London Knights get big fan sendoff for Memorial Cup championship
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Dozens of London Knights fans showed up at Budweiser Gardens on Wednesday afternoon to cheer on their team as they headed to Saginaw, Mich. for the Memorial Cup Championship.
Dozens of London Knights fans showed up at Budweiser Gardens on Wednesday afternoon to cheer on their team as they headed to Saginaw, Mich. for the Memorial Cup Championship.
The Knights clinched a championship berth with their OHL win last week. That marks their fifth J Ross Robertson cup win, and the sixth time the Knights have made it to the Memorial Cup, all in the last two decades.
London has won the cup twice, once in 2005 and once in 2016.
As the Knights packed up for their trip to the States, fans waited in the back parking lot to glimpse their favourite hockey team.
Sav Neth, the president of the London Knights Fan Club, says it was great to see such a turnout.
“Seeing all these fans out here, and we got a big crowd going to Saginaw as well,” Nath said Wednesday. “We’re looking to do some Knights fan stuff while in Saginaw, starting to get some viewing parties here in London. The energy’s happening, the vibe is good, and that’s what it’s all about.”
Neth says he plans on heading to Saginaw with his son to watch the games.
“I’m gonna go extra, extra big, we’re gonna go green, mean, and hopefully get on some TV screens.”
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