London Knights 2019-20 Season Thread (Part 8)

[nelli27]

All hockey in Canada has been suspended including minor hockey. March 12, 2020.....the day hockey stopped in Canada.

Any word on Otto?

 

[imarriedawitch]

Teams bought and sold at the deadline, some big time. For that reason doesn't there have to be some kind of finish to this season in some form no matter how late it goes? Maybe look at finishing this season at the start of next season and have next season as the one that gets shortened when everyone is on equal footing.

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Mark March 22nd on your calendar, that's the final day of the 14 day incubation period for anyone who was potentially exposed to someone with the virus at the last Knights game.

 

[PhlyerPhanatic31]

Now the big question:

Should the season resume in 6 weeks or whenever...is the OHL looking into a roster freeze of current rosters? Example...a player is currently injured and unavailable to their team if games were being played right now. Will that player be eligible to join their team once the season resumes, or will said player be deemed ineligible?

 

[Rubbers29]

Just an update on my question about playoff tickets, I emailed this morning as was told that the deadline for the advanced tickets has been moved to March 28th

 

[Purple Phart]

Just off the phone with someone from the Knights' ticket office. They advised me to simply hold on to all remaining seasons tickets, and any advanced playoff tickets purchased. They committed that all such tickets will be honoured, once the league gives the all clear for play to resume.

 

[Knights77]

I understand the need for all of this, I do. But as I sit here on a Friday evening when I should be driving to the Bud, I can’t help myself...just ranted to my wife - “we should be on our way to the game...our Knights are doing so well...Brochu has been on fire....the whole thing is a conspiracy started by the Kitchener Rangers....”
Ok maybe not.
Here’s hoping we have a finish to this season, at some point. stay safe, stay sane everyone.

 

[ReLyT]

Kinda crazy they are going to have the draft on April 4th without a true finalized draft order. Guessing they'll use winning percentage to make the order. Odd times.

 

[Millpond]

The draft order will be as at Mar. 12.

 

[boknows]

The draft order will be as at Mar. 12.

I assume that draft gathering/party on April 4th is cancelled as well. This is based on draft proceeding at that time. Does anyone have any info on this?

 

[TF519]

Now the big question:

Should the season resume in 6 weeks or whenever...is the OHL looking into a roster freeze of current rosters? Example...a player is currently injured and unavailable to their team if games were being played right now. Will that player be eligible to join their team once the season resumes, or will said player be deemed ineligible?

Highly doubt a roster freeze as discussed would occur. By that logic, Stamkos would be ineligible for the NHL playoffs.

IMO - Gruden will be back when games return and Phillips misses the first two to serve his suspension. Drop the puck.

 

[zman77]

Good Article: By Ryan Pyette LFP
Clark Singer: Western Hockey Team Coach:

“The hardest,” the Mustangs bench boss said from the Halifax airport Friday morning. “There have been lots of difficult meetings, but that was, by far, the most difficult. I feel very bad for our graduating guys. It’s one thing to have your career end on the ice. It’s another to end your university career in a meeting room.”

Cancellations hit hardest for teams on the verge of something special

 

[NOA]

Teams bought and sold at the deadline, some big time. For that reason doesn't there have to be some kind of finish to this season in some form no matter how late it goes? Maybe look at finishing this season at the start of next season and have next season as the one that gets shortened when everyone is on equal footing.

Tough luck for this teams..

This is an unprecedented thing and everyone is going to lose something or be impacted by this in some way.

Would be difficult to simply push the season back when players graduate/leave. The logistics of it don’t make sense. If they aren’t able to finish the season by June, there is not really a good path to do so beyond that. This entire situation is foreign territory but the likely outcome is 2/3 months (at least) of social distancing. If sports and the world just go back to normal too soon, then the entire project would have been all for nothing as the spread will simply ramp back up

 

[East Avenue Bully]

I understand the need for all of this, I do. But as I sit here on a Friday evening when I should be driving to the Bud, I can’t help myself...just ranted to my wife - “we should be on our way to the game...our Knights are doing so well...Brochu has been on fire....the whole thing is a conspiracy started by the Kitchener Rangers....”
Ok maybe not.
Here’s hoping we have a finish to this season, at some point. stay safe, stay sane everyone.

You found out! But ya, I feel the same way and I'm sure the Aud Rangers fans share your sentiment about missing Friday home games

 

[EvenSteven]

Highly doubt a roster freeze as discussed would occur. By that logic, Stamkos would be ineligible for the NHL playoffs.

IMO - Gruden will be back when games return and Phillips misses the first two to serve his suspension. Drop the puck.

I doubt a roster freeze would occur. But IMO, suspensions may be a different ball of wax. Historically, regulars season games were never as important as playoff games in the way of suspensions.

That being the case, current suspensions that came down were issued with regular season games in mind. Example: Phillips was given a suspension of two regular season games. Had this been playoffs, could that have been deemed worth only one playoff game?

If a return to the season means going directly into playoffs, can we expect suspensions to be adjusted to reflect the difference between regular season and playoff games?

I can see the logic.

 

[TheCoach]

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[Purple Phart]

Anyone know if our import players are still in town, or if they've returned home during this hiatus ? The reason I'm asking, is that the proposed travel ban the government is contemplating, could affect the possibility of their return, when play resumes. No incoming flights from Europe would mean the team might have to resume play, minus both imports.

 

[Eamon5]

Anyone know if our import players are still in town, or if they've returned home during this hiatus ? The reason I'm asking, is that the proposed travel ban the government is contemplating, could affect the possibility of their return, when play resumes. No incoming flights from Europe would mean the team might have to resume play, minus both imports.

If there are still no incoming flights from Europe, I highly doubt the OHL will have resumed.

 

[DrummondIsGod]

Anyone know if our import players are still in town, or if they've returned home during this hiatus ? The reason I'm asking, is that the proposed travel ban the government is contemplating, could affect the possibility of their return, when play resumes. No incoming flights from Europe would mean the team might have to resume play, minus both imports.

Imports are still here. The rest of the players have gone home.

 

[Purple Phart]

Imports are still here. The rest of the players have gone home.

Thanks for the update. Hopefully everyone gets to stay safe.

 

[zman77]

 

[Snippit]

At this point does anyone actually still think the league might come back?

I think hockey is done for 19-20.

 

[LDN]

At this point does anyone actually still think the league might come back?

I think hockey is done for 19-20.

Unfortunately, I agree with you Snippit. This is tough. With that being said the greater health of all is what is much more important than hockey.

 

[LDN]

OHL prospects recognized with annual awards – Ontario Hockey League

Mailoux, Say, Chantler and Beljo getting some love.

 

[nelli27]

At this point does anyone actually still think the league might come back?

I think hockey is done for 19-20.

Not a chance.