GOJHL London Nationals
London Nationals complete series sweep over Sarnia Legionnaires
Date:03/02/2020 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
From the London Free Press The Sarnia Legionnaires went down fighting Sunday. Coach Derek Di Muzio’s charges were eliminated from the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs after dropping a rough-house affair to the heavily favoured London Nationals. The Nats, who finished in first place during the regular season, scored three unanswered goals in the final frame to skate of...
Nationals take 2-0 lead in playoff series after double-OT thriller
Date:02/28/2020 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
The top seeded Nats scored in double overtime to win the contest 2-1 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series. DAN MCCAFFERY, FOR THE OBSERVER Updated: February 28, 2020 SARNIA – For the second night in a row the underdog Sarnia Legionnaires gave the vaunted London Nationals...
London Nationals' graduating class hungry for Sutherland Cup as playoffs begin
Date:02/25/2020 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
From The LONDON FREE PRESS PAUL VANDERHOEVEN Updated: February 25, 2020 Powers took the reins as head coach and general manager in August 2015 at the same time as a 16-year-old Vinogradov moved up to the junior B team from the London Junior Knights. Since then, the Nats have won four straight Western Conference championship...
London Nationals honouring Max Vinogradov for franchise games record
Date:01/23/2020 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
RYAN PYETTE Updated: January 23, 2020 Max Vinogradov will be honoured Wednesday for becoming the London Nationals all-time leader in games played. The 21-year-old Londoner passed Scott Lombardi (2009-14) Sunday in Chatham with his 234th Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League game. The fifth-year Nats forward is enjoying his most productive season yet, scoring...
London Nationals acquire defenceman from Cambridge
Date:12/11/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
From the London Free Press The first-place London Nationals acquired defenceman Noah Arsenault from Cambridge Tuesday for the rights to forward Wes Dobbin, a 19-year-old Londoner who started this season with the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba junior league. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Arsenault, an 18-year-old from Waterdown and former Barrie Colts draft pick, posted one goal, five points and 40 penalt...
Scott’s Power Play Goal Gives Nats Win
Date:11/25/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
By LondonOntarioSports.com Sunday at LaSalle, Henry Scott’s power play goal at 11:52 in the third period gave the London Nationals a 5-4 win over the Vipers. Shawn Wiranata made 25 saves for the win as the Nats upped their record to 22-3-0-1. Click here for boxscore. Next Game: Wednesday, St. Marys Lincolns at London 7 p.m ...
Nats Destroy Stars
Date:11/22/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
By LondonOntarioSports.com Friday at St. Thomas, Michael Boushy recorded a hat trick and added two assists as the London Nationals crushed the St. Thomas Stars, 10-1. Even Ilkos and Josh Castle each scored twice for London, now 21-3-0-1. Jackson Brown’s power play goal in the third was the only shot to avoid netminder Devyn Clark, who made 23 saves. St. Thomas is now 7-16-0-2. Ne...
Rebuilding Komoka Kings motivated to prove themselves against first-place London Nationals
Date:10/22/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
The first-place London Nationals are the team to beat in the GOJHL Western Conference and the retooling Komoka Kings will be looking to see how they measure up when they visit the Western Fair Sports Centre Wednesday. PAUL VANDERHOEVEN Updated: October 22, 2019 London Nationals Zach Sheedy fires a puck at netminder Devyn Clark at the Western Fair Sports Centre Tuesday as the Greater ...
Nationals take over first place in wild game
Date:10/02/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
London, ON, Canada / 106.9 The X Greg Bowman October 02, 2019 10:20 pm The London Nationals took over first place in the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOJHL) Western Conference on Wednesday night with an 8-4 win over the Leamington Flyers. “We got back on our heels early on so it took us 20 minutes to get ourselves situated,” said Nationals Head Coach, Pat Powers after the game...
Nationals, Flyers ready to meet in early GOJHL measuring stick
Date:10/01/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
The London Nationals (7-1) face their biggest Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League test in familiar foe Leamington (7-1-0-1) Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Western Fair. It’s measuring stick time. The London Nationals (7-1) face their biggest Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League test in familiar foe Leamington (7-1-0-1) Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Western Fair. The Nats swept the Flyers, w...
