Get to know the NHL’s championship trophy better before it gets awarded to either the Vegas Golden Knights or the Washington Capitals.
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The Golden Knights will play in a six-team rookie tournament from Aug. 7-10 at Great Park Ice in Irvine, Calif.
Wayne Gretzky scored a goal during the Los Angeles Kings’ victory over the New York Rangers in the NHL’s first game played outdoors that attracted a grasshopper horde.
Alex Meruelo has completed his purchase of the controlling interest in the Arizona Coyotes.
The Golden Knights traded winger Nikita Gusev for a 2020 third round pick and a 2021 second pick.
Two were in wheelchairs. One had a jagged scar from his hairline to the bridge of his nose. The others bore emotional scars not easily seen. And yet the survivors of the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash said they were happy to be reunited in Las Vegas.
In Las Vegas, it’s Beer Man Bruce Reiner who gets the last word: “How ‘bout dem Knights?”
Many critics contended during the playoffs that the NHL essentially rigged the expansion draft to ensure the Knights would thrive in their inaugural season, but that’s revisionist history at its finest.
If advancing to a Stanley Cup Final was unpredictable and authentic and compelling — all true — the memories will never fade.
What was it like to follow the Golden Knights to Washington, D.C., during Stanley Cup Final? You almost had to be there.
The only thing that changed since the season began is that George McPhee did such a good job with the expansion draft, Vegas should never have to endure the constant losing usually attached to a first-year team.
Days and weeks and months will pass and history will be more and more appreciated, but for now, the magical expansion season of the Golden Knights is over after a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.
When the possibility arises for a team to cop the Stanley Cup in fewer than seven games, it is thought to be rude and impudent to put it on display in front of the other team and its fans.
In the manner of Wonder Woman’s bracelets and ill-timed parade plans, hockey hot laps have become a thing during the Stanley Cup playoffs. But the ultimate ones probably transpired Wednesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Teams with a 3-1 lead have won the Cup 31 straight times, an advantage Washington now owns following a 6-2 victory on Monday night at Capital One Arena.
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The Golden Knights traded winger Nikita Gusev for a 2020 third round pick and a 2021 second pick.
The 37-year-old defenseman is excited to stay in Las Vegas after signing a one-year, $700,000 contract that can reach up to $1.5 million with incentives.
Do you know what it takes to become a member of the Vegas Golden Aces?
The one-year deal for the 37-year-old has a base salary of $700,000 and can reach up to $1.5 million, his base salary last season, with incentives.