Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz discusses reader comments on the San Jose Sharks, the Golden Knights’ assistant captains and a former Knights’ prospect.
Ben Gotz
Assistant Sports Editor
Email: bgotz@reviewjournal.com
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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 goaltender is considered day-to-day, coach Gerard Gallant said. Backup Malcolm Subban will start Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Trevelin Queen scored a season-high 27 points off the bench to help New Mexico State to an 89-57 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament title game.
NHL teams are scoring an average of 3.03 goals per game this season, up from 2.97 in 2017-18. It’s the highest average since 2005-06 (3.08) and the second-highest since 1995-96 (3.14).
The two Golden Knights forwards haven’t been on the ice for a 5-on-5 goal against since coach Gerard Gallant put them together after the Mark Stone trade.
The junior guard and former UNLV commit has 66 points through the Lopes’ first two games of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament at Orleans Arena.
The Antelopes’ boisterous student section gave the team plenty of energy during an 84-75 win over Seattle in the WAC tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Orleans Arena.
The forward was one of four Aggies’ starters that scored in double figures in the team’s 86-49 win over Chicago State in the WAC men’s quarterfinals Thursday at Orleans Arena.
Center Paul Stastny believes the Knights are at their best when they’re dictating play and not the other way around.
Gia Pack scored 28 points to help the Aggies defeat Chicago State 90-54 at the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament at Orleans Arena.
The winger is adjusting to playing in a new system with new teammates in a different situation than the one he was used to with the Ottawa Senators.
The Golden Knights center is a Manchester United fan and tries to watch every game that the Premier League club plays.
The Aggies, who are favored to win the Western Athletic Conference tournament at Orleans Arena, have 14 players that average 11.2 minutes per game or more.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz discusses reader questions on the Knights’ top two lines and winger Mark Stone’s recent contract extension.
The league’s playoff format ensures division foes match up in the early rounds of the postseason, which builds rivalries at the expense of a balanced bracket.
