There’s plenty of excitement surrounding the NHL’s new season, which will include two national TV partners in ESPN and Turner Sports and an All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.
Ben Gotz
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Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. 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.
Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo experienced a unique first season in Las Vegas, but he’s much more comfortable entering his second training camp with the team.
Only 12 teams have reached at least one Stanley Cup Final and two conference finals since the salary cap was introduced in 2005. The Golden Knights are among that group.
The Golden Knights said only clutches and wallets will be allowed into T-Mobile Arena starting with their season opener against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
The Golden Knights had several roster updates Monday, including one player being lost on waivers and another entering COVID-19 protocols.
The Review-Journal’s over/under predictions are back for the Golden Knights’ fifth season, and these were trickier than normal with a return to an 82-game season.
The Golden Knights got a long look at many of their young players this preseason, but the focus now shifts to finding a way to win the Stanley Cup.
The Golden Knights acquired Nolan Patrick, the second overall pick in 2017, in a three-team trade in July. There’s hope a fresh start could get him back on track in the NHL.
The Golden Knights showed they still have work to do before the NHL regular season starts next week, losing to the Arizona Coyotes in their final preseason home game.
Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar improved throughout his rookie season, and there’s hope his development can continue.
Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner said he has talked with the NHL and NHLPA about his Twitter comments Saturday, and hopes change comes from the calls.
The Golden Knights are still nursing a couple of injuries in training camp after their team-bonding trip to Montana.
The Golden Knights are looking forward to doing a lot of things they haven’t gotten to do over the past two seasons, like visit every rink in the NHL.
Seventy of the Golden Knights’ regular-season games will appear on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain. It remains available on CenturyLink, Cox and DirecTV.
The Golden Knights made their second round of roster cuts Saturday, assigning 22 players to the Silver Knights’ training camp, which begins Monday.