s.
- Mark Hunter
Mark William Hunter (born November 12, 1962 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a retired former NHL ice hockey player. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals over the course of his professional career, after having been drafted from the Brantford Alexanders in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He won a Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989.
- Don Brankley
Don "Branks" Brankley (born in Capreol, Ontario) is the team trainer for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He is the only trainer that the Knights have ever had, and was hired directly out of Laurentian University in 1970. During his 36-year career he has made countless friendships with Knights past and present and is revered as an icon in the city of London. He is somewhat less popular in opposition cities (particularly in Windsor, …
- Patrick Kane
Patrick Kane (born November 19, 1988 in Buffalo, New York) is an American junior ice hockey player. He went to St. Martin of Tours school. He started his hockey career playing for the Cazenovia Chiefs in his home town, South Buffalo. He is currently playing for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Kane was the first overall pick in the2007 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2004 OHL Bantam Draft, …
- Sergei Kostitsyn
Sergei Kostitsyn is an ice hockey player and the younger brother of Andrei Kostitsyn. He currently plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. Like his older brother, Sergei excelled in the Belarusian junior hockey programme. Sergei was one of the leading scorers for HK Gomel in Belarus and was drafted in the CHL Import Draft to the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights. Sergei was also drafted in the seventh round, …
- Akim Aliu
Akim Aliu (born April 24, 1989 in Okene, Nigeria) is an amateur ice hockey player who is now playing for the London Knights. He was drafted 56th overall during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. During the 2006-2007 season, he helped the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL reach the league championship final. Sudbury lost the series to the Plymouth Whalers. Aliu was born in Nigeria and moved to Toronto at the age of 7. Before arriving in Canada, …
- David Bolland
David Bolland (born on June 5, 1986 in Mimico, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He played with the London Knights for three seasons, and he now plays for the Chicago Blackhawks and Norfolk Admirals, with World Juniors teammates Cam Barker and Michael Blunden. Bolland made his NHL debut versus the Vancouver Canucks on October 25, 2006.
- Adam Dennis
Adam Dennis (born February 8, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an ice hockey goalie who played for the London Knights of the OHL. He was acquired by the London Knights from the Guelph Storm on January 10th, 2005 in exchange for goalie Ryan MacDonald and 3 draft picks. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the 6th round, #182 overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
- Dylan Hunter
Dylan Hunter (born May 21, 1985 in Quebec City, Quebec) is an ice hockey player, who is a former captain of the London Knights of the OHL and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres. He was drafted 273rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, in the 9th round. He is the son of Washington Capitals great Dale Hunter.
- Dave Gagner
David R. Gagner (born December 11, 1964 in Chatham, Ontario Canada) is a retired NHL player and current assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers and played parts of the next several seasons with them. His career really took off when he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in 1987, recording 82 points in 73 games in his best season, 1990-91.
- Robbie Drummond
Robert "Robbie" Drummond (born February 19, 1986) is a junior hockey player for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. A member of the Memorial Cup winning team in 2004-2005, he has yet to be drafted by the National Hockey League. He was named captain of the Knights for the 2006-07 season. He attended South Secondary School. Drummond was also featured on the television program Making The Cut: Last Man Standing in 2006.
- Dennis Wideman
Dennis Wideman (born March 20, 1983 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Wideman was drafted from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He started the 2005-06 NHL season with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League but eventually got the call up to the St.
- Basil McRae
Basil McRae (born January 5, 1961 in Beaverton, Ontario) played his major junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). In the 1980 NHL entry draft, the Quebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the 3rd round, 87th overall. He played 20 regular season games and 9 playoff matches with the big club in 1981, later spending some time with the Fredericton Express of the American Hockey League (AHL).
- Matt Pelech
Matt Pelech (born September 4, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian junior ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Pelech has played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, with the Sarnia Sting and the London Knights. In 145 games, he has scored six goals and added 20 assists. Over the summer of 2006 he was traded to the Belleville Bulls, …
- George Burnett
George Burnett is the coach and general manager of the Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League. Burnett briefly coached the Edmonton Oilers for part of the 1994–1995 National Hockey League season before being fired by General Manager Glen Sather and replaced by Assistant Coach Ron Low. Burnett played junior hockey for the London Knights of the OHL, and also suited up for the McGill University Redmen.
- Dino Ciccarelli
Dino Ciccarelli (born February 8, 1960 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars. He scored 1,200 points in his NHL career, and is the North Stars' all-time leader in that statistic. Dino is considered by many to be one of the best players in league history to never have won a Stanley Cup.
- Todd Bidner
Richard Todd Bidner (born July 5, 1961 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. Drafted in 1980 by the Washington Capitals, Bidner played a dozen games with the Capitals. He spent most of his playing career in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. In August 2006 it was announced that he will become the new assistant coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
- Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor (born March 6, 1972 in Stratford, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player who has played for the New York Islanders, Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. He had a stellar junior career with the London Knights and graduated from the team as their all-time points leader with 378 (he has since been passed by Corey Perry, who graduated with 380).
