The Golden Knights have taken the NHL by storm, and the team's two biggest names will head to Tampa for the All Star game. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and forward James Neal were selected to represent the Pacific Division at the 2018 All Star game. Fleury has been the face of the franchise since he was…
The nickname Golden Knights. Choosing Vegas over Las Vegas. Electing for a gray jersey instead of a flashy, Las Vegas inspired design. Bill Foley’s hockey team was met with a lot of criticism from Las Vegans, but the Golden Knights first-ever uniform was voted as the 13th best in NHL history. NHL.com ran a contest…
James Neal has been the catalyst for the Golden Knights 3-0-0 start, scoring five goals to start the season. Neal only has 11 shots on goal this season giving him a 45.4 percent shooting percentage on the year. What’s been the key to Neal’s hot start? Largely being unaccounted for by opposing teams. His first…
Vegas got its first taste of major professional sports with a 5-2 thrashing of the Arizona Coyotes. The night started with a tremendous ceremony to honor the victims and first responders of the Las Vegas shooting and ended with the NHL’s newest team sitting at 3-0-0. "We talked about tonight being the most important game…
The Golden Knights fell for the second straight time at home in the preseason, 4-2 to the Avalanche. The power play had issues, as Colorado nearly had more short handed goals than Vegas had power play goals. 1 Minute The Avalanche cashed in on two goals when the Golden Knights had players stuck on the…
Earlier this year the Vegas Golden Knights announced a potentially problematic television partner in AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Formerly ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain). The issue stems from the channel’s availability in Las Vegas. Currently DirecTV offers AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain through a $13.99 a month sports package, but Cox, the largest cable provider in the…
This season will be full of exciting firsts for the NHL’s newest organization. But with the season more than a month away, the Golden Knights have a first that isn’t very fun. Defenseman Nate Schmidt has an ankle injury that could limit his availability for training camp. VGK spokesman on @nateschmidt29 ankle injury severity and…
The NHL is ready to showcase its newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, who will appear on national television five times this season. Vegas will get more national airtime than 16 other NHL teams, including the Edmonton Oilers, who are led by last season’s Hart Memorial Trophy winner Connor McDavid. All of the Golden Knights…
Vegas is ready to deal. George McPhee, the expansion Golden Knights’ general manager, had such a busy week of trade talks at the NHL’s pre-draft combine in Buffalo that he anticipates formally announcing several trades within the next few days. “We’re far enough along with a few teams that my plan is to sit on…
Czech forward Tomas Hyka is the third player to sign with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights announced the one-year, entry-level deal Thursday. The 24-year-old Hyka was a sixth-round pick by Los Angeles in 2012, but he never signed with the Kings. After playing junior hockey in Quebec, he has spent the past…
