Knight Shift

Coach and commentator Harry Neale once said, "Goaltending is 75 per cent of your hockey team, unless you don't have it. Then it's 100 per cent.” The performances of Aleksei Medvedev and Seb Gatto in the London Knight net have been giving London a chance to win. The Knights are coming off tight 2-1 and 3-2 shootout victories and Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs recap the games and talk goaltending with Medvedev while Jim Van Horne speaks with Knights goalie coach Dave Rook. Kyle and Mike also look at some milestones from ex-Knights and discuss Cowan vs Barkey in the American Hockey League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2025 World Series gave an example of how big "The Little Things" can be. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard look back at the little things that decided Memorial Cup championships in 2024, 2016 and 2012. Braidy Wassilyn joins the pod to talk about coming to London and Kyle and Mike recap the three games on the Eastern swing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overtime over and over again: Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs look at which teams have been to overtime the most and the year the Knights played 20 times in OT and owned it. They also look at the latest victories that have led to a 7-0-1 run and talk about the Team of the Century on the big screen with Jim Van Horne and Leigh Cunningham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Kyle talk about the new leadership group on the London Knights, evaluate every OHL team at the 10-game mark and talk with Ben Wilmott about his road to the Ontario Hockey League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The London Knights have a roll going and OT has become a good friend again as former Knights Easton Cowan and Sam Dickinson play their first NHL games. Jim Van Horne fills in for Kyle Grimard and talks with Mike Stubbs about all of those topics plus the London-Kitchener rivalry that is set to write more chapters during OHL Rivalry Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The start to the season in 2025-26 is not uncommon for the the London Knights. Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard have a look at where things sit through four games, hear from Noah Read and Aleksei Medvedev, update which former Knights are in the NHL and AHL and preview the next two games with Bryan Gardner, voice of the Flint Firebirds and Dylan Baker, voice of the Guelph Storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a scary incident in Windsor that highlighted the London Knights first weekend of the 2025-26 regular season London gets set to return home as Noah, Read, Aleksei Medvedev and Sam O'Reilly are reassigned to the Knights. Hear from Dale Hunter on the glass breaking behind him at the WFCU Centre and from OHL Commissioner Bryan Crawford on the season ahead as Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs go through all kinds of Knights news both in London and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-26 is about to start - Previews, reviews, Dylan Hunter and Brett Welychka - Episode 234 - Knight SHift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a 4-0 pre-season for the London Knights Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs go back over what happened and who did what. They hear from Julian Brown who might give Linus Funck some competition for most interesting man in the OHL, Luke Evangelista of the Nashville Predators drops by the pod and Mike and Kyle have a look at all of the Eastern Conference teams and try to figure out who will finish where. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are headed to London vs Erie or plan to watch it on YouTube or listen at 980CFPL.ca this preview will get you caught up on the London Knights and tell you about the Otters roster as they come to Canada Life Place and Western Fair Sports Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussions with Logan Hawery, Jaxon Cover and Max Crete who all came up huge in London's first two pre-season games and 5 Questions about the London Knights heading into the 2025-26 season. Mike and Kyle weigh in with their answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Team of the Century" director Annie Stewart talks about her film being show at the Forest City Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Linus Funck the most interesting man in the OHL? Meet Linus (29:26) and Braiden Clark (24:02) and hear from Logan Hawery (20:20) and Rene Van Bommell (13:47) as Mike and Kyle recap training camp and the Green and Gold game and get set for the start of the 2025 OHL Pre-season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preview of the Green and Gold game: Stories and info about every player playing and a talk about Flo Hockey with Josh Sweetland of the Ontario Hockey League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest episode comes from the golf course as Mike Stubbs and Kyle Grimard sit down at the Highland Country Club in London to talk about new signings with London Associate G.M. Rob Simpson and check in with Evan Van Gorp on his Memorial Cup celebration and with former Knight Colin Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game 5 vs Oshawa - The London Knights capture their 2nd consecutive OHL Championship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mini-pod: Meet Kaeden Hawkins, Rene Van Bommell commits and Rick Steadman and Canada set for Hlinka-Gretzky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2024 the London Knights came back from a 6-2 deficit in the third period and defeated the Oshawa Generals in double overtime to take a 3-0 lead in the OHL Championship Series. The 2025 version of Game 3 in the OHL Championship Series followed a similar script - only this time it nearly