Its past as important as its present, here are five players who have made their mark on the Golden Knights since their expansion season six years ago.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
With the Golden Knights serving as a catalyst for major league sports, the Las Vegas Valley has become known for its packed schedule throughout the year.
Aviators outfielder Cody Thomas leads the minor leagues in RBIs and total bases. He’s from the same Texas town that produced Raiders star Maxx Crosby.
Goaltender Adin Hill signed a two-year contract worth $9.8 million with the Golden Knights on Friday, keeping the pending unrestricted free agent off the market.
The Aces — who are 13-1 with a point differential of plus-215 — host fellow title contender New York on Thursday night at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Las Vegas Lights are in their sixth season playing soccer in Las Vegas, and there remains a place for them as the town welcomes more and more teams.
If the Raiders ever win a Super Bowl as a Las Vegas franchise — a big if — the dynamics would be different than with the Knights or Aces.
President of hockey operations George McPhee and general manager Kelly McCrimmon built the Golden Knights into a Stanley Cup champion.
The Golden Knights — especially William Karlsson — celebrated their Stanley Cup win with a parade Saturday that also remembered the tragedy that was 1 October.
The Golden Knights won a Stanley Cup championship and the Nevada Legislature passed SB1, opening the door for the relocation of the Oakland A’s.
You can’t overstate what the Misfits — Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, William Karlsson, Shea Theodore, William Carrier and Brayden McNabb — mean to the Golden Knights’ journey.
Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault was named winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy on Tuesday night, awarded to the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Bruce Cassidy was hired a year ago this week to coach the Golden Knights, who had missed the playoffs for the first time. Today, they are one win from lifting the Stanley Cup.
The Golden Knights are one victory from winning the Stanley Cup after beating the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Game 4 of the finals in Sunrise, Florida.
The Golden Knights said they will merely turn the page and focus on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final after an overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
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