Knight Shift

An exclusive London Knights podcast with Mike Stubbs & Kyle Grimard.

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Off to Flint with a 2-0 series lead - Knight Sh...
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2024 Playoff Preview - Knight Shift - Episode 121
The London Knights begin the 2024 Ontario Hockey League post-season against the Flint Firebirds on March 29 at Budweiser Gardens. Mike Stubbs, Kyle Grimard and Jim Van Horne preview London's first-round series with the help of Knights head coach Dale Hunter, defenceman Sam Dickinson and Firebirds play-by-play voice Brian Gardner. Jim, Kyle and Mike then break down the other seven series as the playoffs get underway.
38 min
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Regular season champions! A look back over the ...
A 3-0 win over the Guelph Storm clinched the Hamilton Spectator Trophy for the London Knights on the final day of the regular season. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs talk about the last two wins that got them there, hear from 102-point scorer Denver Barkey and examine the best power play the OHL has seen in the internet era. Knights assistant coach Dylan Hunter talks about the importance of having Saginaw, Kitchener and the Soo Greyhounds pushing London and overagers Michael Simpson, Ethan MacKinnon, Kaleb Lawrence and Max McCue join the show as well.
40 min
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The three biggest goals in Knights history and ...
The London Knights have done their share of scoring in OHL history but three Knights goals stand out above the rest. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard talk about those three goals and preview the final weekend of the 2023-24 regular season. Hear from assistant coach Rick Steadman, Seth Griffith, Tim Horvat, goal judge Steve Baker and 1977 Game 8 hero Dan Eastman.
30 min
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Knights in control of their fate and setting re...
Heading into the final week of the regular season the London Knights have a road to first overall in the OHL standings that doesn't rely on any other team. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard take a look at what it took for that to happen and then recap wins over Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie that saw some record-setting performances. They hear from Easton Cowan, Dylan Hunter and Jackson Edward and look ahead to all of the statistical categories the Knights can lay claim to in 2023-24 before the regular season comes to a close.
27 min
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Soo preview and skills comp recap - Knight Shif...
Brad Coccimiglio from Soo Today joins Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard to preview the game between the London Knights and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Kyle and Mike also hear from Kaleb Lawrence and dissect the Knights victory in Erie on March 13, get an Easton Cowan injury and point streak update and look back over the fun of the the skills competition.
28 min
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The three-fight rule and a clinched division! -...
For the fifth straight season the London Knights will finish first in the Midwest Division. That puts London into some exclusive territory. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard go through two wins, Easton Cowan's 32-game point streak, changes to the power play and they discuss issues with the three-fight rule in the Ontario Hockey League. Kyle and Mike also preview the Knights next game against the Erie Otters and predict how the bottom of the Western Conference will shake out.
30 min
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Company at the top with seven games to go - Kni...
A loss by the London Knights in Guelph coupled with an overtime loss by the Saginaw Spirit against Flint means that London and Saginaw are tied atop the OHL standings with seven games remaining in the regular season. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard go through tiebreaking procedures, preview games against Sarnia and Kitchener and talk about what happened against the Storm. rick Steadman also breaks down the best and most dangerous penalty kill in the Ontario Hockey League.
27 min
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Three contract signings, two points in Flint an...
With eight games left in the regular season the London Knights have a one-point lead atop the OHL standings. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs break down the games against Flint and Kitchener, talk about the "Shorty Show" that the Knights are putting on, Easton Cowan's point streak and they discuss Denver Barkey, Max McCue and Brett Brochu's new contracts while hearing from Michael Simpson and London assistant coach Dylan Hunter.
29 min
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A loss to Oshawa and getting ready for the Rang...
After a midweek 6-4 loss to the Oshawa Generals Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs look back at what happened as the Knights attempted to come back from a 3-goal deficit twice. Mike and Kyle compare what's left on the Knights schedule with what is left on the schedule for the Saginaw Spirit, hear from Dale Hunter and Sam Dickinson on "The shot seen around social media" and preview London's March 1st visit to Kitchener.
25 min
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Wins from the East and a never-before told stor...
The London Knights went to Kingston and Ottawa and came back with two victories and a four point lead in the overall Ontario Hockey League standings. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard go through what it took to win both games, talk about Easton Cowan's 26-game point streak and Sam Dickinson's 10-game point streak and Mike tells a story about the 1995-96 London Knights season that has never been told before.
31 min
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The best kind of 8-2 loss and a preview Kingsto...