went in reverse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs discuss the latest signings by the London Knights, the World Junior Summer Showcase and answer a question that gives a tiny glimpse at what could happen in the 2025-26 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers meet at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium with a spot in the OHL Championship series on the line for London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"If the first OT goal doesn't count... just score again." In the London Knights only overtime game of the 2025 OHL playoffs they had to try to overcome a desperate Erie Otters team and a huge goaltending performance from Charlie Burns to try to advance to the Western Conference Championship against Kitchener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark and Dale Hunter back to Team Canada, Sam O'Reilly traded to Tampa Bay, NCAA moves and catching up with Nazem Kadri, Max McCue and Easton Cowan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noah Read recorded his first OHL hat trick as the London Knights picked up their first series victory of the 2025 playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs look back at the 2025 NHL Draft that saw Henry Brzustewicz, Aleksei Medvedev and Noah Read selected by NHL teams. Next up is the CHL Import Draft on June 2 and London's Associate G.M. Rob Simpson drops by to talk about the preparation and execution now that CHL teams are permitted to have three import players on their rosters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's replay goes back to a regular season meeting between the London Knights and the Brampton Steelheads that showed off a whole lot fo speed and skill at Canada Life Place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear from Henry Brzustewicz, Noah Read and Aleksei Medvedev ahead of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and the newest Knight, Max Crete after he was acquired from the Niagara IceDogs on June 19th. Mike Stubbs and Kykle Grimard also look at all of the former Knights players who are pending Free Agents in the National Hockey League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

REPLAY: Easton Cowan does the improbable in extending his point streak and then works more magic in a game against Oshawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on awards and Blake Montgomery, the OHL schedule and a sit-down conversation with London Knights Vice-President and General Manager who takes us back to the very beginning and the decision to first try to purchase an Ontario Hockey League team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day that Sam Dickinson of the London Knights was named Canadian Hockey League Defenceman of the Year we go back to a night where he had a massive night against the Spirit at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Mich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some very notable London Knight names will be moving to other parts of the hockey world in 2025-26 and Mike Stubbs and Kyle grimard look back at the impact of each player and what the future will hold for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Londoner Paige Martin of Oilers TV on former Knight Corey Perry and the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Friday night hockey? Let us take you back to a game from this remarkable 2024-25 season. Here is Austin Elliott's debut with the London Knights in a game against the Erie Otters on Oct. 20, 2024. Hear from Austin to begin and then listen to the entire play-by-play of his first start in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stubbs recaps the London Knights 2024-25 year-end award winners and hears from Sam Dickinson, Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan at likely the final event for the 2025 Memorial Cup champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Grimard and Mike Stubbs recap the run to the London Knights Memorial Cup championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The London Knights defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-1 on June 1, 2025 to capture their third Memorial Cup championship in franchise history. Here is 980 CFPL's post-game coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here is the 2025 Memorial Cup semi-final between the London Knights and the Moncton Wildcats with Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne condensed to 40 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OHL Commissioner Bryan Crawford speaks with Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne at the 2025 Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC about talks about everything from NCAA to expansion to rule changes for rosters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne discuss London's 5-2 win over the Moncton Wildcats in the Memorial Cup semi-final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne speak with Stanley Cup champion , Calder Cup champion and DEL champion Jon Sim ahead of the Memorial Cup semi-final. Jim and Knights goaltending coach go for poutine and Jim also speaks with QMJHL Commissioner Mario Cecchini and Rimouski Oceanic play-by-play announcer Michel Germaine as he calls an end to his broadcasting career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne talk with Sarnia Sting TV voice and Memorial Cup icon Terry Doyle about all things junior hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Stubbs and Jim Van Horne discuss the good and the not so good of playing in a semi-final game at the Memorial Cup. Jim speaks to one of the best ice-makers on the planet and London Knights Governor Trevor Whiffen joins the show to talk about what it takes to bid for and then host the Memorial Cup tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices