Go Kings Go! by Paul Mylemans
Golden Girl, Kelly Summers: LONDON’S 60+ Women’s Team by Jane Roy
On November 9th, Komoka Kings forward Kade McGeen led the Kings to a hard-fought 5-4 win over the St. Thomas Stars with a 3-goal and one assist performance, earning the Kings Player of the Game metal. The hat trick and 4-point game gave Kade the lead in Kings scoring with 13 points in 17 games. Kade is from Windsor and played 2023-24 with the Windsor Jr. Spitfires U18 AAA. Seth Huygen, a second-year Komoka King, is second in scoring with 4 goals and 12 points, followed by four-year veteran Jagan Chanderdat with 4 goals and 5 assists, and rookies Ryan Daze 6 goals 2 assists and Everett Force 4 goals and 3 assists. Some recent player moves have added Unionville native defenseman Ethan Salvaratnam to the team, as well as forward Nathaniel Adams, who was acquired from the Welland Jr. Canadiens. The November 9th game vs. the Stars included a pre-game tribute and remembrance of those who have served. Special visitors were the Mount Brydges Cougars U13 players, who took a short time on the ice between periods and had a chance to meet the Kings and get some autographs from the players. Earlier in the day, the Komoka Kings were at Komoka Foodland to promote and help with their fall food drive. The Alexander brothers are 2 of 7 Kings age 17 so have some years left in their Junior Hockey career. The Komoka Kings also have 2 age-16 players on the roster, Matthew Koprowski and Zach Houben. Both were selected in the 2023 OHL Priority Draft and attended their OHL team’s training camp before returning to the Kings. In total, there are 10 GOJHL rookies on the Komoka Kings roster. The Kings have been in some very close games and some that they let get away. A very exciting 2-1 win against the Elmira Sugar Kings was followed by a late 4-3 loss to the Eastern Conference leading St. Catharines Falcons at home and a 7-3 loss to perennial rival LaSalle Vipers. In December the Kings have home games: Saturday, December 1st vs. Strathroy Rockets in a 4:15 pm start Go Kings! by Paul Mylemans After 20 games of the 2023-2024 regular season forward #15 Jacob Van Arenthals leads the Komoka Kings in scoring with 9 goals and 4 assists for 13 points. Jack Jarvis follows with 5 goals and 5 assists and defenseman #19 Judd Katz with 2 goals and 7 assists. Brady Fraleigh has 5 goals in his 15 games played. Ilderton’s Ethan Alexander, a forward, has 2 goals and 6 assists in 19 games with his twin brother Riley recording 2 goals and 3 assists while playing tough on defense. Saturday, December 14th vs. Elmira Sugar Kings Saturday, December 21st vs. LaSalle Vipers. The Komoka Kings have several local area players on their roster including from Komoka, Mount Brydges and Ilderton area, But there are also area players that play in the GOJHL for other teams. Jimmy Sutherland is a Komoka resident who plays for the Strathroy Rockets, and Owen van de Ven is from Delaware and plays for the St. Thomas Stars. At the end of November, the Kings will have completed the first half of the 2023-2023 season, with 3 home games and 4 away games scheduled in December. January will be very busy with 6 home games and 2 away games. The Kings December home schedule has the Chatham Maroons on Saturday the 2nd, St. Mary’s Lincolns on the 9th, and Ayr Centennials on the 16th. FROM THE VAULT
On August 29, 2024, London’s Women’s 60+ hockey team became the National Champions at the Canada +55 Games. This year, the games took place in Quebec City and featured over 3000 athletes from across Canada who competed in over 20 events.
London’s Team Chaos reached the gold medal match without having surrendered a goal, besting teams from BC, Alberta, and the East Coast. The team is made up of women from the London area. They are all 60 years of age or older and share a passion for playing hockey at any age. This includes Kilworth resident Kelly Summers. Kelly wanted to play hockey as early as she could remember, but her family had her in figure skating lessons like most young girls her age. Hockey was in her blood. She would skate around body-checking coaches and other figure skaters into the boards. As she got older, she played on teams wherever she lived. When there wasn’t a women’s team or league, she’d organize one – from as far away as New Zealand, to the Women’s Competitive Rec League at the John Labatt Centre (now called the Canada Life Centre). Kelly now plays in Huff and Puff and London’s 40+ Women’s League with many of her Chaos teammates. Photo and caption compliments Jennifer Grainger “I love the fact we won the National Championship as a team. Everyone worked so hard together,” said Kelly, reflecting on the tournament. The semi-final opponents from BC recognized her tenacity as a defenceman with an MVP towel. “To get that recognition was totally unexpected. I was shocked. It was a great feeling. But getting that gold medal and being a National Champion? That never gets old – at any age!” The next Canada Senior Games will take place in Winnipeg in 2026. Kelly and the other Golden Girls will be back at it to defend their title. #10 Jack Jarvis and #15 Jacob Van Arenthals Kilworth resident, Kelly Summers Saturday, December 2nd the Komoka Kings will be at Komoka Foodland helping with their annual food drive – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be tickets to a Komoka Kings regular season home game given to the first 100 donations. The Komoka Kings will also be collecting donations for the Salvation Army at all their December home games. The Komoka-Kilworth Optimist continues with their operations of the food concession and licensed beverage sales for Kings games and throughout the day on Saturdays. These games are at the Komoka Wellness Centre with a 7:15 pm puck-drop. From the Vault is available from local from From the Vault: A Photo-History of London 1950-1975. bookstores including Attic Books (240 Dundas St., London) and online from Chapters Indigo, Biblioasis, Amazon and Attic Books (www.atticbooks.ca)
A row of new houses on the eastern outskirts of Lambeth, May 1950. Ranging from $8,000 or $10,000, the homes were intended for owners who worked in London but wanted to live in the “country”. In 1950, Lambeth boasted 700 residents.
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