Police search for witness after pedestrian killed on Walpole Island First Nation
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Watford's Evan Van Gorp scored in the London Knights 4-3 win over the Guelph Storm Friday night. Van Gorp and head coach Dale Hunter, from Oil Springs, are aiming to get home ice in the first round of the OHL playoffs.
Knights fighting for home-ice advantage in final week of OHL season
March 18, 2026
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Heading for the final weekend of the OHL regular season, the Soo Greyhounds are clinging to a one point lead over London for home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
The Greyhounds have 82 points to London’s 81 with both teams having three games left to play.
The Knights take on the Storm in Guelph on Wednesday, host the Spitfires Friday and close the season against the Firebirds in Flint Saturday.
The Hounds have a home-and-home with the Spirit in Saginaw on Wednesday and in the Soo on Friday. The Greyhounds end the regular season at home against Windsor Sunday afternoon.
The Spitfires with Lambton Jr. Sting grads Jack Nesbitt and John McLaughlin on its roster, is in a dogfight for the West Division banner. Flint has 93 points, one more than Windsor.
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