The Golden Knights will begin the season short-handed on the blue line after it was announced Thursday that defenseman Zach Whitecloud had surgery.
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.
Golden Knights players William Carrier and Adin Hill will serve as grand marshals for the NASCAR South Point 400 on Oct. 15 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has played only 80 games in the past two seasons because of back issues, but he faced no restrictions in training camp.
The Golden Knights got strong performances from goaltenders Adin Hill and Logan Thompson in Tuesday’s preseason game against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson saw the second half of his rookie season derailed by injuries. Now, he’s looking to rebuild his confidence during the team’s preseason games.
Golden Knights prospect Brendan Brisson has scored in back-to-back preseason games, which has allowed him to stay around through two rounds of cuts.
The Golden Knights cut their training camp roster to 26 players Saturday, but some of the team’s young roster hopefuls are still around.
William Karlsson said he hasn’t watched his legendary speech at the Golden Knights’ championship parade. It’s still a hit with fans, who are wearing shirts with quotes from the speech.
The Golden Knights got their first win of the preseason Friday against the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena thanks to the efforts of some of their young prospects.
The Golden Knights might have an opening on their blue line with defenseman Zach Whitecloud nursing an upper-body injury.
The Golden Knights lost to the Los Angeles Kings in overtime in their preseason game Wednesday, with forward prospect Brendan Brisson scoring a goal.
The Golden Knights made their first round of training camp cuts Tuesday, trimming their roster to 44 after two preseason games.
Forward Maxime Comtois has a professional tryout agreement with the Golden Knights and is trying to earn a roster spot after tormenting them during his time with Anaheim.
The Golden Knights lost their second preseason game 3-2 Monday, and also lost one of their defenseman to an injury in the first period.
The Golden Knights lost their preseason opener against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, falling behind only 24 seconds in.