Nationals Bounce back against Sarnia
Date:09/25/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
London, ON, Canada / 106.9 The X Kyle Brebner September 25, 2019 11:11 pm After the home opener for the 2019-2020 London nationals season ended in disappointment with a 5-4 loss to the St. Mary’s Lincolns last Wednesday night the Nationals were looking for their first win on home ice this season and they had a big bounce back game against the Sarnia Legionnaires at the western fair spo...
First-place London Nationals extend perfect start by thumping Chatham Maroons
Date:09/16/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
From the London Free Press (lfpress.ca) CHATHAM – The Chatham Maroons’ season-opening point streak ended with a thud Sunday. The London Nationals spoiled the Maroons’ home opener with five second-period goals in a 7-1 win before a crowd of 752 at Chatham Memorial Arena. The Maroons’ regulation loss was their first in four games. Zach Power scored on a power play 50 seco...
London Nationals gear up for a fifth straight Sutherland Cup run
Date:09/05/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
You might be able to beat them a couple of times during the regular season. RYAN PYETTE You might be able to beat them a couple of times during the regular season. You may even be able to finish ahead of them in the standings. But everyone in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference knows the Sutherland Cup road has run through London the past fou...
NATS SWEEP THE WOC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date:04/05/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
A slow start for London in game four of the Western Conference Championships. An odd bounce gave the Flyers’ Cameron Armstrong a breakaway to put them in the lead just three and a half minutes into the game. A warm-up violation by Austin Jeffers and penalties by Nicholas Hatzikirakos and Josh Castle put three Nationals in the box. An amazing penalty kill shut down the flyers on their almost ...
NATS LEAD THE SERIES 3-0 AGAINST LEAMINGTON
Date:04/01/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Game Three in Leamington started out fast with lots of back and forth action bringing many chances for both teams. The scoring opened up with Leamington as Ryan Gagnier was able to get the puck through tight in net at 5:06. The period brought lots of big hits and action after the whistle. Consequentially, twice London had the power play due to these confrontations drawing many roughing after the w...
NATS WIN GAME TWO OF THE WOC CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LEAMINGTON
Date:04/01/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Saturday night’s Game Two of the WOC Championship brought in a large crowd in London. The game against Leamington started with a fast pace from the puck drop. With only a few whistles in the first period, the teams were really able to play. Both teams had a few scoring chances early but neither team was able to find the back of the net. This changed when the Nationals George Diaco made...
NATS TAKE GAME ONE OF THE WOC CHAMPIONSHIP
Date:03/30/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Game one of the WOC championships against the Leamington Flyers opened fast, right from the puck drop. The Nats put on pressure quickly, however, a turnover allowed Flyers’ Dylan Weston to put them on the board just over a minute into the game. Just a few minutes later, an almost goal by Nationals' James Turner got called off due to the net being off its post. Fast puck movement and many...
NATS WIN 7-2 SENDING THEM TO THE WOC FINALS
Date:03/21/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
A slow start for the Nationals in game 5 against LaSalle as they were able to put the pressure on London quick. London was able to respond however neither team was able to get any good scoring opportunities at the beginning of the game. Halfway through the period, the Nationals had a nice break out of the zone for a textbook give and go goal by Colin Wilson from Adam Keyes to make it 1-0. The Nati...
NATS TAKE GAME THREE 2-1
Date:03/18/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
A slow start to Game Three for both teams. Lots of back and forth action for both teams, however, there was still no score halfway through the period. With four and a half minutes remaining in the period, LaSalle's Danny Skinner received a hooking penalty to put the Nationals on the power play. Unable to capitalize on the power play, both teams went into the second period scoreless but the Nat...
GOJHL WOC AWARD WINNERS FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON
Date:03/15/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
The London Nationals Cal Davis, Noah Tooke, and George Diaco have all received awards this season for their achievements in the GOJHL Western Conference. #17 forward Cal Davis took home four awards including CHOK Player of the Year, Hugh McLean Award (Regular Season Top Scorer), Chester Pegg Memorial Award (Outstanding Ability & Sportsmanship), and First-Team All-Star. Davis had a total of 8...
