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Military personnel gathered for a pre-game Remembrance Day ceremony at Budweiser Gardens Oct. 30.

On Friday, Oct. 30 the London Knights took on the Windsor Spitfires for the third time this season in their Remembrance Day commemorative game, and came out on top with a 6-3 win.

Military personnel came out onto the ice before the game to be honoured and to honour those that were lost in the line of duty. Girls from the Marie Curie French elementary school were also present to sing “Oh Canada”.

But once the game was on, it was clear that these two teams were working out a rivalry. Fists were flying, and some players spent as much time in the penalty box as they did on the ice.

Despite the obvious tension in the air, Mitch Marner and Christian Dvorak teamed up well for two goals within the first two minutes of the game.

Marner has nine goals and 12 assists so far this season, and was glad to be back on the line with Dvorak. It was a very different game from their previous two with Windsor.

“I think we just came out and set the pace right off the start… I thought we played our best game. We played well as a team, and we supported each other all over the ice, and we had great success doing that.”

Dvorak, who has seven goals and 15 assists so far also said he felt good about playing with Marner again, and felt that the team did well as a whole.

“I think we just used our speed well tonight, I think that opened some space out there and allowed us to make some plays and put the puck in the back of the net.”

And clearly they continued to use their speed, with a 7-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit on Saturday, Oct. 31.

In the game, rookie Max Jones scored his second hat trick in just over a week and goalie Tyler Parsons made 22 saves.

In a game against Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Sunday, Nov. 1, Parson managed to get another shutout after 32 saves. The score was 6-0. Their Saturday night game in Saginaw gave coach Dale Hunter his 600th OHL win, making him only the sixth coach in the history of the league with that many wins.

The Knights are back at Budweiser Gardens on Friday, Nov. 13 to face off against the Guelph Storm.