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London Knights alumnus John Tavares is now the captain of New York Islanders where he set career highs in the 2014-2015 season with 38 goals and 86 points.

The National Hockey League (NHL) regular season is underway and all eyes are on the players who survived training camp and those that didn't.

Junior stars Mitchell Marner and Christian Dvorak were returned from their respective NHL clubs to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), bolstering a roster that's set to make another run at the Memorial Cup.

However, with over 25 players on 21 different teams making the cut, there is no shortage of former London Knights talent skating in the NHL.

Former first-overall picks Patrick Kane and John Tavares both continue to lead their clubs.

Kane, who won the OHL scoring title in 2006—2007 with 145 points, leads the talented Chicago Blackhawks team that has won three Stanley Cup championships in the past five years.

Tavares, captain of the New York Islanders, set career highs with 38 goals and 86 points in 2014—2015.

Anaheim Ducks sniper Corey Perry enters his 10th NHL season just four goals shy of 300. Perry captained the 2004—2005 London Knights to their first Memorial Cup championship.

Other members of that 2004— 2005 Memorial Cup championship team playing in the NHL include David Bolland (Florida Panthers), Marc Methot (Ottawa Senators), Daniel Girardi (New York Rangers) and Brandon Prust (Vancouver Canucks).

Prust, a former fan-favourite and London native, was on the move this summer after being traded from the Montreal Canadians to the Vancouver Canucks in early July.

Prust joins fellow London Knights alumni and rookie standout Bo Horvat, who enters his second full season with the Canucks.

Former London Knights captain, Scott Harrington, was also on the move this summer.

Harrington was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a blockbuster trade that saw NHL all-star Phil Kessel head to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Harrington leaves behind former London Knights teammate Olli Maatta in Pittsburgh, but is reunited with another, Nazem Kadri, in Toronto.

Although technically a candidate to be returned to his junior club, there was no doubt that Max Domi would crack the Arizona Coyotes roster this season.

Domi, who captained the Knights last season, follows in the footsteps of his father, Tie, who played three seasons with the Winnipeg Jets franchise that later relocated to Arizona.

Two goaltenders, Steve Mason and Michael Hutchinson, enter the 2015—2016 NHL season as the starting goaltenders for the Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets respectively.

Mason backstopped the London Knights for three seasons from 2005 to 2008 before being traded to the Kitchener Rangers.

Hutchinson joined the Knights in the summer of 2009 where he played one season before being signed by the Boston Bruins and promoted to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.

In addition to the more than 25 active NHL players, the London Knights also have more than a dozen alumni playing in the AHL under NHL contracts.

Players playing in the AHL include former Knights captain Jarred Tinordi (Montreal Canadiens), forwards Phil Varone (Buffalo Sabres) and Ryan Rupert (Toronto Maple Leafs) and goaltender Anthony Stolarz (Philadelphia Flyers).

With all of the talent teeming from the 2015—2016 London Knights roster, don't forget to take the time to appreciate the careers and contributions of Knights past.