NATIONALS TAKE GAME ONE 6-2
Date:03/14/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
The first playoff game of round two against LaSalle started off very quickly with the Nationals’ Austin Jeffers scoring on a loose puck in front of the net at 2:31. Not long after, an odd bounce in the LaSalle zone gave them a breakaway goal by Zane Dalpe at 5:22. However, just over a minute later Noah Tooke of the Nationals deked around multiple players in the LaSalle zone ending with a bea...
Nats take the first round of playoffs against St. Thomas
Date:03/07/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
After a loss in St. Thomas the night before, the Nats were eager to close the series at home in game 5. The Nationals put the pressure on early in the first period with many opportunities deep in the St. Thomas zone. Six minutes into the game, a strong shot from the blue line by Noah Tooke got tipped in by Wes Dobbin to open the scoring for the Nationals. With five and a half minutes left in the p...
NATS TAKE GAME ONE OF THE SERIES 5-2 AGAINST ST. THOMAS
Date:02/28/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
A physical start to Wednesday night’s game against St. Thomas got both the players and fans into the game early on. St. Thomas opened the scoring with a goal by Jake Robinson deep in the Nationals zone at 7:34. A great scoring opportunity for the Nationals drew a 5-minute major and game misconduct for checking from behind by Jake Robinson at 11:48. Less than a minute into the power play, the...
NATIONAL’S DEFEAT ST. MARYS IN THEIR LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME 3-1
Date:02/24/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Saturday night’s game against St. Marys marked the last regular season game for the Nationals. The Nationals organization honour the graduating players Zack Springer, Christian Polillo, Kyle Dawson, Austin Jeffers, Adam Keyes, Riley MacRae, James Turner, and Colin Wilson with a ceremonial puck drop to kick off the game. Two and a half minutes into the game, George Diaco scores a goal off of...
NATS WIN OVER THE FLYERS PUTS LONDON ONE POINT BEHIND THEM IN THE STANDINGS
Date:02/14/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Wednesdays night’s game against the Nationals’ rivals, the Leamington Flyers, started with a high sticking call against London to put them on the penalty kill just five and a half minutes into the game. The Nationals were able to hold off Leamington keeping the board scoreless. The game saw more penalty trouble for both ends as Preston Corp of the Flyers and Josh Castle of Nationals dr...
DAVIS NAMED WOC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Date:02/05/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
2019 has brought Cal Davis a lot of success so far racking up a total of 20 points in January. These stats did not go unrecognized as the Western Conference has named him the Offensive Player of the Month for the second time this season. He previously won this title in October when he totalled 19 points. His success has not been limited solely to October and January; Davis is currently lead...
NAT’S COME OUT ON TOP IN AN ACTION-PACKED GAME AGAINST SARNIA
Date:02/01/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
Wednesday night’s 9-1-1 First Responders game against Sarnia was definitely an event you did not want to miss. Eight seconds into the game Riley MacRae scored his 22nd goal of the season assisted by Killborne and Davis to put the Nationals in a quick lead. Four and a half minutes later, the game saw its first penalty, a slashing call on Max Daerendinger of Sarnia putting the Nationals on the...
Kyle Dawson: Player Profile
Date:01/24/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
#19 Kyle Dawson, the captain of the Nationals is helping to lead the team in a successful direction through the last season of his Junior career. Dawson has played three consecutive seasons with the Nationals and was named the captain for the 2018-19 season. With a month left in the regular season, Dawson is not focused on the closure of his junior career, “it is sad thinking th...
NATIONALS SIGN NICOLAS HATZIKIRIAKOS
Date:01/23/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
On Thursday January 17th, the Nationals signed Nicolas Hatzikiriakos a defenseman from Mississauga Ontario, the right-handed, 6’0, 215lb player with the St. Michael’s Buzzers in the OJHL last season. Hatzikiriakos has spent his last two seasons in the OJHL and is seen to a physical defenseman that can dominate the ice. The Nationals see him as a strong asset in the back that will help...
NATIONALS COME OUT ON TOP IN HIGH SCORING GAME AGAINST KOMOKA
Date:01/17/2019 Source:GOJHL London Nationals
On Wednesday night, the Nationals opened up their home game against the Komoka Kings in penalty trouble with a delay of game before the puck even dropped. The Nationals were able to kill the penalty and keep the pace going throughout the first period. The Kings got into some penalty trouble racking up four penalties, two by Cameron Welch for boarding including a 10- minute misconduct at 6:18, and ...
