Knights' success earns new fans in Europe
London Knights flew out of Zurich today with praise being heaped upon them after finishing runners-up in the finals of Europe's Continental Cup this weekend.
The Evening Standard-sponsored Knights had to settle for second spot after they finished tied at the top of the table with host club Zurich Lions.
They missed out on the winners' laurels because they lost 1-0 to the Lions on Friday.
Despite being hit by injuries, the Knights won 5-2 against Slovan Bratislava on Saturday and then yesterday beat German champions Munich Barons 4-1 with two goals from Claude Jutras, and one each from Terry Marchant and Pat Ferschweiler.
Knights' head coach Chris McSorley said: "We really excelled in this tournament. I am very proud of my guys. For us to come here and be able to compete in Europe at the top level is a major accomplishment for British ice hockey."
Zurich head coach Larry Huras said: "I think what Chris McSorley has done this weekend with his team will shock the international ice hockey world. I watched some British games seven or eight years ago and what we see now is far ahead of what it used to be."