Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, signed to a seven-year, $61.6 million contract by the Golden Knights, said he’s ready to take on a fresh challenge in Las Vegas.
Ben Gotz
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.
The Golden Knights signed free agent Alex Pietrangelo, one of the NHL’s top two-way defensemen. He’s a two-time All-Star who had spent his entire career with St. Louis.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, considered the top prize of this year’s free agent class, is a two-time All-Star and one of the NHL’s best blue liners.
The Knights have seen centers Paul Stastny, Cody Eakin and Nick Cousins leave the organization since February, but general manager Kelly McCrimmon said the team has options.
Free agent defenseman Deryk Engelland probably won’t be brought back by the Golden Knights, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Friday.
The Golden Knights re-signed forward Tomas Nosek on Friday, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. The deal is for one year and $1.25 million, according to reports.
Free-agent forward Nick Cousins won’t return to the Golden Knights after signing a two-year, $3 million contract with the Nashville Predators on Friday, according to TSN.
The Golden Knights re-signed restricted free agents Reid Duke and Jimmy Schuldt to one-year contracts. Their deals are each worth $700,000 next season.
The Golden Knights signed forward Chandler Stephenson to a four-year, $11 million contract Wednesday. He was a pending restricted free agent.
The league has a target date of Jan. 1 for the start of next season, it announced Tuesday. It’s a month later than the previous tentative start date of Dec. 1.
The Golden Knights have made 28 picks in their brief history and will have five when the NHL draft begins Tuesday. Here’s a look at their all-drafted team.
After signing goalie Robin Lehner to a five-year, $25 million extension, the Knights have less than $1 million in cap space. What does that mean for Marc-Andre Fleury?
The Golden Knights have high standards, which means they have a lot in common with a Tampa Bay Lightning franchise that lifted the Stanley Cup on Monday in Edmonton.
The NHL has tentative dates for the start of training camps (Nov. 17) and the beginning of the 2020-21 season (Dec. 1). But few in hockey think those dates are realistic.
The Golden Knights have questions to answer as they pursue the Stanley Cup again next season. No surprise, goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner are No. 1 on the list.