Golden Knights prospect Artur Cholach can’t go home because he is from Ukraine, so the team brought him to the NHL draft and then to Las Vegas for its development camp.
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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 Golden Knights spent the offseason clearing cap space so they could retain their free agents. Their biggest move was trading high-scoring forward Max Pacioretty.
Center Brendan Brisson began his first full professional season last week at the Golden Knights’ development camp. He played seven games last season for the Silver Knights.
The Golden Knights have had their prospects in town for three days of practices and will play scrimmages Friday and Saturday.
The Golden Knights know one player isn’t going to fill the scoring void left by left Max Pacioretty. They’ll need to spread the work out.
The Golden Knights’ longtime alternate captain said he didn’t put much thought into talking with other teams as an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
The Golden Knights re-signed right wing Reilly Smith to a three-year contract as part of a long list of transactions on the first day of NHL free agency Wednesday.
The Golden Knights traded left wing Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, the first day of NHL free agency.
The Golden Knights are entering NHL free agency with limited cap space. The biggest question for them is what will happen with right wing Reilly Smith.
Players from the 2022 draft class will meet coaches, staff and fellow prospects in person after COVID kept the Golden Knights from having their summer camp for two years.
The Knights, after sitting out the first round Thursday thanks to the Jack Eichel trade, selected centers with the first two of their six picks Friday.
The Golden Knights didn’t have any first-round picks Thursday in the NHL draft, but they will begin Friday with six selections in rounds two through six.
The Golden Knights will begin the NHL draft without a first-round selection for the second time in six years and aren’t scheduled to pick until No. 48 in the second round.
The Golden Knights will begin their sixth season on the road for only the second time in franchise history.
The Golden Knights won’t have a splashy July in terms of additions. They’ll need internal improvements to compete for the Stanley Cup.
