2008-09 London Knights Statistics
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Team Record: 49-16-1 (SO: 0-2) - 101 points
in the OHL's Midwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dale Hunter (49-16, 3 OTL)
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
2008-09 London Knights RosterTeam Record: 49-16-1 (SO: 0-2) - 101 points
in the OHL's Midwest Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Dale Hunter (49-16, 3 OTL)
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 49 wins and 16 losses (and 1 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 101 points in the OHL's Midwest Division.
The Knights netted 287 goals and surrendered 194. Justin Taylor scored 37 goals for London, and John Tavares tallied 30 or more, too. John Carlson contributed 60 assists. Trevor Cann earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.51 goals against average, leading regular goalies.
Dale Hunter coached the team. The 2008-09 London Knights lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | C | 56 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 31 | +13 | 10 | 5 |
| John Carlson | D | 59 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 65 | +23 | 9 | 1 |
| Justin Taylor | C | 64 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 104 | +19 | 16 | 4 |
| Phil McRae | C | 59 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 9 | 2 |
| Daniel Erlich | LW | 67 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 39 | +16 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Varone | C | 58 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 32 | +13 | 8 | 1 |
| John Tavares | C | 24 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 22 | +5 | 12 | 1 |
| Kevin Montgomery | D | 46 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 41 | +13 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Knight | RW | 67 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | +13 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Clarke | C | 68 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 91 | +30 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | 28 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 30 | +9 | 2 | 0 |
| Kale Kerbashian | LW | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 36 | +12 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Roth | D | 59 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | +3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Tarasuk | D | 59 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 60 | +23 | 0 | 1 |
| Akim Aliu | RW | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Wilson | LW | 52 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 104 | +7 | 3 | 1 |
| Zac Rinaldo | RW | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 89 | +15 | 2 | 0 |
| Tucker Hunter | C | 62 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 68 | +9 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Aarssen | D | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 | +14 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Thomas | RW | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | +9 | 1 | 0 |
| Garett Hunter | C | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 44 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Korostin | RW | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leigh Salters | LW | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeSando | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris MacKinnon | LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Cann | G | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Yovanic | 52 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 114 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Guy | G | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Martin | LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ashman | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrin Lauziere | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Borden | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Zador | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Greenside | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris MacKay | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Heming | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Clark | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Valentine | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael MacDonald | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Reynolds | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barron Smith | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1281 | 285 | 486 | 771 | 1357 | 260 | 95 | 19 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Zador | 10 | 462 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.64 | 249 | 221 | .888 |
| Trevor Cann | 42 | 2482 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 104 | 2.51 | 1259 | 1155 | .917 |
| Daryl Borden | 3 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.61 | 110 | 102 | .927 |
| Jason Guy | 15 | 866 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 2.84 | 494 | 453 | .917 |
| Stephen Heming | 2 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.60 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
| Torrin Lauziere | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.50 | 19 | 14 | .737 |
| Totals | 73 | 4109 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 188 | 2.75 | 2156 | 1968 | .913 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | C | 14 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carlson | D | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Taylor | C | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil McRae | C | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Erlich | LW | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Varone | C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tavares | C | 14 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Montgomery | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Knight | RW | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Clarke | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | 14 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Roth | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tarasuk | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Wilson | LW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Rinaldo | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker Hunter | C | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Aarssen | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Salters | LW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeSando | C | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Cann | G | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Martin | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Borden | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Heming | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 267 | 63 | 104 | 167 | 223 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Cann | 13 | 805 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.83 | 470 | 432 | .919 |
| Daryl Borden | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.92 | 35 | 30 | .857 |
| Stephen Heming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 867 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.98 | 505 | 462 | .915 |