- Gary Agnew
Gary Agnew (born May 24, 1960 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is an ice hockey coach who is currently an assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. As a player, Agnew played four years for the University of New Brunswick and then for the Fredericton Express of the AHL and the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League. In 1990 Agnew took over the head coaching job of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
- Mark Dutiaume
Mark Dutiaume (born January 31 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), ia a Canadian ice hockey player. He was drafted 42nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft but never played a game in the NHL. After playing for numerous teams in North America, …
- Tom Kostopoulos
Tom Kostopoulos (born January 24 1979 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player. Kostopoulos is of Greek Macedonian descent. Kostopoulos was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the seventh Round of the 1999 NHL draft. Before that he played junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He made his professional minor-league hockey debut with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
- Rick Green
Richard Douglas Green (Born: February 20, 1956 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) was the former assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens and a former defenceman. Green was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, First Overall. He was also drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft, First Round, Tenth Overall. He won the OHA 1976 Max Kaminsky Trophy for Most Outstanding Defenceman as selected by league general managers.
- Daniel Girardi
Daniel Girardi (born April 29, 1984 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL. He was signed as a free agent in July 2006, and was a top defensive prospect playing for the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL until being called up to the Rangers. He played his first NHL game on January 27, 2007 and played 34 regular season games along with ten in the playoffs.
- Danny Bois
Danny Bois (Born June 11, 1983 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the OHL. He served as the team's Captain for several years.
- Brian Bradley
Brian Bradley (born 21 January, 1965) is a former professional ice hockey player and all-star from Kitchener, Ontario. Bradley played for a number of different hockey teams in many different leagues. He played for the London Knights in the early 1980s before being selected in 51st overall, in the 3rd round, by the Calgary Flames in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
- Pat Burns
Pat Burns (April 4, 1952 in St. Henri, Quebec) is the former head coach of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. In fourteen seasons he has coached 1019 games and has an overall record of 501-350-161-14. He has won three Jack Adams Awards with three different teams - Montreal (1989), Toronto (1993) and Boston (1998) - being the only three-time winner and winning in his first year as coach.
- John Erskine
John Erskine (born June 26, 1980, in Kingston, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals. Erskine began his upper-level hockey play with the Quinte Hawks for the 1996-97 season. For the 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-2000 seasons, Erskine played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Erskine won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as top defenseman in the OHL in 1999-2000.
- Brad Selwood
Brad Wayne Selwood (born March 18, 1948 in Leamington, Ontario) is the current Head Coach and General Manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. Selwood played for the Memorial Cup champion Niagara Falls Flyers in junior hockey before going on to his professional career. He played two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but shortly after was lured by the New England Whalers of the fledgling World Hockey Association.
- Andrei Kostitsyn
Andriej Kástsitsyn or Andrei Kostitsyn is a Belarusian ice hockey forward. Andrei currently plays for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. He was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Habs. The consensus was he would have gone higher but teams were scared off by an epileptic condition that has been kept in check by medication. He is an active player of the Belarusian national men's ice hockey team.
- Dave Simpson
Dave Simpson (born March 3, 1962 in London, Ontario) is a former ice hockey player regarded by many as one of the best Canadian hockey players never to have played in the NHL or WHA. He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, and recorded the best single season in team history when he recorded 155 points in 1981-82. In that year he also won the Red Tilson Trophy, Bobby Smith Trophy, …
- Brad Marsh
Charles Bradley Marsh (born March 31, 1958 in London, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player who played the position of defenceman. Originally selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Marsh played with the Flames and followed the organization when they relocated to Calgary. He also played with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Ottawa Senators. His number has been retired by his junior team, the London Knights.
- Charlie Stephens
Charlie "Esquire" Stephens (born April 5, 1981 in London, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. Stephens was highly rated as a young player and was selected first overall in the Ontario Hockey League entry draft, and attained national prominence for his role in the Esq Swiss Watch company's advertising. He was selected in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, …
- Dennis Maruk
Dennis John Maruk (born November 17, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player. He played in the NHL from 1975 to 1989. Maruk played junior "A" hockey in the Ontario Hockey League for the London Knights before he was drafted in 1975 by the California Golden Seals. While with the Seals, he became the first NHL rookie to score five shorthanded goals in a season.
- Bill Long
Bill Long (born January 2nd 1917 Barrie, Ontario, died in London, Ontario, July 24, 2006) was a retired ice hockey coach who spent three decades coaching in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara Falls Flyers, London Knights and Ottawa 67's. He played with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the IAHL in the 1939-40 season. The OHL created the Bill Long Award in his honour, for distinguished lifetime service to the league. He won the Memorial Cup with the Flyers in 1965.
- Jim Schoenfeld
Jim Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952 in Galt, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who has also coached hockey at the highest levels. After a junior career with the London Knights, Hamilton Red Wings and Niagara Falls Flyers, he was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and would play eleven seasons with that team, including spending time as the team's captain. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. He retired from hockey in 1985.
- Reg Thomas
Reg Thomas (born April 21, 1953 in Lambeth, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played primarily in the World Hockey Association. After a standout junior career for the London Knights in which he scored 309 points in only three seasons, he was drafted by both the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA and the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL. Thomas played seven seasons in the WHA for the Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades, Indianapolis Racers, …
- Rick Kehoe
Rick Kehoe (born July 15, 1951 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a noted player and coach in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. Kehoe was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL entry draft.
- Billy Carroll
Billy Carroll (born January 19, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player. Drafted in the second round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft from the London Knights, Carroll's NHL career is widely considered to be one of "the right place at the right time". Carroll won three Stanley Cup rings with the New York Islanders between 1981 and 1983. He was then traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he won his fourth Stanley Cup ring in 1985, …
- Dennis Ververgaert
Dennis Andrew Ververgaert (born March 30, 1953 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a retired former NHL ice hockey right winger who played 583 games with the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals after being drafted third overall in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft from the London Knights. Until recently, Ververgaert held the record of fastest two consecutive goals at 10 seconds.