London Knights
League	Ice Hockey Superleague Ice Hockey Superleague The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
Founded	1998
History	1998 - 2003
Arena	London Arena London Arena The London Arena was an indoor arena and exhibition centre, on the Isle of Dogs, in East London, England...
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City	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Team Colours	Gold, Red & Navy
Head coach	Bob Leslie
Owners	Anschutz Entertainment Group Anschutz Entertainment Group The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. It is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and under AEG Live the world's...
Championships British Championship The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. It has been run under various formats and titles since 1930 and contested annually since 1966...	1999–00

London Knights were an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. They first played in the UK's Ice Hockey Superleague

Ice Hockey Superleague

The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...

 in September 1998

1998 in sports

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 and finally folded in April 2003

2003 in sports

2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:...

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The Knights became the first British team to reach the finals of the Continental Cup in January 2001, where they narrowly missed taking the title at their first attempt. When the Superleague folded after the 2002-03 season and the London Arena was sold, the team announced that it would "not be icing" in the 2003-04 season.

The team shared its name with the Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

 team, the London Knights

London Knights

The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...

, but the origin of the name was from the then policy of Anschutz Entertainment Group

Anschutz Entertainment Group

The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. It is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports events, the owner of the world’s most profitable sports and entertainment venues, and under AEG Live the world's...

 to brand its ice hockey franchises with a regal theme associated with its flagship Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 NHL

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise, hence the names Manchester Monarchs

Manchester Monarchs

The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:...

, Reading Royals

Reading Royals

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 and the now-defunct Munich Barons

Munich Barons

The Munich Barons were a professional ice hockey team between 1999 and 2002 run by the Anschutz Entertainment Group in the German Ice Hockey League ...

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Former players and seasons iced

Name	|Position	|Nationality	|Seasons Iced
AJ Kelham	Forward		2002/03
Aaron Boh	Defence		2000/01
Ake Lilljebjorn	Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		2002/03
Andrew Dale	Centre		1998/99
Andy Bezeau Andy Bezeau Andy Bezeau is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 10 seasons in the minor leagues.-Playing career:...	Left Wing		1999/00
Barry Nieckar Barry Nieckar Barry Glenn Nieckar is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim between 1992 and 1998...	Left Wing		1999/00
Bill Huard Bill Huard William John Huard is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Huard had a professional career of over 600 games, including parts of 7 seasons at the NHL level with the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Nordiques, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.-Playing...	Left Wing		2000/01
Brendan Yarema	Centre		2000/01
Brent Cullaton Brent Cullaton Brent Cullaton is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player, and is now the head coach of the Boulder Junior Bison in the Western States Hockey League...	Wing		1999/00
Brent Pope Brent Pope Brent Pope is a retired ice hockey player, and current General Manager of the Cardiff Devils in Cardiff, Wales.-Coaching career:Pope also coaches the Cardiff Devils development programme squad, helped out by current Devils players....	Defence	/	2000/01
Bruce Eakin Bruce Eakin Bruce Glen Eakin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Eakin was drafted 204th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, where he played nine games. He later moved to the Detroit Red Wings where he played four games. He spent much of his time in the AHL and the CHL...	Centre		1998/99
Bryan Richardson	Centre		2000/01
Chris Slater	Defence		2002/03
Claude Jutras	Right Wing		2000/01
Claudio Scremin Claudio Scremin Claudio Francesco Scremin is a former National Hockey League player. He played in 17 games for the San Jose Sharks.-External links:...	Defence		1999/00
Corey Lyons	Right Wing		1998/99
Darby Walker	Forward		2000/01
Darren Banks Darren Banks Darren Alexander Banks is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He played in 20 NHL games with the Boston Bruins.-Career statistics:-External links:...	Left Wing		1999/00
Darren Stolk	Defence		1998/99
Dave Morissette Dave Morissette Dave "Moose" Morissette is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.-External links:...	Left Wing		2000/01
David Clarke			2001/02
David Struch	Centre		2001/02
Dave Trofimenkoff	Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		2001/03
David Vallieres	Left Wing		2000/01
Dean Crossland	Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		2001/02
Debb Carpenter	Right Wing		1998/99
Dennis Maxwell	Left Wing		2002/03
Dom DiGiorgio	Goaltender Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...		2001/02
Dominic Amodeo	Centre		2001/02
Doug Searle	Defence		2001/02