An 8-2 loss never sounds like a good thing but it may have actually been a really good thing for the London Knights. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs explain why with the help of Dylan Hunter and Easton Cowan. Mike and Kyle preview the two-game road trip to Kingston and Ottawa and Jim Van Horne talks Knights goaltender with London goalie coach Daren Machesney.
26 min
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Clinched! Back to the playoffs and a conversati...
The London Knights have clinched a playoff spot for the 23rd consecutive season. That is the second-longest streak in OHL history. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs discuss what it has taken to do that, preview three games in four days against the Soo Greyhounds, the Owen Sound Attack and the Windsor Spitfires. Mike also sits down with Rick Nash to remember Logan Hunter and talk about Rick's time as a London Knight.
30 min
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Super Sunday - Knights style - Knight Shift - E...
The London Knights pulled off an improbable comeback against the Generals in Oshawa on Feb. 11. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs break down that game with the help of Max McCue, Isaiah George, Jacob Julien, Kasper Halttunen, Michael Simpson and Easton Cowan. They also talk about four former Knights and a U Sports never-before and equipment manager Chris Maton talks about being a part of a perfect season with the Western Mustangs and how mustard helped the 'Stangs to win a national championship that year.
28 min
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Could the OHL lose current players to the NCAA?...
On this episode we talk about what a potential change to NCAA rules could mean for the OHL and the rest of the Canadian Hockey League, we preview games against the Windsor Spitfires and the Oshawa Generals and we also remember Logan Hunter.
31 min
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The door to a weekend sweep - Knight Shift - Ep...
29 min
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2000 wins - including another one over Kitchene...
Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs discuss what might be one of the biggest non-playoff wins in London Knights history and they look back at a huge 4-0 victory in Kitchener on Jan. 30. The guys hear from Knights goaltender Owen Willmore on his first career shutout and the save he made on Luca Romano and then Mike and Kyle preview games against Erie, Owen Sound and Guelph and Mike wonders whether the Mississauga Steelheads move to Brampton could eventually lead to a return of the Belleville Bulls.
27 min
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Knights - Rangers IV and a chat with Seth Griff...
The Knights and Rangers are about to go at it again. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs recap shootout losses to Peterborough and Erie and look ahead to Jan. 30 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The guys hear from Knights assistant coach Dylan Hunter and then sit down for a chat with former Knight Seth Griffith who was instrumental in two OHL championships. Seth tells stories from London's record setting 24-game winning streak in 2012-13 and then talks about becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
38 min
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A chat with Sean McGurn and a Petes and Otters ...
Former London Knights co-captain Sean McGurn joins the podcast to talk life in U Sports and the UNB Reds 24-0 record. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs talk 2024 Top Prospects Game and preview the Knights weekend against the Peterborough Petes and the Erie Otters with the help of assistant coach Rick Steadman as London looks to extend their 14-game winning streak.
33 min
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First place overall: London/Kitchener recaps - ...
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The big London-Kitchener preview show - Knight ...
Everything you need to know to be ready for the huge home-and-home series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers as the top two teams in the Ontario Hockey League go head-to-head. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs talk to Kitchener radio play-by-play voice Mike Farwell along with Knights forward Max McCue and London assistant coach Rick Steadman.
26 min
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SPECIAL - Interview with Billy Carroll - Don Br...
The Don Brankley London Knights Hall of Fame class has been announced for 2024 and features former Knights forward Billy Carroll who starred in London and then went on to win three Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and then another with the Edmonton Oilers. Carroll talks about playing with both teams and the with the Detroit Red Wings, about his time in London and about the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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SPECIAL - Interview with Marc Methot - Don Bran...
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SPECIAL: Interview with Jim McKellar - Don Bran...
The Don Brankley London Knights Hall of Fame class has been announced for 2024 and features former Knights assistant general manager Jim McKellar who is currently an amateur scout with the Chicago Blackhawks. Jim talks about being hired two weeks after Mark and Dale Hunter purchased the Knights in 2000, he talks about making a very unexpected draft pick and about his move to the National Hockey League and winning Stanley Cups in Chicago.
14 min
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Rolling! And a chat with Pat Riggin - Knight Sh...
The London Knights have won 12 games in a row and the last three victories have come by a combined score of 25-3. Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs look back at what it took to beat the Memorial Cup host Saginaw Spirit 6-1 and earn a 10-0 shutout wi over the Owen Sound Attack. The guys hear from defenceman Isaiah George, forward Sam O'Reilly and assistant coach and then as Billy Carroll, Jim McKellar, Billy Carroll and Marc Methot are announced as the 2024 class of the Don Brankley London Knights Hall of Fame hear from Hall of Fame member Pat Riggin as he tells stories about his time in the WHA, the NHL and in London as well.
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