Wayne Gretzky said Monday on the Canadian radio station Sportsnet 650 that he sees a lot of similarities between himself and Elias Pettersson.
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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 Patriots are headed towards the Desert Region championship game against Bishop Gorman.
Golden Knights defenseman Nick Holden said he wasn’t trying to score when he threw the puck off the back boards in the offensive zone about seven minutes into the second period of a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Injuries to Erik Haula and Paul Stastny forced coach Gerard Gallant to elevate Cody Eakin and scattered question marks across the rest of the lineup. Gallant said Wednesday that Haula is “month to month” and Stastny is “not close.”
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant often preaches his philosophy of not thinking about the past or future beyond the next period or the next game. It was a lesson forward Alex Tuch learned long before he played for Gallant.
Knights’ forward Alex Tuch joins Review-Journal reporters Ben Gotz and Adam Hill for the latest edition of the Golden Edge mailbag.
The defenseman said the team has gotten away from the fast game that helped it excel as an expansion club last season.
The scuffling Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks made coaching changes this past week in an attempt to spark players who don’t seem to be skating with much life.
The 27-year-old is competing in the Red Rock Pro Open at Red Rock Country Club this week in one of the final events of her season.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz answers reader questions on Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt and the team’s prospects.
Brad Hunt had never scored a game-winning goal in his six-year NHL career before his first-period tally held up in the Golden Knights’ 3-0 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday night.
The league announced a multiyear partnership with MGM Resorts International on Monday.
Nine Knights players will participate in the silly yet meaningful event to raise awareness for mental healthy initiatives.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz answers reader questions on Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt, the team’s next bobblehead giveaway and more.
The Golden Knights defenseman didn’t choose an easy opponent for the first fight of his NHL career when he came to the aid of Cody Eakin after a big hit from Ottawa’s Mark Borowiecki.