London Knights stretch draft streak to 58 years - BERITAJA

With 4 players selected successful the 2026 NHL Draft, the London Knights put an exclamation people connected a tally that is nearing six decades.

At slightest 1 subordinate has been selected from the Knights roster making love backmost to 1969. It’s a streak that reached 58 years erstwhile the Philadelphia Flyers called the sanction of Maksim Sokolovskii astatine number 27 wide connected June 26 successful Buffalo, N.Y.

Sokolovskii was later joined by Jaxon Cover who was besides a first-round prime and was chosen by the Ottawa Senators 32nd overall.

The Dallas Stars selected Ryan Brown successful the 5th information and conscionable 2 picks later Jacob Vandeven went to the Boston Bruins.

Vandeven is from Komoka, Ont., and joined chap Komoka autochthonal Beckham Edwards (5th information – Detroit) and Londoners Ryan Roobroeck (2nd information – Chicago) and Eric Frossard (5th information – Anaheim) to present a large mates of days for area connections.

Former London Knight Ben Wilmott was selected successful the 3rd information by the Stanley Cup runner-up successful the Vegas Golden Knights.

Wilmott was traded to the Barrie Colts correct earlier the 2026 OHL Trade Deadline and helped Barrie to a runner-up decorativeness successful the Ontario Hockey League Championship Series against the Kitchener Rangers.

Sokolovskii and Cover were 2 of 7 OHLers drafted successful the opening round.

Caleb Malhotra was the highest prime astatine 3rd overall. He joined the squad his begetter Manny Malhotra is now coaching.

Manny is simply a erstwhile personnel of the Guelph Storm.

Chase Reid (Seattle), Nikita Klepov (Anaheim), Ethan Belchetz (Utah) and Adam Novotny (Vancouver) were the different first information picks.

London’s draught action streak is the longest successful the Ontario Hockey League.

The Ottawa Senators are adjacent astatine 24 years aft having 4 of their players taken astatine the 2026 Draft.

The Knights besides had 4 players chosen from their squad arsenic the streak began successful 1969.

Gilles Gilbert (Minnesota), Bert Wilson (New York Rangers),  Guy Delparte (Montreal) and Neil Nicholson (Oakland) had their names called successful a overmuch different format that was held astatine the Queen Elizabeth Hotel successful Montreal.

No players were invited to the draught successful 1969.