- London Knights (UK)
London Knights were an English
ice hockey team based inLondon . They first played in the UK'sIce Hockey Superleague in September 1998 and finally folded in April 2003.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 team, theLondon Knights , but the origin of the name was from the then policy ofAnschutz Entertainment Group to brand its ice hockey franchises with a regal theme associated with its flagshipLos Angeles Kings NHL franchise, hence the namesManchester Monarchs ,Reading Royals and the now-defunctMunich Barons .Fact|date=January 2008
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