Allegiant Stadium was named one of 14 host venues for the 2024 Copa America, the governing body of South American soccer announced Monday.
Ben Gotz
Ben Gotz was named assistant sports editor in November 2023. He previously covered the Vegas Golden Knights. Ben came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
The Golden Knights became the 10th team in NHL history to start a season with a point streak of 12 games or longer thanks to a rout of the Colorado Avalanche.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has played only 80 games in the past two seasons because of back issues, but he faced no restrictions in training camp.
The Golden Knights focused on keeping the bulk of their Stanley Cup-winning team together this offseason, and they succeeded.
Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore scored his first goal of the playoffs in a win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Golden Knights left wing Ivan Barbashev continues to show his worth to the Golden Knights since arriving in a trade with the St. Louis Blues.
The deal will put the majority of the team’s preseason, regular-season and first-round playoff games on a local station.
The Golden Knights lost in overtime to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, with one of their former draft picks providing the winning goal.
The Golden Knights will be without one of their top-five goal scorers for a while after it was announced left wing William Carrier is out indefinitely.
The Golden Knights hope goaltender Jonathan Quick, who they acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets, can rediscover his form in the midst of a poor season.
The Golden Knights couldn’t pick up an extra win during their bye week, with their three All-Stars losing to the Central Division on Saturday.
The Golden Knights’ injury list might start to shrink when the team kicks off a seven-game homestand Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy will face the Boston Bruins on Monday for the first time since being fired by the organization in June.
The Golden Knights will be without defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (personal reasons) against the Boston Bruins, while center Jack Eichel (undisclosed injury) will be a game-time decision.
The Golden Knights have won six straight games — longer than any streak they had last season — and are tied for the most wins (10) and points (20) in the NHL.